Contra III - The Alien Wars (USA)

About Contra III - The Alien Wars on SNES

Released in 1992 for the SNES, this sequel ramps up the chaos and technical prowess of the classic Contra formula with blistering run 'n gun action. It's the game that made mastering the Spread Gun a skill, mixing traditional side-scrolling with top-down Mode-7 vehicle levels for revolutionary variety. Contra III - The Alien Wars includes region marker: USA, which helps separate this page from nearby ports, regional releases, and similarly named entries.

• SNES listing context
  Contra III - The Alien Wars includes region marker: USA, which helps separate this page from nearby ports, regional releases, and similarly named entries. The listed tags point to Action, Shooter, giving the page a clearer shooter play style search intent. Emulator core: snes.
• Dual-Perspective Action
  It wasn't just about left-to-right shooting; the game threw you into groundbreaking top-down stages where you dodged enemy fire in all directions while riding a vehicle, a novel sequence that broke up the pace perfectly.
• Weapon Stockpiling Arsenal
  Forget losing your power-up after one death. This title introduced a smart system where you could collect and hold two weapons at once, letting you toggle between your Flamethrower and say, a Laser based on the enemy group you faced.
• Mammoth-Sized Mechanical Mayhem
  You'll never forget the level-ending titans like the twin-headed Bio-Beast or the cyber-worm Golem Master, with specific destructible parts and pattern sequences that forced you to keep your feet moving while the screen filled with projectiles.