Story:

Contra doesn't have a very big story so here it is
Bill Rizer(the blue dude) and Lance Bean (the red dude) are special op's Agents that have been sent to stop an alien invasion!.
There ya go that's the story plain and simple..like most NES games. 5

Graphic's:

For a Early NES game this game has some pretty nice graphic's they're bright and detailed and are nice to look at. 9

Gameplay:

This is one of the first shooter's on NES i believe and the control feels great! you can shoot in all 8 directions and you can dodge bullet's fairly easily.Now you see,like most shooter's Bill and Lance are "One-Hit Wonder's" so if it's your first time and you aren't using the konami code you're gonna have a bad time.. The Konami code(witch gives you 30 lives instead of 3) is what you input on the title screen; Up,Up,Down,Down,Left,Right,Left,Right,B,A START,It of course makes the game a lot easier..

Difficulty:

Contra is a Hard Game,Not Nintendo Hard but...almost there.It's not as hard as Super C or Contra 3 but its still  a pretty hard game especially without the Konami Code you only get 3 Lives and 3 Continues...although its not too rage inducing unless you play contra 3...

Depth:

This game is 8 Stages long but due to the fact you(first timers of course) are dieing so much make's it seem quite longer but, a short game if your a pro.

Sound: i love this game's music its so fast and sound's like you're in a boss fight most of the time witch just feel's cool.

Addictiveness:

Of Course you're gonna get addicted! the amount of times you die and the fact that there is a special ending for beating the game twice in a row.you're gonna be playing this game Alot.

Overall: 8

Contra is a fun game,Its aged a bit and newer gamer's may not like it but its still a really good challenge and i love playing this game
Play it if you haven't MUST PLAY for any NES gamer and shooter fan.

dumlink23 : Howdy! .. How are you? .. I'm fantastic! ..

I've never seen anyone open a review with the game's story! It's nice to see something new, I wasn't expecting that. Nice work. You described the story very well, but I think more detail is needed in that section, just a personal thought. I know there's more to this story as I have played the game myself.

You stated in the graphics that the game 'has some pretty nice graphic's they're bright and detailed and are nice to look at. 9'. I can see from that your grammar needs a bit of tweaking, some commas were needed and a few apostrophes weren't needed. The random 9 at the end made me think: Why is he randomly putting a nine in there? You should have said 'I would rate this game's graphics 9 out of a possible 10 because.......' Why didn't you give it a full 10? If you add these small details in it will improve your review.

Most of the sections in your review need more details and need developed. Use P.E.E. - Point. Evidence. Explain. Give your point, support it with evidence and then explain why you gave this point and what relevance it has. Using this method will greatly improve your reviews. I use this method and I get many compliments on my reviews.

This was a good review but just needs more detail. Just improve on what I said and you will improve!

Good Luck!

I like the review but..Contra is not that hard it just take 1 month to beat the game with no lives..
Really but super C even if you play it 5 month you wouldn't beat it with 30 lives..

riderx40 :
Yea i do agree after the first 1 or 2 times teh agme is really easy to play through

I've spent countless hours trying to beat this game when I was young.
Without the Scattergun, this game would have neared impossible to beat difficulty.
I was always blown away by the ending "cinematic", I was always like "The NES can handle graphics like that?"

Good review, you nailed the story pretty well!