A complete walkthrough for Area 3 in Metroid: Samus Returns, guiding you through every room, including the locations of Power Bomb Tanks PT3 and PT4.
Walkthrough
- 1From the start, head right through the door. Continue right, using an Aeion Energy Orb if needed. Drop down and use the Lightning Armor to safely pass the Red Plants. Roll right and use a Power Bomb to destroy the block at the end, revealing Power Bomb Tank (PT3).
- 2Roll left and jump up. Run left through the door. Proceed right and drop down to the Teleport Station. Warp to the fourth Teleport Station in the area.
- 3Jump up and roll through the gap. Jump up, run right, and pass through the door.
- 4Jump up and roll through the gap. Jump and climb up the shaft, then go through the door on the right. Use the Energy Recharge Station if necessary. Run right to the Save Station. Save your game and proceed through the door.
- 5Head right through the door, drop down, and run right. Roll through the gap, jump up to the elevator, and ascend.
- 6Roll through the gap, jump up the shaft, and roll through the narrow passageway. Jump up and go through the door.
- 7Drop down, run left, and jump up the narrow passageway. Roll through, drop down, and run left. Jump up and run all the way left. Jump up and use a Power Bomb to open the door, then go through.
- 8Use bombs on the floor to drop into the narrow passageway. Roll right, drop down, and roll through the gap. Drop down and use the Lightning Armor to roll and jump through the narrow passageway to the left to reach Power Bomb Tank (PT4).
- 9Jump up and use the Grapple Beam to remove the block. Jump and roll through the narrow passageway, use bombs on the ceiling, jump up, and run through the door.
- 10Drop down, run right, jump up, and head right. Drop down, run right, jump to the narrow passageway, and roll through.
- 11Drop down, run right, jump up to the door, and go through. Drop down and roll through the narrow passageway. Drop down, roll through the gap to the lift, and go down.
- 12Drop down to the ground and roll through the gap. Run right and go through the bottom floor. Drop down to the bottom of the shaft and run left. Jump up to the door and go through.
- 13Run left, drop down to the Save Station. Save your game, jump and climb up the shaft, and roll through the gap to the Teleport Station. Warp to the second Teleport Station in Area 4.
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