set a powerful Power Bomb.

Learn about all the beam upgrades in Metroid: Other M, including the Ice Beam, Wave Beam, Plasma Beam, Diffusion Beam, and Grapple Beam.

Beams:

• Normal Beam/Charge Beam: Press 1 to fire a beam. Press and hold 1 and release to fire a powerful Charge Beam.
• Ice Beam: Adds the ability to freeze enemies. It is effective against hot creatures and increases the beam's attack power.
• Wave Beam: Adds the ability to penetrate transparent and semi-transparent objects.
• Plasma Beam: Adds the ability to pass through enemies to Samus's beam.
• Diffusion Beam: If you fire a Charge Beam, the beam will scatter around the point of impact.
• Grapple Beam: While in Search View (a type of view on your HUD (heads-up display — the on-screen icons showing health, ammo and the minimap), or Heads-Up Display), press A when locked on to certain Grapple Points to hook on to them with a ropelike beam. You can then swing around while hanging with the beam. Press A or 2 to jump and automatically grapple a nearby Grapple Point.