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Amazing.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: March 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Metroid Prime Hunters. I've been waiting. I got my DS in January of '05 and I got a "First Hunt" demo that came with it. I can say that I wasn't impressed simply because there was no depth, but I knew that the game certainly could be a great one. Metroid Prime for the Gamecube, to me, was not a very good game. Hard-to-use controls, single player only, a lot of backtracking... and so on. This game has backtracking, but it has easy controls and great multiplayer. Here is my review:

PROs: Great singleplayer and multiplayer, best DS graphics ever, little lag suprisingly, cool characters, WiFi, stat counting... so on.

CONs: Have to unlock the hunters ( not too hard, just play single player ) , occasional lag, grainy sound sometimes, repetitious adventure mode.

Graphics: 10/10. Byfar the best graphics ever shoved into a DS game. They are unbelievable. It's pretty amazing that the whole game was packed into this, let alone the great looking graphics. Very, very nice.

Sound: 9.5/10. Very good on surround sound. The only real problem for sound (for me) is that it's grainy; but it could be my DS. You hear footsteps, the creature's noises... everything works nicely.

Control: 9/10. Good controls, but it could be some quick corpal tunnel syndrome. I play with the stylus and my hands kind of get cramped up using this tiny little DS. It's not too bad, but I sometimes have to take breaks.

Fun: 9.5/10. Excellent WiFi, great graphics, and basically the Halo of handhelds, this game has everything any FPS fan would want. Even though the adventure mode is tedious, the multiplayer is great and anyone can hop in and have a great time with this game. Hell, if you have no one to play with, practice with bots. This game is the best on the DS, and I have no intentions of putting this game down any time soon; and I don't think you will either once you pick it up. Go buy MPH now. NOW NOW NOW!!

Here are some hints on how to get through the game:

If you're on a long fall to the ground, jump right before you're about to hit the ground; no health lost.

To get all the hunters, play single player and get 22% through the game. ( I believe. ) You will have 50% of the Octaliths by this time as well.

Special attacks:

Samus: Guided missle
Kanden: Electric balls; dissorient enemy
Trace: Invisability + Sniper
Noxus: Freeze
Spire: Ball of fire grenade launcher
Weavel: Grenade-Launcher like green bomb
Sylux: Electrical weapon

I.M.O, the best Hunters in order:
1.) Noxus
2.) Kanden
3.) Spire
4.) Trace
5.) Weavel
6.) Samus
7.) Sylux

The Best Metroid game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 12
Date: March 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

this is The Best Metroid game ever, and the bedt game for ds i own a lot of ds games but this takes the ds to a new level. i play metroid for game cube but the ds version cant be beat by the game cube version ds version is way better i say gett it 3-d adventure graphics

Realy Cool Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 10
Date: March 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Metroid Prime Hunters is way better than Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime Echoes, I rate this Game 5 Stars

Metroid Prime: Hunters. Junk of Jewel?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

THE BAD:
First off, I want to cover the bad parts. The control scheme. Having to use the sylus to look around, jump, and TURN was one of the hardest things getting used to. Once you master it thought, it is no harder than any console's controls. The one problem with it is during the heat of the action you can sometimes accidentally switch weapons or go into Morph Ball mode. This can get annoying during battles, but I'm sure that it can be mastered as well. One common misconception people have is that early in the single-player game, that it feels under-developed. Once you go through the second time, though, the worlds are just as big as any old place in the console Prime games. about the lack of save points, it has its advantages and disadvantages. Being able to travel to two different points in the area as soon as you get there is definetly a plus, but then again, there are only three (counting the actual place your ship is located) save points in each area. Another thing is that the map is harder to manage, and there is no map in the corner of the touch screen, which I think would have been nicer

THE GOOD:Where to begin! The graphics are better than anything I've seen on the N64, and even some things on Camecube! The sound is tops, sounding like it came straight from the console games. The new control scheme can be very nice. It lets you carry out more precision aiming and Morph Ball movements, and also makes up for the DS's lack of buttons. All of the weapons add more weapon doors, giving you more feelings of "now I can go there" then did the console games. Being able to charge your Missile Launcher is nice as well. The weapons also are really cool. The Volt Driver is almost like Wave Beam charge combo from Prime, and a lot of the other weapons are awesome (SNIPER RIFLE!!). Since there are no image galleries, there is no reason to kick yourself if you forget to scan a boss. The fact that other bounty hunters are roaming the planets like you are is also a nice touch.

