Deep in the future, the year 2636 to be precise, the alien invaders that Bill and Lance defeated in the last installment are back and this time they are ready to launch a full scale war on planet Earth and its inhabitants, starting the Alien Wars! In the brilliant Contra III : The Alien Wars you must take control of the warrior duo and use amazing weapons to blast the hell out of all the evil aliens to save the planet and kill their forces!

If you're a big Nintendo Super NES fan then you might also want to get into other great gammes from this genre like Ring King, WWF Superstars and the amazing Wonder Boy in Monster Land.