Blaster Master Zero

Blaster Master Zero
DeveloperInti Creates
PublisherInti Creates
DirectorSatoru Nishizawa
ProducerTakuya Aizu
Designers
  • Tomokazu Ohnishi
  • Mio Yamaguchi
ProgrammerRyoto Nakayama
Artists
  • Yuji Natsume
  • Hidemi Ohnishi
  • Shin Nakamura
WriterMasato Okudaira
Composers
SeriesBlaster Master
Platforms
ReleaseNintendo 3DS, Switch
  • JP: March 3, 2017
  • WW: March 9, 2017
Windows
  • WW: June 14, 2019
PlayStation 4
  • WW: June 29, 2020
Xbox One, Series X/S
  • WW: July 1, 2021
GenreAction-adventure
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Blaster Master Zero is a 2017 action-adventure platform video game developed and published by Inti Creates for the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch. The game is the second reboot of Sunsoft's Blaster Master for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and was released worldwide in March 2017. It was subsequently ported to Windows in June 2019, PlayStation 4 in June 2020 and Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in July 2021. As in the NES original, the game's plot centers around Jason Frudnick, a young man who descends into a subterranean world to rescue a frog creature named Fred. Players control Jason behind the wheel of a tank vehicle called SOPHIA, exploring large environments and defeating various mutant enemies. Jason can also exit the tank to explore various areas into which the tank cannot venture. In addition to redone graphics and sound, Blaster Master Zero also adds various tweaks and features not seen in the NES game. A sequel, Blaster Master Zero 2, was released in 2019 with a third game Blaster Master Zero 3 in 2021.