It seems that the X virus can copy anything it touches, and since it infected Samus with all her best abilities it decided to copy her.

She pulls through after receiving a vaccine but not before she had parts of her suit removed because of the infestation, thereby losing her trademark abilities

At first the game will go very slow, and may bore the living poop out of you, but once you gain some new abilities you will see why everyone gave this rave reviews.

The gameplay never gets repetitive, or as soon as it does, Samus gains a new ability.

In an attempt to remove the parasite through the use of an experimental vaccine, Samus unintentionally gains the ability to absorb or "fuse" with these parasites

What's also good about this game is that Nintendo shakes things up a bit: Samus is now the one that's hunted and normal abilities like the Screw Attack, Varia Suit and etc. are now attained when you beat the bosses that inhabit each

Other abilities are newer and cooler, like charging freeze missiles that freeze a room at a time

There's always parts of the Metroid series that kind of confused me as to why I like it

I am thoroughly confused as to how this game rates so highly

Samus is back and every bit as incredible as she was before

IF YOU WANT TO EXPERIENCE THE BRILLIANCE OF NINTENDO, PLAY METROID"DON¡¯T MISS IT.