Hard corps:uprising next week!

evil son · Feb 10, 2011

Didn't even know this was already coming out.who's copping this next week?
Here's hoping it's jus as hard as the first one if not harder.
This and mvc 3 is going to take up my whole month putting dcu on hold for now.

Darklighterx · Feb 10, 2011

Definitely down for this shit!

MS points at the ready. :drool_2:

evil son · Feb 10, 2011

Man I can't wait either haven't played a contra game in so long I hope the mayhem is intact.the videos look great I know some members here played a demo of this a while back I forgot what they said about it though.
Day one for me definitely!

Shawn Carr2o · Feb 10, 2011

Will the PSP get Hard Corps: Uprising?

RabbitTroop · Feb 10, 2011

From the video released this week, it looks bat-shit insane. In a fun way, mind you... but not in a Hard Corps way. That being said, I'm pretty down as long as the demo is good. I can definitely see why they removed Contra from the title, though.

LoneSage · Feb 10, 2011

hoping that the game takes place concurrently with THE ALIEN WARS and the hero is the villain of Hard Corps (both are named Bahamut, sooo)

contra canon uitb

Kid Aphex · Feb 10, 2011

i have total faith in this game.

Reality Check · Feb 10, 2011

Gotta get me a PSN card. I'm definitely buying it

Gigaton Chode · Feb 11, 2011

Damn, I was expecting this to be about a sequel to Jean-Claude Van Damme's direct-to-video movie The Hard Corps.

cum_drops · Feb 15, 2011

evil son said:
Here's hoping it's jus as hard as the first one if not harder.

From the first batch of reviews coming in, you are not going to have to worry about it not being difficult enough, especially if you have a go at it on the arcade setting where you are limited to 3 lives for the whole game.

ferral · Feb 15, 2011

gum_drops said:
From the first batch of reviews coming in, you are not going to have to worry about it not being difficult enough, especially if you have a go at it on the arcade setting where you are limited to 3 lives for the whole game.

difficult is what scares me. i will try the demo, if it's too difficult i will wait for a price drop...

RabbitTroop · Feb 15, 2011

I'll probably pass on it completely, as per the early reviews. The arcade mode sounds near impossible to finish. Maybe the Konami code will be in it or something, but 3 guys and no continues doesn't sound like a whole lot of fun to me.

subcons · Feb 15, 2011

Just a matter of memorization. Haven't read reviews, but if it's on part with the difficulty in Shattered Soldier, it's managable. I played the hell out of SS and once you learn patterns, it's not so bad.

evil son · Feb 15, 2011

nruva said:
I'll probably pass on it completely, as per the early reviews. The arcade mode sounds near impossible to finish. Maybe the Konami code will be in it or something, but 3 guys and no continues doesn't sound like a whole lot of fun to me.

dam 3 guys no continues sounds crazy definitely would have to play this co op

thatdemoguy · Feb 15, 2011

sign me up

O.

Spoonman1 · Feb 15, 2011

evil son said:
dam 3 guys no continues sounds crazy definitely would have to play this co op

Guys, the Arcade mode with 3 guys and no cont. is not the only mode of play as far as I know. Unless you wish to put yourself thru such torture.

Hot Chocolate · Feb 15, 2011

Plan on getting it friday, not sure if I have the time to commit to it as I would like too

SetaSouji?? · Feb 16, 2011

It's amazing that Konami found a way to add a form of grinding to this game. That said, it's actually quite good. 15 for the base game and 5 for the other 2 characters.

Each one has sets of powerups you can buy (extra HP/extra lives) as well as various techniques you can use. Out of the box, bahamut has more HP and is kinda slow and Krystal is like a guilty gear crack whore with less health and the ability to airdash cancel shoot.

Neo Alec · Feb 16, 2011

This game is amazing! I'm lucky my brother was with me for one more day to play this. Considering all the 2D animation and rocking music, it's worth way more than $15, so I can't blame them for charging extra for the other two characters. The last thing I need it more characters to upgrade at this point anyway. The only problem is the voices are terrible and they can't be changed, but I'm getting used to them.

RabbitTroop · Feb 16, 2011

So, am I missing something? Is there no way to lock your shot in one direction? The chase boss is frustrating having to throw the stick back (and move back into him) while being chased. Seems like a real simple mechanic they forgot to add. That, and fuck them for a death there meaning I have to go back and play the entire sand segment again. Cheap death in the sand levels, too, thanks to not being able to stand still for more than 3 seconds is not really any fun. Lot of potential here, and it looks fantastic, but this looks like it is going to be more frustration than fun for me. I guess you could play the Uprising mode and forgo the Arcade experience all together, but then 80% of the achievements are in Arcade. It's the mode you were meant to play...

Sigh... Maybe if it goes half price, but I'm not spending $15 to be pissed off.

neo_mao · Feb 16, 2011

nruva said:
So, am I missing something? Is there no way to lock your shot in one direction?

hope that isnt the case...even contra rebirth included that.

won't be home tonight, so am going to dl the demo tomorrow before buying.

k'_127 · Feb 16, 2011

I didn't try shooting backward, but you could lock the shooting direction diagonally by holding the left trigger. The right trigger will hold the character still while you can aim in any of the 8 directions (just like in SS).

I thought the animations were unimpressive. Even Contra 4 looked better. It hardly felt like a Contra game actually. It reminded me a lot of Strider 2 on PS1.

I only played the demo with my friend for a few minutes, so I can't comment on the gameplay.

SetaSouji?? · Feb 16, 2011

RT locks your direction of firing. LT let's you strafe and hold what direction you shoot

SetaSouji?? · Feb 16, 2011

Double post, oops.

RabbitTroop · Feb 16, 2011

See, I knew I was missing something. I'll have to give it another go tonight. I do have to say I was pleasantly surprised to see 3 continues offered in the Arcade mode. It's not as hard core as I thought it was going to be, but it is pretty damn hard, nonetheless. Hopefully the trigger-lock will help me beat the chase boss.

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