
With well-timed button presses, players can use special techniques, such as the Sense Move, which allows them to dodge enemy attacks, and the Overblast, where Samus jumps on the enemy and fires a charged shot at point-blank range.
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Metroid: Other M is the first game in the Metroid series to feature melee attacks. Additionally, the first-person mode is also used in exploration, such as locating hidden items. There are several instances where players will have to constantly switch between play modes for example, fighting off a horde of flying enemies in third person, while switching to first person to destroy their spawn points. When the Wii Remote is pointed towards the screen, the angle switches into a first-person perspective, where players can lock onto targets and fire missiles however, players cannot move in this perspective. While gameplay is similar to early Metroid games, the environments are three-dimensional and movement is not limited to a two-dimensional plane. Samus can jump, fire the arm cannon, and turn into a morph ball, which can roll into narrow passages and drop energy bombs.

The regular gameplay features a third-person perspective, where players hold the Wii Remote horizontally. Similar to Super Paper Mario, the game operates between two perspectives with differing controls, depending on the orientation of the Wii Remote. The game unfolds in a linear manner, and the in-game map highlights the next objective. The gameplay revolves around solving puzzles to uncover secrets, platform jumping, and shooting enemies. : 2 The main environment is the vessel interior, known as the Main Sector, along with the other environments that are contained in "sectors" or gigantic spheres within the ship: the Biosphere, a lush, tropical region the Cryophere, an arctic environment and the Pyrosphere, a heated, lava-filled area. Players take control of series protagonist Samus Aran, a bounty hunter who investigates a derelict space station, known as the Bottle Ship. Metroid: Other M is an action-adventure game with three-dimensional graphics. Samus executes the Lethal Strike on a Ghalmanian The Metroid series entered an extended hiatus following its release, not seeing a mainline entry until Metroid: Samus Returns in 2017. Metroid: Other M was re-released on the Wii U's Nintendo eShop in 2016. It was the third-best-selling video game in Japan during its week of release, and the ninth best-selling game in North America during September 2010. The game also received honors from several publications.

Metroid: Other M received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its elaborate cutscenes, graphics and action-oriented gameplay, although heavy criticism was directed at its narrative and Samus's characterization. It introduces melee attacks which can only be executed when an enemy's health is reduced. Other M is played from a third-person perspective using only the Wii Remote, and focuses on exploration and combat. The development team employed a simple control scheme to make the game appealing to modern players, and gave significant focus on plot and characterization, with extensive cinematics and voice acting. Longtime Metroid director Yoshio Sakamoto approached Team Ninja to develop Other M, while animation studio D-Rockets handled the cutscenes. The player controls intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran, who investigates a derelict space station with a Galactic Federation platoon, including her former commanding officer, Adam Malkovich. It is part of the Metroid series, and takes place between the events of Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion. Metroid: Other M is a 2010 action-adventure video game developed by Team Ninja and Nintendo SPD and published by Nintendo for the Wii.
