- 1). Find your missing powers. "Metroid" starts you off stripped of your arms advancements and powers. As you progress through, you'll be given changes to upgrade through your adventures. Make leveling up, the increasing of your abilities, a priority as it will offer you greater armor, more weapons and chances to enter unexplored areas.
- 2). Check your map often. Getting lost will often leave you in an area with enemies and little health. Checking your map will help identify where you are, where your target is and where you Save points and Recharge rooms are.
- 3). Get missle upgrades. Missile upgrades are hidden and often appear to be out of touch. Look for unique pathways to your upgrades such as weakened walls you can blast through and tunnels you can morph beyond. Having 50 or more missiles will be instrumental to surviving battles.
- 4). Avoid enemies. In "Metroid," most enemies have long range attacks but all will cause you armor damage on touch. Enemies spawn upon re-entering a room and may not offer energy when you destroy them. Avoid fights if you can, until you've increased your armor's strength.
- 5). Save and recharge often. Constantly bumping into enemies and facing dangerous terrain can all add up to low health and you in danger of exploding. Using your map you can locate save rooms and recharge stations which allow you to store your game and fill your energy tanks and missile arsenal.
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