Pirates have stolen an unknown life-form, recently discovered on the planet SR388. The life-form, called Metroid, is in a state of suspended animation and, according to analysis, was the cause of the complete destruction of SR388. If it ever got loose, the alien could destroy countless other systems.

The pirates have taken the being to the planet Zebes and are fending off the Galactic Federation's attacks. It is up to the space bounty hunter Samus Aran to find her way into the planet's core, destroy the pirates, and take back the alien before the pirates complete their plans of world destruction.

Zero Mission takes Samus back to her first battle with Mother Brain, expanding on the original story line and action from the original Nintendo classic, Metroid, with updated visuals, new puzzles to solve, and cut scenes filling in the personal story of Samus.

The player can perform moves taken from the original game, along with additions taken from the last GBA mission, Metroid Fusion, including the power grab. This game can also be linked to Metroid Fusion to unlock special extras.

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Alternate Titles

"Metoroido Zero Misshon" -- Japanese Romaji title
"メトロイド　ゼロミッション" -- Japanese spelling

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Metroid: Zero Mission	Game Boy Advance	$24.00
	Metroid: Zero Mission	Game Boy Advance	$24.00
	Metroid: Zero Mission	Game Boy Advance	$24.00
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User Reviews

Metroid: The Director's Extended Cut - "Going Back To Where It All Started"	STU2 (72)
Though not as good as Metroid Fusion this is still much more than just another remake.	Rensch (203)
The best 2D METROID game i've seen.	Justin Bailey (10)
A gem of a game	WWWWolf (422)
It's every bit as good as Fusion... perhaps better!	Michael Raymer (140)
Keep'em coming, Nintendo!	Lad Holyman (6)

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The Press Says

1UP	2004	A	100
GamesAreFun.com (GAF)	Feb 06, 2004	10 out of 10	100
UOL Jogos	Feb 09, 2004		100
GamePro (US)	Feb 06, 2004	5 out of 5	100
Bordersdown	Mar, 2004	9 out of 10	90
IGN	Feb 06, 2004	9 out of 10	90
Nintendojo	2004	9 out of 10	90
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Apr 16, 2004	9 out of 10	90
Jeuxvideo.com	Apr 08, 2004	17 out of 20	85
Pocket Magazine / Pockett Videogames	Jul 31, 2004		80

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Trivia

Endings

Like the rest of the Metroid games, it has a different ending image depending on how long it took the player to complete the game.

Extra Content

The original Metroid for NES can be played once the player has finished the game.

Awards

GameSpy
- 2004 – #4 GBA Game of the Year
- 2004 – GBA Adventure Game of the Year
- 2004 – Game Boy Advance Game of the Year (Readers' Vote)
Joystick Game Awards
- 2004 - Runner-up to Sonic Advance 3 as Handheld Game of the Year

Information also contributed by glidefan and piltdown man.

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Kartanym

(10796) on Feb 09, 2004.