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[[Image:Metroid - Zero Mission - GBA - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|North American box art]]
 
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'''''Metroid: Zero Mission''''' is an action/adventure platform run and gun developed and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Game Boy Advance]] in 2004. It is a remake of the [[Metroid|original NES game]] using the Super Metroid engine and with the addition of some extra sections. I would suggest this version of the game rather than the original NES game to any fan of the [[Metroidvania]] genre who hasn't yet played the original.
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'''''Metroid: Zero Mission''''' is an action adventure platform run and gun ([[Metroidvania]]) developed and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Game Boy Advance]] on 2004-02-09. It is a remake of the [[Metroid|original NES game]] using an engine closer to that of ''[[Super Metroid]]'' rather than the original.
  
I played this game, initially not knowing it was a remake of the first Metroid. Having a pretty good grasp of the original, I found it pretty easy to progress, but really enjoyed all the added extras. Some of them even made me jump because I thought I knew what was going to happen, but something different occurred.
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==Personal==
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I began this game, initially not knowing it was a remake of the first ''Metroid''. Having a pretty good grasp of the original, I found it pretty easy to progress, but really enjoyed all the added extras. Some of them even made me jump because I thought I knew what was going to happen, but something different occurred.
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I recommend this games as the entry point to the [[Metroid (universe)|''Metroid'' series]]. It solves a lot of the problems of the original game and improves upon it nicely without changing too much.
  
 
==Status==
 
==Status==
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* '''Overall:''' 8/10
 
* '''Overall:''' 8/10
 
* '''Best Version:''' Game Boy Advance
 
* '''Best Version:''' Game Boy Advance
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{{Spoilers}}
  
 
===Good===
 
===Good===
* The game manages to take away a lot of the pointless wandering from the original game while still keeping the allure.
 
* The new area adds extra game play, and is quite nice for those of us who have already beaten the original.
 
 
* The more-fleshed out story, full-screen graphics, larger sprites, updated music, background art, etc. really make the game more attractive.
 
* The more-fleshed out story, full-screen graphics, larger sprites, updated music, background art, etc. really make the game more attractive.
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* The game's map and navigation system takes away a lot of the aimless wandering found in the original while still keeping the allure.
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* The new area adds extra game play, and was a nice addition for those of us who have already beaten the original.
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* [[Kenji Yamamoto]] and [[Minako Hamano]] did a great job updating [[Hirokazu Tanaka]]'s original soundtrack.
 
* After you beat the game, you unlock the original 8-bit game as well!
 
* After you beat the game, you unlock the original 8-bit game as well!
 
* You can actually save your game, rather than deal with an obnoxious password system.
 
* You can actually save your game, rather than deal with an obnoxious password system.
  
 
===Bad===
 
===Bad===
* Some of the difficulties of the original game remain, so, if you don't know where to look to find the Varia or a couple of the energy tanks, you may still skip them and find the game too difficult.
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* Some of the difficulties of the original game remain, so, if you don't know where to look to find the Varia or a couple of the energy tanks, you may still miss them and find the game too difficult.
 
* While the game also contains the original 8-bit Metroid game, the Game Boy Advance resolution isn't large enough to display the game full screen, so it is obnoxiously squished.
 
* While the game also contains the original 8-bit Metroid game, the Game Boy Advance resolution isn't large enough to display the game full screen, so it is obnoxiously squished.
 
* Interestingly, when you're given hints on where to go next, the game is surprisingly short, even with the added content.
 
* Interestingly, when you're given hints on where to go next, the game is surprisingly short, even with the added content.
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* Nothing.
 
* Nothing.
  
==Box Art==
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==Media==
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===Box Art===
 
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Metroid - Zero Mission - GBA - USA.jpg|
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Metroid - Zero Mission - GBA - USA.jpg|The American box art shows Samus in her original power suit. While I like the style of the art and the logo graphic, I don't understand what's happening with the gun. Is this supposed to be the charge beam still discharging from the cannon after firing?
Metroid - Zero Mission - GBA - Japan.jpg|
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Metroid - Zero Mission - GBA - Japan.jpg|Great art style with a silhouette of suitless Samus in the background, but this kind of looks like a hybrid of the power suit and varia suit. Still, I prefer it over the American art.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==Documentation==
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===Documentation===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Metroid - Zero Mission - GBA - Manual (Australia).pdf|Game manual (Australia).
 
