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Metroid 4:
Metroid Fusion
FAQ/Walkthrough
Version 1.1
Last Updated: 5/13/09
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All guide content is copyright (C) 2008-2009 to me(names below), and may not be
used off this specific web page without permission.
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Real life: Matt Davis
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IGN: BluPhoenix0129
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*****_______IMPORTANT NOTE_______*****
I am _NOT_ responsible for any spoilers that you come across in this guide.
While I only put necessary information in, there may still be elements that
you consider spoilers. Read at your own risk. You have been warned.
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-= Version History =-
[05/13/09] 1.1 Did some minor reformatting and corrected a few typos
[05/26/08] 1.0 First version, complete
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-= Table of Contents =-
Use the Find command and enter the section key ( ::xxxx ) to jump to a section.
Version History ............................::hist
Table of Contents ..........................::tbcn
Expansion Tanks and Upgrades Locations .....::upgr
Samus's Abilities .......................::upg1
Energy Tanks ............................::upg2
Missile Tanks ...........................::upg3
Power Bomb Tanks ........................::upg4
Bosses .....................................::boss
Obstacles ..................................::obst
Special Techniques Guide ...................::sptc
Walkthrough ................................::wkth
Part 1: Enter the Space Station .........::wk01
Part 2: Air Cleaning Duty! ..............::wk02
Part 3: Trees. Everywhere. More trees ...::wk03
Part 4: Who Knew Water Was So Fast? .....::wk04
Part 5: With Heat Comes Power ...........::wk05
Part 6: Got Night Vision? ...............::wk06
Part 7: Freezer Exploration .............::wk07
Part 8: Beat the Oven Timer! ............::wk08
Part 9: Saving the Survivors ............::wk09
Part 10: The Freezer Got Stronger .......::wk10
Part 11: Arachnophobia is Bad Here ......::wk11
Part 12: Killing the Plantlife ..........::wk12
Part 13: Nightmares, Not Dreams .........::wk13
Part 14: The Depths of Sector 4 .........::wk14
Part 15: Infected Darkness ..............::wk15
Part 16: The Returns of Old Enemies .....::wk16
Part 17: Item Wrapup ....................::wk17
Part 18: The Final Duels of B.S.L. ......::wk18
User-Submitted FAQ .........................::ufaq
Ending Information .........................::enfo
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-= Expansion Tanks and Upgrade Locations =-
Having trouble finding what you need for your 100% run? Just look here for
the tank locations that you're missing.
I'll list the energy, missile, and power bomb tanks like this:
Energy 1(MD)
That would mean the first Energy Tank on the main deck. If I had the third
Missile tank on Sector 3, then it owlud look like this:
Missile 1(S3)
I'm sure you can work it out from there. Power Bomb tanks will only be listed
as 'Power', not 'Power Bomb'.
IMPOTRANT NOTE: While it is true that I try to label the tanks in order of how
early you can get them, sequence breaking included, there were a couple of
sequence breaks that I didn't learn of until after their earliest chance was
passed. Others I did not learn of until after sequence breaking was no longer
needed. PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL ME TO TELL ME THAT I MISSED A SEQUENCE BREAK. I
ALREADY KNOW THAT I HAVE DONE SO. I do not intend to change the entire guide
to substitute a sequence break, as it is not necessary.
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-=- Samus's Abilities
There are a wide range of abilities for Samus to recover all across the space
station. These are mandatory to progress the game, so you'll get these
locations just by looking through the walkthrough, but I'll list them here
anyway.
>Missiles
These are your first ten missiles given to you by the data room at the top
of the Main Deck.
>Morph Ball
This upgrade will allow you to tuck into a tiny ball and roll through short
tunnels by tapping down on the D-Pad twice. You'll obtain it from the Core X
after defeating Arachnus in the Main Deck.
>Charge Beam
This upgrade is found in the middle of Sector 1, and can be obtained by
defeating the Charge Core X(see the bosses section). This will allow you to
hold the B button to charge your beam. A fully charged beam is worth 1.5
missiles in damage, but doesn't substitute for obstacles that require missile
shots to destroy.
>Bombs
You'll download this from the Sector 2 Data Room right after opening Level 1
locks. In the morph ball, press B to set a bomb.
>Hi-Jump/Jumpball
Two upgrades in one, you'll get these as a reward for beating the Eye Tower
in Sector 2. Simply, you can jump higher and tap A in the morph ball to jump as
a ball.
>Speed Booster
When you run in the same direction without stopping(after recovering this
ability, of course), you'll have the booster kick in within a few seconds.
Samus will run extra fast and break through Speed Booster blocks until she
runs into a wall or runs off a ledge. Check the Special Techniques Guide for
the more in-depth abilities of the Speed Booster. You'll obtain the Speed
Booster from the Core X that spawns from Serris in Sector 4.
>Super Missiles
This just applies the super Missiles power over the regular missiles, it
doesn't give you anything new. However, your missiles' power will now be
tripled, so you're doing the damage of three missiles when you use one. You'll
download this from the Sector 3 Data Room, just before fighting the B.O.X.
>Ice Missiles
This upgrade, downloaded from the Sector 5 Data Room, will fuse the power of
the Ice Beam with your missiles, so that you can freeze enemies with your
missiles. Unfortunately, this also means it will take twice as many missiles to
kill an enemy.
>Power Bombs
Hold R while in the morph ball and press B to lay a Power Bomb that will damage
(and most likely destroy) any enemy on the screen. It also works as a vacuum
to suck all the released X to you. You download this from Sector 5 the second
time you visit.
