Metroid Prime Remastered: Complete Guide & Walkthrough (2024)

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  • Walkthrough

  • Artifacts

  • Log Book

  • Puzzles

  • Basics

In Metroid Prime Remastered, players take control of Samus Aran as she explores the mysterious world of Tallon IV. This formerly-inhabited planet is home to a variety of upgrades, enemies, and puzzles, and fans will need to overcome many obstacles as they work their way to the game's conclusion. This complete Metroid Prime Remastered guide is here to assist with that endeavor, and players will find a full walkthrough, detailed boss strategies, and more in what follows.

Updated on March 15, 2023: Our Metroid Prime Remastered walkthrough is now 100% complete. Players needing help finding every Missile Tank expansion, log book entry, Energy Tank, and more can use this directory to find everything they need.

RELATED: Beginner Tips For Metroid Prime Remastered

To note, the differences between Metroid Prime Remastered and the GameCube and Wii releases of Metroid Prime are almost exclusively connected to their graphics and controls. This means that nearly all the content that is contained within this complete guide is applicable to those older releases, and it will help players regardless of the version that they are playing.

  • Walkthrough

    Metroid Prime Remastered: Complete Guide & Walkthrough (3)

    As players progress throughMetroid Prime Remastered, they will obtain a variety of upgrades that can be used to access new areas and tackle new challenges. These upgrades range from Beams that are capable of opening unique doors to Suits that allow Samus to pass unharmed through treacherous conditions, and fans must collect 18 of them in order to complete the game. This 100% walkthrough is here to guide players between these mandatory upgrades, and it also details the positions of all the Missile Expansions, Energy Tanks, and other optional upgrades.

    • Derelict Space Vessel
    • Tallon IV Landing to Morph Ball
    • Morph Ball to Charge Beam
    • Charge Beam to Morph Ball Bomb
    • Morph Ball Bomb to Varia Suit
    • Varia Suit to Boost Ball
    • Boost Ball to Space Jump Boots
    • Space Jump Boots to Wave Beam
    • Wave Beam to Thermal Visor
    • Thermal Visor to Spider Ball
    • Spider Ball to Ice Beam
    • Ice Beam to Gravity Suit
    • Gravity Suit to Power Bomb
    • Power Bomb to Grapple Beam
    • Grapple Beam to X-Ray Visor
    • X-Ray Visor to Plasma Beam
    • Plasma Beam to Phazon Suit
    • Phazon Suit to End
  • Artifacts

    Metroid Prime Remastered: Complete Guide & Walkthrough (4)

    There are 12 Chozo Artifacts scattered across Tallon IV, and players must collect them all in order to completeMetroid Prime Remastered. While fans that follow the complete walkthrough that is featured above will encounter all these relics during their playthroughs, players that have not used those guides may be in need of information about the precise positions of the 12 Artifacts. That information is exactly what can be found in the following guide, and it will help fans reach the final stages of the game.

    • Artifact Locations
  • Upgrades & Expansions

    Metroid Prime Remastered: Complete Guide & Walkthrough (5)

    Upgrades and expansions play a very important role in Metroid Prime Remastered, and players will encounter many of them without even trying. That said, some of the game's optional upgrades and expansion are quite well hidden, and fans that are interested in reaching 100% completion will need to put some effort toward locating them. These guides are here to help with that, and players will find details on the locations of all the upgrades, Energy Tanks, Missile Expansions, and Power Bomb Expansions within them.

    • Energy Tank Locations
    • Power Suit Upgrade Locations
  • Log Book

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    Players can unlock a variety of "extras" by filling out their Log Books inMetroid Prime Remastered. These extras are accessed from the game's main menu, and the details found in the following guide will help players earn them all.

    • Log Book Entry Locations
  • Bosses & Enemies

    Metroid Prime Remastered: Complete Guide & Walkthrough (7)

    Many of the battles inMetroid Prime Remasteredrequire players to do more than simply fire upon their enemies. Indeed, fans will need to use specific strategies and upgrades to bring down certain foes, and the approach that must be taken is not always immediately obvious. For those players that are indeed confused about how to beat some of the game's most difficult and irrating bosses, these guides are here to help.

    • Flaahgra
    • Sheegoth
    • Thardus
    • Chozo Ghosts
    • Omega Pirate
    • Meta Ridley
    • Metroid Prime
  • Puzzles

    Metroid Prime Remastered: Complete Guide & Walkthrough (8)

    While the vast majority of the puzzles that are featured inMetroid Prime Remasteredare fairly simple to solve, there are some that may leave players scratching their heads. These guides are here to assist players with some of those more-difficult puzzles, which primarily center around locating runic symbols.

