Wow! Better than any of the Contra games that have come out the last 20 years. I love it!
Contra 4 tried too hard to be difficult....Super C on NES was perfect if you ask me. It becomes a game you can master, but I never did get very good at Contra 4, and I hated that grappling hook. It just added one more thing to think about in a game where I don't want to think, I want to destroy! :P Shooting and Dodging is enough.