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2	''Math Blaster Episode 2: Secret of the Lost City'' is an EdutainmentGame in the ''[[VideoGame/BlasterSeries Blaster]]'' series. It is the sequel to ''VideoGame/MathBlasterInSearchOfSpot''.
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4	While searching for the Lost City, the Blasterpals are shot down by the evil Dr. Minus, who is trying to take over the galaxy. But as luck would have it, their rocket ship crash-lands right next to the Lost City itself, which might just contain a secret that will stop Dr. Minus' plans.
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6	This game was later remade as ''VideoGame/MathBlasterAges912''.
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8	!!This game provides examples of:
9	* {{Cephalothorax}}: The creatures you make in the Creature Creator are spheres, cones, and cubes with faces and limbs.
10	* CombiningMecha: The Lost City (really just four buildings) combine into a new ship for the Blasterpals after all of the puzzles are finished.
11	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Dr. Minus uses the term "Blasternauts" (plural) to refer to the three heroes collectively. Evidently, the term "Blasterpals" hadn't been established yet.
12	* LargeHam: Dr. Minus has his moments.
13	* MillenniumBug: Like its predecessor, the game suffers from this-- any game played after 2000 will produce a completion certificate with the date given as the corresponding year in the 1900s. As in, if you finished the game in 2001, your certificate would say 1901.
14	* {{Mooks}}: Dr. Minus's forces are comprised of Negatrons, blobby-looking yellow humanoids that appear in the Maze Craze and Positron Splash minigames.
15	* PopUpVideoGames: Downplayed. When the Lost City combines together, the player is given the option to view the resulting ship's internal systems. Each system animates when viewed.
16	* RedRightHand: Dr. Minus has a humanoid-looking left hand while his right hand is a robotic claw. With his legs, it's reversed, with his right leg looking humanoid while the left one looks robotic.
17	* RetroRocket: The purple one from ''In Search of Spot'' returns... and is promptly shot down. It never appears again for the rest of the series.
18	* SpaceIsNoisy: The Blasterpals can hear Dr. Minus's ship catching up with theirs in the opening. Blasternaut initially thinks its Spot revving his jets.
19	* VideoGame3DLeap: This game creates the Blasterpals with CGI, an upgrade that did not carry over to most subsequent entries. And even here, they revert to 2D when they're inside a MiniGame.

Context VideoGame / MathBlasterSecretOfTheLostCity