Contra: Shattered Soldier (May 8, 2002 prototype)

A prototype of Contra: Shattered Soldier for the PlayStation 2.
==Notes==
*Small demo with two levels
*The options menu cannot be entered
*After beating the first stage, it takes the player directly to the second (a cut scene plays, followed by returning to the stage select menu in the final). 
*It seems, there is no way to get "Cleared" at "Select mission" screen.
*Completing the second stage takes the player back to the main menu.
*On the results screen, "Lost Remaining Life" in the final is instead "Lost Remaining Player" in the prototype.
*You always start with 9 lives and 0 credits.
*Stage 2 directly begins in the tunnel segment, the Hit Rate system ajusts to this
*Music is slightly different in the tunnel.
*Uncertain enemy HP changes (may be due to the hitbox of the Charged shot not being aimed properly) UPDATE: Some are confirmed.
**Jetpack enemies during the snowboard section die in one charged shot instead of two (confirmed)
**The worm's core during the snowboard section dies in 4 hits (in the regular game, it dies in two). It might actually be weaker, in fact, instead of stronger.
**Bikers in the tunnel segment die in 1 charged shot, they take two hits in the normal game (confirmed)
**The flying robot in the tunnel segments only shots 3 lasers before charging at you (in the full game, it shots 6)
**The machine gun turret on the train is weaker in the prototype.
*The second phase of the stage 2 boss takes less damage to defeat.
*Relevant enemy mobs (IE, Snipers or shielded enemies) are all blue colored instead of white
*Stage 1's final boss has dead, pupil-less eyes
*-The sound effect for the death of the worm mini-boss in stage 1 is different. The sound that plays during the crumbling/shattering sequence in the final instead plays immediately when the boss is defeated in the prototype.
*The mosquitoes near the end of stage 1 appear slightly different, and have a different buzzing sound.
*Mr Heli Robo has a different cannon-charging sound effect.
*The face of the stage boss's second phase has a different colored tongue. It's darker and white/thrush-spotted. Also, the boss is completely still and motionless shortly after dying in the prototype, whereas it continues to writhe in the final.
*Game Over menu has only "End" item.
*There are no plot cutscenes.
*In the stage select, the background design is different. The stage labels are also different (black plate with blue border, and white font in the prototype; silver plate with red border, and red font in the final).
**This black and blue color is how the mission stays cleared in the final game
*Different motorcyclist that confronts the player.
*Two EDC errors exist in a large gap between sectors 500 and 50000 where no data exists. Doesn't affect anything.
*Miscellaneous Notes:
**Game is emulatable (in PCSX2): Yes (as of March 17, 2021).
**Game contains dongle protection: No.
==Screenshots==
File:Contra shattered soldier e3 v1 00 1 main menu.png
File:Contra shattered soldier e3 v1 00 2 levels select.png
File:Contra shattered soldier e3 v1 00 3 lvl1 ingame 1.png
File:Contra shattered soldier e3 v1 00 4 pause.png
File:Contra shattered soldier e3 v1 00 5 lvl1 ingame 2.png
File:Contra shattered soldier e3 v1 00 6 lvl1 boss 1.png
File:Contra shattered soldier e3 v1 00 7 lvl1 ingame 3.png
File:Contra shattered soldier e3 v1 00 8 lvl1 miniboss 1.png
File:Contra shattered soldier e3 v1 00 9 game over.png
File:Contra shattered soldier e3 v1 00 10 lvl2 ingame 1.png
==Files==
==Acknowledgments==
A huge thanks to Drac, Digital Warrior, Zoda-Y13 for doing the initial research on this prototype! And a huge thanks to the anonymous donor that allowed for this release to happen!
==See also==
*Project Deluge: PlayStation 2 (Initial Announcement Article) (March 20, 2021)
*[https://tcrf.net/The_Cutting_Room_Floor Cutting Room
==Origin==
File:PS2 - Contra Shattered Soldier E3 V.1.00.jpeg|Disc front.