Metroid Prime 2 Echoes
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02 Dec 2004
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes takes place on the planet Aether, where a group of beings known as the Luminoth once lived in peace. However, their world was disrupted by an evil race called the Ing from a dark dimension, Dark Aether. The war between the two sides has caused the light world to become dark, and it's up to Samus Aran to investigate the planet.
The game follows Samus as she arrives on Aether, exploring the planet while uncovering its story through federation reports and Luminoth lore. Players will encounter various enemies, puzzles, and obstacles as they navigate different landscapes, including areas that require jumping and grapple moves. The game also features a range of upgrades for Samus' suit, including new weapons like the dark suit and light beam.
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Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This is a sci-fi action-adventure game where players control Samus Aran, a bounty hunter, on a divided alien planet. She must travel between two parallel dimensions, Light Aether and Dark Aether, to solve puzzles, navigate mazes, and combat an evil alien race called the Ing. The core gameplay involves utilizing portals and environmental elements to progress and restore balance to the planet.
Story
A WAR OF TWO WORLDS
The Luminoth, a race of creatures, settled on planet Aether after generations of nomadic wandering. They found peace, learned about the land and its animals, and drew power from what they called the "Light of Aether." To preserve the planet's life, they built Energy Controllers in three holy temples, linking them to their sacred Great Temple. This ushered in a golden age of peace.
However, this peace was shattered by a meteor strike. The impact scorched the earth, caused seismic activity in the seas, and cast a shadow over the Luminoth's world. More significantly, the explosion created a dimensional rift, spawning a second planet in a different dimension.
Dimensional rips soon appeared on Light Aether, and an evil race of dark creatures, named the Ing by the Luminoth, emerged, spreading violence. The Luminoth created portals to follow them into this new world, which they called Dark Aether.
The Ing Horde
Dark Aether, the birthplace of the Ing Horde, was a poisonous mirror of Light Aether. The Luminoth initially retreated from its damaging effects. However, as the Ing continued their war on Light Aether and began possessing creatures and even friends, the Luminoth were forced to fight back.
They established beacons of light as protective oases against the dark creatures and fought fiercely against the Ing. The war resulted in a stalemate: the Luminoth could not defeat the Ing on Dark Aether, and the powerful light of Aether was too much for the Ing to overcome.
The Stalemate Ends
The stalemate could not last. The planet's energy was divided between the light and dark worlds, and both sides sought control. The Luminoth created an Energy Transfer Module to absorb energy from Dark Aether, but it was stolen and used against them.
Their temples fell one by one, leaving only the Great Temple. With only enough planetary energy to support one world, this temple was the last defense against Dark Aether completely eclipsing Light Aether and eradicating the Luminoth.
A New Factor
Into this conflict came a new element. A Federation ship, pursuing a Space Pirate vessel, landed on Aether but was attacked and decimated by the Ing. Losing contact with their troops, the Federation suspected the worst.
Unwilling to abandon hope, they sent an urgent message to Samus Aran.
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Mission received from Galactic Federation...
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Locate troops lost in Dasha region of Planet Aether...
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Priority 1...
A PLANET DIVIDED...
Early in the game, Samus will enter a portal and travel to Dark Aether, a poisoned alternate planet that mirrors Light Aether. Throughout her adventure, travel between the two Aethers will be crucial for solving puzzles and navigating the mazelike areas.
LIGHT AETHER
The Luminoth's home world was once idyllic, but the meteor's devastation, which created Dark Aether, ruined much of its beauty.
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The Agon Plains were scorched into a wasteland.
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The Torvus Forest was engulfed by the sea and became a swampland.
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Violent beasts thrived everywhere.
DARK AETHER
Light Aether's poisonous twin is home to the Ing Horde, who seek to destroy the Luminoth. The atmosphere itself damages Samus's Power Suit, though this damage is lessened with the Dark Suit.
Fortunately, the Luminoth created Safe Zones of protective light. They installed Light Crystals across Dark Aether's terrain to repel the Ing and provide respite from the atmosphere. They also placed many Light Beacons.
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Light Beacons must be energized by a shot from Samus's Power Beam and are unstable.
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A Light Beam shot will power them for a longer period.
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Dark energy can completely snuff out a Light Crystal.
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While in protective Safe Zones, Samus will slowly regain energy.
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Until she upgrades her equipment, Samus will slowly take damage in the darkness.
PORTALS
Samus will find remnants of Luminoth civilization, as well as machinery and items left by Federation Troopers and Space Pirates. To travel between the two worlds, Samus must use portals.
Most portals need to be activated with a shot from either the Dark or Light Beam, or by scanning nearby equipment. Navigating the mazelike areas of both worlds depends on jumping back and forth through these portals and solving puzzles on both worlds. Remember their locations and use them frequently.
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AGON WASTES
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TORVUS BOG
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TEMPLE GROUNDS
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SANCTUARY FORTRESS
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LIGHT CRYSTAL
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LIGHT BEACON
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LIGHT PORTAL
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DARK PORTAL
How to Play
GETTING STARTED
Set your Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Game Disc in the Nintendo GameCube and close the Disc Cover. Then, turn on the POWER Button.
When the title screen appears, press start to proceed to the Main Menu screen.
CREATE A FILE
You must have a Memory Card inserted in Slot A with at least 3 blocks of free space to create a file for Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. Refer to the Nintendo GameCube instruction booklet for instructions on how to format, copy, and erase Memory Card files.
Use the Control Stick to select "Single Player" and then press the A Button. You can also select "Multiplayer" if you want to play a multiplayer game.
If this is your first time playing the single-player game, select one of the three "New" files and press the A Button to begin. If you have a previously saved game file, choose that file to continue from your last save point.
