Contra 4
Contra 4 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. A mobile port was released six days later on November 19, 2007. A rerelease, called Contra 4: Redux, was released for Android in 2011.
| Contra 4 | |
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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 |
| Series | Contra |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS, mobile phone, Windows Mobile, Android |
| Release | Nintendo DS 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 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. 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.