Contra 4

Contra 4
North American boxart
Developer(s)WayForward Technologies
Publisher(s)Konami
Director(s)Matt Bozon
Producer(s)William Oertel
Christopher Watson
Designer(s)Michael Herbster
Michael Pace
Programmer(s)Robert Koshak
Artist(s)Henk Nieborg
Benjamin Badgett
Writer(s)Cole Phillips
Composer(s)Jake Kaufman
SeriesContra
Platform(s)Nintendo DS, mobile phone, Windows Mobile, Android
ReleaseNintendo DS
  • NA: November 13, 2007
  • JP: March 13, 2008
Mobile phone
November 19, 2007
Windows Mobile
August 4, 2009
Android
January 8, 2011
Genre(s)Run and gun
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Contra 4 is a run and gun video game developed by WayForward Technologies and published by Konami for the Nintendo DS. It is the eleventh overall installment of the Contra series, and was released in North America on November 13, 2007. A mobile port was released six days later on November 19, 2007. A rerelease, called Contra 4: Redux, was released for Android in 2011.

Contra 4 serves as a direct sequel to 1992's Contra III: The Alien Wars for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the franchise. It was also the first original game in the series to be released on a portable console since 1991's Operation C for the Game Boy.

Contra 4 received positive critical reception upon release, with critics hailing it as a return to form for the franchise.