To save your progress, find Save Stations located all over Aether. Enter the saving apparatus, choose YES when asked if you wish to save, and press the A Button. All of your progress up to that point will then be saved to the Memory Card in Slot A.
ERASING FILES
To erase a file, press the Z Button, choose the file you wish to erase, then press the A Button. Remember: once you erase a file, you can never recover it, so be careful!
OPTIONS
Change various game options by selecting "Options" on the Main Menu, pressing the A Button, then selecting the file you want to work with and pressing the A Button again. You can also press START/PAUSE to access the pause screen during a game and select "Options" from there.
VISORS
Adjust Samus's helmet and visor opacity, toggle the helmet display lag, and turn the hint system on or off.
DISPLAY
Adjust the brightness, dimensions, and alignment of the game play screen.
SOUND
Adjust the volume of the music and sound effects.
CONTROLS
Choose to play with standard control or a reversed Y-axis. You can also turn the Rumble feature on or off.
PROGRESSIVE MODE
This game can be set to display a higher resolution image on TVs that support progressive mode (EDTV, HDTV).
To use progressive mode, you need a TV that can accept this type of input (see your TV operation manual) and a Nintendo GameCube Component Video cable (available only through Nintendo, visit www.Nintendo.com or call 1-800-255-3700).
To activate the progressive scan mode, press and hold the B Button while the Nintendo GameCube logo is being displayed until the message "Do you want to display the game in progressive mode?" appears. Select YES to activate the mode.
Please note that on some TVs, activating the progressive mode will set the format of the image to a wide screen (16:9).
SUITING UP
Samus will find many power-ups that improve both her arsenal and her suit, all of which help her access new areas. Early on, she will gain two important abilities.
The first ability allows her to become a vessel that can transport the Light of Aether back to the Luminoth Energy Controllers. The second is a translator that allows her to scan and open some Luminoth doors; she will update this translator several times over the course of her adventure.
Samus finds many weapons over the course of the game, each of which will become integral to her success. New to Samus is an ammunition system; for the Dark, Light, and Annihilator Beams, she will have to collect light and dark ammo to replenish her supplies.
VARIA SUIT
Samus's standard Power Suit, built for her by the Chozo people, is made even stronger by the Varia Suit upgrade. It provides shielding in battle and augmented physical strength.
Its life-support systems allow her to survive in water and even space without additional equipment.
DARK SUIT
Once Samus finds the Dark Suit, she will be able to resist the poisonous atmosphere of Dark Aether to a certain extent. Dark matter attacks and extreme toxins will still injure her.
POWER BEAM
Fire the Power Beam continuously by rapidly tapping the A Button. It becomes much stronger when Samus uses the Charge Beam.
Hold the A Button to charge (which also engages a tractor beam effect that draws power-ups toward Samus), then release it. The Power Beam can open blue hatches and has infinite ammo.
DARK BEAM
The Dark Beam can hinder enemies, extinguish Light Crystals, and is effective against Light Aether enemies. Charge it to fire an Entangler blast, which enshrouds enemies in shadow. The Dark Beam can open purple hatches.
LIGHT BEAM
This fires beams of light that can pass through enemies and set them on fire. It can be used to energize Light Crystals, and is effective against dark creatures.
Charge it to fire a wide-dispersing Lightblast that will continually burn enemies. The Light Beam can open white hatches.
ANNIHILATOR BEAM
Fires streams of energy that seek out multiple targets and emit sonic waves that can be used on sonic-powered devices. Its shots are effective against light and dark enemies. Charge it to fire a Disruptor shot that stuns enemies.
MISSILES
Press the Y Button to fire Samus's Missiles, which home in on targets and can blast open red hatches and Brinstone impediments. Missile Expansions are scattered all over, and
Controls
L BUTTON
Lock on to enemies
CONTROL STICK
Move Samus
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Switch visors
R BUTTON
Look around (with Control Stick)
Z BUTTON
Call up map
Y BUTTON
Fire Missiles
X BUTTON
Switch between standard and Morph Ball modes
A BUTTON
Fire beam weapon (press and hold to charge)
START/PAUSE
Pause the game and view Samus's Data Network
C STICK
Select beam weapon
B BUTTON
Jump
Tips & Maps
MORPH BALL MOVES
By pressing the X Button, Samus can transform into an armored ball to fit into small tunnels and drains.
THE BOOST BALL
Press and hold the B Button to build up a speed boost, then release to accelerate or boost up halfpipes.
THE SPIDER BALL
Press and hold the R Button to attach to magnetic tracks, then tilt the Control Stick to move. You can propel upward by laying Bombs or launch out using the Boost Ball function.
BOMBS
Samus has unlimited bombs that can destroy objects, Talloric Alloy walls, and enemies. Positioning the Morph Ball over a Bomb propels it up, effectively jumping short distances.
POWER BOMBS
These super-powered bombs destroy Denzium impediments and are replenished by defeating enemies. Drop them by pressing the Y Button in Morph Ball mode.
ENERGY TANK
Each Energy Tank found increases Samus's maximum energy reserve by 100 units.
SPACE JUMP BOOTS
These boots allow Samus to jump a second time while airborne, reaching previously distant areas.
GRAPPLE BEAM
This allows Samus to latch onto specific energy nodes by pressing and holding the L Button, and she can still shoot while grappling.
GRAVITY BOOST
This upgrade allows Samus to float on command while underwater by pressing and holding the B Button after an underwater Space Jump.
SCREW ATTACK
After a Space Jump, repeatedly press the B Button to initiate a Screw Attack, damaging enemies and covering large horizontal distances. Performing a Screw Attack against certain walls allows for Wall Jumps to climb to great heights.
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