Contra Force is a run-and-gun-style shoot-'em-up video game released by Konami for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992 in North America only. It is a spin-off of the Contra series and the third game in the series released for the NES (following the home versions of the original Contra and Super C). In contrast to previous Contra titles, which featured sci-fi elements, Contra Force centers on a modern task force who must fight human terrorists instead. The game was originally scheduled to be released as an unrelated game in Japan titled Arc Hound (アークハウンド?), however that version was canceled and instead Konami localized the game for a North American release as a Contra spinoff.