<s>
Super	B-Application
Contra	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Probotector	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Konami	O
,	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
coin-operated	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
December	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Contra	B-Application
and	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Contra	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
stars	O
Bill	B-Application
Rizer	I-Application
and	I-Application
Lance	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
as	O
they	O
are	O
sent	O
to	O
thwart	O
another	O
alien	O
invasion	O
from	O
the	O
vicious	O
Red	O
Falcon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
under	O
the	O
shortened	O
title	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
C	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
as	O
Probotector	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
and	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
have	O
been	O
re-released	O
for	O
various	O
other	O
platforms	O
since	O
their	O
original	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Contra	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Contra	I-Application
features	O
vertically-scrolling	O
stages	O
played	O
from	O
an	O
overhead	O
perspective	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
move	O
in	O
eight	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
power-ups	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Contra	I-Application
are	O
represented	O
by	O
the	O
actual	O
guns	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
wields	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Falcon-shaped	O
letter	O
icons	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Contra	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
game	O
were	O
produced	O
:	O
an	O
English	O
version	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
distributed	O
not	O
just	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
retained	O
its	O
original	O
title	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
Gryzor	B-Application
variant	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
Japanese	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Contra	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
on	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
1990	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
in	O
April	O
1990	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
retitled	O
Super	B-Application
C	I-Application
.	O
A	O
PAL	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Probotector	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
C	I-Application
are	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Contra	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
power-ups	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
NES	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
changes	O
the	O
function	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
fire	O
ball	O
"	O
power-up	O
from	O
a	O
gun	O
that	O
fires	O
small	O
fireballs	O
that	O
travel	O
in	O
a	O
corkscrew	B-Protocol
pattern	O
to	O
a	O
large	O
projectile	O
that	O
spreads	O
fire	O
after	O
hitting	O
its	O
target	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Konami	O
Code	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Contra	B-Application
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
the	O
Famicom	O
version	O
of	O
Contra	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Super	B-Application
Contra	I-Application
has	O
a	O
stage	O
select	O
code	O
that	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
its	O
NES	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	O
NES	O
game	O
,	O
Probotector	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
the	O
PAL	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
replaced	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
with	O
robots	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
rearranged	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
versions	O
by	O
Hidenori	O
Maezawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
used	O
DPCM	O
samples	O
of	O
orchestra	O
hits	O
,	O
Yuichi	O
Sakakura	O
altered	O
the	O
sound	O
driver	O
for	O
Probotector	B-Application
II	I-Application
to	O
avoid	O
playing	O
the	O
samples	O
out	O
of	O
tune	O
(	O
a	O
common	O
occurrence	O
in	O
previous	O
NTSC-to-PAL	O
conversions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pair	O
of	O
computer	O
versions	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
C	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Distinctive	O
Software	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
compatibles	O
by	O
Konami	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
bearing	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
's	O
title	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
C	I-Application
,	O
the	O
computer	O
ports	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
emulation	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
Super	B-Application
Contra	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2007	B-Application
,	O
and	O
features	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
,	O
remixed	O
music	O
and	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
was	O
rereleased	O
on	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2019	O
on	O
the	O
Contra	B-Application
Anniversary	O
Collection	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2002	O
Windows	O
compilation	O
Konami	O
Collectors	O
 '	O
Series	O
:	O
Castlevania	B-Application
and	O
Contra	B-Application
features	O
Super	B-Application
C	I-Application
along	O
with	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
C	I-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
title	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2007	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
corresponding	O
release	O
for	O
Probotector	B-Application
2	O
:	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Evil	O
Forces	O
was	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
European	O
and	O
Australian	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	O
Super	B-Application
Contra	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
NES	O
versions	O
of	O
Contra	B-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
C	I-Application
are	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
unlockable	O
bonuses	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
Contra	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2007	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
C	I-Application
is	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
3DS	O
and	O
Wii	O
U	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
compilation	O
;	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
2014	O
and	O
2016	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
arcade	B-Application
counterpart	O
,	O
the	O
NES	O
game	O
is	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
Contra	B-Application
Anniversary	O
Collection	O
compilation	O
from	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
phone	O
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Contra	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
China	O
(	O
Super	B-Application
Contra	I-Application
2	O
)	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Contra	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dual	I-Application
Spirits	I-Application
(	O
the	O
Japanese	O
localization	O
of	O
Contra	B-Application
4	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
features	O
the	O
stages	O
from	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
graphics	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
opening	O
intro	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Super	B-Application
Contra	I-Application
on	O
their	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
1988	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Contra	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
editor	O
Aaron	O
Kosydar	O
described	O
Super	B-Application
C	I-Application
as	O
"	O
an	O
excellent	O
game	O
that	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
hardcore	O
gamers	O
will	O
never	O
forget	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
9th	O
best	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
