Sonic Blast Man II

Sonic Blast Man II^[b] is a beat 'em up video game developed and published by Taito for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994.

Sonic Blast Man II
Developer(s)	Taito[a]
Publisher(s)	Taito
Producer(s)	Tomohiro Nishikado
Series	Sonic Blast Man
Platform(s)	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Release	JP: March 18, 1994 NA: November 1994[1]
Genre(s)	Beat 'em up
Mode(s)	Single-player, cooperative multiplayer

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.^[2][3][4]

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
Computer and Video Games	83/100[5]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	7.6/10[6]
Game Informer	5/10[7]
GamePro	[8]
Next Generation	[2]
Nintendo Power	3.4/5[9]
Joypad	83%[10]
Super Console	85/100[11]
Super GamePower	3.8/5[12]
Video Games	48%[13]

Reception

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".^[2] 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".^[6]

Notes

1. With assistance from I.T.L.
2. Japanese: ソニックブラストマンII, Hepburn: Sonikkuburasutoman Tsū