Contra Force
Contra Force is a 1992 run and gun game developed and published by Konami for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America. It is part of the Contra series, being the third game in the series released for the NES following the original Contra and Super Contra. However, the game's plot and setting are unrelated to both previous and succeeding entries, as the villains in the game are human terrorists instead of an alien menace. The game was scheduled to be released in Japan under the title of Arc Hound , with no ties to the Contra series, but was cancelled.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1992
- Developer
- Konami
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 1 September 1992 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Konami |
| Publisher | Konami |
| Platforms | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Genres | First-Person Shooter |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2995918, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Contra Force? How long to beat it
Total play time for Contra Force is about 2.6 hours to do everything, and around 1.4 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 1.4h | 33 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 1.7h | 2 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 2.6h | 3 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Contra Force sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Contra Force lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 47ahead of 5% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 27ahead of 70% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Contra Force
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Common questions about Contra Force
What platforms is Contra Force on?
Contra Force is available on Nintendo Entertainment System. It first released in 1992.
Who made Contra Force?
Contra Force was developed by Konami and published by Konami.
How long does it take to beat Contra Force?
about 1.4 hours for the main story, 1.7 hours with the main extras, 2.6 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.