I havent had much time with the game yet, in fact I started the trial downloading when I was at work and then had to do some stuff when I got home so I only spent 10 min with it just now.  That was more than enough time for me to buy the points required to purchase this gem.  Name or not this is Contra.  The spread gun still dominates.  The music is remixes of Contra music (so far) and the sound effects are simple yet satisfying.  The gameplay is of course Contra with some new tweaks like strafing and a button to lock you in place so let you aim.  You can also dash which I dont know if id ever use unless required cause running really fast in Contra is a surefire way to get killed.  Speaking of death it you have a health bar now and can take more than one hit (sacrilege!) but getting his once will take away your gun so its not all bad. 
 
All in all I think im going to quite enjoy it.  Its got the difficulty, its got the basic gameplay, its got the music and even though it has a visual style all its own its still got some Contra flair.  Why didnt they just call it Contra?  Who the hell knows...and really as long as its fun who cares?!

I havent had much time with the game yet, in fact I started the trial downloading when I was at work and then had to do some stuff when I got home so I only spent 10 min with it just now.  That was more than enough time for me to buy the points required to purchase this gem.  Name or not this is Contra.  The spread gun still dominates.  The music is remixes of Contra music (so far) and the sound effects are simple yet satisfying.  The gameplay is of course Contra with some new tweaks like strafing and a button to lock you in place so let you aim.  You can also dash which I dont know if id ever use unless required cause running really fast in Contra is a surefire way to get killed.  Speaking of death it you have a health bar now and can take more than one hit (sacrilege!) but getting his once will take away your gun so its not all bad. 
 
All in all I think im going to quite enjoy it.  Its got the difficulty, its got the basic gameplay, its got the music and even though it has a visual style all its own its still got some Contra flair.  Why didnt they just call it Contra?  Who the hell knows...and really as long as its fun who cares?!