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Contra: The War of the Worlds

Contra: the War of the Worlds was released by Konami Shanghai in 2009 exclusively in China. It is official Contra game for J2ME. It has gameplay features from Contra III: the Alien Wars and its own gimmics…

1 January 2009

Contra: The War of the Worlds is an arcade, released 1 January 2009 on Legacy Mobile Device.

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What Contra: The War of the Worlds is

Contra: The War of the Worlds was released in 2009. It is available on Legacy Mobile Device only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In 2641, Zergs from SX Star began an attack on Earth and built a military base on the moon. The government sent a single soldier to destroy the enemy.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Contra series

Contra: The War of the Worlds is the 33rd of 44 entries we hold in the Contra series. It arrived a year after Contra 4. The next entry was Contra ReBirth in 2009.

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What it launched against

Contra: The War of the Worlds launched on 1 January 2009, within three weeks of Spelunky Classic, Skate 2, Crayon Physics Deluxe and Dissidia Final Fantasy.

Released around the same time: Spelunky Classic, Skate 2, Crayon Physics Deluxe, Dissidia Final Fantasy.

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When did Contra: The War of the Worlds come out?
Contra: The War of the Worlds was released on 1 January 2009 for Legacy Mobile Device.

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