Review: Blaster Master Zero (Nintendo Switch)
In the near future on Earth, a young man named Jason Frudnick boards the battle vehicle SOPHIA III and sets off on an adventure in the subterranean depths of the planet.
Pros:
- Retro graphics hitting us with an 8 Bit appearance.
- 183MB download size.
- How to play section for you to read.
- Can rebind the buttons.
- Nine save slots each with copy and delete functions.
- Tight controls.
- Game play is that of exploration. You have a vehicle that you use to traverse the lands, But you can also get out in order to reach harder to reach places.
- You have a main weapon and a sub weapon. One set for on foot and one set for your vehicle.
- HD rumble support.
- Game is primarily played in 2D with dungeon style areas playing out almost top down with a isometric feel to them.
- Multiplayer- Game supports 2 players using the Joycons.
- Game can be played on the TV, Desktop mode or portable.
- Wonderful Chiptune OST.
- The game is based off the NES game from back in the day.
- Big boss fights, Defeat the boss to unlock new abilities or weapons.
- Story is not that bad but really takes a back seat to the exploration.
- Fun to play.
- Keeps the retro feel.
- Many different locations to find and explore.
- The ability to jump out of your vehicle whenever is fantastic along with the water mechanics at work depending on if you are in a vehicle or on foot.
- Unlocking new weapons can allow you to uncover shortcuts.
- Collect health/ammo drops from enemies/destructible or find em lieing around.
- Combat is a frantic shoot em up.
- Dungeon areas have many mechanics going on. Enemies may attack in waves or there may be timed enviromental things going on. It really mixes the game up.
Cons:
- Constant difficulty spikes.
- Controls can take a while to get used to.
- No proper tutorial.
- You can feel lost at times.
- Aiming in the dungeon parts is still a massive pain.
