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Quick Look: Ask Me Anything: Rush'N Attack: Ex-Patriot & Hard Corps: Uprising

Jeff and Brad examine a couple of Konami's upcoming downloadable releases.

Sit back and enjoy as the Giant Bomb team takes an unedited look at the latest video games.

Oct. 12 2010

Cast: Jeff, Brad

Posted by: Drew

112 Comments

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Russian Attack.

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I still own a copy of Contra: Hard Corp, which is plugged into my Genesis at this moment. I go back to it every so often to see if I how rusty I am and how far I can get.

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@nxh said:
"

Both of these games look shit. =/

"
Why?
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Wow! Hard Corps looks amazing. I'm defintely picking that up when it comes out.
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Hardcorps looks amazing. Online co-op, yes please! 

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oh wow these both look fun!

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@tourgen said:
"oh wow these both look fun! "
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@nxh said:
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Both of these games look shit. =/

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i really hate your comment. especially the unsure face at the end. in fact, i'm unsure why i hate it, but i want to destroy it.
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Can't wait for Uprising, Arc's sprite work is amazing.

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Seriously, between Konami and Capcom, little help from Chair... 
 
2D IS BACK. 
 
So is Konami and Capcom's crowns. Wear them appropriately. 

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@kollay said:

" Russian Attack. "

Remember, No Rush'N.
 
This kind of game design makes no sense in 2010. "Shit there's this big truck parked here, I'd better jump over it!  Goddammit there's another one!"
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Rush'N Attack looks kind of janky. Hardcorps looks great, not very innovate but very pretty.  
On a side note, it seems to me that Rush'N Attack is remembered more for its awesome name than its gameplay, am I completely off base on this? Because it seems like most people can only remember the first level if anything.

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Actually looks pretty good.

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@Meteora said:
" I love ask me anythings. "
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Hard Corps looks badass! And mad Japanese, too.

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I'm rather excited for both of these.

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Daft punk cd yes or no?

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Rush 'N' Attack: Russian Attack

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Story-wise, Hard Corps Uprising is connected to Contra: Hard Corps (Sega Genesis). The main antagonist in CHC was named Bahamut, so presumably, HCU is a prequel that attempts to explain why he went nuts.

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Hard Corps Uprising looks great.  It's about time they brought a new Contra game to consoles. 
Never was a fan of Rush'n Attack, and the new one looks intriguing, but not too sure about it.

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Hey Jeff and Brad Hard Corps was basically Contra Three for the NES.  It was a Doki Doki Panic esque deal where Konami had a game, Hard Corps where you played as a team of three guys and could switch between them.  In the US they just sold the same game and called it Contra:HArd Corps.  Its just the Japanese version of Hard Corps released under the Contra Name.  Now Billy No Red Eagle etc. 

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where are the russians? i dont see any!!

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I don't like how hte guy slides in rush and attack. hardcore looks pretty cool. not bad to look at.

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I'm not really feelin' Rush'N Attack.  But Hard Corps looks motherfucking badass.  I really miss those kind of action games.  And I miss 2D.  Don't get me wrong, games look fantastic now'a'days, and polygons are great and all but ... man, I miss awesome 2D action.   
 
Capcom, please make a 2D Strider 3. 
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Is ask me anything the new quick look?

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 Brad, that was, excuse me, a damn fine Twin Peaks reference.

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I don't know...I think Rush N Attack looks kind of horrible.  Horrible collision detection and looks very repetitive.

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Rush 'N' Attack has some very stiff looking animation, but holy crap, Hard Corps looks awesome...

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@VisariLoyalist: Ask Me Anything is more of a question and answer kind of deal. They usually bring a gameplay video in from something like an event or a showcase and show it in the form of a quick look. In this case, Jeff showed gameplay of him playing these two games at an earlier point in time and Brad asked questions about them while Jeff explained each game, and answered to the best of his abilities with what he had experienced. So in a way, this is basically a quick look, they just aren't playing it when they made the video. This is just my take of it, by the way. Hope that answers your question, haha.
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Not liking Rush N Attack. Loving Hard Corps.

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I can ask you anything? Really?
 
Do you like me?
 [  ] yes
 [  ] no

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I find the fact that the AI doesn't react to other AI's dying 5 feet away a little distracting.

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aww no s rank

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Sold on Hard Corps, the other one, not so much.

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I thought he was saying "Russian attack"

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 Why do doctors leave the room when you change? They're going to see you naked anyway    

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Hard Corps has a real Metal Slug vibe going on. This game will be mine.

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@deadward:  I love Metal Slug, but believe it or not, I hated how the console versions just gave you infinite lives. At least in this game they don't do that.
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2D side scrolling in a 3D environment.
 
I hate it.

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@RenMcKormack: Contra Hard Corps was for the Genesis. It was a team of 4; 2 humans, a robot named Brownie, and a wolf-man named Fang. never seen this version you speak of, any youtube vids of it? Sounds interesting.
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hard corps seems cool

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Man, I love 2D side-scrollers. Takes me right back to my younger days pumping far too much money into arcade machines.
 
When will they re-do SHADOW OF THE BEAST for download?

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WOW. Where did these things come from? They look fantastic!

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This looks pretty sweet, and the ask me anything format is good for these intense games, makes it possible for the guys to give a lot of info. Great stuff.

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Hard Corps looks like it will be the better of the two games.  Loved the music in Hard Corps as well.

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That non-Contra Contra-game looks quite fun!

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So the future of contra is metal slug? Alright.

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Not gonna lie the rush 'n' attack game looks pretty damn fun, don't care much for the hard corps, i was never a fan of contra.

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When I they say Rush"n Attack  I hear Russian Attack.  When they say Hard Corps: Uprising I hear Hardcore Uprising!!!!!!!  What I hear are much better titles!