>Space Jump
This will allow you to jump endlessly by somersaulting and pressing A again
as you start to fall. You'll absorb this ability from the Core X that spawns
from Yakuza.
>Plasma Beam
This strong beam will pass right through enemies, even if they aren't
destroyed. You absorb it from Nettori's Core X.
>Gravity Suit
This allows you to move freely in water and it stops lava damage. You'll absorb
this one from Nightmare in Sector 5.
>Diffusion Missiles
When you hold down R, the arm cannon will charge like the beam, but with Ice
power. Fire a missile after it's fully charged and if it hits an enemy or wall
onscreen, a spiral of ice will expand across the room, freezing any enemy it
touches. This handy download is waiting for you in Sector 4.
>Wave Beam
Obtained from the Infected B.O.X., this beam will spiral in a way that will
allow the beam to travel through walls and shutters.
>Screw Attack
This is the ultimate upgrade. The only enemy that this thing won't destroy is
a boss, and it activates just by spin jumping. The effect will also take out
any Screw Attack block, bomb block, or broken block. This awesome ability is
absorbed from Ridley in Sector 1.
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-=- Energy Tanks
There are a total of 20 energy tanks to acquire throughout the game, resulting
in a total of 2099 health. Each one gives you 100 health.
[Main Deck]
Energy 1(MD): This is sitting on the floor in plain view just before facing
Arachnus.
Energy 2(MD): Stand on top of the metal bar just to the right of Energy 1(MD)
and fire a missile straight up, then take care of the broken block with a
regular shot. Jump up into this tunnel and go into the next room to find this
energy tank waiting for you.
Energy 3(MD): This tank has no tricks, nothing hiding it, it's just sitting
on the floor, waiting for you when you go on your way to fight Yakuza.
[Sector 1]
Energy 1(S1): In the room just past the first atmospheric stabilizer, shoot at
the lower 'square' of the ledge in the middle of the room to clear the opening
to a tunnel that holds this tank.
Energy 2(S1): This tank can be obtained right after the Speed Booster, or
once you have the Space Jump. Go down to the Save Room that was just before
the Charge Beam Core X boss. Shoot open the door, then charge your beam. From
the back of the room, start running. When you get to the next room, shoot your
charge shot to clear the enemies from your path and quickly shoot open the
door. Start a shine charge in the third room as soon as the Speed Booster
starts to work, then get up to the door and shoot it open. If you don't have
Space Jump, jump to the ladder and quickly jump back off to make it up to the
ledge. Shinespark into the next room and hold left to hit the ramp and go into
a run. Hit down again before you get to the ledge where the Chozo Statue is,
then stand where the statue is and Shinespark straight up. You'll crash through
the Speed Booster blocks and be able to access this tank.
Energy 3(S1): In the room past the elevator coming from the Restricted Zone,
jump to the top of the first wall, then charge a missile and let it go. You'll
freeze the Ripper, break the missile blocks, and reveal the tank all at once.
[Sector 2]
Energy 1(S2): You'll find this tank just above the Boss Door, no tricks. All
you have to do is walk over and grab it.
Energy 2(S2): Go through the right door at the top of the tall shaft just past
Nettori. Clear the enemies from the room, then jump against the right wall to
find a hidden tunnel. Lay a Power Bomb to reveal the tank, then just jump up
to it.
Energy 3(S2): In the Level 1 Security Room, Screw Attack through the top left
corner of the room and go through the door. Every floor in this room except the
ones the tanks rest on, the lowest floor, and the platform you're on upon
entering the room are pit blocks. You have to Space Jump over these blocks with
good timing to reach the end. When you reach a fork, take the higher path to
reach the Energy Tank. This is considerably easier than the Power Bomb Tank.
[Sector 3]
Energy 1(S3): In the first room past the Recharge Room, go through the door
on the left, just above the very bottom door that leads to the Security Room.
This is a superheated hall, but it's short enough to make it through without
the Varia Suit. Place a bomb on the wall then run through and clear out any
obstacles in the way. Go back to the front of the room, then start running
from the front of the ledge. You have to Shinespark at the end of the room
to clear the Speed Booster blocks, then repeat the run process. This time, once
you have your shine charge, wall jump up to the next level and quickly position
yourself to Shinespark straight up into the little 'cave' that this tank is in.
You can get this at three points: when you first enter Sector 3, after the
Varia Suit, or after the Space Jump. Each upgrade makes this a little easier.
Energy 2(S3): From the room just above where you fought the B.O.X., start on
the right and run all the way to the left. Start a shine charge, open the door,
then Shinespark through the door and some Speed Booster blocks. There is a bomb
block in the indent to the left wall. Blow it open to drop down and find this
tank hidden inside another bomb block.
Energy 3(S3): From the tall shaft with all the wall enemies, drop to the bottom
and go through the door on the right. Shoot the wall on the right to reveal a
secret room. Jump up to the ledge and freeze the enemy here when it's placed
right to jump up to the ledge. Drop to the floor in the next room, and jump
to the first platform. The rest of the platforms are pit blocks, so freeze the
enemies to get across. Climb up to the ledge from the final enemy to find this
tank. Jump up to the next ledge and use this path to leave since it leads you
to Missile 7(S3).
[Sector 4]
Energy 1(S4): From the room that's just past the large room(by large I mean the
one that's 3x3 spaces on the map), go through the top left door. This room
is divided into two small shafts and a hall, but it's all one room. Make your
way through all the enemies to the top, and through the door is this tank.
