Is anyone still playing METROID PRIME (1 Viewer)

[Dave W]

I hate you guys sometimes... I can't really afford to be buying any new games right now but thanks to this and other threads I've bought Resident Evil 0, Metroid, Eternal Darkness and now pre-ordered Zelda... You guys need to HELP with my lack of self control - Not Encourage It

 

[Morgan Jolley]

Dave-
You could send some money to me for safe spending...I mean, keeping

 

[Angel Pagan]

Just finished beating Meta Ridley. Was left with only 18 on the health meter with zero energy tanks. He was tough but I think Omega Pirate was tougher. Will take a break and resume tomorrow.

 

[Dave Bennett]

Meta Ridley is piece of cake compared to Omega Pirate. Though the Metroid Prime is a pain in the butt in it's first form if you don't get the timing down right

 

[Chris Farmer]

Best trick on Metroid Prime, especially on easy, if missile combos. Flamethrowes is almost worthless, but Super Missiles, Wavebuster, and Ice Spreader are devastating. Second form is a cinch after you figure the pattern out.

I'd say toughest boss first time was Meta Ridley. On hard I had discovered the usefulness of the wavebuster, and with 250 missiles, his ground form was a piece of cake. Just slaughtered him. On normal before I saw how powerful the wavebuster was, I had abotu 10 energy left, and that was taking almost no damage against his aerial form.

Omega Pirate I never found that tough to be honest. Used charged plasma shots on normal and hard to shatter his armor, killed one or two of the super pirates if I had time, but mostly I just ignored them, then used super missiles on his invisible (X-ray view only) form. Took four super missiles on normal 8 or 9 on hard. Again, tricky at first, but plasma has infinite charge, does lots of damage, and isn't hard to hit with. Once you get down the pattern of his attacks, I beat him on hard with 2/3+ of my health left.

 

[David_N]

I just beat the Omega Pirate last night after 4 tries. Fortunately that save station was only 1 minute away from his room. Of course that damn plant took me about 4 tries too and I had to climb that tree every time. My map is telling me that all that's left in the main mission is to collect the rest of the artifacts.
Here's a question: Is there another gun after the Plasma gun and another visor after the X-Ray? Looking at the HUD it seems that there is room for one more of each.

 

[John Royster]

You can fill your inventory with four guns and four missle combos.
Anyone still playing metroid prime? I just popped got back into it on hard. Man what an awesome game, it just never gets old for me. The sound, the music, the spookyness, the challenge, the control.

 

[Mark Evans]

It's interesting, but I find once you figure out HOW to beat the boss it becomes much easier. Which is kind of a 'duh' moment, but executing that can be rather difficult :p).

Omega Pirate was mopping the floor with me until I figured out my strategy for him, then I lost something ridiculous like four energy tanks total facing him.

Even better was the final boss, who I finally beat after losing a whopping two energy tanks once I figured out its/her/his technique.

I beat this just a couple weeks back, but I plan to revisit it later when I have some time. Right now playing through Ocarina of Time for the first time is sucking away my recreational hours.

 

[nolesrule]

I'm embarrassed to say that it took me 9 tries to do this and I finally beat it tonight. I realized I was inadvetently holding down the R button at times and it was preventing me from strafing.

Pretty sad, huh. On to Magmoor.

 

[nolesrule]

Well, it took me 6 tries to beat the Omega Pirate. I don't think that's too shabby considering how much trouble others seem to have had with it.

Now I'm into the final stretch of the game. And once I'm done, onto Zelda.

 

[Rob Speicher]

Here's a question: Is there another gun after the Plasma gun and another visor after the X-Ray? Looking at the HUD it seems that there is room for one more of each.

Nope.

 

[nolesrule]

I did it! I beat Metroid Prime!

What an incredible game. Now onto Zelda: Wind Waker.