<s>
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
:	I-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platforming	O
and	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Sunsoft	O
and	O
Gaijinworks	O
as	O
a	O
WiiWare	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
formula	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
game	O
,	O
also	O
produced	O
by	O
Sunsoft	O
,	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
,	O
a	O
world-leading	O
biologist	O
,	O
takes	O
the	O
fight	O
to	O
the	O
mutations	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
the	O
virus	O
,	O
using	O
an	O
armored	O
vehicle	O
called	O
S.O.P.H.I.A.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
reuses	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
concepts	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
side-scrolling	O
sections	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
controls	O
S.O.P.H.I.A.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
At	O
times	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
have	O
Alex	O
leave	O
S.O.P.H.I.A.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2009	O
,	O
Sunsoft	O
revealed	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
rebuild	O
the	O
Sunsoft	O
brand	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
teamed	O
with	O
United	O
States	O
publisher	O
Gaijinworks	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
original	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
as	O
a	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
:	I-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
only	O
2	O
days	O
before	O
its	O
North	O
America	O
release	O
on	O
WiiWare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
criticized	O
only	O
to	O
support	O
one	O
controller	O
configuration	O
(	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
in	O
a	O
horizontal	O
alignment	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
controllers	O
;	O
Ireland	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
with	O
Sunsoft	O
to	O
help	O
implement	O
a	O
patch	O
to	O
include	O
alternative	O
control	O
schemes	O
,	O
including	O
through	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Classic	O
Controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
:	I-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
a	O
modern	O
upgrade	O
to	O
a	O
classic	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
identified	O
faults	O
with	O
its	O
controls	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
progressive	B-Device
scan	I-Device
support	O
that	O
limited	O
the	O
graphics	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Meyer	O
of	O
Wired	O
identified	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
attempts	O
to	O
recapture	O
the	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
improving	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
by	O
adding	O
a	O
map	O
screen	O
and	O
tweaking	O
the	O
gameplay	O
in	O
the	O
top-down	O
sections	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
the	O
default	O
,	O
uncustomized	O
controls	O
,	O
placing	O
the	O
strafing	O
action	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
backside	O
of	O
the	O
remote	O
would	O
lead	O
to	O
hand	O
cramping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bob	O
Mackey	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
remaining	O
challenging	O
,	O
"	O
manages	O
to	O
iron	O
out	O
a	O
few	O
unforgivable	O
aspects	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
but	O
also	O
lamented	O
that	O
the	O
improved	O
gameplay	O
in	O
the	O
top-down	O
sections	O
suffered	O
from	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
