NEO CONTRA
OFFICIAL TITLE  Neo Contra
COMMON TITLE  Neo Contra
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLES-52510
REGION  PAL
GENRE / STYLE  Action / Platformer / Shooter.

DEVELOPER  Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (KCET).
PUBLISHER  Konami.
DATE RELEASED  25 February 2005
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER
DISC 1

SLES-52510
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLES-52510
MEDIA DVD-5
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
  •  4012927026014  - 
     

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English

French

German
Menus and gameplay are in Multi-3 (English, French & German).

Neo Contra is the tenth video game in the Contra series by Konami. It was developed by Team Neo Kijirushi, a group of staff members within Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, and released for the PlayStation 2 in 2004. The game is a direct follow-up to Contra: Shattered Soldier and is a departure from the traditional scrolling shooter formula from previous games.

PLOT:
Neo Contra takes place during A.D. 4444 when the Earth has been transformed into a prison planet, home to criminals and political rebels. From this underworld society rises a new order called "Neo Contra". This government quickly showed its true colors, as it has other plans than bringing back normal civilization. Carrying out this new threat are four renegade Contras (elite warriors), who are called the Four Elite, united under the command of mysterious Master Contra. Thus, Bill Rizer is partnered with Genbei "Jaguar" Yagyu, a samurai, and the two are sent to Earth to deal with the Neo Contra threat. After defeating the Four Elite, the heroes discover the truth behind "Neo Contra", which is a facade for "Project C", a plan to create half-human AI from Bill Rizer's DNA, as an ultimate weapon, which is now Master Contra. Bill Rizer himself is just a clone of the original one, a side-objective of "Project C". With the help of Mystery G, an elder Contra operative, the heroes managed to defeat Master Contra and put an end to "Project C".

GAMEPLAY:
The biggest change of all, however, may be the game's perspective; unlike its numerous side-scrolling shooter forebears, Neo Contra offers an angled, top-down perspective on its alien-ridden 3D environments. Neo Contra was developed by the same Konami Tokyo team that crafted the PS2's previous latter-day Contra game, Shattered Soldier.

Neo Contra once again brings the games arena back into three dimensions. However, unlike the titles developed under Appaloosa Interactive, players only need to aim in third dimension upon rare occasions. Additionally, this title eradicates the boss-oriented gameplay of Hard Corps and the previous 32-bit titles, and seeks a balance more reminiscent of the 8-bit and SNES Contra games; long free-form shooting sections, interspliced with boss encounters.

Features:
All-new arsenal of weapons include spread shot, lock-on missiles, and flamethrowers
From the developer of Contra: Shattered Soldier
Includes new playable character, the mysterious Samurai

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

TAKE ON THE ROLE OF "TOUGH-AS-NAILS" HERO BILL RIZER AND HIS PARTNER, THE MYSTERIOUS SAMURAI TO STOP A MANIACAL ORGANIZATION FROM TAKING OVER THE WORLD! INTENSE FIREFIGHTS, INCREDIBLY WICKED BOSS ENEMIES AND LEGENDARY GAMEPLAY BRINGS THE CONTRA SERIES TO A WHOLE NEW DIMENSION.

The Ultimate Run 'N' Gun Shooter!

AWESOME WEAPONRY TO CHOOSE FROM INCLUDING SPREAD SHOT, LOCK-ON MISSILES, AND FLAMETHROWERS

UNLOCKABLE LEVELS AND EXTRAS

SELECTABLE DIFFICULTY FOR BEGINNERS AND EXPERTS

TWO-PLAYER SIMULTANEOUS ACTION

FROM THE CREATORS OF CONTRA SHATTERED SOLDIER

  FEATURES:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • SCIFI & Futuristic themes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1 or 2 Players
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  111 KB Minimum
COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS TESTED
( OFFICIAL GAMEPADS ONLY )
 Standard Controller / Analog Controller ( Dual Shock Controller compatible )
COMPATIBLE LIGHT GUNS
( OFFICIAL LIGHT GUNS ONLY )
 None
OTHER COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS
( OFFICIAL CONTROLLERS ONLY )
 None
SPECIAL CONTROLLERS INCLUDED OR
SUPPORTED ( OFFICIAL ONLY )
 None.
VIBRATION FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  Yes
VIDEO MODES  50 Hz = Yes / 60 Hz = Yes / Progressive Scan = No / 16:9 Option = No
AUDIO MODES  Stereo = Yes / Mono = Yes / Dolby Surround = No / Dolby Digital = No; Dolby Pro logic II = No
MULTI-TAP FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  No
LANGUAGE SELECTOR  Yes
NETWORK ADAPTOR (ETHERNET) COMPATIBLE  No
EMULATOR  PCSX 2 v.0.1.4.0
SPEED HACKS USED  EE Cyclerate = 0; VU Cycle Stealing = 0; Enable INTC Spin detection = Yes; Enable Wait Loop Detection = Yes; Enable fast CDVD = No; mVU Flag Hack = Yes; MTVU (Multi-Threaded Micro VU1) = Yes
SPECIAL GAME FIXES USED  None
VIDEO PLUGIN  GSDX v.1.0.0 ( Allow 8-bit textures = Yes; Alpha Hack = No; Offset Hack = No; Skipdraw Hack = 0 )
AUDIO PLUGIN  SPU2-X v.2.0.0 ( Interpolation = 4; Disable Effects Processing = No; Use the de-alias filter = No; Enable Dubug options = No; Module = 1; Synchronizing Mode = TimeStretch Mix; Audio Expansion Mode = Stereo )
CD-ROM PLUGIN  CDVDolio Cdrom plugin v.0.1.0
GAME PAD PLUGIN  LilyPad svn (r3993) 0.10.0
VIBRATION COMPATIBLE  Yes.

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
 Move character, set direction, move cursor -  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
 Confirm, evade, sash -  X Button
 Use standard weapon -  Square Button
 Use a lock-on weapon -  Triangle Button
 Switch standard weapon -  L1 or R1 Button
 Movement lock -  R2 Button
 Direction lock -  L2 Button
 Switch between solid and translucent display of indicators -  Select Button
 Pause, skip cut scenes -  Start Button

 

MISC CODES:

Extra Lives (Enter at the title screen with either control 1 or control 2) -  
Up, Up, Down, Down, L1, R1, L2, R2, L3, R3
 


RAW CODES:

Infinite Lives Player 1 -  
003C89E4 00000063
 
Infinite Credits -  
203C891C 00000063
 
Everything unlocked -  
203C8964 00017FF3
203C8968 00017FF3
 

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File Size - 1'95 MB
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File Size - 2'57 MB
 - DISC COVER
DISC
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Dim. - 981 x 1000 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 287 KB

 NTSC-J:
  • Neo Contra [SLPM-65752]   
     
  • Neo Contra [Konami Dendou Selection] [SLPM-65990]   
     
 KOREAN:
  • Neo Contra [SLKA-25227]   
     
 NTSC-U:
  • Neo Contra [SLUS-20961]   
     

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