Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX

 Game Boy Advance
  • Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Nov 3, 2002
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
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  1. nintendo-sekta
    Nov 1, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Игра плоха. А плоха тем что: одно оружие что делает её сложнее оригинала; уровни Contra Hard Corps на движке Contra 3 The Alien Wars это ужасно, так как без подкатов уровни становиться адски сложными. Игра пройдена но какими мучениями. Концовка это просто кадры с боссами.… Expand
  2. BorjaB.
    Mar 8, 2003
    10
    I think this game explodes perfectly the graphics capacity of the Game Boy Advance.
  3. AndersonL.
    Jan 7, 2003
    8
    Jo, I know that this game is almost the same as the snes contra game, but this serie is better because its has some new levels and because of the graphics.
  4. WilliamT.
    Oct 28, 2007
    7
    A decent port of the SNES version with the two Hard Corps levels but suffers a bit by having only two difficulty levels and only one weapon slot. Otherwise, it's a worthy game to add to your GBA collection.
  5. Darkspawn677
    Jun 12, 2022
    10
    Contra could be like a futuristic version of castlevania contra has to be like broken dawn
  6. Yojimbo2015
    May 5, 2023
    9
    Faithful adaptation of the classic run and gunner that makes a few sacrifices to fit the Advance: no smart bombs, only one weapon can be carried at a time and the overhead levels didn't make the transition. But otherwise everything is present and correct, making for a good version of a brilliant game.

Awards & Rankings

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#58 Best Game Boy Advance Game of 2002
25
#25 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2002
26
#26 Most Shared Game Boy Advance Game of 2002

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Eurogamer
    50
    It uses outdated visuals with no changes, cobbles together levels which the GBA can handle in order to avoid problems, uses a lazy password system which is totally unwieldy, and continues to rely on a ten-year-old gameplay dynamic.
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  2. Gamestyle
    50
    Sure, it may look and sound decent, but only the most hardened of masochists will ever see the later stages, let alone complete them.
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  3. TotalGames.net
    85
    Deep it isn’t, but there’s no denying that this is one of the most action-packed titles you’ll play on the GBA for some time.
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