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Sonic Blast Man

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Wow, I can't believe I'm the first person to review this game! This is one of my old favorites. It's another side-scrolling beat-'em-up, but with some neat twists. In some ways it's like just about every other (if not every other) side-scrolling fighter out there; when you get hit you lose energy, and you replenish energy by picking up food items that you get from smashing objects, like barrels (defeated enemies also drop them). But there are some cool things about it that set it apart from the rest (or most of them). You start out fighting other people (in the first two stages), but a little later on (in stage three), you move on to fighting weird stuff like aliens and robots. The Blast Man has some really neat and often rather comical moves. He can spin around all over the screen hitting enemies and sending them off-screen; swing enemies around by the hair (even if they have none!) and give them a toss; deal them a big, powerful wind-up punch (and possibly send the enemy clear out of the screen!), and more. Perhaps his most impressive move is the incredible Dynamite Punch, which damages all enemies on the screen ---and which he has a limited supply of! (He can obtain more of them by picking up Super Gloves.) In addition to the food and Super Glove items, there is the Sonic Helmet, which give you an extra life, and money bags that add points to your score. (Another thing that makes this game different from other side-scrolling fighters is that there are no weapons, like baseball bats, knives, or whatever, that you can use! But that's not really a bad thing, because all of the cool moves make up for it!) Also, in addition to the regular stages, there are bonus screens that you can go to after you beat stage bosses. I find this to be an overall really good game. One not-so-cool thing that sets it apart from most other games of this type is that it's one-player only, but I still think it's a lot of fun. My only real complaint is that I think it's a bit too short. Another stage or two, and I would probably have given the game five stars for "overall" as well as for "fun"!