First Look: Blaster Master

LONDON - Although not playable at the show, Sunsoft has given us a first look at the new Blaster Master on the PlayStation. Titled Blaster Master: Blasting Again, this new installment in the Blaster Master series is now completely 3D based. Here's how the story goes, according to Sunsoft:

"Our old champion Jason, weary of his battles, has passed away and his heroic crown has fallen to Roddy, his only son and heir. It is Roddy, with the help of his sister Elfie, who is destined to seek out and destroy the treacherous half flesh, half machine mutations that are steadily multiplying beneath the earth. Having depleted the space they have occupied since their supposed demise, they are now burrowing their way to the very core of the earth and ultimately threatening the stability of the entire planet. Roddy must trek through the earth's crust and find a way to stop this terrible infestation. Like wood worms, they will leave the earth rotten, a dusky husk that will collapse on itself.

Roddy will reveal the secret of Eve, his alien mother, he will uncover the idiosyncrasies of Sophia, and he will fight and win.

But then again, that's up to you... "

Currently in development in Japan, Blaster Master: Blasting Again is slated for release in the first quarter of 2000. Be sure to browse through these first-ever screens of the game, and look for more details on it soon.