Metroid Zero Mission -- YES boarderline
MZM ran a lot faster then any 2D Metroid games I have played. Easy mode was definitely too easy and medium was the equivelant of what easy should have been, hard is hard enough for me considering I haven't yet beat the game on hard. This game also had some mini bosses comming suddenly through the floor, it definitely didn't subsitute for the adrenaline rush of facing the SA-X in Metroid Fusion, but it did suprise me. The areas were very similar to the first Metroid, but there were some extra twists to not keep things too boring. The stealth part of the game was definitely fun and the boss that followed the stealth part of the game was my favorite. I liked being able to get back into the other areas after getting all items and the areas were fun to explore. Finding all the items required lots of tricks and knowledge of the map. Although this isn't a terribly hard game on the first try it was just enjoyable enough to keep it a yes.