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To complete this table, one must hit twelve different targets scattered throughout the table, while being bombarded from above by Meta-Ridley. This table is unique in that the player is given a 6-ball multiball and losing all the balls does not detract from the player's extra balls. Twelve artifacts are required to access the Artifact Temple. A special is worth 50,000 points like an artifact but does not count toward the artifact total. This boss is the source of one Chozo Artifact each (the first time the boss is defeated), and victory is required to move on to the next table.Ĭompleting any objective will earn an artifact unless the player has already acquired ten artifacts from completing objectives, in which case a special will be awarded instead of an artifact.
In the next two tables, Phendrana Drifts and Phazon Mines, the player acquires a new ability on each table, along with battling a large boss creature. Completion of these objectives is not necessary to move on. Access to two more tables is granted upon activating all the objectives within either table. The Pirate Frigate and Tallon Overworld tables serve as the main source of Chozo Artifacts, where they are awarded as prizes for completing objectives. The game begins with two tables available for play.
The main game consists of six tables, all of which are based upon areas from Metroid Prime. The touch screen can be used to "nudge" the pinball machine and alter the ball trajectory.
In addition to this, it adds multiple new mechanics to the classic pinball formula that are unable to exist in real pinball, such as enemies that wander around the table, wall-jumping, the ability to fire weapons, and colored targets which can only be dropped by hitting them with balls of the same color. Metroid Prime Pinball uses the basic mechanics of pinball, complete with an assortment of typical pinball items including flippers, spinners, bumpers, and ramps.