Pitched by Konami of America
Also Proposed for PC/PS2
Not much is known about Contra Online, making it one of the more mysterious entries in the franchise, probably because it didn't make it far in development. Exact dates for when the game was proposed and cancelled are unknown, but obviously it's sometime in the early 2000's with this being an Xbox/PS2 game. Contra Online was pitched by Konami of America, which is a bit foreboding when looking back at how the previous non-Japan developed entries in the franchise turned out, which to put it nicely was not up to the series standards.
An online Contra game sounds ambitious and the game was planned to support 4 player coop. Players would be split into teams of 2 and would fight separate missions before meeting up to face the boss. An online versus mode was also planned, which would take place in a virtual reality type of environment, which seems to be the only screenshot that exists for this game. In the end, Konami had internal disagreements between the Japanese and American divisions regarding the game, which ultimately led to its cancellation. Since it looks like Contra Online was going to take place from a third-person perspective rather than staying true to its 2D roots, it may very well be for the best that this game didn't release.
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Contra Online - Unseen64
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