Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Controls: 46 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Co-op: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 1k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews58% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's a far superior experience, and in a Run 'n Gun, gameplay experience is what matters.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In spite of its famously hard difficulty, this game never felt unfair to me, which is more than I can say for a lot of classics from this era.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Hard Corps (outside of the first 2 Contras), was pretty fun to play with an interesting plot.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The pixel graphics are very good with plenty of great things to look at and it's pretty detailed for the era these games were released.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Being able to switch weapons while battling giant bosses are satisfying and worthy challenges.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay29 reviews
Difficulty23 reviews
Story14 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Combat9 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Controls57% still recommend
Interface69% still recommend
Co-op68% still recommend
Performance61% still recommend
Multiplayer73% still recommend
Bugs45% still recommend
Steam Deck30% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- Multi-player
- Shared/Split Screen
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
- Gamepad Recommended
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Keyboard Only Option
- Remote Play Together
- Save Anytime
- Steam Achievements
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$19.99
The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.
9 points recordedtoday · $19.99
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