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Contra ReBirth

Contra ReBirth is the ReBirth series of Contra. It is the 12th installment of Contra.

80 12 May 2009

Contra ReBirth is an adventure developed by M2, released 12 May 2009 on Wii.

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What Contra ReBirth is

Contra ReBirth is an adventure game developed by M2 and released in 2009. It was published by Konami. It is available on Wii only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Contra ReBirth is a 2D run and gun video game developed by M2 and published by Konami for WiiWare. It is the twelfth original installment in the Contra series. It was released in Japan on May 12, 2009, the PAL region on September 4, 2009, and North America on September 7, 2009.
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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 ReBirth is the 34th of 44 entries we hold in the Contra series. The next entry was Konami Classics Vol. 1 in 2009. Its critic score of 80 is 16 points above the series average of 64. The highest-rated entry is Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns at 95.

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How it was received

Contra ReBirth holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 13 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Contra ReBirth launched on 12 May 2009, within three weeks of Minecraft, Infamous, The Sims 3 and Plants vs. Zombies. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Minecraft, Infamous, The Sims 3, Plants vs. Zombies.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

Contra ReBirth — frequently asked questions

When did Contra ReBirth come out?
Contra ReBirth was released on 12 May 2009 for Wii.
Does Contra ReBirth have multiplayer?
Yes. Contra ReBirth supports multiplayer, including co-op.

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