Metroid: Zero Mission Review

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Metroid: Zero Mission
4.9 stars
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Sobeita's Review of Metroid: Zero Mission

16th Aug 2008

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Graphics
    4.5 stars
  • Addiction Level
    5 stars
  • Multi-player
    No
Good Points

Zero Mission offers straight-forward game play for newcomers, but also accommodates Metroid veterans with long-winded mazes and puzzles. For instance, the advanced technique called 'Shine-sparking' (introduced in Metroid Fusion) makes a second appearance; this is unnecessary for average game play, but essential to speed runners or item hunters.


Bad Points

Enhanced as they are, the Zero Mission maps cannot stop "sequence breaking"; techniques such as bomb-jumping enable players to escape entire bosses and bypass levels of the game. I personally encountered a sequence break - accidentally - which enabled me to fight two bosses out of order (or not at all if I had chosen.) Some view this as an opportunity to complete an exceptional speed run, but in truth it is simply an oversight.


General Comments

Metroid Zero Mission is an amazing game. Much of the design has been revived from the original Metroid game, but don't expect a rehash. The maps have been redrawn to make use of additional controls, such as ledge grasping and wall jumping. Beyond the Mother Brain exists unfamiliar territory on the world of Chozodia, on which Samus begins stripped of her armor and weaponry, except for a standard-issue pistol, and must earn her armor back by infiltrating the Space Pirates' base. The graphics could be improved with a greater color depth - currently, the small range forces distractingly bright colors. Despite this small setback, Zero Mission earns a ten out of ten.

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