

The players will get a free S-tier weapon on their second day of playing the game and are recommended to upgrade that. It is recommended that players spend as little as possible on these B, C, and D tier weapons. Players will be given a few lower-grade weapons at the beginning to get them started. Players also get a bonus for finishing levels on their first try, and to ensure that they need to make sure their firepower is sufficient. The players are suggested to not risk going into stages with low firepower as some of the objectives may require players to finish the stage with 0 revives, which they may struggle with. The superweapon will deal much more damage against the aliens compared to the main weapon and sub-weapon as the superweapon is much more powerful. At first, players will only be able to play with one Superweapon and use that in fights against aliens. One of the cool weapon features is the Superweapon, which is unlocked after completing stages 2-6 in Story mode.

With more time that players spend in Contra Returns, they will have access to more features including weapons. Do stay cautious however as raids take up stamina and players may find themselves losing a lot of stamina doing multiple raids to reach the next level. raids can only be completed in stages where the players achieved 3 stars and thus completed all the objectives. Players have the option to carry out Raids on previously completed stages to progress to the required level. This is where the raids come in and why it is important to ensure all 3 objectives are met. The next stage will prevent players to participate unless they reach a higher level. There may come a time when players find themselves stuck on a Level and unable to continue with the Story mode. This is a follow-up to the previous point. Want to progress to a higher level but stuck? Do raids Players need to patiently go through the Story mode and continue progressing through the levels to get there. Each mode is unlocked at different levels ranging up to Level 40 to unlock the last mode. It also contains the Event Mode, Ultimate Tournament, Firearms Master, and Galuga Breakout. The Endless Mode is where the player can play and respawn as many times as they want in as many stages as they want. There is also the Boss Challenge where players only fight Alien Bosses. Then, the players only get one life and have to progress through a comparatively difficult stage with powerful alien enemies. This is a homage to the old arcade game of the 80s. The first mode within Challenge that players get access to is the One Life Mode. The game feature is packed with different varieties of modes. This should not be too difficult to progress at the beginning of the player follows what the game asks and upgrades weapons accordingly. There are quite a few stages for players to complete with each stage consisting of 6 levels. Each level going forward is progressively more difficult than the previous level. Players learn more about the game as they progress through different levels in the story mode. The story mode starts by giving the players a tutorial on the basics.
