

Born and raised among the filth and pestilence of the city's slum, Ray at one time was the leader of a bunch of rowdy, delinquent youths. Ray Poward: A blond-haired, blue-eyed male soldier.The game does not have top-view stages but replaces them with other events or missions, such as running toward the screen while being chased by a giant robot, or riding on different vehicles whether it is on land, sea or air.The game provides 5 Continues (4 in the European version).Autofire returns and the weapons are represented with mini-blimps.

This was not typically common in Contra games, which were usually only gameplay-oriented (although the Famicom version of Contra had cutscenes between levels that told the game's storyline).

Player characters have four main weapon slots.Although Contra Force is technically the first game that allows the player to choose other characters, Contra: Hard Corps is the first legitimate Contra game that allows the player to select their character at the start of the game, as well as when they use a Continue.The game follows its predecessor, Contra III: The Alien Wars, in many aspects, but also introduces several new gameplay mechanics, including: Through their efforts, the Hard Corps manage to thwart Bahamut's plans and restore peace once a more. Geo Mandrake to create a biological weapon using the stolen alien cells as a form of leverage to overthrow the present government. They discover that retired Colonel Bahamut is implicated and that he has conspired with Dr. The Contra Hard Corps, comprised of Ray Poward, Sheena Etranzi, Brad Fang and Browny, are assigned to the investigation. Alien cells kept at a military research facility are stolen in a terrorist attack. Set in 2641 A.D., five years after the " Alien Wars".
