Metroid Zero Mission (GBA)

Gnaargh! Another boss! Mecha Ridley is a dirty great thing that takes up half of the screen and has a vulnerable spot about zero pixels across which is only vulnerable to missiles and is two high to hit from a standing start. So, you have to hop in the air and hit it with a couple of super missiles to break the shield and then another five to beat the boss.

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Trouble is, ol’ Ridley isn’t taking this lying down. He starts by claw swiping you, then progresses to fireballs, lasers and missiles. Space jumping is the only way to avoid these and it’s very innaccurate. It’s a hard boss. What a surprise, eh? I had it on the ropes on the last attempt but then it pulled a fast one on me and gubbed me. So, back to square one. And I just *know* it’s going to be followed by a “three seconds to escape” thing. Hopefully, it’ll let me save.

We’ll see. Nearly there……

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Well, after an annoying but mercifully short stealth section, I now have FULL POWAZ! And I spent the first fifteen minutes or so revisiting all the annoying bits that’s driven me nuts for the past forty five minutes and blown the bejeebers out of the Space Pirates there.

So, it’s now back to the surface I expect. And I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a little Ridley-shaped surprise in store.

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Did I mention I detest stealth games?

And that I have a special loathing for stealth in a game which doesn’t really need it?

People buying Metroid games are buying them because they expect a lot of running around blowing stuff up. They don’t expect to be buying a hiding simulator.

Seethe.

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MOTHER BRAIN DEFEAT0RED!

About two seconds after I sent a spleen venting email to DeKay, I gave it another go and turned that doggone brain into spongey morsels. Immediately following this is a rather tense dash up a vertical arrangment of collapsing platforms. This latter is done against the clock with much booming and shaking and BIG NUMBERS COUNTING DOWN.

Fortunately, all went well and I reached what is effectively the end of the Metroid bit (the second half of the game is based on Super Metroid I think). So, there I was, basking in TEH VICTORY when NO! Pirates! Aaargh! They’ve stolen my power suit(?)! I AM NAKED AND ALONE!

It would seem.

Ho hum. So now I’d better get down to infiltrating that Space Pirate ship and nick back all my hard earned goodies.

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NeYaaaaargh!

Mother Brain is a dirty great pulsating GIT. If I’m not being knocked into the lava I’m being flattened by her Gaze Of Death. I suspect I’m not using the screw attack to best advantage.

FAIL. Must Try Harder.

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How could I have forgotten! Before moving on to the Metroid infested area, I kicked Ridley in the spleen to repay it for my earlier humiliation.

Now, moving swiftly on – one hour’s play at lunchtime has seen me moving across a single deck to the next save point. Metroid’s are fecking evil. It’s the usual thing – if they eat you you have to morph, drop a bomb, then quickly freeze em and missile them. Several times.

I really really look forward to the powerbomb upgrade :-/ I forgot the little blighters could be so nasty.

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7 Hours in. Screw Attack Get! It’s a mixed blessing really. Ok, it opens up loads of new areas and is a very effective attack strategy, but it can make negotiating tricky areas a tad more difficult due to its habit of annihilating platforms.

Anyway, I’ve reached Taurian and finding corridors full of dead space pirates gave me the heebie jeebies. Why is it that the Metroids in Metroid Prime and Echoes are just another enemy, but in the 2D games they’re absolutely fecking terrifying.

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SUPER MISSILE GET! Yay!

Gubbed by Ridley. Boo!

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Best Metroid Game EVAR. Ahem. Let’s see – five hours in – VARIA SUIT GET! HIGH JUMP GET! WAVE BEAM GET! SPEED BOOST GET! 120 MISSILES GET! FOUR ENERGY UNITS GET! SOME OTHER STUFF I’VE FORGOTTEN GET!

Oh no! Ridley’s spacecraft has landed and I have a funny feeling I’m very soon going to be up to my armpits in Space Pirates and I’m all out of rum.

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