<s>
Hard	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
is	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Hard	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
elite	O
soldier	O
simply	O
called	O
Bahamut	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hard	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
is	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
overall	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Contra	B-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
both	O
Contra	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hard	I-Application
Corps	I-Application
and	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Kenji	O
Yamamoto	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
intention	O
is	O
to	O
"	O
link	O
[	O
the	O
game ]	O
to	O
Contra	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hard	I-Application
Corps	I-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
make	O
 [ Uprising ] 	O
into	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
franchise	O
"	O
,	O
taking	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Contra	B-Application
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hard	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
features	O
two	O
main	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
Rising	O
and	O
Arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
modes	O
also	O
feature	O
a	O
health	O
bar	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
Contra	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hard	I-Application
Corps	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
take	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
hit	O
before	O
losing	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weapons	O
include	O
the	O
standard	O
rifle	O
,	O
the	O
machine	O
gun	O
,	O
the	O
spread	O
shot	O
,	O
the	O
crash	O
gun	O
(	O
shoots	O
arcing	O
grenades	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
ripple	O
gun	O
(	O
acts	O
like	O
a	O
force	O
field	O
when	O
sprinting	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
heat	O
gun	O
(	O
shoots	O
large	O
blasts	O
of	O
fire	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
chain	O
laser	O
(	O
homes	O
in	O
on	O
enemy	O
targets	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Katana	B-Operating_System
(	O
unleashes	O
a	O
wide	O
arc	O
of	O
energy	O
onto	O
the	O
targets	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Contra	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
carry	O
two	O
weapons	O
and	O
switch	O
between	O
them	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hard	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
local	O
or	O
online	O
2-player	O
co-op	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2613	O
,	O
twenty	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Contra	B-Application
,	O
the	O
world	O
is	O
ruled	O
by	O
an	O
empire	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Commonwealth	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
reign	O
of	O
Tiberius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
shares	O
his	O
name	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
from	O
Contra	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hard	I-Application
Corps	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
producers	O
have	O
said	O
it	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
a	O
different	O
Bahamut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
could	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
the	O
equivalent	O
of	O
Bill	B-Application
Rizer	I-Application
of	O
other	O
Contra	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Second	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
Contra	B-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
wield	O
Katana	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
an	O
equivalent	O
of	O
Lance	B-Application
Bean	I-Application
who	O
is	O
a	O
former	O
friend	O
of	O
Bill	B-Application
Rizer	I-Application
before	O
Shattered	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
a	O
counterpart	O
to	O
both	O
Master	O
Contra	B-Application
in	O
Neo	B-Application
Contra	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Chief	O
Salamander	O
in	O
Contra	B-Application
ReBirth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hard	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
and	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
favorable	O
review	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daemon	O
Hatfield	O
of	O
IGN	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
've	O
ever	O
been	O
into	O
Contra	B-Application
or	O
Metal	O
Slug	O
or	O
action	O
movies	O
,	O
Hard	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
is	O
for	O
you.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Contra	B-Application
Central	O
said	O
it	O
's	O
highly	O
creative	O
game	O
that	O
changes	O
constantly	O
and	O
keeps	O
the	O
player	O
awake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
71,042	O
units	O
worldwide	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
