Blue Max 2001 on the Commodore 64 is a diagonally scrolling sci-fi shooter and sequel to Blue Max, swapping the WWI biplane for a futuristic saucer-like craft you fly over brown, fortress-studded alien landscapes. The basic loop is similar—you strafe and bomb ground targets, dogfight hostile fighters, and periodically land at friendly runways to refuel, rearm, and repair—but your hovercraft can now take off and land vertically, hover in place, and fire its cannon in multiple directions, making it more forgiving and generally easier than the original. While some players and magazines enjoyed the added control and new setting, many critics felt its bland graphics, odd perspective, and toned-down difficulty made it a weaker, less atmospheric follow-up to Blue Max.