Contra Evolution remasters original for iOS on June 27

Contra was a beloved staple of the 80's and now the original is coming remastered to iOS after spending most of the year exclusive to China.

Ozzie Mejia

June 25, 2013 3:00 PM

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Over 25 years after the original Contra hit arcades and the NES, Konami's classic run-and-gun franchise is set to return with a bit of a facelift. Chinese developers CocoaChina and Chukong are working with Konami on Contra Evolution, an iOS remastering of the original classic.

For those unfamiliar with old-school Contra, two Rambo-types named Bill "Mad Dog" Rizer and Lance "Scorpion" Bean fought off the forces of Red Falcon, an alien terrorist force, with guns and lots of them. All of it was awesome, because, of course, it was the 1980's. Contra Evolution looks to keep that spirit alive with some graphical upgrades.

Kotaku points out that Contra Evolution released earlier this year in China and briefly leaked out here in the U.S. before it was suddenly pulled. It'll officially hit the iOS App Store on June 27 for $0.99 on iPhone/iPod Touch and $2.99 on iPad.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?