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Zero Mission Chapter 5: She's as Cold as Ice

I have explored more, but I'm right back where I started!

Since last chapter, I got the Power Grip, two missile tanks, and an unidentified beam upgrade, bringing my item rate up to 13%!

No longer is my path towards destiny sealed!

A bothersome enemy!

They don't damage me even if I touch them, but they spit out purple projectiles, and are impervious to my beam.

They are not, however, impervious to missiles!

Hooray for technology.

An enemy down below keeps slamming into the floor, but never breaks through.

Strange...

Once I get to the right side, I start climbing upwards!

I still can't hurt those things, even with missiles...

The destiny marker is now due left of my location!

And wow, I would hate to do this room without the Power Grip.

It could be worse - on Hard, there are enemies in the lava shooting at you while you jump.

Some mistakes cost me about a hundred EN to the lava in the last room, but I've found a new item!

Incidentally, I have nothing that can break down a green door.

Ice Beam
Required Item Type: Beam upgrade This beam can freeze enemies in place. You can safely stand on frozen enemies.

Even non-prophetic statues can be used to restore energy and ammo!

The door's no good, so we'll need to find a new way out...

SECRET PASSAGE

The ice beam adds a lot of puzzle gameplay to the game!

First, freeze the enemy...

...then it becomes a platform!

The effect only lasts a few seconds, though, so one must be careful.

With a little bit of speed, you can chain together uses of the Ice Beam to make ladders out of enemies!

Second verse, same as the first!

DESTINY ALERT

Goodness!

I have quite a journey to make.

No time to dilly dally around these parts!

Just kidding! There is always time for the dallying of the dillies.

I happen to know a secret 'round these parts.

If I fire a missile at that wall...

I am rewarded for my efforts!

Missile Tank
Optional Item Type: Expansion Missile Capacity: 30 -> 35

Looks like a dead end...

OR MAYBE NOT WHOA

(Fun fact: If I wanted to start some totally insane sequence breaking, it would have started in that room.)

Hey, it's another door I didn't check out on my way in!

I wonder what's in here.

OW OW HOT HOT HOT OW HOT OW

Yeah, there are areas in Norfair that are so hot that even standing in them is dangerous.

Any attempt to move downward is blocked by another kind of block I can't break yet...

Hey, here's an idea!

Let's set this little guy free.

Then we'll freeze his leaping ass.

And in doing so, reach this ledge we never even saw!

Missile Tank
Optional Item Type: Expansion Missile Capacity: 35 -> 40

New way of dealing with these things, too!

It doesn't kill them, but it sure helps me ignore them.

Totally the last time I'm stopping in this room, I swear!

To be continued!