A vast amount of the game is soundtracked by silence with the occasional drum and bass to set the mood. Scanning will not feature in the game (perhaps it will feature very rarely) to make way for a more action-focused game. In the game ONM consider it has one of the most revolutionary scenes in the Metroid franchise (I am not sure if this features in the gameplay or cutscenes). The boss fights are less frequent but offer more variety whilst facing them, the overall difficulty is in fact in the middle of the Metroid games' difficulty, perhaps slightly harder than Metroid Prime. The length of game is also in the middle of the Metroid games' length however Metroid: Other M offers wider locations and the artificial terrains can be switched with a control module.
Samus Aran is more athletic overall and can dodge various obstacles by one press of a button. She can ram her arm cannon down her opposing threats which fires any beam down their throat, this means their will be more close-up combat in the game.
The main concepts of both parts of the Metroid franchise have been kept but some parts are new and others have been dropped. You can regain health by raising the Wii Remote and pressing A, though this only works if you have minimal health.
According to Nintendo this is one of the best Metroid games but just falls short of Metroid Prime.
