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Author: KingZeal

Aug 29th 2013 at 7:13:13 AM

* FreezeFrameBonus:  Just before Zebes blows up, if you chose to save the green "animals", you will see a tiny speck of light leaving Zebes before the planet blows.
* IAmNotLeftHanded:  [[spoiler:Mother Brain doesn't whip out her mechanical body until Samus has seemingly won, and has trapped herself in an inescapable room.]]
* NoKillLikeOverkill:  The first game concluded with Mother Brain's self-destruct timer blowing up the Pirate base, but leaving the surface intact.  But since ''that'' failed, this time the self-destruct causes a massive, [[EarthShatteringKaboom Zebes-Shattering Kaboom]].
* NoobBridge:  The TropeNamer is the infamous collapsing bridge in Brinstar, where the game requires a mechanic that has never come up before (running) to cross a bridge.
* NostalgiaLevel:  Several.
** When first landing on Zebes, you will backtrack the last part of the game, where you fought Mother Brain and escaped the time bomb.
** You will find the Morph Ball in the ''exact same place'' as the first game.
** You will find several segments of Ridley and Kraid's hideouts that resemble the first game.  You'll even find "Fake Kraids" like before.
** The new Tourian is basically just an upgraded version of the first.  The battle with Mother Brain even goes pretty much the same [[spoiler:until she whips out her mechanical body]].
* SuperSpeed:  The Speed Booster does ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
* UnexpectedlyRealisticGameplay:  Shortly after defeating Crocomire, the player runs into a platform which ramps upward, a long pit and blocks that can only be broken by speed boost.  Did you know you could use SuperSpeed to create a long jump?  Well, you do now!
* VideogameCaringPotential:  If you choose to, you can rescue Dachuna and the Etecoons during the final destruct sequence.  (''Fusion'' reveals that this is canon, even if you choose not to.)