Blaster Master 2
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Blaster Master 2 | ||||||||||
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive | ||||||||||
Publisher: Sunsoft | ||||||||||
Developer: Software Creations | ||||||||||
Genre: Action | ||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||
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Blaster Master 2 is a direct sequel to the NES game Blaster Master. It was released exclusively for the Sega Mega Drive in 1993, only in North America.
Contents
Gameplay
For the most part, Blaster Master 2 borrows elements seen in the original Blaster Master, however the top-down on-foot sections are replaced with side-scrolling boss battles, and new top-down tank sections are added.
History
Development
Blaster Master 2 was handled by a team at Software Creations, rather than internally at Sunsoft like its prequel. The Japanese arm of Sunsoft had at this point tossed aside the Blaster Master franchise due to sluggish sales in Japan, however the game sold very well in North America and so a western-developed sequel was put into production. As such, the original team were initially unaware of Blaster Master 2's existence.
Release
Blaster Master 2 was not manufactured in large numbers, and is now considered to be one of the more valuable Mega Drive games.
Promotional material
Physical scans
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Technical information
ROM dump status
System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||||||||
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1MB | 1993-02 | Cartridge (US) |
References
- ↑ File:SegaVisions US 13.pdf, page 97
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:GamePro US 046.pdf, page 58 Cite error: Invalid
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tag; name ":File:SegaForceMega UK 04.pdf_p48" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 33
- ↑ Console Mania, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 118
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 30
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 5: April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 14
- ↑ Game Power, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 84
- ↑ Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 48
- ↑ Mega Play, "June 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 64
- ↑ MegaTech, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-20), page 62
- ↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 3, Oktober 1993" (NL; 1993-09-29), page 34
- ↑ Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 27
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 36
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