Contra 4 coming for DS later this year

Konami announced today that it plans to release Contra 4 (CONTRA FRIGGIN’ 4!) for the Nintendo DS later in 2007.

The game, currently being developed by WayForward Technologies, will be set two years after the events in Contra III: The Alien Wars.

C4 is being released to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Contra franchise. It will be another 2D sidescroller that utilizes …