<s>
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
reboot	O
of	O
Sunsoft	O
's	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
subsequently	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
June	O
2020	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
July	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Jason	O
behind	O
the	O
wheel	O
of	O
a	O
tank	O
vehicle	O
called	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
,	O
exploring	O
large	O
environments	O
and	O
defeating	O
various	O
mutant	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
redone	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
also	O
adds	O
various	O
tweaks	O
and	O
features	O
not	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
NES	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
the	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
vehicle	O
in	O
the	O
side-scrolling	O
levels	O
,	O
exploring	O
environments	O
and	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
using	O
the	O
tank	O
's	O
various	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Chō	O
Wakusei	O
Senki	O
:	O
Metafight	B-Application
,	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
plot	O
,	O
combining	O
plot	O
elements	O
and	O
character	O
names	O
from	O
Metafight	B-Application
with	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
and	O
its	O
Worlds	O
of	O
Power	O
novelization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
research	O
is	O
interrupted	O
when	O
Fred	O
escapes	O
into	O
a	O
wormhole	O
that	O
seemed	O
to	O
appear	O
from	O
nowhere	O
,	O
and	O
Jason	O
finds	O
himself	O
inside	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
underground	O
environments	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
encounters	O
an	O
armored	O
tank	O
named	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
III	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
proceeds	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
fend	O
off	O
against	O
the	O
mutants	O
that	O
suddenly	O
took	O
over	O
the	O
underground	O
and	O
locate	O
Fred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
his	O
quest	O
,	O
Jason	O
finds	O
an	O
unconscious	O
girl	O
named	O
Eve	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
a	O
strange	O
connection	O
to	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
III	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fred	O
is	O
a	O
probe	O
sent	O
by	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
Eve	O
's	O
planet	O
to	O
locate	O
the	O
Mutants	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
alien	O
invaders	O
that	O
once	O
attempted	O
to	O
conquer	O
her	O
planet	O
,	O
whereas	O
Eve	O
is	O
an	O
android	O
created	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
pilot	O
and	O
support	O
of	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
III	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
collected	O
all	O
of	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
III	O
's	O
weapon	O
and	O
upgrade	O
chips	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
area	O
maps	O
,	O
then	O
an	O
extended	O
ending	O
is	O
unlocked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
Eve	O
knocks	O
Jason	O
unconscious	O
and	O
leaves	O
with	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
III	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
true	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Mutants	O
,	O
the	O
Mutant	O
Core	O
,	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fred	O
uses	O
his	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
wormholes	O
to	O
take	O
Jason	O
to	O
a	O
base	O
where	O
he	O
finds	O
a	O
new	O
tank	O
,	O
the	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
ZERO	O
,	O
a	O
far	O
more	O
powerful	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
III	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Jason	O
finds	O
the	O
Mutant	O
Core	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
taken	O
over	O
and	O
corrupted	O
the	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
III	O
with	O
Eve	O
trapped	O
inside	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
fights	O
and	O
disables	O
the	O
corrupted	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
III	O
long	O
enough	O
to	O
rescue	O
Eve	O
and	O
destroys	O
the	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
III	O
and	O
the	O
Mutant	O
Core	O
along	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
Eve	O
finds	O
out	O
that	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
ZERO	O
was	O
created	O
for	O
her	O
by	O
Kane	O
and	O
Jennifer	O
Gardner	O
,	O
Eve	O
's	O
parents/creators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
with	O
Jason	O
watching	O
the	O
scenery	O
,	O
now	O
filled	O
with	O
greenery	O
,	O
with	O
Eve	O
and	O
Fred	O
perched	O
atop	O
of	O
SOPHIA	B-Application
ZERO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
two	O
DLC	B-Protocol
characters	O
,	O
Gunvolt	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
and	O
Ekoro	O
from	O
Gal*Gun	B-Application
,	O
another	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guest	O
characters	O
Shantae	O
and	O
Shovel	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
were	O
subsequently	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
digital-only	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
June	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
July	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
trilogy	O
,	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