Energy 2(S4): In the shaft right after the Level 4 Security Room, jump halfway
up until you see the wall cave in to the right. Land in there, then enter the
morph ball and jump to enter the hollow wall. In the next room, shoot all the
gray blocks in the middle, then lay a Power Bomb to release the X from the
enemies. Move out of the way, so that some of the X can form into golden
enemies on the right. You should see the Missile Blocks where the Power Bomb
revealed them, so open that box and kill both of the golden enemies, unlocking
the door at the bottom. Inside, lay a Power Bomb to clear the room of enemies
and blocks, as well as reveal the tank.
[Sector 5]
Energy 1(S5): In the shaft just past the Data Room, grab the ladder on the way
down, then freeze the Ripper here and use it to reach the door on the other
side. There's a Fake Energy inside, so kill it, then enter the morph ball on
top of the small platform. Lay two bombs against the wall here to reveal the
tank.
Energy 2(S5): In the room just past the sloping room on your way to Nightmare,
shoot the lower floor to fall down into a water tank-like area, and hold to the
left wall. When you see a small hole in the right wall, fire a missile into the
left wall on the same horizontal line that the hole in the right wall is. If
you do it right, you'll open a hole and grab a ledge, but you can come back
later with the Gravity Suit if you miss it. In this room, lay a Power Bomb to
memorize the pit block locations, then exit and reenter the room. You can't
lay another bomb, or else you'll eject the metal pole again, so jump in the
morph ball over the pit blocks that you should have memorized. There's a hollow
block near the left wall to get you up. On the last jump, pull up to exit the
morph ball and grab the ledge.
Energy 3(S5): Lay a Power Bomb in the room immediately before Nightmare to
reveal the true path to this tank, instead of missing it due to pit blocks.
[Sector 6]
Energy 1(S6): On the lower right wall of the first dark room(second room from
the Recharge Room), jump and set a bomb against the wall. If you put the bomb
in the right spot, you'll open the hole that leads to the room containing this
tank. From the end of the ledge in here, jump as a ball and set a bomb just
below the ceiling. You'll open the correct tunnel that leads to the tank. Set
a bomb at the end of this tunnel to reach it.
Energy 2(S6): This is waiting for you with absolutely no tricks at all, just a
couple of rooms before the hall with the Sector 6 SA-X encounter.
Energy 3(S6): Through the lower left door in the first shaft from the Data
Room, Screw Attack onto the block in the middle of the floor, then run from the
ledge at the left into the shaft and Shinespark directly across from the door
into the right wall. Enter the door here, then place bombs carefully across the
4 platforms. (From left to right) On #1, place it in the middle. #2 in the
middle. #3, place one on the left corner, then one on the right corner using
the metal bar to get a little further away from the corner. #4, place it just
a little(like half a 'block') to the left of the center. Now run from the left
to right and Shinespark through the Speed Booster blocks in front of the tank.
Precision Screw Shining might also work. You'll need to build up a shine charge
again to make it through the wall outside of the room.
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-=- Missile Tanks
You'll find 48 missile tanks through the game, resulting in an end amount of
250 missiles, as each missile tank rewards you an extra 5 missiles.
[Main Deck]
Missile 1(MD): This is in plain sight on the floor just past the giant wires
when you make your way towards Arachnus.
Missile 2(MD): In the room just left of Missile 1(MD), shoot at the corner
(the one facing out, not the corner of the wall)of the second 'step' to reveal
this missile hiding in the floor.
Missile 3(MD): After obtaining the morph ball, roll through the short tunnel
that's halfway up the shaft to the left of the Navigation Room near the
main elevator. You'll find this tank lying in plain sight.
Missile 4(MD): From the hall right next to the main elevator, run from the
right to the left and speed boost into the hole that the SA-X made. You'll
crash through Speed Booster blocks in a secret room and be able to pick up the
tank.
Missile 5(MD): When you're saving the survivors, simply shoot the first shutter
on the bottom floor of the Habitation Deck to find this. If you passed it the
first time, refer to the walkthrough for the way to navigate the Habitation
Deck.
Missile 6(MD): In the first hall to the right of the first Navigation Room,
shoot the floor where it's thin(you may need to search, it's on the left side
of the room) to open a hole, then lay a Power Bomb to clear the two large
blocks as well as reveal the missile.
Missile 7(MD): Halfway down the large room just before Yakuza, after you've
shot through three floors, place a bomb on the left wall, then another one on
the wall past it to clear the path to the missile.
[Sector 1]
Missile 1(S1): In the first Save Room besides the one next to the Navigation
Room, shoot at the crack in the wall. Jump up, then enter the morph ball in
midair. Hold right as you fall, and if you did it right, you'll slide into the
tunnel. You can either wall jump up the shaft now of come back later after
you've obtained the Space Jump.
Missile 2(S1): After you've gone through the long hall and are in the shaft
filled with Space Pirates, jump across the top of the shaft and enter the next
room. Use the ladder on the ceiling to climb over the lava and find this tank
waiting patiently on a platform.
Missile 3(S1): From the platform that Missile 2(S1) was on, dive into the lava
off the LEFT side, then hold right to the bottom. At the very bottom, enter the
morph ball and roll through the hidden passage. Stand up and jump to the tank.
Quickly get back into the morph ball and roll back through the tunnel. Stand,
then jump up the three platforms and out of the lava. You can do this without
the Gravity Suit as long as you have three Energy Tanks, but if you're too
slow, just come back when you do have the Gravity Suit.
