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Contra: Shattered Soldier Comic
See what Bill Rizer was doing before the alien meat-grinder stuff.
Though Contra: Shattered Soldier has already made it to retail in the states, followers of the game may be interested in a Contra web-comic beginning serialization today on the Konami TYO webpage. It appears to be a prequel to the events of the game, covering the exploits of Bill Rizer and his soon-to-turn-to-the-dark-side associate Lance. If you'd like to have a look, it's available at the following link, with dialogue in Japanese and English:
Normally, this would conclude with an admonishment to expect future Contra coverage soon, but since we already reviewed the game, that would be silly. Instead, we recommend that you go out and play the game, since it is quite good.
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12:00 am PST October 28, 2002