However, collecting this item awakens Thargus, this table’s boss battle.
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Phendrana Drifts is the home of two sets of flippers, plus the first of several upgrades – The Power Bomb. Tallon Overworld has just a single set of flippers, and if you’re lucky you’ll propel yourself high enough to find this table’s Wall Jump minigame for an easy Artefact. Meanwhile, it’s backed by a pretty awesome rock take on Brinstar’s theme.
You’ve got some very typical pinball design, complete with a single flipper at the top of the table. As well as permanent upgrades like Power Bombs and Missiles, finding a morph ball slot triggers a reel that selects a random temporary powerup, with everything from health recharges and a force field that blocks the gap between the flippers, to ammo recharges and more.įrom the two tables selectable at the beginning of the Multi-Mission mode, the Pirate Frigate table is a nice way to start the game. Thankfully, Samus is able to pick up a few powerups as she goes. With some real damaging enemies out there, this is a very tricky take on pinball. Not only does Samus have finite balls, but she also has finite health, replenishing it by picking up items left by fallen enemies, or via other means. This cycle continues until the player has all 12 artefacts and can tackle the remaining Artefact Temple and Impact Crater tables – Not as easy as it sounds. This gives the player the opportunity to travel to another table of their choosing, from Tallon Overworld, Pirate Frigate, Phazon Mines or Phendrana Drifts. There’s definitely a bit more going on here than your standard real-life pinball table, as you’ll soon see.Īfter attempting a few of the missions, you’ll get the option to move onto another table of your choosing by hitting a hologram with an Up arrow. Other missions revolve around defeating every enemy on the table in a time limit or activating certain jackpots on the table. Shriekbat Shootout places Samus in the centre of the table, with the player having to rotate her while she auto fires, to destroy a horde of swooping Shriekbats. Wall Jump requires the player to perform a tricky Wall Jump manoeuvre by pressing the left and right flipper buttons in sequence. These missions are in some cases divergent to traditional pinball gameplay, too. These Missions are instigated through various means, by hitting a hologram on one of the two main adventure tables, or by propelling Samus into particular ramps. These Mission Objectives are special mini-games that take place on each table, and each one has three levels of difficulty – You’ll get bonus points for completing them, but many of them will also give you a valuable artefact. These artefacts are earned by completing certain mission objectives on each table, with the initial two tables featuring the lion share of items. However, the goal, much like it was in Metroid Prime, is to obtain 12 Artifacts that unlock the Artefact Temple table, which is the entrance to the Impact Crater – But more on that later. These fully featured tables have all the features you would expect – Flippers, rails, lots of flashing lights and loud noises, and a whole heap of ways to score points. The main Multi-Mission story mode gives players the choice of one of the two main tables – The Pirate Frigate, and Tallon Overworld. This Nintendo DS game is essentially, a rough retelling of Metroid Prime through seven tables of flipper flippering action – Two of them being more traditional pinball tables, with the remaining four being arena boss fights in table form and the remaining table being Multiplayer specific. Metroid Prime Pinball Reviewīut let’s give Metroid Prime Pinball the benefit of the doubt, shall we? After all, a character who can literally curl up into a shiny ball like Samus makes a more likely Pinball than a tubby Italian plumber. Kirby got his Pinball Land, Pokemon got two different Pinball games, and even Mario got his own Pinball Land, after making an appearance in the early NES Pinball game. Not that Nintendo was averse to pinball games, to begin with. And yes, even Metroid Prime, has its Metroid Prime Pinball. A Link’s Crossbow Training for every Link To The Past. For every Super Mario World, there’s a Mario is Missing. To make bold new endeavours in an attempt to give fans more, keep its name out there, and hopefully attract new fans – Yes, even games sell out. There comes a time in every popular gaming franchise’s life, where it must spread its wings and fly.
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