OVERALL:
I would have to give this game a 99%. The only reason I did not give it 100% is because of the missing lock-on feature, but hey, its still awesome!

Metroid Prime on the Go

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

After waiting for over a year, Metroid Prime Hunters finally makes it to the Nintendo DS. It's not as terrific as I thought it would be, but it isn't horrible, but it does suffer quite heavily in the gameplay.

The game takes place between the two Metroid Prime games on the Gamecube. Samus is searching for eight octoliths in the alimbic system. They're the key to ultimate power, and they're scattered throughout different planets and space stations. Samus isn't the only one looking for this power, though, there are plenty of other bounty hunters searching for it too, and you'll end up having to fight them as well.

Metroid's focus isn't usually story. It's always been about the gameplay. Here, gameplay is still the focus, but the game is rather short. For one, each area you go into is pretty much the same. It's fairly linear, just you making your way in a straight forward path picking up energy tanks and missile expansions. Then you'll fight a boss (well, a recycled boss). Rinse and repeat. If you're a Metroid veteran, nothing that happens in this game will be the least bit surprising. Bosses repeat themselves, the ending is virtually the same as in every other Metroid game as well. It's kind of sad that Metroid Prime Hunters is linear. The previous Metroid games have all been about exploring. Here, it's limited.

Where the game really takes a hit is the controls. If you're looking for a DS game where you'll really need to use the touch screen, Metroid Prime Hunters delivers. Perhaps too well. You use the D-Pad to make Samus go forward, or side step left or right. However, you'll have to use the stylus to make her turn left or right, lock on to enemies and toggle on your morph ball, missiles, and other additions. The style takes a long time to get used to. At times it feels like a PC first person shooter come to the handheld. I often had cramps from the default controls. There is a setting for left-handed if you happen to be left handed, and if the stylus mode isn't working out for you, you can set it to a more standard mode where you rely more on the D-Pad and basic buttons. Once you get used to the controls, though, they feel fluid at least. The problem being there's a steep learning curve to them.

Also, the gameplay department suffers from a lack of being able to save. You'll have to run back to your ship in order to save, and that's a pain. Even though the areas are pretty short, it still sucks to get so far, die and restart losing everything you obtained. In Metroid Prime Hunters its difficulty makes it happen.

Without a doubt, Metroid Prime's best feature is the multiplayer. It only takes one card to play. The others can easily jump in using DS download play. You can choose from an assortment of Bounty Hunters and play in a deathmatch mode. There are plenty of other modes too, like capture the flag. Up to four people can play multiplayer, and I really wish there could've been more to it than that. However, playing multiplayer is just a lot of fun, and it's highly addictive.

If just playing via LAN isn't doing it for you, you can always hop online and create a rivals/friends list. It's great that the DS actually has an online first person shooter, but it's severely limited. For one, much like LAN, only four people can play. You CAN use the microphone to actually talk to people. No fancy headsets are needed. You can only "talk" to people who are registered friends, though. You can find rivals but you won't be able to talk to them. Online is also limited to you playing the only basic mode: Deathmatch. I was actually expecting more from the online. More modes to play, more people to play with. But it does succeed in the online department, and it's easy to get set up.

