For me, this felt like a big step down from Contra III…

The bosses were the highlight. Original, weird and wonderful in their design.

The levels lacked depth. Very simple and uninspiring.

The difficulty really annoyed me. I don’t mind learning enemy move-sets, but you have to be PERFECT in your player placement and movement. I know this is a feature of these Contra games but this was the worst game yet for unfairness.

I enjoyed my time with Hard Corps but it won’t be something I will run back to.