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Metroid(R) Prime Official Strategy Guide

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As a person who loves the Metroid series, I enjoy beating each game 100%, without having to backtrack too many times. For me, Metroid Prime was the only game in the series where I found myself backtracking more than an average Metroid fanatic might like, and it caused me to put the game down for a couple of years. However when I got this guide just a month ago, I was able to fully enjoy this wonderful game for the first time. The guide is very detailed. The maps have all the powerups shown and numbered (for missiles, powerbombs, and energy tanks) before each section of the guide. Not only that, but the guide was also made so a person could play the game from start to finnish without backtracking too much and get 100% on your first play.

Now this is what I wanted from this guide and it nailed it. The guide is easy to read, has information boxes to tell you when certain expansions will become available, and also provides, for the most part, fairly good strategies as to defeating tough enemies and bosses. I recommend this guide for anyone who fells they have had to backtrack so much that the game was a waste of time.

What Can I Say, I Would Be Lost Without This Guide. There Is NO Way To Finish 100% Without It. Its Hard To Just Beat It At All Without It Lol. Be Careful Tho, I Found Out The Hard Way That You MUST Read Everything On Each Page, All The Boxes. Because Sometimes The "Walkthru" Part Doesn't Say 'Hey There Is A Energy Tank There' So Read All Of It. And To Be Sure Its Best To Check-Off Everything In The Back Of The Book As You Get It, So There Is No Backtracking All Over. This Guide Is A Must Have. If You Dont Get One, You Will End Up Sorry. :)

I finally found this guide book! i've been to 5 book stores, 4 game stores, 3 wal-marts, 2 targets, and 3 different online buying sites and ive finally found it! I think this guide book is awsome.

This is supposed to be a cheat book right? I mean, come on if your going to help me finish this game, at least give me coherant pictures of the game. The words don't make any sense either. Come on Doug Walsh!!!

Since it is a guide I have to give it 3 stars. But do you really need a guide??? I have found this out myself, there are 250 missiles in this game which means 50 expansions. I have personally counted the number of rooms to be 115. So if you take the number of rooms in the game(115) divided by(/) The number of missle expansions(50) 115/50 you get 2.3 so in about every other room there is a missle expansions. Of course there is the occasional room that has more than one expansion it so just look everywhere. But the missle expansions make a slight humming noise if you are any where near them. So with that in mind you don't really need a guide because Energy Tanks stick out like a sore thumb and every thing else (wave and ice beam etc.) sets out in the middle of the room in plain sight.and to get 100% in the log book you just have to put on the scan visor and look around in every room. Simple, no??

Just because it is a "statagy guide" I would give this one star, but if you are looking for cheats, this is a very good book, it does give away a bit too much though.However, This does diserve four stars, not three, so I'm going to counteract the three. now it's four.