Nintendo Switch Blaster Master Zero Game Gets Two DLC Characters

Nintendo Switch gamers who are looking for a new game to buy on the Switch eShop might want to check out Blaster Master Zero. The game is from the creators of Mega Man IX and X and has the same retro feel you might remember from the Mega Man franchise. Blaster Master Zero is the best selling game on the Nintendo Switch eShop right now.

The good news is that the game has a pair of DLC fighters that you can download for free right now for a limited time. The characters include a belly-dancer called Shantae and that character is a free downalod form July 6 through July 19. The second DLC character is called Shovel Knight and he will be a free download from August 3-16.

After those free downalod periods are over, the characters will cost you $1.99 for the pair reports Gamereactor.eu. Shovel Knight is an interesting characters, he can dig the ground and jump over enemies with his shovel. The video at the bottom of the story gives you some footage of the Shovel knight.

Shantae on the other hand is a close combat character and uses her hair like a whip. She is also able to use magic from long ranges. Shantae looks a lot like the lady from the old TV show “I Dream of Jeannie.”