Missile 4(S1): This tank is sitting next to the wall in the room you can enter
by going through the top left door in the room of the stabilizer near the
bottom right area of Sector 1.
Missile 5(S1): Right after the Charge Beam Core X, shoot a missile and two
beam shots at the left wall to open a tunnel to a secret room. Roll into the
room and shoot down all the enemies. The tank is waiting in the water at the
lower part of the room.
Missile 6(S1): When you have the Speed Booster, go to the really long hall
filled with enemies(there's a Space Pirate shaft to the left of it). Speed
boost from the right to the left, and hold a shine charge in the next room.
Shoot the door on the left open, then Shinespark through. Hold left all the way
to the wall, where you should grab the ledge to pull up and reach the missile.
You'll have to jump into the lava to get back if you don't have the Space Jump,
but that's not too much of a problem.
[Sector 2]
Missile 1(S2): Right after you get the Bomb data, there's a couple of bomb
blocks on the right wall of the room connected to the Data Room. Through these
lies your first Missile Tank of Sector 2.
Missile 2(S2): In the first room you find with a blue Keyhunter in it after
downloading bombs, go to the bottom of this room and lay a bomb on the side
of the small ledge. You'll open up a tunnel that has pit blocks on one end and
bomb block on the other. Use either method to go down to this plain-sight tank
and use the bomb blocks to get out.
Missile 3(S2): After you have the Hi-Jump/Jumpball, go back to the large shaft.
Go through the door across from the door that was broken by the SA-X, and jump
up to the ceiling ladder. Across it lies this tank.
Missile 4(S2): In the same room as Missile 3(S2), fall to the bottom. Kill the
fish enemies, then lay a bomb on the tree closest to the left wall. A metal
pole will rise up, allowing you to jump and grab the ledge to roll through. In
the next room, place a bomb between the flower and the tree to raise another
metal pole. From the top, use the Jumpball to jump and place a bomb on the
separate block in the wall, then jump up to it and grab it as a ledge to roll
through. After grabbing the tank, place a bomb on the raised block in the
previous room to get back through.
Missile 5(S2): On your first trip through Sector 2, in the room just before
returning to the first room(after you've gotten the Hi-Jump/Jumpball and all
that), there are two ledges use to climb to the top of this room. Roll into the
second, higher one and place a bomb on the wall. The missile is waiting at
the back of this room, and you can use the hidden passage on top of the left
wall here to exit.
Missile 6(S2): From the first room past the Recharge Room, go through the
middle right door. Kill the enemies if they are in the way, then use the
Jumpball with bombs to clear a hole in the right wall. The tank sits waiting
for you in that secret room.
Missile 7(S2): In the room just below the Recharge Room, there are two organic
pillars. The one close to the door is safe ot walk on unless you kill one of
the floating enemies and give it an X to rise up from. The one near the far
wall(and the tank) is already risen and dangerous. If you jump right(with the
Hi-Jump), you can land on it near the other side of it, and the damage recoil
will send you off to the other side of it to pick up the tank. Use the same
method to get back. If you can't do this, just come back after you have the
Ice Missiles.
Missile 8(S2): Return to the tallish shaft right past the Data Room. At the
top, shoot the 'short' 'block' on the left wall to reveal a secret room. The
missile waits in sight at the top of this room.
Missile 9(S2): In the room where you fought the Eye Tower, Screw Attack through
the top right corner and go through the door. Drop down to the bottom of this
room and run from the right to the left. Hold a shine charge at the left wall
and spin jump up. Fire your beam to end the spin, then Shinespark right when
you're in line with the Speed Booster blocks guarding the tank. You can lay a
Power Bomb if you don't know where they are.
NOTE: If you followed the order in the guide, this will be your last Missile
Tank you collect!
[Sector 3]
Missile 1(S3): In the first room past the Recharge Room, go through the door
on the left, just above the very bottom door that leads to the Security Room.
This is a superheated hall, but it's short enough to make it through without
the Varia Suit. At the end lies your tank, but if you came without the Varia
Suit and we slow or fell in the lava too much, you might have to pick up
Energy 1(S3) now to make it back alive.
Missile 2(S3): In the hall connected to the Security Room, there are two
broken blocks on the floor to the left of the first hill. Shoot the floor to
fall down and destroy the two enemies here. Then shoot the ceiling one 'block'
from the right wall to reveal this tank. Jump up and get it for your next 5
missiles.
Missile 3(S3): Fall to the bottom of the long shaft(the one marked on the map,
not the one with the two Power Bombs in it) and go through the right door.
Kill all the enemies in your way, then roll up on top of the block in the
middle of the room, lay a bomb in the center, and claim your prize.
Missile 4(S3): This is the one unavoidable tank in the entire game, so you'll
encounter it on your play through the game. No reason for me to explain it.
Missile 5(S3): To the left of the Recharge Room that was discovered close to
the Data Room, kill the enemies and feed the purple X barrier 3 missiles to
open your path to this patient Missile Tank.
Missile 6(S3): From the room just above where you fought the B.O.X., kill all
the enemies, then run from the left of the room to the right. When you reach
the tiny slope and ledge, Shinespark diagonally Up-Left from beside the ledge.
You should crash through the broken and Speed Booster blocks and find the tank
sitting in view.
Missile 7(S3): Right after getting Energy 3(S3), you'll easily pick this one
up on your route to leave the room.
