Game:

Metroid: Zero Mission (2004)

Duration: 14:37

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This is one of the four hacks submitted for the MetroidConstruction Berserker Contest. The purpose of the contest is to create hacks that can be used for venting anger. In theory, one should come out of playing one of these hacks less angry than when they go in.

I recorded this hack on VBA, but the option to remove the toolbar at the top would not work, so, unfortunately, we are stuck with it. You may also notice that this video is only the end of the hack. About two hours in, my power surged and reset my computer, corrupting all the video I had recorded up to that point! Yay! After recording for another 15 minutes or so it happened again! That aside, this hack was built in collaboration by OneOf99, CaptGlitch, Conner, and JRP. This hack is amazing. I wish I could get the rest of the footage recovered to show how good this hack is, but you can also play it for yourself to see. I also apologize for the poor video and audio quality. It may be a side effect of VBA since it doesn't happen on my other videos.

Scores:
Theme: 10/10
I did not go into this hack angry, but by the time this video started, I was pretty mad. I promised myself that if the end vented my anger, I would give the hack a 10 for this category, and it did. Even past that, there was only one part of this hack that made me mad, and that was Serris, but I won't dock the hack for it because of the aforementioned promise.

Aesthetics: 5/5
The tiling in this hack is exquisite, and it fits the theme of each area. This hack is entirely made with custom music, and it is really good. Each track fits the section they're in. It helps a lot with the immersion into the hack.

Replayability: 5/5
This hack is very non-linear and as such has a lot of replay value. I wouldn't mind playing it over again once I get the nasty taste of those power outages out of my mouth.

Fun: 5/5
Each area has its own gimmicks that are fun on their own, but overall, the hack is fun. There is enough challenge to make it interesting, but not so much so that it is annoying.

Construction: 5/5
It's those little things that push a hack from good to great. One of the best examples is that many of the challenges are not punishing for failure, and are built in such a way that you can get back up and do it again if you fall down. That's good design. The whole hack is full of it. Rooms flow together well, and there are only a few hiccups that don't detract very much.

Total Score: 30/30
I did not expect while going into this contest to have a hack get a perfect score, but this hack blew me out of the water. If it hadn't been for the outages, the theme might have gotten an 8 or 9, but at least for me, this hack deserves all of the points I can give it.

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