Hard Corps: Uprising is Konami's first downloadable entry in the series for and, despite not having the Contra name directly attached to it, although the game makes it part of the franchise. Produced by - best known for the critically acclaimed and series of - it's the prequel to Contra: Hard Corps, the spinoff entry released on the Sega Genesis, hence the name.The of Uprising involves the, well, in the far future against the world's current tyrannical dictatorship, and its leader Emperor Tiberius. Leading the in the fight is Bahamut, who deserted and switched sides after realizing it was evil. His unit also consists of fellow soldiers Krystal, a young woman with considerable combat skills whose village was destroyed during a Commonwealth attack and joins the fight so nobody else would have to suffer a tragedy like hers; Harley, a boisterous guy with and an awesome pompadour; and female samurai Sayuri, who forgoes the whole shooting thing in favor of a more. Of the quartet, only Bahamut and Krystal are initally available as playable characters, with the other two, as well as Tiberius' Leviathan, available as premium.Gameplay wise, Uprising combines the classic run-and-gun Contra formula - wherein you move forward mowing down hooded and other dangerous opponents, picking up weapon powerups and dodging hailstorms of bullets - with the style and some of the mechanics of. By default, your character can sprint forward, double jump and dash in midair, which makes evading enemy fire just a tiny bit easier. In addition to the Arcade Mode's challenge of blowing through all eight stages in a single go with, there's the more manageable 'Rising Mode' where you can use upgrades to your characters purchased with your hard-earned points.
These range from increasing your maximum amount of starting lives and health, improving your basic mobility, instantly receiving upgraded versions of weapons when you pick up their corresponding capsules, and adding new contextual moves such as dodging during a run (and counterattacking), reflecting certain enemy shots, or busting through barricades and enemy cover. Tropes used in Hard Corps: Uprising include:.: 573 (which stands for Konami, in case you somehow didn't know by now) is all over the damn place and probably shows up more than in any other Konami game: the stage 3 midboss and boss are called 573-Tigris and 573-Draconis respectively, the Rising mode upgrade that gives you 30 lives costs 57,300,000 points to buy and if you use a variation of that allows you to buy it without beating the game first with that character, the main menu reads 'CODE 573'.
2020-2-27 Hard Corps: Uprising is Konami's first downloadable entry in the Contra series for Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network, despite not having the Contra name directly attached to it, although the game makes it pretty clear that it is indeed part of the franchise. Ducktales intro. Produced by Arc System Works. Hard Corps: Uprising Review: A Contra Game By Any Other Name Posted on February 16, 2011 by John Scalzo The definition of a “shooter” game has changed greatly since the days of the NES.