Super Metroid (SNES Classic)

 

Killing the Dragon Again!

Yet again finished Super Metroid, this time for the SNES Classic Mini. Apparently I haven't written about it before, but I can swear I finished it on the Wii U? Played it the first time on Wii and as stated Wii U and have it also for the New Nintendo 3DS. First entry in the series was Metroid Fusion for the GBA. So, on one hand, yes, the game has its moments. You get the Metroid experience that you expect, much improved after Metroid and Metroid II, both graphically and gameplay wise. On the other hand, I prefer Fusion and Zero Mission with the climbing and jumping ball (I didn't find a power-up for that in this game, and that makes the it rather irritating going around). Also, even though you have more buttons, the newer games with limited buttons actually made it easier to switch between the different weapons, don't know how many power bombs I've used when I just wanted to use a normal bomb. And then we have the fact that the space jump and wall jump don't allways connect. Especially when trying to jump upwards, more often that not I can't continue the momentum for some reason and then it's start over from the beginning.

Now, the story continues right from the last game, Metroid II. Samus Aran have destroyed all metroids on planet SR388 except a newborn hatchling that follows her around. She takes it to a federation research station, but just after leaving she gets a distress signal from the station where they are attacked by space pirates. Samus encounter a resurected Ridley that steals the metroid and heads back to planet Zebes from the first game. There you travel around the i terior of the planet to get power-ups and defeat bosses so that you can enter Tourian and defeat Mother Brain. Mother Brain on the other hand have assembled some kind of monster suit that she wrecks you with until the metroid appears and drains Mother Brain and gives it to Samus. Mother Brain kills the metroid and Samus now armed with a special laser destroys Mother Brain, escapes the explosion and saves some animals (of course you do) and then it's on toward Metroid Fusion.

I really felt more irritated with this game. It takes a long time before ammo for the rocket launcher feels like I can handle most things. It could be that I played the more modern games a lot more and therefore have no problem knowing where they are and therefore is a bit more powered up. It's a good game, but I probably play the other games before this again.