    • Where to Find Runic Symbols in Watery Hall
    • Where to Find Runic Symbols in Arboretum
  • Basics

    Metroid Prime Remastered: Complete Guide & Walkthrough (9)

    Metroid Prime Remastered's in-game tutorials are quite good at explaining the game's basic controls and how to use its various upgrades. Still, there are some gameplay mechanics that may require further elaboration, which these guides look to provide.

    • How to Save
    • How to Use Super Missiles
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How long does it take to 100% Metroid Prime Remastered? ›

When focusing on the main objectives, Metroid Prime is about 13½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 17½ Hours to obtain 100% completion.

Did the original Metroid Prime have hints? ›

Switch - 5820-4434-0426. The hint system existed in the original game, and can give you clues as to where to go, at points in the game.

Does Metroid Prime get hard? ›

Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Dark Echoes. The Hypermode difficulty setting in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption takes Hard Mode's place, which is continued in the Metroid Prime Trilogy release, but renamed back to Hard Mode in Metroid Prime Remastered. Hard Mode causes Samus to deal 50% less damage and take 50% more.

What happens when you 100% Metroid Prime? ›

Metroid Prime

If 75% to 99% of the items have been collected, the scene extends to show a close-up of Samus's unmasked face, she then enters her Gunship and departs from Tallon IV. At 100% item collection, an extra scene plays after the Mission Final screen.

Why is Metroid Prime Remastered so good? ›

A classic returns in Metroid Prime Remastered. A complete visual overhaul makes the world of the game look better and more detailed than ever before. A new dual-stick control scheme makes the game approachable and palatable for new players, while veterans can opt for controls that mimic the original.

How many endings are in Metroid Prime Remastered? ›

There are three endings to Metroid Prime.

How old is Samus in Metroid Prime 1? ›

In Metroid: Volume 1, Samus is 3 years old during the K-2L attack and 14 years old when she leaves Zebes and joins the Galactic Federation Police; the final chapters of Metroid: Volume 2 leading into her Zero Mission are set an unspecified "few years later" and therefore could take place during her late teens or early ...

Did they add anything to Metroid Prime Remastered? ›

Metroid Prime Remastered includes a brand new dual-analogue setup, similar to any modern first-person-shooter. It also offers modes to mimic the controls of both the original Gamecube game, and the Wii version of the trilogy.

Is Metroid Prime Remastered worth it if you played the original? ›

IMO the Remaster is an absolutely beautiful game, but it doesn't differentiate itself to the point that you need to play both. I'd say it's fine if you don't want to finish your 3rd playthrough. I got Remastered despite Prime Trilogy being my favorite game of all time.

What is the most powerful weapon in Metroid Prime? ›

1 Plasma Beam

Surpassing the Phazon Beam due to slightly better utility is the Plasma Beam, another massively powerful weapon in the Metroid universe. Similar to the Wave Beam, this weapon has an alternate version in other games, but its Prime counterpart is far superior.

Has Metroid Prime Remastered sold well? ›

As of March 2023, Metroid Prime Remastered had sold 1.09 million copies.

What is the hardest boss in Metroid Prime? ›

He does occasionally spawn all kinds of metroids which can be a pain, but that's what power bombs are for, or just blast 'em while you're taking care of Prime itself. IMHO, the hardest battles are Ridley and Omega Pirate.

Can you miss anything in Metroid Prime? ›

There arn't any missble items in any of the three Prime games, so don't worry about that. However, if you are intending to complete the logbook there are missable scans.

How long does it take to 100% Super Metroid? ›

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SpeedrunsPolledAverage
Any%441h 35m 6s
100%181h 49m 12s

Is Metroid Prime Remastered worth $40? ›

If “Metroid Prime, but on the Switch” is exactly what you wanted, and you get 15 hours of pure enjoyment out of it, then $40 hardly seems unreasonable for the experience. But when brand-new games cost between $60 and $70, a light remaster of a game from two decades ago at $40 seems pretty steep.

Was Metroid Prime Remastered a success? ›

The sales success of this game is quite unprecedented, considering the other high sellers on this list like Fire Emblem Engage and Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe had a few months or even a year of promotions and ads behind it.

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