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Blaster Master Zero

A loose reboot of the original Blaster Master by Inti Creates, utilizing elements from the original game, the "Worlds of Power" novelization, and the original Japanese version.

83 3 March 2017

Blaster Master Zero is an adventure developed by Inti Creates, released 3 March 2017 on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

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What Blaster Master Zero is

Blaster Master Zero is an adventure game developed by Inti Creates and released in 2017. It is available on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

"One day, a young man named Jason Frudnick, known for being a genius in the field of robotic engineering, discovered a strange creature that he has never seen before. No records of this mysterious creature could be found, so Jason gave it the name "Fred" and took it to his lab to begin closely observing it. Shortly after that, an accident occurred in the lab and Fred managed to escape.Fred jumped into a hole that seemingly appeared out of nowhere.Jason followed, and before he knew it, he found himself in a cave where the battle vehicle “SOPHIA III” awaited him. With his curiosity in this incredibly high tech vehicle piqued, Jason hopped abroad SOPHIA III and began his adventure in the vast…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 15 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Blaster Master Zero holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 78% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2Ghz or faster processer, 2 GB RAM and 512MB VRAM (NVIDIA GeForce). At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Blaster Master Zero launched on 3 March 2017, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mass Effect: Andromeda and NieR: Automata. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mass Effect: Andromeda, NieR: Automata.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Blaster Master Zero — frequently asked questions

When did Blaster Master Zero come out?
Blaster Master Zero was released on 3 March 2017 for Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Blaster Master Zero?
At minimum, Blaster Master Zero needs 2Ghz or faster processer, 2 GB RAM, 512MB VRAM (NVIDIA GeForce) graphics, 500 MB available space of storage.
How many GB is Blaster Master Zero?
The PC version needs about 0.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("500 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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