Metroid Prime Walkthrough – Missile Expansions

Missile Expansions 

Here you’ll find the location for every Missile Expansion in Metroid Prime, as well as detailed explanations on how to get them and what powerups you’ll need. Expansions have been listed in order of when you can pick them up during the game. For a list of expansion by area, click here.


Missile Expansion #1

Location: Hive Totem, Chozo Ruins

Requirements: Defeat Hive Mecha

Once Hive Mecha has been vanquished, your first Missile Expansion will be your reward.

 


Missile Expansion #2

Location: Landing Site, Tallon Overworld

Requirements: Morph Ball

Roll into a small tunnel behind your Gunship and you’ll see the Expansion sitting there for the taking.

 


Missile Expansion #3

Location: Burn Dome, Chozo Ruins

Requirements: Bombs, Morph Ball

Bomb the Sandstone wall and roll through the tunnel to grab this Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #4

Location: Watery Hall Access, Chozo Ruins

Requirements: Missiles

Blast the stone wall with a missile to reveal this Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #5

Location: Dynamo, Chozo Ruins

Requirements: Morph Ball, Bombs, Missiles

Roll into the room and blast away the old fan to reveal the Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #6

Location: Ruined Nursery, Chozo Ruins

Requirements: Morph Ball, Bombs

Bomb the bricks in the opening in the wall, Morph down, and follow the tunnel to pick up Expansion. You’ll need to bomb the lower section first to get one of the metal bricks out of the way.

 


Missile Expansion #7

Location:Ruined Gallery, Chozo Ruins

Requirements: Missiles

Blast the wall directly the under the door and across the small pond with a missile, and the wall will break, revealing this Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #8

Location: Ruined Gallery, Chozo Ruins

Requirements: Morph Ball, Bombs

Roll through the Morph Ball tunnel on the east side of the room to roll into this Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #9

Location: Vault, Chozo Ruins

Requirements: Bombs, Bomb Jumping

Bomb jump to unlock three locks that seal the vault; once done, the walls with retract, letting you grab the Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #10

Location: Storage Cavern via Triclops Pit, Magmoor Caverns

Requirements: Morph Ball.

Roll through the tunnel underneath the Triclops Pit and work your way to a small opening where you can roll through, grabbing the Expansion within.

 


Missile Expansion #11

Location: Transport Tunnel B, Tallon Overworld

Requirements: None

Look under the bridge to find this Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #12

Location: Fiery Shores, Magmoor Caverns

Requirements: Morph Ball, Bombs

Follow the narrow path above the magma until you roll into the Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #13

Location: Research Lab Aether, Phendrana Drifts

Requirements: Morph Ball

After clearing the room of pirates, you’ll find a small ledge on the middle part of the room. Morph down and follow the tunnel to get the Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #14

Location: Research Lab Hydra, Phendrana Drifts

Requirements: Super Missiles

Shoot the Cordite column on the top platform with a Super Missile to expose the Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #15

Location: Main Plaza, Chozo Ruins

Requirements: Super Missiles

Navigate towards the upper level until you’re on a platform facing a tree. Blast the tree with a Super Missile to reveal the Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #16

Location: Main Plaza, Chozo Ruins

Requirements: Boost Ball

Use the half-pipe to grab the Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #17

Location: Ruined Shrine, Chozo Ruins

Requirements: Bombs, Morph Ball

Bomb a Sandstone wall by the inner portion if the room where you fought the Plated Beetle. Roll through to grab the Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #18

Location: Ruined Shrine, Chozo Ruins

Requirements: Boost Ball, Morph Ball

Use the half-pipe to boost up to the ledge; roll through to grab the Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #19

Location: Ruined Fountain, Chozo Ruins

Requirements: Spider Ball, Morph Ball

Enter the Fountain and let it shoot you upwards. Attach to the Spider Ball Track at the top of the room and follow it to grab the Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #20

Location: Gathering Hall, Chozo Ruins

Requirements: Space Jump, Bombs

Navigate all the way to the top of the room, bomb the gate, and grab the Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #21

Location: Crossway, Chozo Ruins

Requirements: Super Missile, Boost Ball, Spider Ball, Bombs

Destroy the Cordite Chozo ornament and scan the panel behind it. Use your Boost Ball in the half-pipe to bomb the Morph Ball Slots on either side. Drop down and ride the piston up; roll over and get the Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #22

Location: Overgrown Cavern, Tallon Overworld

Requirements: Ice Beam

Come down from Chozo Ruins East (near where you get the Ice Beam) and this Expansion will be open for the taking.

 


Missile Expansion #23

Location: Frigate Crash Site, Tallon Overworld

Requirements: Gravity Suit

Go into the water and jump up on an embedded platform to retrieve this Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #24

Location: Biohazard Containment, Tallon Overworld

Requirements: Super Missiles

Shoot the Cordite containment door with a Super Missile to expose this Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #25

Location: Main Quarry, Phazon Mines

Requirements: Spider Ball

Scan the upper console to move the crane. Once the crane is in position, follow the Spider Ball Track to the Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #26

Location: Elite Research, Phazon Mines

Requirements: Boost Ball

Use the Boost Ball to spin the Pulse Cannon to the far left wall at 8% integrity. Scan the terminal to fire the laser. Jump on the exposed platform to grab Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #27

Location: Elite Control Access, Phazon Mines

Requirements: None

Fire a charged shot at the explosive crate blocking the vent. After the explosion clears, there will be a platform housing an Expansion exposed.

