Game Information
Overall Rank: 180
Average Rating: 4/5
# of Ratings: 11
US Release Date: 11/17/2002
JP Release Date: 02/28/2003
Platform: GameCube
Genres: Action (First-Person Shooter, Action/Adventure)
ESRB Rating: T
Multiplayer: No
Developer: Retro Studios
Publisher: Nintendo
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4.5/5
Megadrive - wrote on 06/26/2023
A technically brilliant reinvention of one of the best platform adventures ever created, but with one glaring flaw: the lack of save points. Death in Metroid Prime amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.
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5/5
Big Risk, Big Reward
dbarry_22 - wrote on 03/23/2011
Metroid Prime is a great example of a big risk, big reward scenario. It was a big risk changing what was once a 2D platforming only series into a FPS and making it into a great game. I'll be honest, As a big fan of Metroid and Super Metroid, I was hesitant to give this a shot. I'm glad I did.
Arguably the best game released on the Nintendo Gamecube, Metroid Prime kept the weapons, upgrades, bosses, and most importantly the Metroid feel and successfully transplanted it into the FPS genre. The auto-aim feature and lock abilities kept this game from becoming too much FPS and not enough adventure. The environment is detailed, the music intensified game play, and it was easy to move around whether you were jumping or in a ball.
I had a lot of fun playing this when before I thought …
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