Metroid - Zero Mission - GBA - Manual (Australia).pdf|Game manual (Australia).
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Metroid - Zero Mission - GBA - Manual (EU).pdf|Game manual (Europe).
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Metroid - Zero Mission - Nintendo Player's Guide.pdf|''[[Nintendo Player's Guide]]''.
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Metroid - Zero Mission - Player's Guide - Cover.jpg|Player's guide cover art.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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===Videos===
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{{#ev:youtube|kUT60DKaEGc|256|inline|Review - Game Maker's Toolkit.|frame}}
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{{#ev:youtube|Q6GV9pSs4TQ|256|inline|Review - Boss Keys.|frame}}
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{{#ev:youtube|3WcR9VI_rt8|256|inline|Longplay - 100% items, hard mode, best ending.|frame}}
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==Titles==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Language !! Native !! Transliteration !! Translation
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| English || Metroid: Zero Mission || ||
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| Japanese || メトロイド ゼロミッション || Metoroido Zero Misshon || Metroid: Zero Mission
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|}
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/metroid-zero-mission mobygames.com/game/metroid-zero-mission] - MobyGames.
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{{Link|MobyGames|http://www.mobygames.com/game/metroid-zero-mission}}
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid:_Zero_Mission en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid:_Zero_Mission] - Wikipedia.
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{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid:_Zero_Mission}}
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{{Link|TCRF|https://tcrf.net/Metroid_Zero_Mission}}
  
  
 
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Revision as of 15:14, 26 August 2020

North American box art

Metroid: Zero Mission is an action adventure platform run and gun (Metroidvania) developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance on 2004-02-09. It is a remake of the original NES game using an engine closer to that of Super Metroid rather than the original.

Personal

I began this game, initially not knowing it was a remake of the first Metroid. Having a pretty good grasp of the original, I found it pretty easy to progress, but really enjoyed all the added extras. Some of them even made me jump because I thought I knew what was going to happen, but something different occurred.

I recommend this games as the entry point to the Metroid series. It solves a lot of the problems of the original game and improves upon it nicely without changing too much.

Status

I do not own the game, but I have beaten it in 2:48:63 with 67% completion on normal difficulty.

Review

  • Overall: 8/10
  • Best Version: Game Boy Advance

— This section contains spoilers! —

Good

  • The more-fleshed out story, full-screen graphics, larger sprites, updated music, background art, etc. really make the game more attractive.
  • The game's map and navigation system takes away a lot of the aimless wandering found in the original while still keeping the allure.
  • The new area adds extra game play, and was a nice addition for those of us who have already beaten the original.
  • Kenji Yamamoto and Minako Hamano did a great job updating Hirokazu Tanaka's original soundtrack.
  • After you beat the game, you unlock the original 8-bit game as well!
  • You can actually save your game, rather than deal with an obnoxious password system.

Bad

  • Some of the difficulties of the original game remain, so, if you don't know where to look to find the Varia or a couple of the energy tanks, you may still miss them and find the game too difficult.
  • While the game also contains the original 8-bit Metroid game, the Game Boy Advance resolution isn't large enough to display the game full screen, so it is obnoxiously squished.
  • Interestingly, when you're given hints on where to go next, the game is surprisingly short, even with the added content.
  • I think the box art is kind of lame.

Ugly

  • Nothing.

Media

Box Art

Documentation

Videos

Review - Game Maker's Toolkit.
Review - Boss Keys.
Longplay - 100% items, hard mode, best ending.

Titles

Language Native Transliteration Translation
English Metroid: Zero Mission
Japanese メトロイド ゼロミッション Metoroido Zero Misshon Metroid: Zero Mission

Links

Link-MobyGames.png  Link-Wikipedia.png  Link-TCRF.png