CONTRA RETURNS GUIDE SERIES
It is available in almost every game in the series (the MSX2 port of Contra being a noticeable exception). The Spread Gun is often regarded as the best weapon in most games it appears in due to its wider range of shots and ability to provide better cover and offense perimeter against enemies.
When used this way, the Spread Gun may end up dealing as much damage as the Laser however, hardware limitations in the first games often prevented the Spread Gun from continuously firing up to five rounds on each shot, and would start to fire three rounds if fired too fast as such, it is often preferred to shoot in a measured manner in situations that require covering a wider area. Up-close firing results in multiple hits in a single shot, a desired quality when handling bosses. Since many projectiles usually hit the target at once, it can be considered to relatively deal high damage. It is semi automatic, but starting from Contra III it became capable of fully automatic fire (although still slower compared to the Machine Gun). The Spread Gun ( S), also known as Spread, Spread Shot, Spray Gun or Shotgun, is a power-up that enables to shoot in three to five different directions at the same time and in a spreading manner.
Care must be taken when shooting one or the weapon could end up falling inside a pit or land on a section of the map where it could become mandatory to pick it up, forcing the player to change their current weapon. Once shot, the weapon contained will spring out from the blimp for the player to collect. These are small blimp-like transportation devices –often bearing the Red Falcon insignia– which travel from one end of the screen to the other in a wave-like pattern.įlying Capsules only appear at determined locations on the map and always carry the same power-up within them. In most of the classic titles, weapons can be found by shooting Flying Capsules (also known as Power-Up Capsules, Weapon Wings or Flying Item Pods).
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