[Sector 4]
Missile 1(S4): In the large room close to the Recharge Room(it's the only
3x3 room on the map), there should be a high hanging platform to let you jump
up into the room above you. On the other side of this room(near the Save Room
here), it's possible to Wall Jump up to the top. If you can't do this, you'll
fall into the top of this room on your way from Serris. It's easy to see where
you need to lay the bomb here, so do that then roll through the tunnel. Again,
lay a bomb on the separated part of the wall. Roll into the small indent in the
wall and lay one more bomb to reveal this tank.
Missile 2(S4): After you pick up Missile 2(S4), get up on the ladder and fire
two missiles from the middle of the ladder. Then grab the hole as a ledge and
roll up into the morph ball. There's a hidden hole in the floor here that will
let you out; you don't have to shoot anything. Fall down the two ledges here
and try to jump over the gap, because there are pit blocks below it. Jump up
and shoot to the right at the top of the indent in the ceiling to reveal the
path to this tank.
Missile 3(S4): On the map, there's a single room that's four spaces long and
two spaces tall. From this room, find the opening in the ceiling and jump up
into the secret room. All you need to do is climb up the ladder here and hold
up at the top. You'll enter the morph ball and roll into the room that houses
this tank. Kill the enemies to get them out of your way, then just jump in the
water and roll over to the tank.
Missile 4(S4): Right after lowering the water level, this tank sits dead in
your path to leave the Pump Control Room.
Missile 5(S4): On your way out of Sector 4 for the first time, you'll spot this
missile waiting in a tank of water above you when you try to Speed Boost out of
the room next to the shaft connected to the Pump Control Room. Stop running and
grab this missile then return to the previous room and begin your run again.
Missile 6(S4): You can get this missile once you have the Speed Booster. Run
from the Navigation Room over through the Recharge Room and hold a shine charge
just past it. Jump down and quickly go through the door at the lower right.
Fall(don't jump) down and Shinespark to the right when you can hit the ramp.
If you wait until you hit the ground, however, you'll be too late. Build more
charge time by using this ramp, then go to the room on the left, and Shinespark
dead through the purple X barrier. Then go and left and lay a bomb under the
wires against the wall to reveal the missile. An alternate method, if you're
fast enough, is to run past the barrier before it's done forming. You can also
come back with the Super Missiles.
Missile 7(S4): In the first shaft of 'lower' Sector 4, go through the door on
the right, just below the Save Room. Go to the back of this room, clearing the
enemies and visible broken blocks along the way. The tank lies behind the final
set of broken blocks.
Missile 8(S4): In the first shaft of the 'depths'(connecting to the Save Room),
go through the bottom right door. In the 'tube' in this room, lay a Power Bomb
and drop down. This missile is waiting for you, but you'll need to remove the
enemies to make it out.
Missile 9(S4): In the same room as Power 4(S4), hold to the left wall as you
drop down and exit. You should hold on to a hidden ledge that leads to the tank
when you pull up and roll through it.
[Sector 5]
Missile 1(S5): At the bottom of the shaft just past the Data Room, enter the
morph ball and jump into the hidden passage located in the small indent in the
wall. Shoot the ceiling at the right wall, then jump up and kill the enemy
here. Don't absorb the X, but wait for it to reform into another enemy. When
this one jumps, freeze it, then jump on top and reach the ledge. Kill the enemy
here again, and wait for the X to reform into a Ripper. Now for the tricky
part. You need to freeze the Ripper in a spot that you can jump to without
falling, but it also has to be close enough to the indent in the ceiling that
you can reach the missile. Once you've revealed the missile, you'll need to
jump almost perfectly(don't spin jump) to get to the missile. If you can't do
this now, come back with the Space Jump.
Missile 2(S5): From the shaft immediately after the Recharge Room, fall to the
bottom and go through the door on the right. Get the large enemy out of the
way, then jump as in the morph ball and lay a bomb against the top right corner
of the room. You'll need to exit the morph ball before you can reach the tank.
Missile 3(S5): In the shaft immediately after the Recharge Room, go through
the bottom left door. Clear the enemies out of your way, then go below the box
holding the visible missile. The block two 'spaces' left of the missile(it's
also right next to the wall of the box) is fake, so jump in from there. Grab
the missile and fall through the pit block.
Missile 4(S5): From the room containing Missile 3(S5), run all the way right
to the first large room and hold a shine charge just before you fall off the
ledge. Shinespark up through the hole in the ceiling and hold over onto the
ledge once the spark is broken. Let the enemy jump up, then freeze it and use
it to jump up to the door. The missile is waiting inside. If you can't do this,
you can actually use the lower enemies to scale up like a ladder without using
the Shinespark, but Shinesparking makes it feel more like a sequence break, no?
You can also come back after Nightmare has torn up the place.
[Sector 6]
Missile 1(S6): In the first dark room(second room from the Recharge Room), get
to the lowest floor, then plant a bomb on the left wall during a jump. If you
put the bomb in the right spot, you'll open the hole that leads straight to
this tank.
Missile 2(S6): After you get the Varia Suit, backtrack to the room that has
multiple large broken blocks filled with blue X. Lay a bomb in the bottom left
corner, and roll through the hidden passage(it'll still be hidden but you can
roll through the wall). Kill all the enemies here then roll up into the ledge
sticking out of the left wall. Lay two bombs against the wall to uncover this
tank.
