Blaster Master: Blasting Again
Release Date: July 13, 2000
A 3D platformer, in which players gain a chance to steer a modern combat vehicle, and in some sequences also its young pilot. The title is the next installment of the popular series and tells the story of the further fate of war between people and aliens who want to take over power on Earth.
Prepared exclusively for PlayStation 1, the game is the fifth installment of the famous series of arcade platformgames, where the main protagonist is a pilot of a modern fighting vehicle, able to operate under all conditions.
Story
Elfie and Roddy are siblings and children of the heroes who saved humanity from the invasion of the dangerous parasites known as Lighting Beings, which have so far been hiding under the surface. Both continue the work of their parents and, at the helm of a modern combat vehicle, SOPHIA J-7, they are guarding order on the planet. One day they face a new threat from hostile beings....
Mechanics
Blaster Master: Blasting Again is a 3D platformer where arcade challenges are regularly intertwined with shooting sequences. Players take control of the sixteen-year-old pilot of a combat vehicle, Roddy. They spend most of the time at the controls of the SOPHIA J-7, which can move on land, water and float in the air, and is also equipped with various types of weaponry. Sometimes only the construction of the map requires leaving the cockpit and continuing exploration in the body of the teenage hero. As part of the progress, players are rewarded with subsequent improvements to the vehicle, which increase its capabilities and enables it to reach previously inaccessible areas. The energy shield and homing rockets are waiting to be unlocked.
Gameplay in Blaster Master: Blasting Again is diversified by boss battles against huge monsters. Different parts of their bodies have separate health bars, and defeating them requires the development of specific tactics.
Technical aspects
The story presented in the game developed by Sunsoft is based on novel created in the nineties. The action takes place in a fully three-dimensional environment, although the devss decided to adopt charming cartoonish visuals.
Last updated on April 16, 2020
Blaster Master: Blasting Again Summary
Platforms:
PlayStation 1
Developer: Sunsoft
Publisher: Crave Entertainment
Age restrictions: 12+
