Blaster Master: Enemy Below (Game Boy Color)

GameSpot editors' review

• CNET editors' rating: 4.0 stars Excellent
  Detailed editors' rating
  Overall score: 8.6 (4.0 stars)

• Reviewed by:
  Frank Provo
• Reviewed on: 09/07/2000
• Updated on: 05/17/2006
• Released on: 09/24/2000
• Originally published on GameSpot: Blaster Master: Enemy Below (Game Boy Color) Review

After defeating the Plutonium Boss and its plantlike minions, Jason, hero of the first Blaster Master, figured it was time to relax. Unbeknownst to Jason, however, a scientific organization unearthed the remnants of his former foe and began to conduct genetic experiments on what remained of the Plutonium Boss. Now, the new and improved Plutonium Boss has escaped, taking refuge in a new subterranean underworld from which it intends to wage an all-out war against humankind. Thus, in Sunsoft's Blaster Master Enemy Below, Jason and his tank, SOPHIA, are called to action once again, this time on the Game Boy Color.

At first glance, Blaster Master Enemy Below looks as if it is a direct copy of the NES original. You jump with A, fire SOPHIA's cannon with B, toggle weapon selection via the start button, and leave the tank by pressing select. As you progress through the game, you obtain a number of weapons power-ups, such as homing missiles, high jumps, and hypercannon bursts. A POW meter keeps track of your remaining life points, while an HOV meter lets you know when it is safe to use the tank's hover function. As it stands, the power-ups, background visuals, and character sprites in Blaster Master Enemy Below all initially appear as if they were lifted straight out of the NES original. However, once you progress about halfway into the first cavern, you begin to realize things are a wee bit different than before. All eight areas, while loosely based on the NES dungeons, are simply not the same. The layout is reminiscent, and constant back and forth travel is still a major factor, but Blaster Master Enemy Below is an original design. With the addition of a password save feature and new weapons - such as the GUN2 Scattergun - Blaster Master Enemy Below seeks to deliver a refreshing twist on a revered classic.

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