Blaster Master 2

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Blaster Master 2

Publisher: Sunsoft

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1993-06^[1]	$49.9949.99^[2]	T-15076

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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.

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.

Magazine articles

Main article: Blaster Master 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #45: "April 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #46: "May 1993" (1993-xx-xx)^[3]

Print advert in VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) #54: "July 1993" (1993-0x-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[7]

Console Mania (IT)

NTSC-U

76

^[8]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[9]

GameFan (US)

85

^[10]

Game Power (IT)

NTSC

89

^[11]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

95

^[2]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

80

^[12]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

67

^[13]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-U

81

^[14]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-U

90

^[15]

Power Unlimited (NL)

73

^[16]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

76

^[17]

Sega Force Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

59

^[18]

Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)

62

^[19]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

52

^[20]

	73
Based on 15 reviews

Blaster Master 2

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	c11e4ba1
MD5	dd38021ff9cb67cfc24a1ad7447e4e3e
SHA-1	20c9b85f543ef8e66a97e6403cf486045f295d48

1MB

1993-02

Cartridge (US)

References

[:File:SegaVisions_US_13.pdf_p97-1] Sega Visions, "June/July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 97

[:File:GamePro_US_046.pdf_p58-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 GamePro, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 58

[:File:GamePro_US_046.pdf_p115-3] GamePro, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 115

[:File:MeanMachinesSega12UK.pdf_p59_.2856-58.29-4] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-28), page 56-58 (59)

[:File:SegaPower_UK_46.pdf_p62_.2862.2F63.29-5] Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 62/63 (62)

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_04.pdf_p48_.2848.2F49.29-6] Sega Force Mega, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 48/49 (48)

[7] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 33

[:File:ConsoleMania_IT_023.pdf_p118-8] Console Mania, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 118

[:File:EGM_US_047.pdf_p30-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 30

[:File:GameFan_US_0105.pdf_p14-10] GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 5: April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 14

[:File:GamePower_IT_21.pdf_p84-11] Game Power, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 84

[:File:Mega_UK_12.pdf_p48-12] Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 48

[:File:MegaPlay_US_0403.pdf_p64-13] Mega Play, "June 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 64

[:File:MegaTech_UK_21.pdf_p62-14] MegaTech, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-20), page 62

[:File:MeanMachinesSega12UK.pdf_p59-15] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-28), page 59

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_003_199310.pdf_p34-16] Power Unlimited, "Nummer 3, Oktober 1993" (NL; 1993-09-29), page 34

[:File:SegaPower_UK_46.pdf_p62-17] Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 62

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_04.pdf_p48-18] Sega Force Mega, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 48

[:File:14000_opisaniy_i_sekretov_SEGA.pdf_p27-19] Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 27

[20] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 36

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Blaster Master 2

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Contents

Gameplay

History

Development

Release

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References