3/5 ★ – Artagah's review of Midnight Resistance.

This game was touted as a Contra for the Genesis by the EGM review crew when it first came out, but I don't believe it quite lives up to the Contra name. While the action and the various weapons are pretty cool, especially the 'up' weapons such as the rocket rain and the homing attack, this game feels relatively low tech for a Genesis game, slows down at many points and flickers a ton too. I don't love some of the bosses either, some of them are just... Gears? But some are super epic! Love the giant gunship, for example. The mechanic of collecting keys in order to unlock various guns and power ups was a really cool idea too! The game falls a little short when it comes to level design and design variety, boss design, as well as the soundtrack. Otherwise, it's a fun little romp!