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Bout damn time!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 9
Date: October 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Its about time Nintendo made a follow up to Super Metroid on SNES. I've have been following this games development progress for well over a year and all I can say is GAME OF THE YEAR. At least as far as the Gamecube is concerned. It should easily be as good as Halo was for the Xbox, not to take anything away from Halo.
Mark my words "GAME...OF...THE...YEAR"

A Dream Come True

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 10
Date: October 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is a must have game! If your not a fan now, you will become part of the elite that know the METROID saga. Putting this game down will be hardest thing you've ever done.

Imaginative design & concept spoiled by poor game play

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 10
Date: December 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

My title for this review pretty much says it all. The overall design of the game is very creative and imaginative and it's definitely not your everyday FPS. The 3-D environment is huge and offers plenty of opportunities to explore, but the actual game play itself simply becomes torture after a while.

First of all, let's discuss the enemies you encounter along the way. For various reasons, you find yourself having to pass through completed areas again and again, but when you defeat an enemy and clear out an area, it's all for naught, as the next time you pass through the area, they have completely respawned and you have to do it all over again. This becomes tiresome and repetitive very quickly.

The game does not have a quick save or "save at any point" feature, however it does have "save rooms" scattered throughout the game. The trouble is, the save room is often some distance away from the boss battles, and if you've defeated by a boss, you find yourself having to repeat a bunch of tedious game play just to get back to the boss.

The bosses in this game simply get ridiculously hard fairly quick, and after about 4 or 5 battles it becomes a real nightmare. There is this one battle were you have to use your cannon or missiles to flip a series of mirrors off of the boss, and of course the whole time the boss is trying to kill you AND the boss is flipping the mirrors back, undoing all your work. And if this wasn't bad enough, you have to complete this process not once, not twice, but ultimately 4 times. That's not fun, it's torture.

Metroid Prime is creative, imaginative, and definitely a different experience than your standard shoot'em up but the game play is so tortuous it completely ruins the experience. The sad part is, with just a little tinkering, such as a quick save feature, enemies that don't respawn, and less complicated boss battles, this game would have deserved the hype it gets.

Not the greatest game ever

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: August 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Metroid Prime is ok. The storyline is that when Samus enters the Space Pirate's base, she loses practically all of her weapons. Now ya gotta get em' back. Once you do, you go on a big adventure and blah blah blah. Very fun.
Although I am not found of this game, I must give a hat's off to all the great graphics. The monsters seem very real and very creative for seeing everything through Samus's visor. Also, when mist fogs up her visor, rain splatters on it and her gun, and goop comes on the screen if you kill certain monsters.
The weapons I admit are very cool. The morph ball is one of my favorites. The music sets the mood of being in an alien world.
The short vidioes in between are also nice to watch.
There are more bad then good things in this game though (I think). In general this game is WAY too dark. You can't see a THING. The only way to find your way through a chamber is to shoot your gun off a million times to see where you're going. And by that I mean if it hits a wall, then that's not the way so you keep shootin' around until you find a passage way. I mean, couldn't they have given you a flashlight or somthing?
And how I mentioned earlier, the morph ball is my favorite because it gives off the smallest amount of light possible. And if you're wondering, you lose that so you're on your own.
Another thing. Save stations. Good God, you wouldn't believe how annoying it gets trying to find one of those forsaken things. Right when you do something important you wanna save it right? WRONG. It's like by sheer luck that you find one because all the chambers look exactly the same. In the corner of your screen it says,'Save Staion located.' And in your mind you go THANK YOU GOD! If you don't find one and you've just worked very hard to get to a boss and you die, well guess what? You've gotta start all over again.
So as my final conclusion, if you're into walking around in the dark, bumping into walls, dying and having to start all over again, having your thunb getting sore from shooting so much, and severe frustration, you must buy this game.

Great Graphics, Difficult Gameplay

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: December 31, 2004
Author: Amazon User

After looking at all the rave reviews for Metroid Prime, I decided to buy it, regardless of my friend's (who owns it) warnings of difficult controls and difficult gameplay.