Missile 3(S6): At the top of the shaft connecting to the Save Room(just after
the Barrier Core X boss), go through the left door at the top. This missile
sits in view, already uncovered, but it rests on pit blocks. You can see a
support beam like rock from below the current floor. The column that this beam
is on is a good place to jump on. Jump from the right distance and land on the
tank before falling through the pit blocks.
Missile 4(S6): When you fall through the pit blocks that Missile 3(S6) was on,
hold left on the way down and fall against the wall. You should grab a ledge
that you can pull up into. In this room, the missile hides in the ceiling.
Shoot the part of the ceiling near the center where the ceiling is smooth, and
this tiny little tank will show itself, waiting for you to obtain it.
Missile 5(S6): In the first shaft from the Recharge Room, take the first door
on the right. Head over to the other side of this hall to find a Fake Missile
in the next room. After you kill it, place a bomb on the bottom of the right
wall. It'll open a passage to the actual tank.
Missile 6(S6): In the room to the right of where you fought the Infected
B.O.X., there is a shutter that has to be opened from the inaccessible side.
After you have the Wave Beam, you can shoot it open to reach the missile.
::upg4
-=- Power Bomb Tanks
Once you find all 32 power bomb tanks that give you two power bombs each,
you'll have a total of 74 power bombs.
[Main Deck]
Power 1(MD): In the hall just below where the frozen Ridley was, place a Power
Bomb that will reveal a maze-like path(but it's actually straightforward) for
you to roll through. You need to lay another bomb(regular) at the end to
finish the tunnel, then shoot the ceiling to reveal the tank.
Power 2(MD): Start from the back of the lower level of the Restricted Zone(the
room before the Save Room), and run all the way to the last room. Hold a shine
charge here, then Shinespark up in the very center of the glass tube you see.
If you're not in the center, you'll miss this tank and have to circle back
around for it. A good way to measure is to stand behind the foreground picture
of the circular support beam wrapping around the outside.(It's the one further
away from the door)
Power 3(MD): If you followed the guide, this is not only the last Power Bomb
Tank you'll acquire, but the last upgrade tank in the entire game. Jump up the
shaft to the right of the Navigation Room as if you were going to the
Habitation Deck, but lay a Power Bomb or Screw Attack your way through the
X barrier to enter the door. Enter the morph ball and jump high to enter the
higher hollow wall that actually leads to the tank.
[Sector 1]
Power 1(S1): In the shaft connecting to the _FIRST_ Save Room after the
Restricted Zone, you should see four sets of six black line on the floor.
Imagine that these sets are number 1-4 left to right. Shoot the floor where
#3 is and fall in. Fire a charge shot at the enemy in the box on the left.
Let the X form into a new enemy, which upon destruction should form into a
Guard Pirate. Taking care of this last enemy will unlock the door. The tank
is just inside.
NOTE: This must be done after defeating Ridley, or else the second enemy will
never form.
Power 2(S1): From the Save Room just before where you fought the Charge Core X.
Run from the back into the room containing the boss door, and you should break
through the right wall. Hold a shine charge at the end of this ledge, then
do a spin jump to activate the Screw Attack and fall to the bottom. Quickly run
to the right(you don't have to enter the morph ball) and Shinespark straight
up. You'll break through the ceiling, so all you have to do is shoot to the
left to reveal and claim your tank. Be sure you're all the way to the wall, as
there is only one column of Speed Booster blocks.
Power 3(S1): In the first room past the Recharge Room, go through the green
door. Screw Attack through the ceiling and this tank sits to the left.
[Sector 2]
Power 1(S2): In the first really large room you find after the SA-X chase, jump
almost to the top of this room and shoot the right wall to reveal a group of
leech enemies guarding this visible tank.
Power 2(S2): In the tall shaft that you go through the first time around(not
the one discovered during the Nettori run), go through the top left door. Jump
up to the ceiling ladder and freeze the first Ripper right before it goes under
the thin wall. Then, crouch and aim diagonally down while on this one to freeze
the second Ripper on the other side. Jump in the morph ball to reach the other
side, then jump over to the prize.
Power 3(S2): When you obtain Power 2(S2), you should fall down a hidden tunnel.
On the way down, you'll hit a solid block in the way. Bomb this to reveal it as
a tank and grab it on the way down.
Power 4(S2): In the same room as Missile 9(S2), run from the left to right at
the bottom, and hold a shine charge at the right wall. Here's the trick: you
have to spin jump up to the next platform, then Shinespark left or right
(depending on the direction you're facing) into the next ramp to cross the pit
blocks. You'll need to do this # times to reach the tank that hides behind the
Speed Booster blocks at the end. Remember that on the top set, you have to
stop again to get up the small step, even though there isn't another platform.
Power 5(S2): In the same room as Energy 3(S2), go about the same process of
Space Jumping over the pit blocks, but when you reach the fork, take the lower
path. This is more difficult than the Energy Tank, as you have to do extremely
small, extremely quick jumps go get through the low ceiling. Good luck,
[Sector 3]
Power 1(S3): In the room that you fall into via pit block(it has the two flying
enemies and the Speed Booster blocks), lay a Power Bomb to reveal a tiny hole
leading to the room with this tank. It's sitting on a ledge above a wall enemy.
Power 2(S3): From the second large room in Sector 5, go through the top right
door(that isn't a door anymore), then shoot the ceiling near the left wall.
Jump up here and go through the door. Head through the tunnel to Sector 3, then
lay a Power Bomb. You'll open a tiny hole(that strangely looks like you're
outside of the station) and reveal the tank.
