Contra Force

Sort of an offshoot of Contra. It takes place in our time. We choose one of four characters and you can change them during the game. Each character has its own weapons and abilities, and the weapons can be upgraded. You can use the pause menu to change characters or call up a computer partner. The levels are amazingly varied. We explore the harbour, ride on boats, climb the ruins of a skyscraper and - watch out! - we go up on top of flying aeroplanes. Lots of destructible objects in stages. Sometimes the game slows down a bit, but this does not prevent it from being a great example of its genre.