Free Metroid Dread Update 2.0.0 Adds Dread and Rookie Mode

Nintendo has released a free Metroid Dread Update, adding a brand-new Dread Manner and Rookie Style to the game.

The arrival of the costless update was announced during Nintendo'south Straight circulate yesterday. In addition to announcing the new difficulty modes, Nintendo also confirmed that Metroid Dread will be receiving some other free update this April. This content update will add a Boss Blitz way to the championship, assuasive players to battle bosses continuously.

The new Dread mode is an insanely high-difficulty fashion, where players will be one-shotted past either enemy or trap damage.

Rookie Style makes the game easier for new players, lowering impairment receives, increasing available missiles at the get-go. In addition, this fashion makes finishing counters easier to perform. Nosotros've included the release notes for this new update down beneath:

Metroid Dread Update 2.0.0 Release Notes

New Difficulties Bachelor

"ROOKIE Style" has been added to the game. This is a mode suited towards new players, with the following adjustments:

Dropped items from enemies now replenish greater amounts when picked-up.

Harm received from Boss attacks has been lowered.

Destructible Dominate projectiles have been made easier to intermission than usual (excluding some attacks).

Increased number of missiles available when beginning game.

Made the finishing counters when defeating some Bosses easier to perform.

Selected when starting a New Game, and choosing "SELECT DIFFICULTY".

"DREAD MODE" has been added to the game. This is an extremely high-difficulty mode, where any harm taken from enemies or traps will lead to an instant Game Over.

Tin can be selected after clearing Difficult Style, when beginning a New Game, and choosing "SELECT DIFFICULTY".

New Details Added to Results Screen

Several new details take been added to the results screen that appears after clearing the game. These new details will non announced, however, for game files that were started prior to updating the game.

General Fixes

Stock-still an result where Samus sliding down a surface and touching a frozen enemy would force the game to close, afterwards the message "The software was closed because an mistake occurred" appears.

Made several other fixes to improve playability and enjoyment of game.

Demo Update

The post-obit updates to the "Metroid Dread DEMO" are also at present available (Ver. 2.0.0).

The scale of the playable expanse has been expanded, with the Corpius boss fight at present beingness bachelor.

Added "ROOKIE MODE", a manner suited towards new players, where dropped items from enemies at present replenish a greater amount, and bosses' attack ability has been lowered.

Added "SELECT DIFFICULTY" options when offset the demo

Metroid Dread is bachelor globally at present for the Nintendo Switch. Exist certain to read our very own review of the game in case y'all're all the same in doubt on whether you should get this jewel.