Which GBA Metroid is better??

[Spike Spiegel]

I have beaten Metroid: Zero Mission and I am curious about Fusion...I am eventually going to buy one of them, but I am not sure which one I want to get. I liked Zero because it had the original Metroid as an extra but I have also heard great things about Fusion??

[Roseangelo]

Fusion is an excellent game!!!

I can't compare it to Zero, though, as I never managed to pick that one up.

[Mecha Cow]

They are both great, but I enjoyed Zero Mission more. Get them both, they should be pretty cheap considering their age.

[愛]

I agree with Mecha. Both games are amazing in their own way, yet both have the same old Metroid feel. Get them both if you can. As he said, they're cheap now.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Unlike a lot of craped out sequels, those two games both came from the original Super Metroid team at Intelligent Systems, and both retained the original feel, and style, yet as Ai said, both are entirely different. Zero Mission has a more diverse style and is far more colorful, yet Fusion is more moody and far more sinister. Zero Mission's premise is a remake of the original Metroid (and successfully overwrites it with new material that brilliantly interweaves itself with the original content), and is also visually superior, yet Fusion is a far more twisted and interesting story wrapped around an experience where you feel as though you are being hunted. It really works well too. You've also got a sense of companionship thanks to Adam, yet it doesn't interfere with the loneliness traditionally associated with the Metroid series as a whole. The only simi-weak element is it's soundtrack, and that's debatable. Both games feature the same uber-tight control. Zero Mission seems to resemble a comic book in style with beautiful colors, and lots of hand drawn sprites. Kenji Yamamoto's arrangments of the classic Hirokazu Tanaka soundtrack also add a ton to the game, plus the new works he added of his own.

Both are brilliant in their own way, but if you're going to choose only one, take Fusion. I feel it the slightly superior of the two. It is a direct sequel to Super Metroid, and just gets everything right, all the while choosing a completely different style. Fresh and familiar at the same time. Can't go wrong with that.

[Brodie]

Fusion is great, plus, if I'm not mistaken, if you have all the right parts (link cable between a GBA and a GBA and fusion, and Metroid Prime) can't you unlock the fusion costume for Samus in Prime?

[愛]

You have to have Fusion completed, I believe. Not 100%, just completed. Then you can unlock the suit in Prime using the GBA cable.

And wasn't it the deal if you beat Prime, you could also use the cable with Fusion to unlock the original Metroid on Prime? I don't really remember.

[LogicDonny]

metroid fusion - an excellent sequel to super metroid. Despite the hand-holding elements in this game, this game still plays like a metroid game. I really hope the story after metroid fusion contuines. i want to see what happens after the end of fusion..

Metroid Zero mission : The remake or retelling of samus first mission is an awesoem title. Eveyrhting that was in the original is made better and also longer including a new area after you beat the final boss.. What I also liked about this game was the fact you can unlock the original metroid on the gba and play it..


Now besides the gba metroid, what is your opinion on metroid prime hunters?

Mine is this.. I Don't even want to talk about it. The worst metroid game ever.. It doesnt' even deserve the name Metroid.. I owned it for a month then sold it.. I really did not care for the multiplayer and the story and single player aspect was weak. It seemed they made this more multiplayer instead of single player.. I give the game a nod to the graphics and sound but that is all I can give it.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Metroid Hunters is the embodiment of what I feared Metroid Prime would become. Retro though, had foresight, a tight understand of what makes the series what it is, guidance from the creators at Intelligent Systems, and above all else, they were fans of the series, and preserved the beloved style while balancing the gameplay perfectly.

Hunters was developed by Nintendo Software Technologies at NOA. I honestly don't like them very much, if at all. They're known for stuff like Mario vs. Donkey Kong, which though somewhat enjoyable, had a HORRIBLE style, and paled in comparison to the twelve year old Game Boy original in all areas. They make alright games, but their style sucks, and as far as Metroid goes, it's just a straight up FPS with linear progression and hand holding the whole way. Random gunfights and other garbage included. The multiplayer was fun for awhile, but that was just the gimmick of it being on a portable. It is a good portable FPS, but since it has the Metroid name on it, it is a Metroid game, and in that sense of comparison, it sucks. I didn't bother finishing it. Hell, those stupid new Hunters they added almost made it feel "kiddy" in an Archie comic sort of way. Metroid has always been serious in nature, while still maintaining a colorful presentation. It is a delicate balance, and that's not even getting into how they wrecked the gameplay.

That's why I fear what will become of the series after Retro finishes their trilogy, and they did confirm this is their last one. Nintendo is diverting smaller team's resources as well as large chunks of EAD over to more casual games (Cooking Mama anyone?), and Intelligent Systems canceled a 2D Metroid they were cooking for DS after NST's Prime Hunters rightfully bombed. MP2 didn't sell half as much as the original. If MP3 doesn't perform astoundingly, I fear the worst, but it is coming out in the dry period of the year when Wii owners will be looking desperately for something to play, and there are three million of them out there now. I personally hope IS gets their ass in gear on that DS Metroid, and that somebody takes the series into third person after the Prime trilogy wraps up. I just fear who they will give the task to. Who else is there?

