Did you get the Spartacus reference???
Contra is a classic NES title that always brings fond memories to all the retro gamers. This game is fun while playing alone, but even better with a group of friends. My fondest memories were playing this game with friends all the way through, and then playing again. I hope the current generations can experience this for all its glory.

Contra is a 2-d side scrolling platform shoot everything in sign game. Everything wants you dead, and in turn you can kill almost everything. If you see something move there are 5 things you have to do. These are
1. Dodge
2. Duck
3. Dip
4. Dive
5. Dodge...

Or shoot it back.
Get to the end of the level, defeat a boss. Rinse, repeat. All my little scores may be low but my overall score is high. If a game is fun, then it is fun.

Story: Aliens come to take over the world. The world sends only 2 shirtless men with a gun a piece to flip through the jungles and kill everything in sight. This is the EXACT OPPOSITE of Metal Gear. Run and gun.This is pretty much the story. Nothing too deep, but that is ok by me. There are only about 5 or 6 levels in this game and it can go by really quickly.

Controls: This game is a prime example of how controls should be on a game. If you die in this game, it's your own fault. The controls are tight and responsive. There are countless games that could be made so much better if their controls mimicked Contra's controls.

Music: The music is notable and catchy. Mini-Bosses  have done  excellent renditions of the sound track. The music is fast and upbeat. If fits the action perfectly.

Depth: There are several different kinds of guns you can pick up. There is the classic spreader gun which will probably be your number 1 choice Machine gun, a power up that makes you shoot faster, a crappy but powerful laser weapon, and a fire gun which shoots a bullet in a spiral motion. Just stick with the spreader.

Addictiveness: I don't think I would call this game addictive. But this is just my personal tastes. It is very fun while it lasts and I when I play this game, I play it to the end.

Difficulty: I cannot beat this game without the Konami code. There are some people that are, and that is quite the accomplishment.
This game is beatable with the Konami code, but ridiculously unmerciful without it.

The last level's inspiration was the movie Alien or Aliens. This is why many of the enemies look like xenomorphs. When you get to the final boss, there are 4 egg type things that spawn face huggers. The music in the last stage is different from the others as it is more spooky and creepy than the others. However it is still fast paced.

Anyone who follows IGN, Gametrailers, or Screw Attack should become acquainted with this game as it is referenced a lot.

poopywyatt : Love the Dodgeball movie reference you got in there. Anyway, this game is certainly legendary, no need to tell you that but it's something worth saying. Nice mini-review there.

Thanks a lot for you compliments. I am glad you got the reference!