Hard Corps: Uprising, the Contra prequel developed by Arc System Works, just got new screens. They're in formation below.
The developer, best known for its Guilty Gear and BlazBlue titles, is bringing its cartoon-style animation to the side-scrolling platform shooter. The title's due to hit XBLA on February 16 as the first game in the XBLA promotion House Party. The game was due on PSN as well, but no release date was announced for the Sony side of the shooter.