As far as Retro is concerned though, I can't wait to see some original projects from them in the future. A quality North American development team with the capacity for original ideas, and the Nintendo brand. Couldn't ask for anything more.



Oh yeah, what was the point? Oh...right. Metroid Prime Hunters blows. Nuff' said.

[LogicDonny]

Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

Metroid Hunters is the embodiment of what I feared Metroid Prime would become. Retro though, had foresight, a tight understand of what makes the series what it is, guidance from the creators at Intelligent Systems, and above all else, they were fans of the series, and preserved the beloved style while balancing the gameplay perfectly.

Hunters was developed by Nintendo Software Technologies at NOA. I honestly don't like them very much, if at all. They're known for stuff like Mario vs. Donkey Kong, which though somewhat enjoyable, had a HORRIBLE style, and paled in comparison to the twelve year old Game Boy original in all areas. They make alright games, but their style sucks, and as far as Metroid goes, it's just a straight up FPS with linear progression and hand holding the whole way. Random gunfights and other garbage included. The multiplayer was fun for awhile, but that was just the gimmick of it being on a portable. It is a good portable FPS, but since it has the Metroid name on it, it is a Metroid game, and in that sense of comparison, it sucks. I didn't bother finishing it. Hell, those stupid new Hunters they added almost made it feel "kiddy" in an Archie comic sort of way. Metroid has always been serious in nature, while still maintaining a colorful presentation. It is a delicate balance, and that's not even getting into how they wrecked the gameplay.

That's why I fear what will become of the series after Retro finishes their trilogy, and they did confirm this is their last one. Nintendo is diverting smaller team's resources as well as large chunks of EAD over to more casual games (Cooking Mama anyone?), and Intelligent Systems canceled a 2D Metroid they were cooking for DS after NST's Prime Hunters rightfully bombed. MP2 didn't sell half as much as the original. If MP3 doesn't perform astoundingly, I fear the worst, but it is coming out in the dry period of the year when Wii owners will be looking desperately for something to play, and there are three million of them out there now. I personally hope IS gets their ass in gear on that DS Metroid, and that somebody takes the series into third person after the Prime trilogy wraps up. I just fear who they will give the task to. Who else is there?

As far as Retro is concerned though, I can't wait to see some original projects from them in the future. A quality North American development team with the capacity for original ideas, and the Nintendo brand. Couldn't ask for anything more.



Oh yeah, what was the point? Oh...right. Metroid Prime Hunters blows. Nuff' said.

great post, dude.. And glad you don't like it too.

I am so ready for the 3rd metroid prime game but I really hope they make a 2d metroid game on the ds..

Metroid prime 2 dragged on because of the key collecting but the world was fantastic just like in the first one.. Metroid prime 2 had alot of good stuff to do the dark world and light world theme was good but not excellent.

The battle of dark samus raged on through this game and was fun.

I wonder what the metroid prime will do in this new one.

[Mecha Cow]

Intelligent Systems canceled a 2D Metroid they were cooking for DS after NST's Prime Hunters rightfully bombed.

NoooOOOooo!

This alone makes me hate Hunters, and I never even played the final version.

Spoiler:

Though I don't really like Prime to begin with...

[Peanut]

The one that didn't suck is the best...oh wait...we're talking about Metroid. Whoops!

[ThirdMarioBro]

You! Go to your room dog! Learn to use the paper too while you're at it.

[Deathknight]

I really need to get Fusion but I can't find a sealed copy and I refuse to buy it used. I loved Zero Mission though. Only 2 Metroid games I really liked were the original and Zero Mission.

[Kid Icarus]

TMB, Cooking Mama was made by by either Majesco or Taito... both names are on my box. And it was a fun game! Wario Ware, but with a point.... and it was cheap.

Anywho, GBA Metroids hm?

Fusion was my first Metroid game, aside from Prime, ever. I played through emulation, which I'm now positive made it harder then it really is.

I bought Zero Mission shortly after it came out (not more then a month later), and I still do runs through the game today. It's fun, it's addictive, and it's short enough that you can play it over and over again.

You can get both used for the cost of a new DS game now though, so I'd suggest you get both. Go through ZM first though, it'll give you some practice before Fusion.

[Jed]

I'd buy Fusion first if I were you based soley on the fact that you've already finished Zero Mission, you might as well get the one you haven't played through already.

[ThirdMarioBro]

If you've never played a Metroid game, you would be doing yourself a disservice to play anything but the original Super Metroid. It comes out on the Virtual Console next month. If you don't have a Wii, get both games. If you can only afford one, get Fusion.

[Spike Spiegel]

I have had a little exposure to Fusion, but in terms of what made Metroid games fun in the first place, which one is more fun?? Give me details here as I am serious about my video games.

gotta love the soundtrack on Zero, especilly at the end...

[Mecha Cow]

They're both fun!

It depends what you're looking for. I prefer Zero Mission in part because it's easier and shorter (ie. more replayable), but Fusion is more challenging and has a great atmosphere.

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by Marty McFly

Give me details here as I am serious about my video games.

And yet you made a thread about Marvel:UA coming to GBA and PS2.