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Phendrana Shorelines is a room in the Phendrana Drifts, found in Metroid Prime. It contains two Missile Expansions, and is a major room in the area, being very large and connecting to many other rooms. It contains many tall rock pillars, an icy lake that is very shallow in places, the ruins of a building high on a ledge, and multiple platforms to reach higher areas.

Description[]

To access Ice Ruins Access, the door must be released by scanning a panel below its ledge: this alcove is blocked by snow, so Morph Ball use is required for entry, but the scan can be made without going inside. Platforms further round this side Phendrana Shorelines lead up to the unlocked door. Higher up in the room, the Plaza Walkway door is used to access the Ruins Entryway door after circling back around to this room. The door to Temple Entryway requires the Space Jump Boots to reach the floating platform nearby and jump up to the ruins from there.

After receiving the Boost Ball, when Samus returns to this room, she sees Meta Ridley flying toward the Phazon Mines, possibly warning the Space Pirates that Samus was on Tallon IV.

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Samus overlooks the Phendrana Shorelines.

A Hidden World can be found in this room: [1]

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Phendrana shorelines overlooking meta ridley shadow dolphin hd

Ridley's shadow passes over the Shorelines.

Missile Expansion
This is behind sheet of ice, inside a stone column near the door to Save Station B. To melt the ice, the Plasma Beam is required.
Missile Expansion
The other expansion in this room is at the top of the tower of the ruins, accessible only with the Space Jump Boots. Samus must use a Super Missile on the weak Cordite panel and then climb the track through the revealed hole using the Spider Ball.

Scans[]

Phendrana Shorelines radion grating dolphin hd

Samus scans the Radion grating.

Phendrana Shorelines door unlocked panel scan dolphin hd

Samus scans the Panel to open the door above.

Radion
"Grating has become brittle from temperature fluctuations. Large traces of Radion detected."
Panel
"The door directly above has been unlocked."
Ice
"The ice covering this opening can be melted with extreme heat."
Platform
"This platform is kept aloft by a gas-based propulsion system attached to its underside."
Cordite Statue
"This Cordite statue is worn and weathered. Scan indicates the presence of a Power Conduit behind the statue."
Power Conduit
"Something behind the wall seems to have been activated."
Blast Shield
"Blast Shield over door is secure. Shield controls are elsewhere in the Phendrana Shorelines area."

Development notes[]

LeRoy Strauss designed the Phendrana Shorelines. As with all rooms, it began as a "blue room", or a blank room with a low polygon count for gameplay testing purposes. This is coded before the game's artists add the room's elements, including textures and objects. It took Strauss three weeks to model and texture the Shorelines. He recalled doing trial and error on the rocks and snow in the room to create a natural arctic atmosphere. Having done another snow connecting room before, he thusly felt "warmed up" to create the Shorelines.[1] The particle effects, including the snow, as well as the fish in the water, were added by another artist and programmers later on.[2]

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References[]

  1. ^ Shinesparkers. Interview: LeRoy Strauss. October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  2. ^ IGN Staff. The Art of Prime. IGN. August 6, 2004. Retrieved October 27, 2023. https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/08/06/the-art-of-prime


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