Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX is a run and gun platformer for the Game Boy Advance, developed by Cing and published by Konami. It ports Contra III: The Alien Wars from the SNES, swapping the two overhead Mode 7 stages for a pair taken from Contra: Hard Corps. Bill Rizer and Lance Bean fight the Red Falcon forces across side-scrolling levels with spread, laser, and flamethrower weapons.
How To Play Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX
Control
Action
D-Pad
Run left and right, crouch, climb, and aim in eight directions; move through menus and difficulty selection
A
Jump; hold up or down while hanging to climb walls and ceilings
B
Fire the equipped weapon; hold for continuous fire
L
Lock your aim in place so you can fire while moving
R
Drop the current weapon and revert to the default rifle
Start
Pause the game and open the menu
About Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX
Release date
NA: November 5, 2002; JP: November 14, 2002; EU: February 21, 2003
Developer
Cing
Publisher
Konami
Platform
Game Boy Advance
Genre
Run and gun, side-scrolling platformer
Series
Contra; port of Contra III: The Alien Wars, re-released on Wii U Virtual Console in 2015
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