Contra: Operation Galuga Cheats and Tips (2024)

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Last Updated: May 30th 2024 by Paul

Contra: Operation Galuga beginners cheats, tips and tricks

Here are our best cheats, tips and tricks for beginners to Contra: Operation Galuga

How to unlock more challenges

If you're playing Contra: Operation Galuga, there are different modes you can play in order for you to go through different stages. There are different difficulties you can choose from, and you can also complete challenges in order to test out your skills. When playing the game for the first time, you'll notice that there aren't many challenges available for you to complete.

If you want to unlock more challenges, then you need to unlock or buy more characters from the game's story mode. You can then be able to unlock different variations of challenges with increasing difficulties. Challenges can go from number 1 to 4 such as speedruns or rematches. If you want to go through challenges in one go, it would be best for you to unlock all of them first.

How to use the Konami Code

One of the famous cheat codes in history is known as the Konami Code. Usually, this code can be used in a lot of different games made by Konami and Contra: Operation Galuga is no exception. If you want to be able to get 573 credits, you'll need to input a code during the "Flaming C" animation on the title screen, and before the main menu appears.

• For PC: input Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Escape, Enter.
• For Xbox: input Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A
• For Playstation: input Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, X, O

Once you've used that code, you can acquire 537 credits. Also, you'll also be able to purchase the Konami Code Perk from the Perk Shop for 7,500 credits. This perk will let you start with 30 lives when you start in story or arcade mode.

How can you get credits in Arcade mode?

Credits are needed in order for you to purchase stuff from the shop which can help you with unlocking characters, as well as different kinds of perks. A good way for you to get credits is by playing through the game's arcade mode since there are different methods that can increase it.

You can acquire credits from killing enemies to get a score, starting a stage, getting extra lives, as well as having different interactions with weapons. Getting new weapons, upgrading them, and doing overloads let you get credits. Don't forget that defeating the final boss awards you with credits as well. You can have increased credits through multipliers if you complete stages in a row, or perhaps play through the 1-Hit Kill mode.

Is classic mode of gameplay available?

The Contra series has been available for quite some time, and they're available currently through the latest installment which is Contra: Operation Galuga. In the past series, the game's classic method of play involves playing through different stages with 3 lives and 3 continues. Once you run out of continues, it's game over and you'll have to start over.

In Operation Galuga, the game's story mode lets you have unlimited continues in order for you to enjoy the story. However, the same feature applies to arcade mode where there are unlimited continues. Limited continues is not a feature in Operation Galuga unfortunately, so this should be taken into consideration for those who enjoy a challenge.

How can you complete life related achievements?

There are two achievements in the game namely "Steal a life" and "Have a life stolen" which requires cooperation with another player. This means that you'll need to have a second player with you which means you need another controller. There can be cases however where you only have one controller only, so you might wonder how to complete this achievement.

There is no online multiplayer option as well, so what can you do? With some consoles, having multiple controllers is easy such as having joycons for the Nintendo Switch. If you have the Playstation version, you can try out the game share feature. You can do remote play between PS5 and PS4 in order to have two controllers. This would mean however, that you'll need to have both consoles as well.

How to get level 2 weapons easily

If you have the Auto level up perk, you'll be able to have your weapons start at level 2 which is a great way for dealing damage. However, taking damage from opponents can cause your weapon to go down to level 1. This can mess up with your stage run since you'll have a weaker weapon. Thankfully, there's a way for you to be able to get it back to level 2.

Once your weapon drops to level 1, try to pick up another weapon and then go back to your original weapon and pick it up. This will cause your weapon to revert back to level 2. With this in mind, you won't need to trash your level 2 weapon just because it reverted back. You still have the power to restore it, so make sure to drop and re-pick when needed.

Can upgrades be carried over to Arcade mode?

When playing through Galuga, you'll most likely start out with the game's story mode. Here, you can acquire different upgrades and even grind some stages in order to become stronger. You may be wondering if the upgrades that you've acquired are still usable once you play through arcade mode. Well, thankfully you can indeed keep your upgrades!

Take note that some perks use up perk slots, but the life increase perks don't. Focusing on getting that first can help you have more lives without limitations. You can combine this perk with health increases as well as overload heal. Aside from the HP upgrades, you can then focus on the ones that you enjoy the most, and play through the arcade mode as much as you want.

Are there more difficulty modes in this game?

In a lot of games, there are difficulty modes that you can choose from the start in order for you to have a more challenging time. You might be wondering if there are other modes than hard and speed-run mode. If you check out the Perk Shop, there are two modes that you can purchase as long as you unlock specific requirements.

Extreme mode can be unlocked by completing story or arcade mode on hard, while Extreme Ultra mode can be unlocked by purchasing the Extreme mode perk. If you want more challenges for your game then purchase these perks. You'll need 15,000 credits for Extreme and 20,000 credits for Extreme Ultra.