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Blaster Master

82

Community score

32 ratings

1988 · Sun Corporation

Genresplatformerscience fiction video game
PlatformsNintendo Entertainment System

Category averages

Gameplay84
Fun83
Sound81
Technical80
Visuals80
Storytelling81
Category averages — Gameplay 84, Fun 83, Sound 81, Technical 80, Visuals 80, Storytelling 81Gameplay 84Fun 83Sound 81Technical 80Visuals 80Storytelling 81

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15 h13 reports
Main + extras
20.5 h7 reports
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Synopsis

Blaster Master, known in Japan as Super Planetary War Chronicle: Metafight or simply Metafight, is a 1988 platform/run and gun video game developed and published by Sunsoft for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game is the first in the Blaster Master series, and spawned two spin-off games as well as two sequels. The game follows Jason as he discovers a tank known as Sophia the 3rd, which he uses to battle radioactive mutants. The player controls Jason and the tank through eight levels of gameplay in order to find the whereabouts of Jason's pet frog Fred, and to defeat the mutants and their leader, the Plutonium Boss. Blaster Master was praised for its smooth play control, level designs, detailed and clean graphics, and music, but was criticized for its high difficulty level and lack of passwords or save points. The game was novelized by Peter Lerangis as part of the Worlds of Power series by Scholastic Books.

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Details

Type
Game
Release date
June 17, 1988
Genres
platformer, science fiction video game
Platforms
Nintendo Entertainment System
Created by
Sun Corporation
Countries
Japan