<s>
C	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Contra	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
produced	O
by	O
Konami	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Appaloosa	O
Interactive	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1998	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
of	O
two	O
Contra	B-Application
games	O
Konami	O
of	O
America	O
co-produced	O
with	O
Appaloosa	O
,	O
following	O
Contra	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
in	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
C	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Contra	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
never	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
or	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
meteorite	O
with	O
an	O
alien	O
infestation	O
heads	O
towards	O
Earth	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Contra	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tasha	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
elite	O
Contra	B-Application
Force	O
,	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
occupied	O
temple	O
,	O
but	O
goes	O
missing	O
during	O
the	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ray	O
Poward	O
(	O
having	O
previously	O
retired	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Contra	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
)	O
,	O
is	O
brought	O
back	O
into	O
action	O
to	O
re-establish	O
contact	O
with	O
Tasha	O
and	O
neutralize	O
the	O
alien	O
invaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
ten	O
levels	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
shown	O
through	O
multiple	O
perspectives	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
level	O
:	O
2-D	O
side-scrolling	O
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Classic	O
Contra	B-Application
"	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
manual	O
)	O
,	O
third-person	O
(	O
free-roaming	O
and	O
linear	O
)	O
,	O
overhead	O
(	O
360	O
degree	O
movement	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
special	O
"	O
Weightless	O
Elevator	O
"	O
view	O
,	O
which	O
alternates	O
between	O
multi-directional	O
and	O
3D	O
shooting	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
third-person	O
sequences	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Hunting	O
"	O
level	O
,	O
plays	O
almost	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
interior	O
missions	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Contra	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
innovations	O
that	O
were	O
introduced	O
in	O
Contra	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
(	O
memory	O
card	O
saving	O
,	O
hitpoints	O
and	O
three-dimensional	O
fire	O
fights	O
)	O
are	O
maintained	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
C	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Contra	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
received	O
several	O
negative	O
reviews	O
during	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
3.6/10.0	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
believe	O
that	O
Konami	O
would	O
release	O
yet	O
another	O
sorry	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
Contra	B-Application
name	O
on	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Randy	O
Nelson	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
1.0	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Definitely	O
not	O
the	O
game	O
Contra	B-Application
fans	O
have	O
been	O
clamoring	O
for	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
and	O
Sam	O
Kennedy	O
,	O
in	O
their	O
Contra	B-Application
retrospective	O
for	O
1up.com,	O
wrote	O
"	O
[	O
C	O
:	O
The	O
Contra	B-Application
Adventure ]	O
managed	O
to	O
be	O
even	O
worse	O
than	O
Legacy	O
of	O
War	O
,	O
giving	O
 [ it ] 	O
the	O
distinction	O
of	O
being	O
the	O
worst	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
's	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
more	O
positive	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
although	O
flawed	O
,	O
C	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Contra	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
carries	O
on	O
the	O
franchise	O
with	O
style	O
,	O
picking	O
up	O
bonus	O
points	O
for	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
