
Vault - When Dashing, press B next smaller obstacle to hop over themĭodge - When Dashing, press B next to bullets to duck under them.īullet Reflect - While standing, press B when smaller projectiles are nearby to deflect them back at the enemy.Īmbush - Press B next to smaller enemies to sneak behind them. Tackle - When Dashing, press B next to certain objects to send them flying. Plenty of new "actions" have been added that make HC: Uprising a decidedly fast-paced Contra.ĭash - Hit a bumper to speeds up your character and allow you to speed run through levels. Ripple - Fires a short wave that hits hurts enemies and deflects bullets.Ĭhain Laser - Bounces off walls and cuts through enemies. The charge shot works wonders against bosses. Heated Plasma - Has a short range attack that can be charged up by holding the fire button. Spread Shot - The classic Contra gun makes half the screen a kill zone for enemies.Ĭrash Gun - A short range grenade launcher that does devastating damage. Machine Gun - A fast, yet low powered weapon that rips through infantry. Slow rate of fire and not much damage is dealt. Two weapons can be held at at time, and repeatedly picking up the same icon upgrades your current weapon. Weapon are picked up throughout each stage.

Sayuri (downloadable content) - A mysterious samurai whose intentions are unknown. Harley Daniels (downloadable content) - A loyal comrade of Bahamut's. Krystal - A young member of the resistance loses her home to the Commonwealth. Charactersīahamut - A former Commonwealth soldier is now an elite member of the resistance. When there's an empire, there's usually a resistance, and that's where the player comes in. The year is 2613, and an empire known as The Commonwealth controls everything.

Levels can be replayed over and over as you try to obtain higher ranks and earn more points to upgrade your skills and weaponry. This adds some RPG mechanics, allowing you to upgrade your characters with points earned during gameplay.

Plays like a standard side scroller, with limited lives and continues while working your way through the levels in sequence. Both of these can be played co-op locally or through Xbox Live. The two main game modes are Arcade and Rising. Two additional characters, gamertag pictures, wallpapers, and avatar outfits make up the downloadable content. Hard Corps: Uprising costs 1200 MSP on the Xbox Live Marketplace. It utilizes a modern 2.5-D art style, and developer Arc System Works brings an anime influence over from its Guilty Gear and BlazBlue games.Īt CES 2011, Microsoft announced that Hard Corps: Uprising would be the first game of their XBLA House Party promotion starting on February 16th, 2011. Hard Corps: Uprising is the newest game in the Contra-esque line of run and gun shooters.
