Contra: Hard Corps (1994) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Contra: Hard Corps

Kickin' cyborg butt... That's what it's all about, dude. Jack into this game of genetic engineering gone bad. Real bad. It's five years after the mother of all wars ended - and things still aren't right. Your…

8 August 1994

What Contra: Hard Corps is

Contra: Hard Corps is a platform game developed by Konami and released in 1994. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Set in 2641 AD, five years after the "Alien Wars", and three years after the deaths of Black Viper and Emperor Demon Gava, alien cells kept at a military research facility are stolen in a terrorist attack. The Contra Hard Corps, comprised of Ray Poward, Sheena Etranzi, Brad Fang and Browny, are assigned to the investigation. They discover that retired Major Bahamut is implicated, and that he has conspired with Dr. Geo Mandrake to create a biological weapon using the stolen alien cells, as a form of leverage to overthrow the present government. Through their efforts, the Hard Corps manage to thwart Major Bahamut's plans and restore peace once a more.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Contra series

Contra: Hard Corps is the 18th of 44 entries we hold in the Contra series. It arrived 2 years after Probotector II: Return of the Evil Forces. The next entry was Contra: The Alien Wars in 1994.

See all 44 Contra games in release order →