This guide also contains some factual errors (e.g., it states that Metroid Prime’s second form only produces “normal Metroids, and not the Fission Metroids” - the author must have gotten extremely lucky and not had Prime send out the Fissions and Hunters), which is difficult to overlook in a guide.
Lots of reading to do, as opposed to the conveniently organized nuggets in Nintendo’s book.
Whereas Prima’s book has all its information crammed tightly together, Brady’s guide is laid out in more widespread paragraphs. Metroid Prime Official Strategy Guide (2002, Brady)īrady’s offering is sort of the opposite of Prima’s.
Still, if you’re gonna buy both games but you only want to spring for one book, this is the only one that covers both. The crowded layout makes it less than appealing to look at and a little difficult to follow. While Prima had budget-conscious gamers in mind by being the only publisher to put out a combined Prime/Fusion guidebook, the layout for both games is complete, but very tightly packed. Metroid Prime/Metroid Fusion Official Strategy Guide (2002, Prima) Nintendo’s book also features complete maps and a walkthrough for the unlockable NES Metroid! Out of all the official Metroid Prime strategy guides, Nintendo’s, appropriately enough, is the best. The index in the back lists every weapon, item, and Chozo Artifact along with their locations and the page of the guide on which you’ll find more details. A very sleek, cool looking layout that’s also easy to read and provides quick and easy access to any information you need. Nintendo’s guidebook for Prime is laid out in a very useful format, with numbered maps introducing each segment of the game and those numbers corresponding to easy-to-follow walkthrough information in the following pages. Metroid Prime Official Nintendo Player’s Guide (2002, Nintendo) Finally, special to the MDb is a collection of voice clips and SFX, many of which were either unused or not present in the North American release. This collection also contains music from the game's trailers and alternate versions of the tracks, as well as unique tracks from the demo version played at E3 and store kiosks and the Japanese Wii version. Thankfully, Prime Blue remastered the soundtrack, removing the blemishes to create the clean audio heard below, making this the definitive version of the soundtrack. Unfortunately, Metroid Prime's soundtrack contains many noticeable audio bugs (clicks, reverb), a result of poor mastering. Note that "Chozo Ruins (Main Plaza)", which plays in the water-filled temple, contains bars that would later reappear in MP2E's "Torvus Bog." While a nod to the original Metroid, tracks such as "Ancient Chozo Ruins" illustrate how dependent such music can be on game space, though other tracks such as "Phazon Mines" demonstrate its potentials for compelling audio. However, Prime is also dominated by what I call "atmospheric minimalism", amelodic music that replicates background noise. Meta Ridley", and finally "Frigate Orpheon" as the first of many arrangements of "Mysterious Statue Room" from Super Metroid. A heavy dosage of remixes includes one of the best "Brinstar" arranges as "Planet Tallon IV", the ever-popular "Lava Caves" (Magmoor), "VS. Metroid Prime introduced new favorites such as "Ice Valley" (Phendrana Drifts), "Artifact Temple" which defined Chozo grandeur, the beautiful "Crashed Ship Frigate Orpheon", and the memorable "Title" theme, which appears in many guises throughout the series. Both soundtracks were released in a single album.
2002 also saw Kenji Yamamoto work on Metroid Fusion, making it a busy year for the man who defined the music of Metroid for over a decade. The soundtrack was composed by Kenji Yamamoto with assistance by Kyoichi Kyuma.
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A departure from the orchestral score of Super Metroid, Metroid Prime redefined the series musically as a mysterious confluence of technology, civilization, and nature. Metroid Prime marked a new style of music for the Metroid series, dominated by electronic scores and X-Files-esque whistling, a style requested by the Retro Studios staff.
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