You’ll unlock wormholes that allow you to warp to different galaxies and discover new worlds to blast through. Here you’re treated to a small map of the solar system so you can fly around to different planets and asteroids and explore to your heart’s content. One of the coolest upgrades to your tank is that it now has rocket boosters on the back, which allows it to shoot up into space. That’s not to say there aren’t new weapons, sub-weapons, and power-ups, because there is! If you’ve played the prior games in the series, this is nothing new. You can get out of your vehicle at any time and when you go into caves and dungeons the view switches from a sidescrolling 2D action/platformer to an overhead Zelda-like affair. You still roll around in a futuristic tank, jumping and shooting your way through alien landscapes. On the surface many things appear to be the same. Still, the short exposition pieces strewn throughout the adventure help to tie everything together. This one puts slightly more emphasis on the story telling, although to be honest it’s pretty paper-thin as far as plots go. It’s a full-blown original sequel (as a side note I never understood why the NES game didn’t get a sequel on the Super NES) that’s just as addictive and entertaining as the first.

The first thing you should know about Blaster Master Zero 2 is that it’s the real deal. It was simply ready to play, and play it I did! Imagine my joyous surprise when out of nowhere Blaster Master Zero 2 was released out of the blue with no hype build up or months-long delays. Not only did it look great and feature fantastic gameplay, but it made excellent use of HD Rumble and maintained enough plot surprises to keep veteran fans guessing. Even the Switch eShop was somewhat barren, but just a few days after launch Inti Creates released the excellent Blaster Master Zero, a sort of remake of the NES classic. When the Nintendo Switch launched back on Mamany early adopters were concerned by the lack of titles on store shelves.

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