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. 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.

Awards & Rankings

58
#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

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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    It uses outdated visuals with no changes, cobbles together levels which the GBA can handle in order to avoid problems, uses a lazy password system which is totally unwieldy,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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