"Data recording and shield restoration sequence activated.
Sequence complete. Process successful."Bottle Ship P.A. Announcer
Navigation Booths are communication areas in Metroid: Other M. They triple as Save Stations, Map Stations and Missile Stations and, aside from her Gunship, are the only places where Samus Aran can restore all of her energy and refill her Missiles. They provide a place for the Galactic Federation 07th Platoon to communicate with one another when not together, due to the malfunction of their comm systems, while Samus's remains functional. This makes the booths similar to Navigation Rooms and Samus's Starship in Metroid Fusion, although Samus does not use them as such.
In order to activate the station, Samus needs to stand on the platform without any beams charged. Once activated, the Bottle Ship P.A. Announcer will sound and say, "Data recording and shield-restoration sequence activated." and after saving is complete, "Sequence complete. Process successful." When Samus visits a target Navigation Booth farther on into the area, an additional part of the map is revealed after saving, and Samus's next objective will be shown on the map with a nav point. This feature is used in Map Stations and the aforementioned Navigation Rooms. After entering a Navigation Booth, they will become a spawn point for Samus should she die and continue, serving as checkpoints throughout non-boss exploration.
There are three Navigation Booths in the Main Sector, seven in Sector 3, nine in Sectors 1 and 2 and two in the Bioweapon Research Center.
On-Screen Tutorial
NAVIGATION BOOTH
Stand on the platform to save the game.
Metroid: Other M manual
- Saving the Game
- "Stand in the centre of a Navigation Booth to save your game progress. At the same time, your energy and missiles will be fully restored."