Contra 4 DS Receives Perfect Score: 10/10

It’s not very often that come across a video game that receives a perfect score from a reviewer. You’ll have fanboys that dish out scores of 11 out of 10 for their favorite games, but we know that we shouldn’t be taking those scores seriously. When it comes to respectable and reliable review sources, there is inevitably as least one or two things that could be improved about any given title. That’s not the case with Contra 4 for the Nintendo DS.

JC Fletcher of DS Fanboy was so impressed with the new side-scroller that he actually gave Contra 4 a perfect score, rating it an unimaginable 10 out of 10. In his own words:

My appreciation of Contra 4 is not nostalgia. It’s not a great shooter simply because I love the first game. Nor is it great for 2007. That it happened to come out in 2007 instead of 1992 is no matter; it would still be brilliant in any time period. With the expertly-designed level progression, the top-notch visuals and audio, and most importantly, the note-perfect difficulty, WayForward has proven themselves to be a developer worthy of attention. As controversial as it sounds, Contra 4 may be the best Contra game yet. It’s certainly one of the best run-and-gun games ever made.

Be forewarned, however. Contra 4 is hard. Like, very very hard. So hard that JC “died within a few seconds, having ignored the bullet that sneak-attacked my ankle.” He goes so far as to say that Contra 4 is “probably the hardest Contra game ever made.” And that’s part of what makes it great:

With Contra 4, my performance improved noticeably with every session. It is both unrelentingly difficult and instantly gratifying. I can think of no other game that achieves this kind of personal progression.

The long and the short of it: Contra 4 is undeniably awesome. Just be prepared to put in the hours.

Source: DS Fanboy

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