Power 3(S3): In the room just above Energy 2(S3), (see that tank for how to get
there) lay a Power Bomb to open a way to a secret room containing this tank.
Power 4(S3): From Missile 3(S3), go left three rooms and lay a Power Bomb. Drop
into the lava(you need the Gravity Suit) and follow a path that basically
goes around the outer edge of the room. Unfortunately, I don't have a real
good way to explain these directions. There will be a few hollow tunnels, but
just remember: outer edge.
Power 5(S3): In the same room as Energy 3(S3) and Missile 7(S3), go to the
bottom right corner and Screw Attack every bit of the wall out of your way.
Run from the left of the room to the right and hold a shine charge in the next
room. Shinespark straight up against the right wall, and you'll hit this tank
on the way up.
Power 6(S3): After getting Power 5(S3), fall down the hole you Shinesparked
through and hold left into the first hole in the left wall. Screw Attack into
the ceiling to enter the hollow part of the ceiling, and do the same on the
other side of the thin wall to get to the tank.
[Sector 4]
Power 1(S4): In the second large room past the Recharge Room, lay a bomb in the
corner of the floor and wall just inside the room. You'll open a tunnel that
requires another bomb to get through. Lay a Power Bomb at the bottom of this
room to reveal the tank; just go and get it, now.
Power 2(S4): On the left wall across from the door leading to Missile 7(S4),
jump against the wall to grab a hidden ledge. Pull into it and find the tank
sitting inside the next room.
Power 3(S4): After you've climbed to the top of the room(it's a secret area)
that you entered from the bottom left door of the first shaft of the 'depths',
shoot the right wall where the green bar ends and the blue/green 'land'
is. You'll open the way to another secret room that holds the visible,
trickless tank inside.
Power 4(S4): In the large room connecting to a Save Room(in the 'depths'), go
through the middle right door. Run through this hall and activate the Speed
Booster, then hold a shine charge at the end and Shinespark through the hole in
the ceiling. You'll break through Speed Booster blocks and find this tank.
[Sector 5]
Power 1(S5): In the room just past the Sector 5 SA-X area, lay a Power Bomb to
open the path to this already visible tank.
Power 2(S5): In the room just above Power 1(S5), lay another Power Bomb to
open a path and reveal a ladder. Climb up here and freeze the Rippers to scale
up to the top. There are no tricks hiding around the tank in the next room.
Power 3(S5): In the large, icy room, there's a Power Bomb block and an orange
X barrier near the top left of the room. Lay a Power Bomb to clear these
obstacles, then enter the room ahead. Here, you'll need to freeze the Rippers
and jump on them(in the morph ball) to cross the pit blocks. Freeze them when
they are in the middle of the area and you'll be fine. Remember that there are
three 'spaces' of pit blocks against the ledge that you need to jump over after
you're past the Rippers.
Power 4(S5): Once Nightmare has destroyed the sector, go to the top of the
first really large room. Go all the way to the right wall(you'll have to clear
the enemies out of your way first) and hold a shine charge on the left side of
this room. Shoot the door open and Shinespark into the next room. You'll go
right through the wall and find this tank.
Power 5(S5): In the second large room, go through the top-right door(that's
not a door by the time to can go through). Shoot the ceiling near the left
wall and jump up. Lay a Power Bomb here then jump up again. Open the shutter
and take care of the two Space Pirates. Shoot the ceiling on the left wall
then take care of the next Space Pirate. Shoot the ceiling on the right wall,
open the shutter, then go back and shoot the ceiling on the left wall. Open
this shutter and shoot the floor under the first shutter. Shoot to the left
to reveal this tank.
Power 6(S5): In the top of the room right after you get out of the 'water
tank', go through the middle left door. Lay a Power Bomb to clear the enemies
and reveal the tank at the same time.
Power 7(S5): In the top left area of the room connecting to the Save Room just
before Nightmare, lay a Power Bomb to open a small tunnel. Jump up into this
tunnel, and roll to the left, holding A down along the way. You'll eventually
discover a hidden area(it's already hollow) that hold this hidden tank. Plant
a bomb at the end to reveal it.
Power 8(S5): When you're running into the Sector 5-4 tunnel, hold a shine
charge after you've broken through the two walls of Speed Booster blocks.
Shinespark up in between the two thin walls, then grab the tank and fall
through the pit blocks. Now just run from the left door to continue the speed
boost.
[Sector 6]
Power 1(S6): Through the lower left door in the first shaft from the Data Room,
Screw Attack onto the block in the middle of the floor, then run from the right
to the left and shine charge at the ledge. Shoot the door open then jump up and
Shinespark into the next room. Here, run to the left of the room on top of the
series of boxes, then run back to the right and hold a shine charge at the end.
Fall(don't jump) down and try to Shinespark left at JUST the right time. If
you don't do this perfectly, you'll either barely miss the tank on the way
across, or you'll hit the pit blocks and lose the spark.
Power 2(S6): In the same room as the above tank, start on the left wall at the
very bottom and run to the right. Hold a shine charge, then jump up onto the
ledge and Shinespark into the ramp. The thin floor after the ramp is painted as
Speed Booster blocks(which they partly are), but when you run across them, they
turn into pit blocks. What you have to do is guess and check your Screw Shine
jumps(using the Space Jump) until you break through the top of the box on the
left side of the room that holds the tank inside. This can be tricky, but
you'll get it with practice.