Now, I wish I had never bought it. The graphics are incredible, true, and the sound is very good too. In fact, this would be a fun game if not for the following problems:

1) The controls (at least for me) are unintuitive. Either you spend the game just locking on, which is boring, or you have to stand still as you aim. The visors are difficult to use, and are too troublesome. Just walking through this game or beating one-shot-kill enemies seems difficult.

2) There are many minor bugs in the entire game. For example, every once in a while when you try to open a door (by shooting it, then walking through) the door will not open. I step back from the door, the door opens then closes quickly, and I have to shoot again. Once it took me two minutes to open a door! There are other bugs in Metroid Prime too.

3) The difficulty is tremendous! It's noted by some as an FPS, as other as an Adventure, and by a few as a Puzzle or Strategy type game. I am incredible (in all modesty) at Puzzlers and Strategy games, very good at Adventure games, and about average at First Person Shooters. Yet still, it seems hard to get very far in the game, the levels are tedious and get frustrating easily. This game's difficulty is impossible! (Not literally, of course)

4) There seems to be a lack of save points, which adds to the tedium referenced by the last comment. For example, the first time I played the first level, I beat the boss, the Parasite Queen. I then, however, could not get out of the ship in the 6:50 required, (I missed by about ten seconds, I think) and died. I had to start from the beginning of the level (not just the beginning of the Evacuate scene) and was disheartened. I tried the first level 10 times before I beat it.

5) In a sort of connection with points 3 and 4, the game just moves slowly, even if you go through it faster then I can.

So, overall, if you are good at picking up controls, and VERY GOOD at Strategy, Puzzle, Adventure, and FPS games, you should get this game.

I, personally, would go against it however.

And if you really love Metroid, just get Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.

I heard from my friend that it, at least, is a bit better.

Game of the Year

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: November 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is the ultimate contender for Game of the Year. No other game comes close to it. Im must admit that I own a ps2 as well, but i honestly believe this game is better than Vice City. I am definately not alone. Numerous editors from numerous game reviewing sites are also in the same boat as me. This game has been in development for 3 years, and it shows if you look at some of the videos available on the net. This was one of the main reasons why I bought a Gamecube. This game, along with Super Smash Brothers Melee, Resident Evil (both of them) and Star Wars:Jedi Outcast (give it a shot, its better than you might think a Star Wars game could be). But this is the main reason i bought a gamecube, and i have been waiting the November 18th since i bought Gamecube. Reserve your copy today, its gonna go faster than you think!

Metroid Prime

Game of the Year

Beautiful game 100% Metroid

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game lived up to the hype as far as I am concered. I have never had so much fun playing a game in my life. For starters this game is so amazingly detailed it's almost sickening. You can interact with almost anything. Take birds flying overhead for instance... They aren't enemies and they are merely part of the sky in the room, but you can shoot them, and they do die. Try laying a morph ball bomb into a puddle of water and you get waves that react to the bomb so realsticly that it boggles my mind. Little things like that make this game the most detailed game I have ever played, and it doesn't stop there. The enemies have rag-doll physics. If you shoot an enemy on a platform or a hill he doesn't merely fall down and die, he reacts to his environment accordingly (ie falling down the hill or off the platform or even hanging FORM the platform if he is posistioned correctly. Sound FX is also amazing with the help of Dolby Pro Logic II this game really gives you the sense of being behind samus's visor. When you hear an enemy behind you and can react accordingly this really helps. Also items in this game make a very slight pulsating noise if you listen hard enough you can find hidden items this way. Music is great as in pervious metroids it really gives an errie feeling to the game. I liked the fact that they brought in a few of the old tunes from previous metroids, but even more would have been welcome. Quite a few people have been complaining about the constant backtracking in this game. They don't seem to realize that this has always been part of the Metroid series, and I find the game to be much more difficult and interesting because of it. The worlds are linked together such that you should never have to go very far if you use a little common sense in getting to your destination. The visor issue is one that people have touched on as well but Nintendo has included settings in the game that allow you to tweak this effect to your liking. Controls are another issue with some people. I can say that the controls take some getting used to, but after that they work flawlessly in my opinion. Another subject I would like to hit on is storyline... Some people have mentioned there isn't much of a storyline to this game, and to that I would ask: "What have you been smoking?". Scanning is the key to this game, and if you scan enough you'll find that you can acquire enough information to write a novel on this game. The storyline in this game in my opinion is only matched by Eternal Darkness as far as Gamecube games go. Don't believe what people say this game is NOT a first person shooter, sure the perspective is first person but similarites end there. 75% of this game is exploration, the only time shooting becomes vital is when facing a boss. Beating this game was one of the most rewarding experiences I ever had playing a game, and if a game can make me feel like this one did it deffinately deserves 5 stars! Metroid Prime is by far the best game out right now, and an instant classic. This game is what gaming is all about. Buy IT!!

