Sonic Blast Man II
{{Short description|1994 video game}}
{{infobox video game
| title = Sonic Blast Man II
| image = Sonic Blast Man II cover.jpg
| developer = Taito{{efn|With assistance from I.T.L.}}
| publisher = Taito
| producer = Tomohiro Nishikado
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 18, 1994|NA|November 1994{{cite web |url=http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/snes_games.pdf |publisher=Nintendo of America |access-date=October 19, 2024 |title=Super NES Games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611225644/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/snes_games.pdf |archive-date=June 11, 2014}}}}
| genre = Beat 'em up
| series = Sonic Blast Man
| platform = Super Nintendo Entertainment System
| modes = Single-player, cooperative multiplayer
}}
{{nihongo foot|Sonic Blast Man II|ソニックブラストマンII|Sonikkuburasutoman Tsū|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a beat 'em up video game developed and published by Taito for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994.
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.{{cite magazine | author=Seltzer, Jody | date=May 1994 | title=Sonic Blast Man II | url=https://archive.org/details/GamefanVolume2Issue06May1994/page/n83/mode/2up | magazine=GameFan | publisher=DieHard Gamers Club | volume=2 | issue=6 | issn=1092-7212 | pages=84–5}}{{cite magazine | author=Des Barres, Nick | date=November 1994 | title=Sonic Blast Man II | url=https://archive.org/details/GamefanVolume2Issue12November1994/page/n103/mode/1up | magazine=GameFan | publisher=DieHard Gamers Club | volume=2 | issue=12 | issn=1092-7212 | page=96}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| CVG = 83/100{{cite magazine | author=Ahmet, Deniz | date=June 1994 | title=CVG Review: Sonic BlastMan 2 | url=https://archive.org/details/computer-and-video-games-magazine/Computer%20and%20Video%20Games%20151/page/n67/mode/2up | magazine=Computer and Video Games | publisher=Future plc | issue=151 | issn=0261-3697 | pages=68–9}}
| EGM = 7.6/10{{cite magazine | author1=Semrad, Ed|author2=Carpenter, Danyon|author3=Manuel, Al|author4=Sushi-X|author5=Weigand, Mike | date=December 1994 | title=Review Crew: Major Mike's Game Roundup | url=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_65/page/n43/mode/1up | magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly | publisher=Sendai Publishing | issue=65 | issn=1058-918X | page=40}}
| GamePro = {{rating|3.325|5}}{{cite magazine | author=Uggs the Bugg | date=January 1995 | title=ProReview: Sonic Blast Man II | url=https://retrocdn.net/images/5/5d/GamePro_US_066.pdf | magazine=GamePro | publisher=IDG | issue=66 | issn=1042-8658 | page=72| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250216104453/https://retrocdn.net/images/5/5d/GamePro_US_066.pdf | archive-date=16 February 2025 }}
| GI = 5/10{{cite magazine | author=Game Informer staff | date=January 1995 | title=At a Glance: Sonic BlastMan II | url=https://archive.org/details/game-informer-issue-21-january-1995/page/n35/mode/1up | magazine=Game Informer | publisher=Sunrise Publications | issue=21 | issn=1067-6392 | page=34}}
| NGen = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine|title=Finals|magazine=Next Generation|issue=6|publisher=Imagine Media|date=June 1995|page=114|url=https://archive.org/details/nextgen-issue-006/page/n125/mode/2up|author=Next Generation staff|issn=1078-9693}}
| NP = 3.4/5{{cite magazine | author=Nintendo Power | date=August 1994 | title=Now Playing: Sonic Blastman 2 | url=https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Power_Issue001-Issue127/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20063%20August%201994/page/n71/mode/1up | magazine=Nintendo Power | publisher=Nintendo of America | issue=63 | issn=1041-9551 | pages=70, 73}}
| rev1 = Joypad
| rev1Score = 83%{{cite magazine | author=Prezeau, Olivier | date=September 1994 | title=Import Super Famicom: Sonic BlastMan 2 | url=https://archive.org/details/joypad-magazine-034/page/n34/mode/1up | magazine=Joypad | publisher=Yellow Media | issn=1163-586X | language=fr | issue=34 | page=35}}
| rev2 = Super Console
| rev3 = Super GamePower
| rev3Score = 3.8/5{{cite magazine | author=Baby Betinho | date=June 1994 | title=SNES: Sonic Blast Man II | url=https://archive.org/details/SuperGamePower_Ano_01_No._003_1994-06_Nova_Cultural_BR_pt/page/n24/mode/1up | magazine=Super GamePower | publisher=Editora Nova Cultural | language=pt | issue=3 | page=25}}
| rev4 = Video Games
| rev4Score = 48%{{cite magazine | author=Karels, Ralph | date=June 1994 | title=ROM Check: Sonic Blastman 2 | url=https://archive.org/details/video-games-de-1994-06/page/106/mode/1up | magazine=Video Games | publisher=Future Verlag | language=de | issn=0946-0985 | page=106}}
}}
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". 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".
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Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://www.mobygames.com/game/21592/sonic-blast-man-ii/ Sonic Blast Man II] at MobyGames
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Side-scrolling video games
Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System-only games
Category:Superhero video games
Category:Video games developed in Japan
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