So this is where my favorite Super Smash bros. character came from...
Aaaanyway, once you get the hang of the shooting and get a basic idea of what's going on with the map, your ready to do some hunting. First I explored looking for missile tanks, upgrades, and energy tanks. I really was amazed by the awesomeness of the music throughout. (Classic Brinstar and Kraid's Lair were my favorite). Once you deck out the samus suit, it's time to hunt the bosses. Kraid's lair was really confusing, I managed to spend 10 minutes using the auto fire button to drop bombs trying to make it up one of those S curves, then fought a decoy Kraid halfway across the map, and was about as confused as a mentally challenged person trying to put on a glove. Eventually with help from gamefaqs found the real Kraid and defeated him with some difficulty, good boss fight by the way. Then I went to Ridley's lair, which proved in my opinion to be easier and more straightforward. Ridley was a joke. Maybe my game glitched but I was able to stand about 3 feet from him where he couldn't hit me and just held down the wave beam button until he died. Finally, Mother Brain. I have to say why make a wave beam if it's impossible to use it against the metroids. I learned this the hard way and had to backtrack. Eventually I beat mother brain (without using the save state) and finished the game. (helmet removed ending). Overall I was pretty impressed with the game. It was short but sweet. The in game upgrades gave you a steady increase in power and defense, and this coupled with your natural progression at getting better with the game made it an enjoying yet challenging game throughout. Although, the beginning before my first energy tank was hard and confusing as hell. Awesome music, good bosses and enemies, and an intense escape scene are some of the crowns that make this game worth checking out.