-Weapon Actions-

Charge Attack

L Button

Press the L Button to fire a weapon. Some weapons can be charged for more powerful attacks. To charge your weapon, hold down the L Button and then release to fire a devastating Charge Attack. Except for the Power Beam, Charge Attacks consume more ammo than regular attacks.

Switching the weapon of choice

Tap on the Beam icon to switch your weapon to the Power Beam. Tap on the Missile icon to switch to the Missile, and tap on the Sub-weapon icon to switch to the Sub-weapon.

Switching Sub-weapon Types

Samus can use up to six types of Sub-weapons, as well as the Power Beam and Missile. Touch and hold the Sub-weapon Switch icon to see the list of Sub- weapons, then slide the stylus to the desired weapon. Lift the stylus from the screen to replace the current Sub-weapon with the Sub-weapon you chose.

Weapon Types

You can earn up to six different Sub-Weapons as you progress through the game.

Power Beam

Power Beam has a limited offensive capability, but it has excellent rapid-fire ability.

Missile

The Missile is more powerful than the Power Beam, and is capable of Charge Attacks. Samus’s Missiles have homing capability; its Charge Attack enhances the homing

Power Beam Icon

Missile Icon

Sub-weapon Icon

Sub-weapon

Switch Icon

feature.

Battlehammer Sub-weapon

The Battlehammer is a heavy-duty mortar-type weapon with moderate firing

speed. The Battlehammer has no Charge Attack, but the rapid-fire attack

more than makes up for it.

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Nintendo 45496901912 Weapon Actions Charge Attack, Switching the weapon of choice, Switching Sub-weapon Types, Power Beam