Sonic Blast Man II

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Sonic Blast Man II
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Developer(s) Taito [a]
Publisher(s) Taito
Producer(s) Tomohiro Nishikado
Series Sonic Blast Man
Platform(s) Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Release
  • JP: March 18, 1994
  • NA: November 1994 [1]
Genre(s) Beat 'em up
Mode(s) Single-player, cooperative multiplayer

Sonic Blast Man II [b] is a beat 'em up video game developed and published by Taito for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994.

Contents

Gameplay

Sonic Blast Man II is a sequel to the arcade game Sonic Blast Man . The gameplay is similar to its predecessor and adds more options, new playable characters "Sonia" and "Captain Choyear", and two-player modes. [2] [3] [4]

Reception

Next Generation reviewed the game, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "it's not a rotten game, but there's nothing here to make you sit up and take notice". [2] The staff of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game positive reviews stating that "if you liked the first Blast Man, then you will definitely enjoy this second round". [6]

Notes

  1. With assistance from I.T.L.
  2. Japanese: ソニックブラストマンII, Hepburn: Sonikkuburasutoman Tsū

References

  1. "Super NES Games" (PDF). Nintendo of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Next Generation staff (June 1995). "Finals". Next Generation . No. 6. Imagine Media. p. 114. ISSN   1078-9693.
  3. Seltzer, Jody (May 1994). "Sonic Blast Man II". GameFan . Vol. 2, no. 6. DieHard Gamers Club. pp. 84–5. ISSN   1092-7212.
  4. Des Barres, Nick (November 1994). "Sonic Blast Man II". GameFan . Vol. 2, no. 12. DieHard Gamers Club. p. 96. ISSN   1092-7212.
  5. Ahmet, Deniz (June 1994). "CVG Review: Sonic BlastMan 2". Computer and Video Games . No. 151. Future plc. pp. 68–9. ISSN   0261-3697.
  6. 1 2 Semrad, Ed; Carpenter, Danyon; Manuel, Al; Sushi-X; Weigand, Mike (December 1994). "Review Crew: Major Mike's Game Roundup". Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 65. Sendai Publishing. p. 40. ISSN   1058-918X.
  7. Game Informer staff (January 1995). "At a Glance: Sonic BlastMan II". Game Informer . No. 21. Sunrise Publications. p. 34. ISSN   1067-6392.
  8. Uggs the Bugg (January 1995). "ProReview: Sonic Blast Man II" (PDF). GamePro . No. 66. IDG. p. 72. ISSN   1042-8658.
  9. Nintendo Power (August 1994). "Now Playing: Sonic Blastman 2". Nintendo Power . No. 63. Nintendo of America. pp. 70, 73. ISSN   1041-9551.
  10. Prezeau, Olivier (September 1994). "Import Super Famicom: Sonic BlastMan 2". Joypad (in French). No. 34. Yellow Media. p. 35. ISSN   1163-586X.
  11. Merenda, Pierfranco; Cardillo, Paolo (May 1994). "Review: Sonic BlastMan 2". Super Console (in Italian). No. 4. Futura Publishing. pp. 66–7.
  12. Baby Betinho (June 1994). "SNES: Sonic Blast Man II". Super GamePower (in Portuguese). No. 3. Editora Nova Cultural. p. 25.
  13. Karels, Ralph (June 1994). "ROM Check: Sonic Blastman 2". Video Games (in German). Future Verlag. p. 106. ISSN   0946-0985.