Contra 4

Contra 4
North American boxart
Developer(s)WayForward Technologies
Publisher(s)Konami Digital Entertainment
Director(s)Matt Bozon
Producer(s)William Oertel
Christopher Watson
Designer(s)Michael Herbster
Michael Pace
Programmer(s)Robert Koshak
Artist(s)Henk Nieborg
Benjamin Badgett
Writer(s)Cole Phillips
Composer(s)Jake Kaufman
SeriesContra
Platform(s)Nintendo DS, mobile phone, Windows Mobile, Android
ReleaseNintendo DS
  • NA: November 13, 2007
  • JP: March 13, 2008
Mobile phone
November 19, 2007
Windows Mobile
August 4, 2009
Android
January 8, 2011
Genre(s)Run and gun
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Contra 4[a][1][2] is a 2D action game published by Konami Digital Entertainment in the United States and developed by WayForward Technologies. It is the eleventh overall installment of the Contra series, and was released in North America on November 13, 2007 for Nintendo DS.[3] A mobile port was released six days later on November 19, 2007.[4] A rerelease, called Contra 4: Redux, was released for Android in 2011.

Contra 4 serves as a direct sequel to 1992's Contra III: The Alien Wars for Super NES, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the franchise.[5] It was the first original Contra game released on a portable platform since 1991's Operation C for Game Boy.

Contra 4 received positive critical reception upon release, with critics hailing it as a return to form for the franchise.


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  2. ^ "魂斗羅 Dual Spirits". Konami (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 8, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  3. ^ Michael McWhertor (October 4, 2007). "Hell Yes: Contra 4 Dated And Box Arted". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on December 29, 2007. Retrieved October 4, 2007.
  4. ^ Buchanan, Levi (November 19, 2007). "Contra 4 Mobile Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "KONAMI ANNOUNCES CONTRA 4 FOR NINTENDO DS™" (PDF). Konami. June 20, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.