Great Shooter

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Good FPS with great graphics and gameplay. Good sci-fi story with some cool creatures and bosses which get tougher as you go. The controls are fast and tight. My only problem with the game is it gets a bit long due to going back to previous levels. Example- To aquire missle upgrades in level 2, one needs a boostball from level 4. While this is a bit irritating all in all the game is worth purchasing as it is a great shooter with one of the best stories ive played.

Worth Buying a GameCube For

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Samus returns in a new adventure that is truly a masterpiece of gaming. Although the first-person perspective is a change from the previous games, it works very well. But this is anything but just another first-person shooter. It is really more of an exploration game, and it is huge. It would take quite a lot of time and dedication to complete 100% of this game, including scanning everything. But don't worry, you can turn on "hints" to find all the necessary items in the game. There are even secrets to be unlocked if you link this game to Metroid Fusion on the Game Boy Advance.

More than that, the game has a level of detail that is currently unmatched. The visor, for example, actually fogs up and gets splattered on, then clears up as you pass the obstacle. At certain times, based on the lighting, you can see your reflection on the inside of the visor. A whole lot of work went into this game, and it really shows. This is a must-own title.

The wait is over...finally...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Let me starts by saying that I never owned or played the orignal NES Metroid. My first exposure to the franchise came with it's SNES version Super Metroid. That was enough to hook me for life. One thing can be said in favor of Nintendo: their franshise game series rank among the best for any game system. Metroid Prime is no exception.

I was a bit skeptical of the change in format from 2D platform to 3D shooter, but having played it (sometimes for hours on end), I must say that it's a thoroughly engrossing and enjoyable game. In my opinion, it's possibly the best 1P perspective game available on any system (sorry to all those HALO fans who may disagree, but that game didn't impress me much).

First of all, the visual detail of this game is nothing short of remarkable. The environmental effects on the visor are splendid, and the switch from 1P to 3P when using the morph ball adds a bit of variety to what has always been (to me, at least) a very tedious viewing type. All the differnt environments on the planet are beautifully created, and the music, while not memorable, does add well to the aura of the game.

The controls take some getting used to, especially switching visors with the control pad. Otherwise, no major complaints in that department. What I really enjoy is the weaponry. The addition of multiple view visors was a great touch. Some favorites have returned, along with a few new, and impressive, additions. One things I didn't like about the SNES version is that once you found all the weapon enhancements, you could leave them all on and play without having to think about which one works better fo which enemy. Not true with Prime. For instance, the Ice Beam (now a separate weapon instead of an enhancement) is effective on some enemies, while useless on others. Some enemies change color, which corresponds to the weapon needed to defeat them. Also, some enemies are invisible to the regular view, which forces you to fight with an alternate visor enabled (Thermal or X-Ray). The addition of power combo weapons is also a definite plus.

I would have to say that this game is a definite candidate for a game of the year award, and it continues the Metroid franchise nicely. 5 Stars...at least until the next Metroid game comes out. ;-)

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