Blaster Master 2

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Blaster Master 2
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sunsoft
Developer:
Sound driver: Sound Images v1.2
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
$49.9949.99[3] T-15076

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Blaster Master 2 is a Sega Mega Drive action platform game developed by Software Creations and published by Sunsoft. Released exclusively in the United States in June 1993, the game is the sequel to the 1988 Sunsoft game Blaster Master, and was produced without involvement from the original developers.

Gameplay

For the most part, Blaster Master 2 borrows elements seen in the original Blaster Master, however, the on-foot sections now take place in a tank, and additional fighting game-like boss battle sections have been added.

History

Development

The Japanese branch of Sunsoft had, at this point, largely abandoned the Blaster Master franchise due to sluggish domestic sales. However, the game sold very well in North America, and so a Western-developed sequel was put into production. Sunsoft of America planned the game, with Software Creations handling the actual development; as such, the original Japanese team were initially unaware of the game's existence.

A Japanese version was nevertheless planned at one stage[4], but cancelled.

Release

The game was not manufactured in large numbers, and is now one of the more valuable Sega Mega Drive releases.

Magazine articles

Main article: Blaster Master 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #45: "April 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) #54: "July 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
51 [6]
Sega Mega Drive
51
Based on
1 review
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
[3]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
80
[12]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
67
[2]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-U
81
[13]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-U
90
[14]
Power Unlimited (NL)
73
[15]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
76
[16]
Sega Force Mega (UK) NTSC-U
59
[17]
Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)
62
[18]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
52
[19]
Sega Mega Drive
73
Based on
15 reviews

Blaster Master 2

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
BlasterMaster2 MD US Manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 c11e4ba1
MD5 dd38021ff9cb67cfc24a1ad7447e4e3e
SHA-1 20c9b85f543ef8e66a97e6403cf486045f295d48
1MB 1993-02 Cartridge (US)

References


Blaster Master 2

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