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01 Contra Cover

1987 · Arcade

Contra

74%

Contra (also known as Gryzor in Oceania and Europe), is a 1987 run and gun action game developed and published by Konami originally released as a coin-operated arcade game on February 20, 1987. The game had multiple ports, including for various computer format...

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Contra 4

74% Sehr nah dran
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Platform Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Side view Perspective
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02 Contra ReBirth Cover

2009 · Wii

Contra ReBirth

71%

Contra ReBirth is the ReBirth series of Contra. It is the 12th installment of Contra.

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Contra 4

71% Sehr nah dran
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Platform Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Side view Perspective
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03 Blazing Chrome Cover

2019 · Switch, PC, PS4

Blazing Chrome

61%

Blazing Chrome is a classic co-op run 'n gun with an original arcade feel. Players can choose between Mavra, the badass human resistance, soldier or Doyle, the groovy rebel robot, to kick some metal ass.

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Contra 4

61% Spannender Match
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Platform Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Side view Perspective
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04 Contra: Shattered Soldier Cover

2002 · PS2, PS3

Contra: Shattered Soldier

58%

In A.D. 2642, Earth remains scarred from previous alien conflicts as environmental problems grow beyond humanity's control. 80% of the planet's population was completely devastated by a malfunctioning hyper-magnetic weapons grid during development. Bill Rizer,...

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Contra 4

58% Spannender Match
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Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Choices Game feel Combat-focused Game feel Multiplayer Game feel
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05 Halo: Combat Evolved Cover

2001 · Mac, PC, XBOX

Halo: Combat Evolved

54%

Bent on Humankind's extermination, a powerful fellowship of alien races known as the Covenant is wiping out Earth's fledgling interstellar empire. Climb into the boots of Master Chief, a biologically altered super-soldier, as you and the other surviving defend...

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Contra 4

54% Spannender Match
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Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Choices Game feel Challenging Game feel
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06 Syndicate Cover

2012 · PC, PS3, X360

Syndicate

54%

Set in 2069, Syndicate takes players into a dark, Machiavellian world run without government oversight with many syndicates vying for total dominance of their local market place. With no one to question their intentions or actions, three mega corporations - Eu...

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Contra 4

54% Spannender Match
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Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Challenging Game feel Combat-focused Game feel
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07 Call of Duty: Black Ops II Cover

2012 · PC, PS3, PS4

Call of Duty: Black Ops II

53%

Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops II propels players into a near future, 21st Century Cold War, where technology and weapons have converged to create a new generatio...

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Contra 4

53% Spannender Match
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Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Choices Game feel Challenging Game feel
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08 Broforce Cover

2015 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Broforce

53%

When evil threatens the world, the world calls on Broforce - an under-funded, over-powered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force. Brace your loins with up to four players to run ‘n’ gun as dozens of different bros and eliminate the o...

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Contra 4

53% Spannender Match
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Platform Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Side view Perspective
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09 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Cover

1992 · 3DS, PC, PS3

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

52%

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a side-scrolling platform game and the sequel to the original Sonic the Hedgehog. Players control Sonic as he traverses larger, faster-paced levels across West Side Island, collecting rings, defeating robot enemies, and pursuing Doctor...

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Contra 4

52% Spannender Match
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Platform Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Side view Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
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10 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Cover
51%

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a crossover fighting game for the Nintendo Switch and the fifth main entry in the series. It features every playable fighter from previous installments alongside new additions such as Inkling and Ridley. The game includes faster c...

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Contra 4

51% Mutiger Treffer
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Platform Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Side view Perspective Choices Game feel
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11 Cuphead Cover

2017 · Mac, Switch, PC

Cuphead

51%

Cuphead is a run-and-gun action game focused primarily on boss battles. Its visual style is modeled after 1930s cartoons, using traditional hand-drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings. Players control Cuphead or Mugman in sin...

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Contra 4

51% Mutiger Treffer
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Platform Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Co-operative Mode Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Side view Perspective Choices Game feel
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12 Doom Cover

2016 · PC, PS4, XONE

Doom

50%

Developed by id software, the studio that pioneered the first-person shooter genre and created multiplayer Deathmatch, Doom returns as a brutally fun and challenging modern-day shooter experience. Relentless demons, impossibly destructive guns, and fast, fluid...

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Contra 4

50% Mutiger Treffer
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Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Challenging Game feel Combat-focused Game feel
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13 Donkey Kong Country Cover

1994 · New 3DS, SFAM, SNES

Donkey Kong Country

50%

Donkey Kong Country is a side scrolling platformer by British developers Rare in 1994. It featured revolutionary pre-rendered 3D graphics that give the game a very unique look compared to most other games on consoles at the time. The two playable characters fe...

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Contra 4

50% Mutiger Treffer
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Platform Genre Action Theme Co-operative Mode Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Side view Perspective Choices Game feel Combat-focused Game feel
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14 Worms Armageddon Cover

1999 · DC, N64, PC

Worms Armageddon

50%

Those intrepid invertebrates return with a vengeance in the much-loved Worms Armageddon. It’s a whole new can of worms! It’s hilarious fun that you can enjoy on your own or with all your friends. Worms Armageddon was originally developed as an expansion pack...

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Contra 4

50% Mutiger Treffer
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Platform Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Co-operative Mode Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Side view Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
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15 Super Metroid Cover

1994 · New 3DS, SFAM, SNES

Super Metroid

49%

The Space Pirates, merciless agents of the evil Mother Brain, have stolen the last Metroid from a research station, and once again Mother Brain threatens the safety of the galaxy! Samus Aran must don her awesome array of high-tech weaponry to retrieve the dead...

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Contra 4

49% Mutiger Treffer
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Platform Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective Choices Game feel Combat-focused Game feel
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16 Battlefield 3 Cover

2011 · PC, PS3, X360

Battlefield 3

47%

In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S. Marines. As the first boots on the ground, players will experience heart-pounding missions across diverse locations including Paris, Tehran and New York. As a U.S. Marine in the field, periods of t...

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Contra 4

47% Mutiger Treffer
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Shooter Genre Action Theme Co-operative Mode Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Choices Game feel Challenging Game feel Combat-focused Game feel
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17 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Cover
47%

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is the fourth console-based entry in the popular Super Smash Bros. series of fighting games. With an even larger roster of fighters than its predecessors and the introduction eight player battles, Smash for Wii U continues to add to...

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Contra 4

47% Mutiger Treffer
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Platform Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Side view Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
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18 Doom Cover

1993 · DOS, Linux

Doom

45%

In the future, humans have left Earth and settled throughout the galaxy. On Mars, the Union Aerospace Corporation has established a radioactive waste facility and allowed the military to conduct teleportation experiments on the nearby moons of Deimos and Phobo...

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Contra 4

45% Mutiger Treffer
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Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Combat-focused Game feel Co-op Game feel
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19 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Cover
45%

Super Smash Bros. Brawl is the third installment in the Super Smash Bros. series and the follow-up to Super Smash Bros. Melee. This edition introduces super attacks referred to as final smashes, as well as a brand-new adventure mode in The Subspace Emissary wh...

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Contra 4

45% Mutiger Treffer
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Platform Genre Action Theme Co-operative Mode Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Side view Perspective Challenging Game feel Combat-focused Game feel
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20 Metroid Fusion Cover

2002 · GBA, 3DS, WiiU

Metroid Fusion

45%

Metroid Fusion is a side-scrolling action-adventure game that combines exploration, combat, and progression within a structured environment. Players navigate distinct sectors, acquire new abilities, and unlock access to previously restricted areas as they adva...

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Contra 4

45% Mutiger Treffer
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Platform Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
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