Metroid Prime 3: Corruption: Difference between revisions

The gameplay of ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'' is similar to that of the previous two ''Prime'' games, however with amplified controls for the Wii system. The game is considered a first-person adventure, as with the other games of the series. The basic form of gameplay in ''Corruption'' is pointing the Wii Remote at the screen, which aims the protagonist [[Samus Aran|Samus Aran's]] [[Arm Cannon]]. This new feature allows for much more precise aiming and makes exploring windy passages much easier and quicker to accomplish. Three settings can be changed to suit the player's likings, those being Basic, Standard, or Advanced accuracy in moving the HUD with the pointer. The player presses the A Button to fire and lay bombs and the B Button to jump, the same as the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] counterparts. [[Missile|Missiles]] can be fired by pressing down on the D-Pad. Samus can enter [[Morph Ball|Morph Ball Mode]] if the player presses the C Button. A lock-on feature can lock onto enemies if the Z Button is held down. A Lock on-Free Aim feature can be changed to the player's liking, which allows the player to set whether they can aim while targeting or not. The Z Button is also used to launch the [[Grapple Beam|Grapple Swing]], and can be combined with the Nunchuk's motion controls to fire the [[Grapple Lasso]]. Objects can be scanned and Ship Commands can be performed with the button as well. A new gameplay mechanic, known as [[Hypermode]], can be accessed by holding down the + Button and greatly increases Samus' firepower. [[Visor|Visors]] are selected by holding down the - Button and pointing at the requested Visor symbol. The 1 Button is used to access the Pause Menu, Logbook, Invetory, and Options. Holding down the 2 Button displays a hint on the screen for the player to be informed upon. Various motion commands can be performed to press terminals, pull levers, pump mechanisms, et cetera. Activating terminals and hand scanners is done with the A Button. A Screenshot tool can be purchased and executed with up on the D-Pad.

#'''Energy Meter''' - Samus' internal energy that increases when gathring Energy Units and decreases when she takes a hit from an enemy, expells Phazon, or is harmed by [[Fuel Gel]], [[Acid Rain]], and more. Collected [[Energy Tank|Energy Tanks]] are represented with small squares above the meter.

#'''Targeting Reticle''' - The crosshair that displays where the player is pointing the Wii Remote at the screen.

In present time, [[Bounty Hunter]] [[Samus Aran]] is called to the [[G.F.S. Olympus|Galactic Federation Flagship ''Olympus'']] to meet with [[Fleet Admiral Castor Dane]] in a conference with three other Federation-hired Bounty Hunters, those being [[Rundas]], a [[Phyrigis|Phyrigisian]] with special powers, [[Ghor]], a cybernetic veteran with a large armorsuit, and [[Gandrayda]], a shapeshifting female bioform. Dane discusses with the Hunters about a Phazon-Corrupting virus that has infected the Aurora Units of Galactic Federation control, most likely of Space Pirate origin, and renders the Units unusable. [[Aurora Unit 242|242]], ''Olympus''' Unit, was the first to recieve a vaccine for the virus, and keeps the organization under control. The Hunters are assigned to deliver vaccine to the Aurora Units across the galaxy. As they receive their tasks, the ship is attacked by [[Space Pirate Boarding Pod|Space Pirate Boarding Pods]] and [[Pirate Trooper|Troopers]] flood the facility, showing no mercy towards the crew. With the help of the Hunters, the crew resists the Pirate forces, although not without cost. Many [[Galactic Federation Marine|Marines]] aboard the flagship were killed or badly injured, and the Space Pirates brought the attack down to the Planet below, Norion. As Samus races to her ship to aid the Federation, a [[Berserker Lord]] attacks her, forcing her to delay her arrival to the Planet. She makes quick work of the mutated Pirate and sets off to the chaos that awaits her.

Samus, accepting her mission, travels to Bryyo, a primitive Planet ravaged by war. <ref name=War>{{cite|In the beginning, the conflicts were small, out of sight for most on Bryyo. But they grew, slowly but as steady ad the coming of the sun. Diplomacy gave way to brutality, and war came to our world. The Lords of Science turned their minds from exploration to destruction, and unleashed horrors unknown upon their Primal enemies. In retaliation, the Primals turned to the darkest of ancient powers, cursing us, the Science Lords, and all who served our cause. Friends from the stars tried desperately to end the conflict, all in vain. The people of war would not be denied.|Bryyo Data-Age of War|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> The [[Bryyonian]] Race became extinct as a result of the Leviathan impact one month before Samus' arrival to the Planet, and they speak beyond the grave to anyone that may lift the veil of hate from the great Planet of Bryyo.<ref name=Plea>{{cite|Sadly, disaster came to us before we could finish our work. An accident caused our supply of Fuel Gel to explode, sending fire to the sky and exposing our position. It was not long before a Primal war band saw the great fire, and rushed to attack. Without a way to power my great Mogenars, I had no way to defend myself from their assault. Fleeing would only drive them to pursue us to no end, and they would show no mercy to either one of us once caught. I had no other choice except to stand my ground while the prophetess fled to safety. With her I sent my records of the past, in hopes they would both find sanctuary. You now read my last words, etched in stone and placed by the prophetess. We speak to you from beyond the grave, to plead to you... save our world from the starborne plague. Lift the veil of hate from the eyes of our people. May our remaining relics serve you well in this struggle.|Bryyo Data-Our Plea|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> 242 informs Samus about a downed Federation Vessel that has been crashed on the Planet for some time, the ''[[G.F.S. Theseus]]''. The Vessel contains a map of the Planet and can allow two Landing Sites to be discovered. Samus ventures through the Planet to find the necessary upgrades that she needs to gain access to the Vessel. She downloads data for her map and flies to the Firey section of Bryyo to infiltrate the Shield Generator area to destroy the Shield that is keeping the Leviathan intact and uninterrupted. While on her journey, Samus enters Hypermode to destroy Phazon-based vegetation. Just moments later, she has a reaction of some sort and must quickly deplete the Phazon from her [[Energy Tank|Energy Tanks]]. Samus had been Corrupted by Phazon. From there on, a few seconds after she activates Hypermode, the Phazon in her body overloads and can transform her into a twin of the Corrupted leader, Dark Samus.

