Hard Corps: Uprising

 Xbox 360
User Score
7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 25
  3. Negative: 3 out of 25

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  1. Miz3k
    Apr 9, 2011
    2
    I love Contra, but these games keep getting harder and harder with each new installment. That's great news for some people out there who feel that if they aren't being punished by a game, it isn't adequate. However, there are those of us in the majority that like to have fun. There is a difference between a good challenge and being punished or outright crushed. This game falls into theI love Contra, but these games keep getting harder and harder with each new installment. That's great news for some people out there who feel that if they aren't being punished by a game, it isn't adequate. However, there are those of us in the majority that like to have fun. There is a difference between a good challenge and being punished or outright crushed. This game falls into the latter category. There are multiple difficulties, but that doesn't mean much, this game is hard, beyond old-school hard in my opinion. I grew up in the eighties so I know all about the Mega Mans and Contras and Castlevanias of old, but I simply don't remember games being this relentless. Rising mode helps a little. It plays like an RPG, you level up and earn points to spend on health and weapon or skill upgrades, which get you a little bit further before annihilation. Checkpoints are too few and are placed in dumb places, most of the time when you die you'll end up at the beginning of the level even if you have been playing for a while and have made it a good distance. Sometimes you will defeat a boss, only to be killed by a weak minion with a lucky shot, but because there is no checkpoint after the boss, its back to the beginning and you have to do it all over again. Bad guys come from every direction, as always, but there is too much going on onscreen most of the time to tell what is happening, which leads to, you guessed it, death. And the thing that annoyed me the most, Day 1 DLC. I buy the game, turn it on and get this cool anime cut-scene with four characters in it. Turns out I have to buy these extra characters, and they aren't cheap either, they're $5 a pop. The game costs $15, and two additional characters cost a total of $10? This may be the biggest downloadable rip-off I have ever seen. Sorry, but this game is not fun or challenging, it is the opposite of fun and it is brutal. It is also completely overpriced. I give it a 2 because it looks pretty and made me feel nostalgic for about 5 minutes until my umpteenth death.… Expand
  2. Broyax
    Jun 21, 2021
    0
    Il s’agit d’une sorte de jeu-étron rétrodeg à nette tendance rétron, à savoir une daubasse à défilement horizontal tout en deux dimensions et en… 256 couleurs (à peu près ou un peu moins) comme on en faisait dans les années 90. On tire et on tire sur des trucs (des ennemis je crois) et ça bouge un peu dans tous les sens.

    A la manière des bornes d’arcade des années… 80 ! destinées à    Il s’agit d’une sorte de jeu-étron rétrodeg à nette tendance rétron, à savoir une daubasse à défilement horizontal tout en deux dimensions et en… 256 couleurs (à peu près ou un peu moins) comme on en faisait dans les années 90. On tire et on tire sur des trucs (des ennemis je crois) et ça bouge un peu dans tous les sens.

    A la manière des bornes d’arcade des années… 80 ! destinées à piquer ton pognon alors que t’es devant la borne à tartiner et bourriner les boutons comme un dégénéré. Cet étron rétro (c’est-à-dire ce rétron) permet en tout cas de jouer dans son salon, confortablement installé ou plutôt affalé devant sa console PS3 ou Xbox 360.

    Les bruitages font « piou-piou » de façon bien ridicule alors que la musique très énervée… énerve. La difficulté est calibrée pour vous énerver aussi, dans le cas où l’on tenterait de « jouer » à cette mini-daube plus de 30 ou 40 secondes consécutives. Heureusement, avant que la minute ne soit écoulée et afin de ne pas perdre davantage de temps (le temps, c’est de l’argent), on désinstalle cette horreur aussi sec !    … Expand

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 47 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 47
  3. Negative: 1 out of 47
  1. XGN
    Jul 7, 2011
    60
    The worst part about Uprising is the lack of balancing. The weapons you'll get and the difficulty don't add up, making it extremely difficult to finish the game. For those that like a challenge, Hard Corps: Uprising just might be the thing they're looking for.
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  2. Gamer Limit
    May 26, 2011
    80
    Hard Corps: Uprising is bar none one of the best side scrolling shooters of this generation. It's slick, intense, and a lot of fun.
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  3. Game Revolution
    Apr 22, 2011
    91
    A solid shooter that any fan of the Contra series would be glad to play, even if it doesn't have the Contra name on it. If you're up for an enjoyable, yet difficult, gaming session, give this one a shot.
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