Graphically, Metroid Prime Hunters is perhaps the best looking DS game out there. While most of the Nintendo DS's best games have been 2D side-scrollers, Metroid Prime Hunters is fully 3D, and it looks fantastic. This out does most games on the Nintendo 64, and shows the full potential of the DS. There are times of slow down, but none that will be heavily noticed. The game also sounds really good. Metroid usually has good music, and Hunters is no exception.

In the end, Metroid Prime Hunters is satisfactory. After waiting for a year and half, I expected more from this game. The game delivers what it promised, but after such a long wait, there could've been so much more.

The Good
+Smooth Graphics
+Great Sound
+Metroid finally goes online!
+Multiplayer is quite fun
+It's a good challenge

The Bad
-The Controls take a long time to get used to
-A severe lack of places to save
-Online Multiplayer is severely limited
-There's a lot of backtracking

This game is so cool!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Metroid Prime Hunters is the best game ever! I'ts perfect, it has everything a gamer wants! YOU MUST BUY IT!

Great idea, mediocre end result

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 21 / 41
Date: March 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Metroid Prime Hunters (2006.)

INTRODUCTION:
Nintendo's Metroid series, despite a severely-lacking number of games, has always been one of their most respected franchises. It's not at all surprising to see many a gamer who likes this series more than any other. It's always been about quality, not quantity, in the Metroid universe. In 2004, when Nintendo launched the DS portable gaming system, it included a demo for Metroid Prime Hunters. As good as this demo was, it did suffer from a few undeniable problems - play control being a key one. Not to mention recent installments in the series, good as they might have been, also had their own share of problems. The game became one of the most delayed games in Nintendo history, not being released until a year and a half after the DS launch! So, how is this installment in Samus Aran's saga? Read on and see?

OVERVIEW:
Metroid Prime Hunters was released in America in March of 2006 for the Nintendo DS, by Nintendo. The game features a single-player adventure mode, as well as numerous adventure modes that support the Nintendo wireless internet Wi-Fi connection. At the time of release, the game usually retails for thirty-five dollars.

STORYLINE:
I'M STRICTLY COVERING THE STORYLINE IN THIS PARAGRAPH, SO IF YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED IN THE STORY, SKIP THIS PARAGRAPH. Sometime between the two Metroid Prime games on the Gamecube, Samus received a mysterious transmission. Not knowing what it meant, and thinking it could be something important to the galaxy, she rushed off to investigate - not knowing that other enemy bounty hunters had gotten the same message, and were there for their own reasons.

SUMMARY:
Essentially, Metroid Prime Hunters plays like the Gamecube Metroid Prime games. It's Metroid from the first-person perspective. It's very similar to its consular brothers, right down to many of the sound effects, graphic styles, gameplay styles, and its overall execution in general. The game also features a number of multiplayer modes.

