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SeriesBlaster Master

Blaster Master

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First release
Jun 17, 1988
Genres
Adventure, Platform, Shooter, Arcade · Action, Science fiction, Horror
Platforms
Wii, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Family Computer

You've fallen down a hidden manhole into a world of creatures so terrifying they'd scare the rats away. You can panic and perish, or blast your way through an endless maze of tunnels, searching for the secret passages to your escape. And that's the easy part. Because the Masters of the Caverns lay waiting - prehistoric creatures so powerful, so gigantic, they literally fill your screen! So load your arsenal and get ready for Blaster Master.

Also known as Chou Wakusei Senki MetaFight

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Release dates
Family Computer
Jun 17, 1988
Nintendo Entertainment System
Nov 01, 1988
Nintendo Entertainment System
1991
All 12 release dates
Wii
Dec 14, 2009
Wii
Apr 09, 2010
Wii
Jun 29, 2010
Nintendo 3DS
Sep 05, 2012
Nintendo 3DS
Jan 10, 2013
Nintendo 3DS
Jul 24, 2014
Wii U
Feb 12, 2015
Wii U
May 27, 2015
Wii U
Jul 16, 2015
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view, Bird view / Isometric
Where to buy
Keywords
metroidvania, frog, backtracking, mutants, tank
… All 18, boss fight, radiation, upgradeable weapons, virtual console, falling damage, underwater gameplay, book adaptation, upgradeable vehicles, nintendo switch online, wii virtual console, fan translation - english, nintendo 3ds virtual console, wii u virtual console

At a Glance

Critic Score
85
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Languages

  • Englishinterface
  • 日本語interface
IGDB · recorded 3 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 3 Oct 2026