Contra: Operation Galuga
The legendary Contra series is back! Contra: Operation Galuga is a modern reimagining of the classic run-‘n’-gun action game from the ’80s, featuring modern graphics and sound. Encounter new stages, new play…
Contra: Operation Galuga is an arcade developed by WayForward, released 12 March 2024 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Contra: Operation Galuga is
Contra: Operation Galuga is an arcade game developed by WayForward and released in 2024. It was published by Konami. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
When the Red Falcon terrorist group takes over the Galuga Islands off the coast of New Zealand, elite Contra commandos Bill Rizer and Lance Bean springs into action, initiating an all-out war in which the fate of mankind hangs in the balance!
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the Contra series
Contra: Operation Galuga is the 43rd of 44 entries we hold in the Contra series. It arrived 4 years after Contra: Rogue Corps. The next entry was Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns in 2024. Its critic score of 71 is 7 points above the series average of 64. The highest-rated entry is Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns at 95.
How it was received
Contra: Operation Galuga holds a critic score of 71 out of 100. That places it above 44% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored 5 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Contra: Operation Galuga launched on 12 March 2024, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Balatro, Dragon's Dogma II and Pacific Drive. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Balatro, Dragon's Dogma II, Pacific Drive.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Contra: Operation Galuga yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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