 


Missile Expansion #28

Location: Phazon Processing Center, Phazon Mines

Requirements: Power Bombs, X-Ray Visor (optional)

Take the bridge to the right and drop to the platform below at the very end. Lay a Power Bomb on the platform to blow up the wall hiding this Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #29

Location: Security Access A, Phazon Mines

Requirements: Power Bombs

Lay a Power Bomb by the grate and after it explodes, the path to the Expansion will be clear.

 


Missile Expansion #30

Location: Life Grove Tunnel, Tallon Overworld

Requirements: Boost Ball, Bombs

Use the half-pipe to boost to the top ledge. Lay a bomb in the center and you’ll fall directly on this Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #31

Location: Great Tree Chamber, Tallon Overworld

Requirements: Space Jump, X-Ray Visor (optional)

There is an invisible platform (you can see the rain fall on it) that you can jump on to reach the room holding this Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #32

Location: Metroid Quarantine A, Phazon Mines

Requirements: X-Ray Visor, Power Bombs, Spider Ball

On the upper platform towards the end of the room, lay two Power Bombs to break through the Bendizium rocks covering access to the Spider Ball Track. Take the track across and jump up on the invisible moving platform to grab the Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #33

Location: Fungal Hall Access, Phazon Mines

Requirements: Phazon Suit (optional), Morph Ball

Quickly roll under the mushroom at the bottom to grab this Expansion. You’ll take damage if you don’t have the Phazon Suit, but it will be minimal.

 


Missile Expansion #34

Location: Fungal Hall B, Phazon Mines

Requirements: Bombs

On the far end of the room, on the ground below the Plasma Door, lay a bomb to expose this Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #35

Location: Metroid Quarantine B, Phazon Mines

Requirements: Super Missiles

Fire a Super Missile at the Cordite shaft to reveal this Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #36

Location: Frost Cave, Phendrana Drifts

Requirements: Grapple Beam, Missiles

Grapple over to the far ledge and shoot down the Stalactite hanging from the roof. Drop down and enter the hole created. The Expansion will be in the water on a ledge.

 


Missile Expansion #37

Location: Gravity Chamber, Phendrana Drifts

Requirements: Plasma Beam, Grapple Beam

Shoot the ceiling with your Plasma Beam to melt the ice; a Grapple point will be accessible now. Use it to grab the Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #38

Location: Quarantine Monitor via Quarantine Cave, Phendrana Drifts

Requirements: Grapple Beam, Spider Ball

From the door leading to the South Quarantine Tunnel, Grapple over and go through the Morph Ball tunnel to grab this Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #39

Location: Ice Ruins East, Phendrana Drifts

Requirements: Plasma Beam

Shoot the ice sheet in the far corner to reveal the Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #40

Location: Ice Ruins East, Phendrana Drifts

Requirements: Spider Ball

On the upper ledge, take the Spider Ball Track to grab this Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #41

Location: Phendrana Shorelines, Phendrana Drifts

Requirements: Plasma Beam

Melt the sheet of ice covering this Expansion by the Save Station with your Plasma Beam.

 


Missile Expansion #42

Location: Phendrana Shorelines, Phendrana Drifts

Requirements: Spider Ball, Super Missiles

Blast the Cordite statue near the entrance to Temple Entryway and then follow the Spider Ball Track up to grab the Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #43

Location: Triclops Pit, Magmoor Caverns

Requirements: X-Ray Visor, Super Missiles

Use your X-Ray Visor to find three floating platforms on the far side of the room. Once you’re on the third platform, fire a Super Missile at the rock pillar to expose this Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #44

Location: Watery Hall, Chozo Ruins

Requirements: Gravity Suit

Drop into the water and navigate forward. You’ll see the Expansion on a ledge; jump up to grab it.

 


Missile Expansion #45

Location: Dynamo, Chozo Ruins

Requirements: Spider Ball

Ride the Spider Ball Track up to find this Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #46

Location: Furnace, Chozo Ruins

Requirements: Power Bombs, Boost Ball, Spider Ball

Lay a Power Bomb to reveal a half-pipe. Use it to boost your way up to the Spider Ball Tracks. Carefully follow the path until you reach the Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #47

Location: Training Chamber Access, Chozo Ruins

Requirements: Morph Ball

Morph down and follow the hidden tunnel in the tree by the door to grab this Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #48

Location: Main Plaza, Chozo Ruins

Requirements: Grapple Beam

Get into the tree hollow from earlier and jump up towards the Grapple point. Hook on and swing over to get Expansion.

 


Missile Expansion #49

Location: Root Cave, Tallon Overworld

Requirements: X-Ray Visor, Grapple Beam

Use the X-Ray Visor and Grapple Beam to climb up to the top of the cave. The Expansion will be hidden behind some foliage. Use your X-Ray Visor to locate it and jump to retrieve it.


Missile Expansion #50

Location: Arbour Chamber via Root Cave, Tallon Overworld

Requirements: X-Ray Visor, Grapple Beam, Plasma Beam

Use the X-Ray Visor and Grapple Beam to climb up to the top of the cave. Go through the Plasma Beam door at the top and you’ll find the Expansion there for the taking.