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| − | '''''Metroid: Zero Mission''''' is an action/adventure platform run and gun. It is a remake of the [[Metroid|original NES game]] | + | '''''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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| + | 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. | ||
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
| − | + | I do not own the game, but I have beaten it in 2:48:63 with 67% completion on normal difficulty. | |
==Review== | ==Review== | ||
| − | Overall: 8/10 | + | * '''Overall:''' 8/10 |
| + | * '''Best Version:''' Game Boy Advance | ||
===Good=== | ===Good=== | ||
| − | * The game manages to take away a lot of the pointless wandering from the original game while still keeping | + | * 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 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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===Ugly=== | ===Ugly=== | ||
* Nothing. | * Nothing. | ||
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| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Metroid - Zero Mission - GBA - Manual (Australia).pdf|Game manual (Australia). | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| + | * [http://www.mobygames.com/game/metroid-zero-mission mobygames.com/game/metroid-zero-mission] - MobyGames. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid:_Zero_Mission en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid:_Zero_Mission] - Wikipedia. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid:_Zero_Mission en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid:_Zero_Mission] - Wikipedia. | ||
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Revision as of 16:08, 25 August 2017
File:Metroid - Zero Mission.jpg
North American box art
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 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.
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.
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
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.
- 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 skip 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.
Gallery
- Metroid - Zero Mission - GBA - Manual (Australia).pdf
Game manual (Australia).
Links
- mobygames.com/game/metroid-zero-mission - MobyGames.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid:_Zero_Mission - Wikipedia.