After destroying the Leviathan of Bryyo, Samus returns to her Gunship and recieves her next orders from Unit 242. 242 explains how a very similar epidemic has struck the Planet Elysia, and instructs Samus to solve the situation. However, the energy shield that protects the Leviathan is indestructible, so her main objective is to deliver the Phazon vaccine to an Aurora Unit that has been inputted on the Planet, [[Aurora Unit 217|217]]. Elysia is an uninhabitable planet due to its highly radioactive surface, although a large city created by the [[Chozo]] was built and floats above the clouds, known as [[SkyTown]].<ref name=Creators>{{cite|I am Elysian, descendant of both the Chozo and the First. I am facing the last moments of my life and transferring my memory to the data pod. In a way, our chronicle begins nearly 1500 years ago. That was when our noble creators, the Chozo, began to build that which would become our home. A place of exploration and knowledge, floating in the clouds of planet Elysia, a fitting home for its great Chozo builders. They built many linked, hovering pods; in time they formed a net in the skies across the globe, instruments peering out in all directions, studying the cosmos. We did not exist then, only the Chozo walked these hallowed halls. To the distant stars they looked, and a great many things they discovered - including that which would later spell grim disaster for all.|[[SkyTown Data#Creators|SkyTown Data-Creators]]|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> The city is inhabited by a mechanical race of robot scientists, known as [[Elysian|Elysians]], who were created by the Chozo to further maintain the SkyTown facility and monitor the stars to gain the knowledge that the bird race could not discover.<ref name=Creators/> <ref name=Alone>{{cite|In the year 400 of Elysian reckoning, the time for our Chozo creators to leave had arrived. To us they entrusted the station and its purpose. We were to stand vigil and watch over the station until the time when others seeking knowledge and enlightenment arrived. With their departure came one last request from the Chozo Searcher - to continue exploring the skies for the answers to the mysterious planet. We gave her our word and resumed her tireless search. Day after day we hunted for the answers she desperately sought, but our efforts yielded nothing. We failed.|[[SkyTown Data#Alone|SkyTown Data-Alone]]|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> By the time Samus lands on SkyTown, over fifty percent of the facility's original design was destroyed and gone, a result of the Leviathan hurtling towards the Planet. <ref name=Phazon>{{cite|One week after we had lost communication with the Aurora Unit, we witnessed the living planet strike again. It sent forth several stellar objects, one aimed directly for us. It streaked through the clouds of Elysia, destroying a large portion of our home, ultimately striking the distant core below. Soon our sensors detected the presence of strange energy. Our readings matched with the Federation's data-this was the same toxin that corrupted countless other planets and our creators' world-the galactic scourge called Phazon.|[[SkyTown Data#Phazon|SkyTown Data-Phazon]]|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> She infiltrates the ziplines and pods of the facility and finally meets up with Aurora Unit 217, Corrupted by Phazon. Samus injects the vaccine into the Unit and connects it to the Main Federation Network, but a corrupted Ghor appears as if out of nowhere and severs the cables that connect 217 to the Network. As Samus chases after him, she receives ship status alerts that explain that heavy damage is being dealt to her Gunship. She has no choice but to fight Ghor to save her ship and the Aurora Unit, as well as acquire his [[Plasma Beam]] to mend the Network wires that were disconnected. After restoring the Aurora Unit, Samus sets off to locate three components to a [[Theronian Bomb]], a nuclear device that can be used to destroy the Leviathan's shield and allow access to the Seed. She locates a Space Pirate facility on SkyTown and infiltrates it, acquiring the [[Ship Grapple Beam]] that can carry the enormous pieces of the device. However, before she can acquire the top if the bomb, she must first return to Bryyo and locate a secret and unexpected Ice area that can be accessed by a warp terminal. By doing so, she acquires te [[Screw Attack]] and once again sets off for SkyTown to gain access to the component.