<s>
Contra	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Corps	I-Application
is	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Contra	B-Application
series	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Toylogic	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2019	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rogue	O
Corps	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Damned	O
City	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
Contra	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
Contra	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
four	O
playable	O
characters	O
and	O
a	O
wide	O
degree	O
of	O
weapon	O
customization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
set	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
that	O
of	O
Contra	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
Damned	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
roles	O
of	O
four	O
former	O
military	O
mercs	O
,	O
scrappers	O
,	O
and	O
bounty	O
hunters	O
who	O
are	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Jaegers	O
:	O
Kaiser	O
,	O
a	O
rebuilt	O
cyborg	B-Application
from	O
The	O
Alien	O
Wars	O
;	O
Ms.	O
Harakiri	O
,	O
an	O
assassin	O
with	O
a	O
parasitic	O
alien	O
attached	O
;	O
The	O
Gentleman	O
,	O
a	O
well-cultured	O
,	O
highly	O
intelligent	O
alien	O
bug	O
;	O
and	O
Hungry	O
Beast	O
,	O
a	O
brilliantly	O
scientific	O
cyborg	B-Application
giant	O
panda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
utilizes	O
a	O
top-down	B-Application
isometric	I-Application
view	I-Application
similar	O
to	O
Neo	B-Application
Contra	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
are	O
single-player	O
story	O
campaign	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
cooperative	O
,	O
and	O
four-player	O
local	O
cooperative	O
(	O
with	O
separate	O
Switch	B-Application
consoles	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contra	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Corps	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
overseen	O
by	O
veteran	O
Contra	B-Application
series	I-Application
director	O
and	O
senior	O
producer	O
Nobuya	O
Nakazato	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
had	O
been	O
director	O
,	O
game	O
designer	O
,	O
and	O
artist	O
of	O
Contra	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
and	O
Contra	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hard	I-Application
Corps	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
and	O
was	O
producer	O
and	O
director	O
of	O
Contra	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
traditional	O
spirit	O
of	O
the	O
Contra	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
while	O
modernizing	O
it	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contra	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Corps	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
criticized	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
season	O
pass	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
though	O
"	O
nothing	O
of	O
substance	O
is	O
being	O
gated	O
off	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
overall	O
reception	O
by	O
E3	O
attendees	O
was	O
"	O
incredibly	O
mixed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
injecting	O
actual	O
,	O
creative	O
humor	O
instead	O
of	O
edgy	O
cynicism	O
or	O
boring	O
references	O
,	O
Contra	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Corps	I-Application
really	O
has	O
a	O
personality	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
despite	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
storytelling	O
living	O
in	O
the	O
background.	O
"	O
</s>
