<s>
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Software	O
Creations	O
and	O
published	O
exclusively	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Sunsoft	O
of	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
the	O
original	B-Application
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
originally	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	B-Language
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
NES	B-Language
game	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Application
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Chô	B-Application
Wakusei	I-Application
Senki	I-Application
Metafight	I-Application
,	O
had	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Sunsoft	O
Japan	O
did	O
not	O
release	O
BM2	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
reported	O
as	O
being	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
in	O
the	O
March	O
1992	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
mentioned	O
in	O
August	O
1992	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
close	O
to	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
only	O
reminder	O
of	O
the	O
incident	O
is	O
S.O.P.H.I.A.	B-Application
,	O
the	O
vehicle	O
he	O
used	O
to	O
stop	O
them	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
has	O
hidden	O
in	O
an	O
abandoned	O
barn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Jason	O
woke	O
up	O
,	O
S.O.P.H.I.A.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
parts	O
from	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
are	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
robotic	O
army	O
to	O
assist	O
the	O
being	O
in	O
accomplishing	O
their	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
,	O
Jason	O
must	O
stop	O
them	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
wo	O
n't	O
make	O
it	O
without	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
29	O
days	O
,	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
was	O
completely	O
rebuilt	O
and	O
ready	O
for	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Frudnick	O
-	O
He	O
is	O
the	O
protagonist	O
throughout	O
the	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
the	O
character	O
that	O
accidentally	O
discovered	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
while	O
trying	O
to	O
retrieve	O
his	O
pet	O
frog	O
Fred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Jason	O
is	O
young	O
(	O
age	O
19	O
)	O
and	O
could	O
n't	O
have	O
been	O
more	O
prepared	O
for	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
's	O
equipment	O
is	O
fairly	O
simple	O
in	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Jason	O
is	O
mostly	O
seen	O
inside	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
's	O
canopy	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
easily	O
hop	O
out	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
in	O
the	O
sidescroll	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
does	O
not	O
take	O
impact	O
from	O
falling	O
too	O
well	O
in	O
BM2	B-Application
,	O
but	O
when	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Jason	O
view	O
"	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
take	O
damage	O
from	O
falling	O
impact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
S.O.P.H.I.A.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
(	O
sometimes	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
)	O
-	O
The	O
robotic	O
,	O
combat	O
tank-like	O
vehicle	O
used	O
throughout	O
the	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOPHIA	B-Application
comes	O
in	O
many	O
different	O
models	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
one	O
that	O
is	O
seen	O
in	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
4th	O
(	O
2000	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
model	O
has	O
been	O
rebuilt	O
by	O
Jason	O
and	O
has	O
many	O
new	O
and	O
helpful	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
models	O
of	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
(	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
Nora	O
MA-01	O
,	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
Nora	O
MA-02	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
of	O
Software	O
Creations	O
and	O
the	O
marketing	O
team	O
at	O
Sunsoft	O
of	O
America	O
,	O
several	O
things	O
were	O
altered	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
2	I-Application
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
vehicle	O
(	O
now	O
"	O
S.O.P.H.I.A.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
now	O
8	O
levels	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
level	O
containing	O
a	O
power-up	O
or	O
new	O
obtainable	O
weapon	O
in	O
which	O
Jason	O
or	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
can	O
use	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform-jumping	O
characteristics	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
original	B-Application
NES	B-Language
game	O
so	O
popular	O
among	O
fans	O
were	O
preserved	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
viewpoints	O
provided	O
an	O
additional	O
level	O
of	O
gameplay	O
unique	O
to	O
BM2	B-Application
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
now	O
three	O
ways	O
to	O
play	O
:	O
sidescroll	O
view	O
(	O
S.O.P.H.I.A.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Jason	O
)	O
,	O
overhead	O
view	O
(	O
S.O.P.H.I.A.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
sidescroll	O
view	O
,	O
players	O
battled	O
through	O
levels	O
just	O
like	O
in	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
except	O
in	O
16-bit	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
overhead	O
view	O
,	O
S.O.P.H.I.A.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
S.O.P.H.I.A.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Sometimes	O
these	O
mini-bosses	O
will	O
give	O
Jason	O
or	O
S.O.P.H.I.A.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
S.O.P.H.I.A.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Their	O
four	O
reviewers	O
were	O
divided	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
one	O
hailed	O
it	O
as	O
having	O
"	O
better	O
graphics	O
,	O
better	O
sounds	O
,	O
and	O
better	O
play	O
"	O
than	O
the	O
original	B-Application
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
one	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
over	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Application
's	O
power-ups	O
but	O
judged	O
it	O
an	O
overall	O
solid	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
and	O
the	O
remaining	O
two	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
merely	O
average	O
.	O
</s>
