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Metroid Fusion 03-24-15 02:55 PM
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A True Sequel in the Metroid Saga
An Instant Modern Classic for New Old School Players
By far one of the best GBA games on the market. Why? Because it held true to what made games so enjoyable, despite being plunged into a modern game culture where the AAA is king and graphics are the future. While it may have more in story than it had, that doesn't exactly kill the game. Aside from all the scenes where Samus stops to monologue about Adam, at it's core, you still have to blast your way through many neatly designed levels that you'll revisit over the course of the game; no doubt finding missile caches and energy tanks as you acquire the abilities to reach them.
Changes...ohhhhohhh Changes....
The Last Suit You'll Ever Wear
That being said, and speaking of abilities, there are a lot of changes to the Metroid formula that I'm sure any die-hard fan of the series would have pointed out by now. For one thing your suit, while remaining similar in appearance, has changed in the form of "Poetic Irony". See, as the story begins, it's explained that Samus Aran was at the wrong place at the wrong time. And after defeating what she thought was just your run-o-the-mill hostile, was actually a parasite that infects it's host on a cellular level. Immediately being rushed to the Space E.R., Space George Clooney used a vaccine to kill the parasite. The vaccine happened to be made from the cells of the very Metroid that Samus hunted. So, ironically, the very thing that nearly killed her in the series, happens to be the very thing that saved her life, The Metroid cells bonded with her and they created a new suit to compensate. Now fused with the Metroid DNA, she visits the very research lab that the deadly parasite was sent to.
You're Your Own Worst Enemy
This begins another change in the series that Metroid Prime 2 would later copy. The enemy is yourself! See, after the parasite attacked Samus, it bonded with her power suit as well. After being surgically removed,... Read the rest of this Review
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