Metroid: Zero Mission 2004

Is it still worth playing?

Nintendo R&D1's 2004 remake of the original Metroid for the Game Boy Advance, directed by Yoshio Sakamoto, with added items, areas and mini bosses and a new area, Chozodia. Exploration of the planet Zebes is open ended, power ups open previously inaccessible areas, and sequence breaking is possible. Progress is saved at Save Rooms or Samus's ship, and Chozo statues mark target locations on the map. It is the first Metroid with a sequence where Samus is without her Power Suit and the first that lets you choose a difficulty at the start. The game takes about five hours, and the original NES Metroid unlocks after clearing it. Its map still reads clearly: areas linked by doors and elevators and opened by power ups, with statues pointing the way.