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Play Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX (Japan edition) Online
Contra: Hard Spirits
Enjoy GBA Run & Gun, where you use running shooting and 8-direction aiming to break through the alien army while capturing weapon capsules.
Browser play
Game Boy Advance (GBA) — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| L / R | Q / E |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX
Quick start
Press START on the title, select single player and difficulty level, and go to LEVEL 1. Go a little further and you'll be able to shoot a capsule flying above, so take the first barrier and the next weapon, destroy the vehicle, and move to the right. NOVICE is only halfway through, so if you want to see all the stages, choose NORMAL.
Controls
D-pad: Move/Aim/Menu, A: Jump/Cancel, B: Shoot (long press to fire continuously)/Confirm, L: Fixed firing angle while moving, R: Stand still and control shooting direction, START: Pause/Confirm.
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · gba
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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