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Metroid Dread’s<\/strong> boss rush update is live, and with it comes three modes that sees Samus face against her toughest foes.<\/p>\n

As announced in February’s Nintendo Direct<\/a>, the second free update for Metroid Dread brings in a boss rush mode<\/a>. In fact, the update technically brings in three new modes, but they’re all basically the same with varying degrees of difficulty. If you’re unfamiliar with the concept of a boss rush, it’s pretty simple. You just take on every boss in the game, one after the other.<\/p>\n

The standard boss rush mode sees Samus do exactly that, facing off against all of the bosses you would have in the main game. After each fight, your missiles are restored, but damage is carried on to the next fight. And each battle can add to your maximum amount of missiles, energy tanks, and power bombs. <\/p>\n

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Metroid Dread’s boss rush update is live, and with it comes three modes that sees Samus face against her toughest foes. As announced in February’s Nintendo Direct, the second free update for Metroid Dread brings in a boss rush mode. In fact, the update technically brings in three new modes, but they’re all basically the same with varying degrees of difficulty. If you’re unfamiliar with the concept of a boss rush, it’s pretty simple. You just take on every boss in the game, one after the other. The standard boss rush mode sees Samus do exactly that, facing off against all of the bosses you would have in the main game. After each fight, your missiles are restored, but damage is carried on to the…<\/p>\n

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