REVIEW:
So, how IS the game? I love Metroid, but I have to admit I'm quite disappointed. I waited a LONG time for this game to come out, and in the end, Nintendo failed to fix most of the flaws of the demo, and the flaws of recent Metroid games. Let's start out with where the game succeeds, though. First and foremost, Nintendo did an excellent job capturing the Metroid Prime feel on a portable system. Playing the game brought back a lot of memories of playing the Gamecube games. The rival hunters only add to the atmosphere of the game, each one being totally unique in his own way. Many of the weapons and items are the same as on the Gamecube, but there are some new ones as well. Every hunter in the game has a transformed state they can use to access some areas not accessible in humanoid form. For Samus, it's the classic Morph Ball, but each hunter his his own transformation. One of the most interesting things about the game is that you can do multiplayer battles online. Much like Mario Kart DS, you are able to use the Wi-Fi connection to battle players all around the world. You can even create friends/rivals lists, and use the DS microphone to communicate with the people on your friends list. The visuals are also very nice, particularly the cut scenes. And unlike many Nintendo games, you can actually skip the cut scenes in this one! Unfortunately, the experience all comes crashing down on itself. The number of flaws with this game is staggering. After a year and a half, I expected a great game - not a half-assed portable attempt at Metroid Prime, which this often feels like. Play control is the biggest issue I have. There are four pre-made schemes, all of which suck. WHY THE HELL DIDN'T THEY INCLUDE CUSTOM CONFIGURATION!? It's obvious Nintendo never read my review for the demo disc, because they did nothing to fix the control from the demo. The game plays more like a PC game than a consular shooter, and this makes the experience practically unbearable at times. When you make a video game with a questionable control scheme, it's common sense to add customizable configuration. Nintendo screwed this up. Big time. Did I forget to mention that you have to use the touch screen for a ton of things? Now THAT'S annoying. And then we get to the issue of something that has severely plagued Metroid for god only knows how long - the saving system. You have to go to your ship to save. Period. How could Nintendo do this? After the travesties of the past, in which save points were limited enough to frustrate gamers enough as it was, they go and put in LESS of them!? Geez, it makes you wonder if Nintendo ever reads the fan reviews of their products. And then, of course, is the big flaw the Prime series has always had - having to scan stuff, a LOT. Anyone who has played the Prime games knows what I'm talking about. The last flaw that must be addressed is multiplayer. The Metroid Prime 2 Echoes multiplayer was a good idea, but unfortunately, it was plagued by small arenas and limited gameplay varieties. The small areas are still a problem. It gets VERY annoying when every respawn point is within your enemy's sight, and he can blow you away instantly. And, that's the end of that. This is a good game, but for a year and a half of delays, this amount of flaws is unacceptable.

OVERALL:
For shame, Nintendo. Making gamers wait a year and a half just to play a half-assed attempt at Metroid Prime gone portable. I LOVE the Metroid series, but this is one of the biggest disappointments in this gaming universe. If they'd just included customizable controls and the ability to save whenever you wanted, it could have helped the game immensely. But no. Nintendo doesn't listen to their fans. Final verdict? Rent this one first. Moderately recommended.

EDITION NOTES:
This game is a recent release at the time I write this review. As such, it is readily available in most stores that sell video games, and will likely remain such for months to come.

Hands down the best DS game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: March 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Ok, first of all, disregard any reviews you've read trashing the games controls. If you have any experience using the DS at all and have played FPS games, chances are you'll get used to the controls after about 15 minutues, which by my standards is pretty low time. Also, other reviewers have been wrongful in stating that online play is limited. In order to play the other game modes (other than deathmatch that is) you just need to have someone on your friends or rivals list. It's really not that hard people. I suggest you read the game manual before you come on here and list cons that don't exist. There's a pluthera of online modes to be played, deathmatch still being my overall favorite though. Playing this online reminds me of playing Halo2 for the Xbox. I get that same rush in this game that I got when I'd headshot someone in Halo, or went on a killing spree. This game has online gaming at its finest, as well as an enjoyable single player mode too. The single player mode is great to play in order to enhance your skills for multi-player. Even if you have no one to play in you vicinity and you don't have a wifi connection, you can still play multi-player with computer bots! Trust me, this game is an instant classic, with graphics comparable to Metroid Prime for Gamecube and the fun factor of Halo2. A must have for the DS owner.

Short and Sweet on Metroid Prime: Hunters

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 15
Date: March 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Metroid Prime: Hunters is a pretty decent game, and you get what you pay for. Instead of ranting for 8 paragraphs, the game can be summed up in few words:

Positives:
* Great Graphics
* First online FPS for the DS
* UNLOCKABLES. So few good games have something that you feel you EARNED!

Negatives:
* Online structure left much to be desired
* ABYSMALLY HORRIBLE CONTROLS!
* For how long this took (remember the demo was included in launch systems), the game should have been better.

Hunt Or Be Hunted

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: March 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I rate this the best game for the Nintendo DS so far! With awesome story mode anyone from 10 and up can beat it. Takes time but it is worth to unlock the secret characters for use in multiplayer. Just be careful of people talking with foul language before and after the match.

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