Metroid Fusion (GBA) Strategy and Discussion Thread

Could you describe him? I forget what he's like.

I haven't played Fusion as much as Prime, but it's a damn good game- and the puzzles in it can be 10x harder than anything in Prime to navigate.

 

Is it a kinda turtle-like looking thing with a green shell and purple skin? If so, this is what IGN's walkthrough has:

" The enemy threat is discovered: Arachnus, a native beast of SR388 that has been possessed by the X. Arachnus attacks with fire, a slashing beam of energy, and an earth-shaking ball attack. Defeating it isn't as tough as it looks, so long as you remember your jump moves from before. Hang from either edge and wait for Arachnus to move below Samus. Jump to the other side of the room before it can slam into the wall with its ball-rolling move (which will knock Samus down), and fire a missile directly into its belly when it turns around to face you.

Don't get greedy -- you will typically only be able to tag the creature with a single missile before it counterattacks with either a slashing or ball attack. Just fire a single missile and jump back to safety on the ledge and ready to jump across the room again. Keep this pattern alive until you've depleted your missiles, and then continue with your blaster if necessary.
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