Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2

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Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Konami
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
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Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2 (スパークスター ロケットナイトアドベンチャーズ2) is a 1994 platform game developed and published by Konami for the Sega Mega Drive. It is a sequel to Rocket Knight Adventures. Even though the intro screen refers to it as Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2, it was only referred to as Sparkster on the US and EU packaging. A game known only as Sparkster was also released on the Super Nintendo but is a different game starring the same Sparkster character. Later a sequel just called Rocket Knight was released for the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and PC.

The game stars an opossum named Sparkster who carries a sword and jetpack on a mission to stop King Gedol from taking over the Kingdom of Zephyrus and kidnapping Princess Cherry.

Story

After being rescued by Sparkster in the first game, the Kingdom of Zephyrus comes under attack once again. This time from the Gedol Empire which is led by King Gedol. In addition to this, Sparkster must also confront his rival, Axel Gear, who was sent by King Gedol to kidnap Princess Cherry, the cousin to Princess Sherry.

Gameplay

The game plays similar to its predecessor. The player can jump, attack with a sword, and use a rocket pack to fly short distances. When running into walls when using a jetpack the player will rebound if there is enough momentum left. Unlike the first game, the jet pack meter charges quicker and automatically, leading to more opportunities to use the jetpack.

Collecting six secret swords will transform Sparkster into Gold Sparkster, a superpowered form Sparkster. Gold Sparksters attacks are stronger and the rocket pack charges faster. Transforming into Gold Sparkster is necessary to view the true ending.

Moves

Sparkster blast.png
Sparkster corkscrew.png 		As a Rocket Knight, Sparkster gets to utilize some very cool equipment. The rocket pack on his back automatically charges up when it is not in use; it has two different "levels," enabling different moves with each. Players can see the amount of power the rocket pack has charged up at the top of the screen. It charges whenever you are not using it, and as I When your rocket pack is charged to its fullest, the rocket gauge will start blinking orange. Press C and any directional button to utilize the rocket blast for either level of charge. After using the rocket, it'll have to recharge to be able to be used again. Sparkster can go off in one of the eight directions, and cannot be controlled while rocketing. He can also rebound off walls, floors and some objects if there is enough momentum left.
Sparkster buzzsaw.png Similarly controlled by the use of the rocket gauge, by not pressing any directional button with C, Sparkster will perform a buzzsaw cut with his sword, harming any enemy it touches and breaking certain objects. The attack itself has poor range compared to the normal sword, but does hit twice.
Sparkster firesword.png If the player finds a small circle with a flame in it, they can grab the power-up and use it to enable the flame sword. This version of the sword deals twice the damage as Sparkster's regular sword, but is lost when Sparkster takes any damage.

Items

When Sparkster has collected 10 Blue Gems or a Red Gem (which count as 10 Blue Gems), the Item Roulette starts to play; at the top right-hand corner, players can see how many Gems they have collected and watch the Item Roulette spin. Then, once an item has been selected (entirely at random), the item is dropped from the sky, and Sparkster can pick it up like normal. Items received from the roulette disappear after a short time.

Blue Gem: Used for collecting towards the Item Roulette
Red Gem: 1x Red Gem = 10x Blue Gem. An instant Item Roulette play.
Flame Orb: Puts Sparkster's sword aflame. All attacks are stronger.
Rocket Pack:Touching these will automatically engage the rocket pack.
Bomb:Causes damage. Each takes off one half of a Heart.
Apple:Restores one Heart.
Roast:Restores all Hearts.
Sparkster Head: 1-Up.
Life Canister: Restores two and a half Hearts of giant mech's health (The Gedol Empire only)

Levels

Sparkster zebulos.png 1. Kingdom of Zebulos:
Sparkster desert.png 2. The Golden Desert:
Sparkster flyingairship.png 3. The Flying Airship:
Sparkster empire.png 4. The Gedol Empire:
Sparkster realm.png 5. King Gedol's Realm:
Sparkster castle.png 6. Castle Gedol:

Trivia

In a video from Sega Video Magazine in Japan, the beta form of the game is shown. The differences are that the title screen has a completely different tune, Sparkster's face icon is different, the forest (stage 1-3) theme plays in the beginning of the level, and some other sprites such as the diamonds are different.

Production Credits

Planning: Lucky Jet
Direct and Design: Tat
Character Design: Y.T
Design: Shiori S., Noboru Shirasu
Special Thanks to: Furukawa, Keita Nose
Main Programmer: Lord Unreal
Super Programmer: Masanaka Takahashi
Ultra Programmer: Hanaten Returns, Yasuo Tsurugai
Sound Programmer: O.Kasai, Akiropito
Sound Design: Chiruchiru Yamane, A.Yamaoka
Package Design: M.Yoshihashi, Y.Nozawa
Supervisor: Yutaka Haruki
Producer: Tomikazu Kirita
Special Thanks: All Konami Staff

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
88 №36, p124/125/126
78 №156
87 №6, p15
91 №25, p78-80[1]
85 №46, p114/115
80 №60, p48
88 №38, p64/65
90 №25, p48/49/50/51/52
Sega Mega Drive
 86
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[2]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
65
[3]
Consoles + (FR)
88
[4]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
78
[5]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
75
[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
72
[7]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
78
[8]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
94
[9]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[10]
GamePro (DE) PAL
60
[11]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
87
[12]
Joypad (FR) PAL
91
[13]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
76
[14]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
85
[15]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
77
[16]
Micro Kid's Multimédia (FR)
75
[17]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
91
[1]
Player One (FR)
85
[18]
Play Time (DE) PAL
78
[19]
Secret Service (PL)
80
[20]
Sega Magazin (DE)
78
[21]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
80
[22]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
88
[23]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
56
[24]
Supersonic (FR)
90
[25]
Todo Sega (ES)
83
[26]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
83
[27]
Video Games (DE) PAL
77
[28]
VideoGames (US)
80
[29]
Sega Mega Drive
 78
Based on
29 reviews

Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 195
  3. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1994" (JP; 1994-09-08), page 19
  4. ↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 124
  5. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 78
  6. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 88
  7. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 42
  8. ↑ Famitsu, "1994-09-23" (JP; 1994-09-09), page 38
  9. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 11 November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 136
  10. ↑ GamePro, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 100
  11. ↑ GamePro, "Oktober 1994" (DE; 1994-09-30), page 46
  12. ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 15
  13. ↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 92
  14. ↑ MAN!AC, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-12), page 71
  15. ↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 96
  16. ↑ Mega Fun, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-19), page 75
  17. ↑ Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 72
  18. ↑ Player One, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 114
  19. ↑ Play Time, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 109
  20. ↑ Secret Service, "Listopad 1996" (PL; 1996-11-01), page 69
  21. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 26
  22. ↑ Sega Power, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 48
  23. ↑ Sega Pro, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-06), page 64
  24. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  25. ↑ Supersonic, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 48
  26. ↑ Todo Sega, "Enero 1995" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 50
  27. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 25
  28. ↑ Video Games, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-26), page 92
  29. ↑ VideoGames, "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 90
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