History VideoGame / MetroidPrime2Echoes

** The Space Pirates have been haunted by Dark Samus for quite some time. But then: "Another hunter, wearing the traditional colors of Samus Aran, made planetfall today. [[OhCrap Horrific as it may sound, there are two of them now."]]

* AwesomeButImpractical: The Darkburst and Sunburst missile comboes aren't as powerful as they seem. They fire painfully slow projectiles that explode with a rather small blast radius and deal rather poor damage. They also cost 20 ammo and 5 missiles apiece. The Sonic Boom requires 20 of ''both'' ammo types, but it hits instantly and deals massive damage, so it's not as bad as the Darkburst and Sunburst.
* BackFromTheBrink: The Ing were terrifyingly close to causing ''Echoes'' to be over before it even started. Like, ''two rooms'' close. One of which was an unguarded elevator.

* DemonicPossession: The Ing are able to posses other creatures, even if they are deceased. Possessed creatures become much stronger and allow the Ing to interact with Light Aether, but the Ing will die if their vessel is destroyed.
* ElevatorActionSequence: The second fight with Dark Samus.

* HubWorld: Temple Grounds acts as this.

* ApocalypticLog: Like ''MetroidPrime'' before it there is plenty of lore to scan, this time detailing the Luminoth's battle with the Ing and how they slowly began losing the war, to the point where all but one of the survivors is hidden in cryogenic sleep waiting for the day when the war is over.

* DeathWorld: In Dark Aether, the air is dangerous, the environment filled with nasty traps and pitfalls, and the native monsters attack on sight. Aether isn't a nice place either.

* SequelDifficultySpike: Combat is tougher, the environments are nastier, and Dark Aether provides some tough challenges.

* DemonicPossession: Not demonic exactly but the Ing are famous for possessing people. When they jump into someone's body one of three things happen: the Ing fails and is forced out by the person they are trying to possess, the Ing succeeds, takes control of the body and transforms it into a more powerful form or, both the Ing and the person they are trying to possess die.

* AlwaysChaoticEvil: The Ing, which have no technology of their own, want only conquest, and make any animals they possess substantially more aggressive. The sequel ''Corruption'' hints they may be little more than animals themselves.

* {{Tomorrowland}}: Sanctuary Fortress shows off the greatest of Luminoth technology with its hordes of robots, MaxtrixRainingCode, complex machines, and technology everywhere.

* {{Eternal Engine}}: Sanctuary Fortress (and, by default, the Ing Hive).

* {{Hub World}}: Temple Grounds acts as this.

* InterfaceScrew: Security mechs in the Sanctuary area can hack Samus' power suit, causing a massive loss of frame rate, code errors on the HUD, and inability to fire the arm cannon. A special button sequence reboots the power suit, which takes a second but otherwise has no long term effects.

** The Space Pirates have been haunted by [[spoiler: Dark]] Samus for quite some time. But then: "Another hunter, wearing the traditional colors of Samus Aran, made planetfall today. [[OhCrap Horrific as it may sound, there are two of them now."]]

* AnotherDimension: Dark Aether in ''Echoes''.

* BubblegloopSwamp: Torvus Bo

* ShiftingSandLand: The Agon Wastes.

* BubblegloopSwamp: Torvus Bog

''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes'' (''Dark Echoes'' in Japan) is a FirstPersonShooter released in 2004 on the NintendoGameCube. It is the sequel to ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime,'' the second game in the ''MetroidPrimeTrilogy'' and the seventh game in the ''{{Franchise/Metroid}}'' series.

* MeleeATrois: There a re numerous factions battling on Aether at at the time the game takes place. Samus, the Federation Marines and the Luminoth are essentially on friendly terms, but the Ing, Dark Samus and the space pirates all have their own agenda.

* DemonicPossession: Not demonic exactly but the Ing are famous for possessing people. When they jump into someone's body one of three things happen: the Ing fails and is forced out by the person they are trying to possess, the Ing succeeds, takes control of the body and transforms it into a more powerful form or, both the Ing and the person they are trying to possess die.

* BaitAndSwitchBoss: Done twice in ''Echoes''. You fight two boss-versions of two enemies, called the Alpha Splinter and Alpha Sandigger. However, they get possessed by the Ing a few minutes into the battle, becoming the Dark Alpha Splinter and Bomb Guardian respectively.

''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes'' (''Dark Echoes'' in Japan) is a FirstPersonShooter released in 2004 on the NintendoGameCube. It is the sequel to ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'' and the seventh game in the ''{{Franchise/Metroid}}'' series.

''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes'' is a FirstPersonShooter released in 2004 on the NintendoGameCube. It is the sequel to ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'' and the seventh game in the ''{{Franchise/Metroid}}'' series.

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