• Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Oct 19, 2004
User Score
7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 16
  2. Negative: 3 out of 16
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  1. Jan 13, 2023
    2
    cursed game and this Neo against, I downloaded it to play with my brother but it was just stress because the controls are crap and you die with a Hit

Awards & Rankings

94
#94 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2004
Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 37
  2. Negative: 7 out of 37
  1. A game that really has the makings of a good game but doesn't stick around long enough to successfully show it off.
  2. 70
    It's obvious that Nakazato wanted to create a Contra that was inclusionary to newbies, instead of exclusionary. In that he's succeeded. The only problem is that Neo Contra's average difficulty level will have the opposite effect, and turn off the old-timers. It's too bad, as a simple difficulty selection could have helped correct this.
  3. With multiple endings, several unlockables, and a nice difficulty curve it's an enjoyable play. What frustrates me about Neo Contra is that it could have been another "Gunstar Heroes" had it taken the quality of its humor more seriously.