Power 3(S6): In the room that holds the pit blocks leading to the area that
you used to fight the Infected B.O.X., jump over the pit blocks and Screw
Attack into the right wall. Do the same to the next wall and go through the
door. Lay a Power Bomb to not only reveal the tank, but pit blocks as well.
When you roll through the hole as a morph ball and fall onto the pit blocks,
pull up out of the ball and hold right in an attempt to grab the ledge. If you
need to, it is actually possible to jump off of pit blocks, but you only have
a single frame to do it.(Which means do it FAST, immediately when you land on
it, before it even looks like you landed)
::boss
-= Bosses =-
>Boss 1: Arachnus (Main Deck)
Arachnus only has three moves. He'll either move his claw and then send out
a blue wave, spit fire out that will cover the floor, or tuck into a ball
and roll at you. All of these are easy to avoid thanks to the two metal bars
in the left and right walls. It only takes 15 missiles to kill Arachnus, but
if you run out, your regular beam still works fine. Finish off the Core X
with three missiles and claim the Morph Ball.
>Boss 2: Charge Core X (Sector 1)
This is a simple boss. When it opens it's 'eye' fire a missile into the eye.
However, you'll need to jump as soon as you do, because it'll fire a beam shot
at you when it's damaged. Feed it 4 missiles to send it off.
>Boss 3: Eye Tower (Sector 2)
All this boss does is jump around the room a few times, then when it doesn't
cover much distance in a jump, it'll open a hole at its base and float slowly
down. That's your chance to fire a charged shot into it. If you get caught,
enter the morph ball and lay bombs until you're released. I don't know if this
actually damages it, but it's worth a try. When you destroy it with five
successful charged shots, break the Core X with four missiles and claim your
Hi-Jump/Jumpball ability.
>Boss 4: Serris (Sector 4)
You'll need to go to the top center on this room to trigger the boss, but as
soon as it does, jump down into the water as soon as it's safe. Get near the
right wall, then on the 'block'(it's actually two spaces long) that's closest
to the right wall but only has one set of dots(that's four dots, not twelve on
the block), stand to the left of the dots, in between the dots and the dark
colored bar that divides the 'blocks'. Stay in a crouched position, and you
should never get hit by Serris if you stay here. Keep your beam charged and
fire at its head whenever you get the chance. When you destroy Serris(with
four charged shots), feed the Core X five missiles and claim your Speed
Booster.
>Boss 5: B.O.X. (Sector 3)
As soon as B.O.X. jumps at you, jump up on the ladder. Try to force it into a
routine where it will scuttle over to the side of the ladder you're on, give
you a short chance to missile it, then spit out a bomb. As you climb to the
other side of the ladder, the fire from the explosion will most likely miss
you. This process will repeat until you do something to mess it up on accident.
If you do, quickly try to reinforce the routine, as it's difficult to not take
damage and fire at the B.O.X. at the same time without the routine. You have
to fire the missiles at the top of the beige part, or else they will bounce
off. You also can't damage it when the cannon for the bombs is up, so know
when you can shoot and when you missed your chance. It takes 10 missiles to
make the B.O.X. retreat, but it hasn't been infected yet, so no Core X or
ability. Sorry.
>Boss 6: Barrier Core X/Giant Core X (Sector 6)
This is one of the most simple bosses in the game. Stand on the far right
platform, and just keep feeding it charged shots(the only thing that can damage
it). It should take about 8 charged shots to the Core X itself, not the barrier
X around it, so send it back to normal size. Then kill it with 6 missiles and
take your Varia Suit back.
>Boss 7: Wide Core X (Sector 3)
This is just a simple Beam Core X, so you already know how to take care of it.
Shoot the fake scientist to release the Core X. Keep in mind over all else that
this is a timed battle. Claim your Wide Beam at the end and deactivate the
timer. It takes 4 missiles to send this one packing.
>Boss 8: Yakuza (Main Deck)
This boss, in my opinion, is the HARDEST boss in the entire game. As soon as
you fall down, enter the morph ball and sit just to the left of the right wall.
As soon as the flames die down, roll over to the left corner and stay in the
ball. This will mainly be your hideout for the entire battle. Yakuza will
most likely never grab you here. When it opens its mouth, that's your chance to
run over, fire missiles into it, then run back. You can also hide in the right
corner if flames take over the left corner. After 13 missiles, it will lose
its legs and start jumping around the room(demonstrating the Space Jump) and
firing debris. The best thing to do here, and this isn't even a great idea, is
to stand in the middle of the room and don't stop firing missiles. The missiles
may land in Yakuza, and they also destroy and debris threatening to hit you.
After 12 more missiles, Yakuza will release the Core X, which needs 6 missiles
to destroy.
>Boss 9: Nettori (Sector 2)
When you fall down into this room, jump onto the raised platform and crouch on
the very left edge, almost falling off. If you placed right, the spores should
never hit you. If you fall into the plants below, take a long, straight jump
upwards, then move away when you're out. Spin jumping won't work. From your
safe position, load 26 missiles into Nettori, then you can move to the middle
of the platform. Jump when the lasers are sent from below, and crouch when sent
from above. Stay standing to fire missiles that will hit in between the two
firing zones so that they'll never get deflected. After 24 more missiles,
jump over to the area behind Nettori to feed the Beam Core X 5 missiles and
claim your Plasma Beam.
>Boss 10: Nightmare (Sector 5)
For this fight, you'll be using the Charge Beam for the first half. Why?
Because when you add up the Charge ability, the Plasma ability, and the fact