New Contra IV DS Screens: Vehicles, weapons, and more

If you are a DS fan and have been hiding under a rock all day, you may not have heard that the first screenshots of Konami’s upcoming Contra IV have made their way onto the Internet. Here in all their glory are the screens, courtesy of the folks at 1Up, who managed to score an early preview of the game. A number of things catch our attention while drooling over these screenshots. First of all and most apparent is their unapologetic old-school flavor. No need to worry about a hackneyed 3d spinoff, here, folks. This will be the real deal. The only innovations over the original 2d sidescroller formula appear to be the addition of certain new vehicles and the fact that the game will make use of both DS screens during play. Otherwise the familiar Contra gameplay seems to be intact: enemies are plentiful, platform-jumping skills are a must, and weapons like the spread shot will fall from the sky in the form of power-ups like we have come to expect.

Screenshots added June 29, 2007:

Thanks: [1Up]