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An Excellent Accomplishment

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: December 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you asked me 1 year ago which Metroid was my favorite, I would have said Super Metroid for Super Nintendo. Super Metriod was addictive, fun, had a great storyline and earned itself a top spot on my all-time favorite games list. If you ask me the same question now, hands-down it has to be Metroid Prime. Not only is the game just as addictive and just as fun, but, the makers managed to create another great storyline. All of these aspects with the new incredible graphics and the spectacular 3-D environment, what else can I say. This is a game that makes you wish you can get off of work early. The only thing I don't like about the game is that it's a little difficult to look up or down, but don't let that stop you from getting it because the game more than makes up for it. I'm really glad that Nintendo dicided to do Metroid Prime because I will definitely get many more hours of enjoyment out of it. I give it a 4.9 out of 5 stars.

I just don't get it...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 22 / 51
Date: March 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I know a lot of fanboys will rate this review poorly merely because I didn't sing the praises of Metroid Prime, but I simply can't give this software any more than a B or B+. And yes, I am a huge metroid fan from way back.

Graphics: Very good. Not the best out there, but quite pretty. I do feel that there are too many dark areas, which are frustrating to get around.

Sound: Very good, atmospheric.

Control: The layout of the buttons takes some time to learn, but after a while it becomes pretty--though not totally--intuitive. My biggest gripe is that the field of vision is way too narrow and limited. It makes it tough when fighting bosses, for one.

Gameplay: Here is where this Metroid loses points. Maybe I am too old for this (I grew up with the original Metroid back in the late 80's), but the whole structure of the game is much, much too linear. Explore area A, get powerup A, Fight boss A. Repeat. It is fun for a while, but I just got tired of firing 275 missiles into some dumb end boss (I think level bosses are outdated and cheap) just so that I could keep playing and get my money's worth.

Don't get me wrong, this is a fun game, and deserving of high marks in many areas. I suppose I was hoping for more of an open-ended Morrowind-style experience (Yes, I know it's not an RPG per se, but neither is it a FPS), not an "on-rails" experience. Rent first, and if you like, buy.

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: May 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I sat in front of my gamecube for 24 strait hours playing this game. This is a must have for any serious 1st person shoter fan or for someone who has a gamecube.

It's even fun to just watch

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: December 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I remember skipping school--in 7th grade no less--to play Metroid on the original NES. My friends and I would sit around for hours trying to figure out how to navigate Samus around the planet Zebes. Imagine our surprise when we found out that Samus was a woman!!!

When I heard about Metroid being released as a FPS style game my heart almost sank. After I read all the hype, my hopes began to rise. Then I bought myself a Gamecube for x-mas--Metroid Prime as well of course--and I almost started to cry.

This game has blown away my expectations and made me wonder if the team at Nintendo doesn't have a direct line to god.

From the subtle Metroid music, to the creepy noises coming from behind you (if you can't play this in surround, you're missing one of the best parts). From the sun shining in your eyes as you scan an area, to the visor being blanked out as some "thing" smacks into your face, this game is like being Samus Aran.

I think the biggest surprise is the controls. For the majority of the gameplay, the controller is very easy to manipulate (though I fire a missile once in awhile when trying to jump). But you can also do some neat tricks if your hands can handle a few complex maneuvers (try jumping and targeting something on the ground nearby for starters). And when it comes to platforms, this game isn't harder than any 2-D platformer I've played, and in some cases even easier.

The puzzles to solve ways around rooms are one of the best additions though. Even though you had to complete some simpler tasks in previous versions of Metroid, Prime takes it a step further. One example is where you have to move some platforms via a switch, and go jump on the platforms to access the next switch. There are also doors that can only be opened by activating runes.

The monsters are also done well and give a bit of nostalgia. The coolest of which I've seen so far are the Skrees (you remember the things that drop from the ceiling in previous versions?). Not only will they drop down on you from above, but will also fly toward you from across the room. You can also shoot them from across the room so it makes up for it. Combat is fairly easy, some more complex maneuvers are required if you want to save energy though.

Last but not least of course is the same type of gameplay where by you must find items and go back to explore in-accessible areas later. This holds very true to the 2-D versions and then some.

If you are a Metroid fan and haven't bought this game: Go out and by it right now. If you aren't a Metroid fan, but like a twist on an FPS (I've heard this called a FP Platformer--very accurate) go out and buy this right now. If you like really cool games...well, you get the point.

If you catch yourself thinking or saying to yourself "Heh, I'm Samus Aran," don't say I didn't warn you.

Metroid Blasts Samus Back Into The Nintendo Gamecube

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: November 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Yes, ladies and gentleman. Samus is now by her lonesome on the Nintendo Gamecube. We have seen her in Super Smash Brothers Melee, but she truly shines as a solo act. This first-person action-adventure is jam-packed with the imagination and innovation that has made Nintendo-based games so popular and best-selling. Samus Aran uses all her skills from previous Metroid hits to bring us a 3D story that is bound to have us amused and glued to our TV sets. She thrives in the amazing 3D environments, the best graphics i have seen on the cube since Star Wars came out last year. The frames are basically flawless, and the backround simply brings the game to life. The morph ball, the missiles, the big ball shooting thingy, it is all here. along with some extras, such as 3 visor modes and the spider ball, this game is challenging and worth your money. buy it today, before it runs out of sight! Game of the year, baby, game of the year! if u own the cube, u got to get Metroid Prime. With its amazing replay value, tons of antics, a great control system, and hidden secrets within every corner of the game, there is no end to the fun. It also comes with an old Metroid title built into the game itself! so u get a great game along with some much hype and inventiveness.
1) it is one player, so u get to explore planets in first person to take advantage of the gamecube's cababilities.
2) there are three visor modes, scan, IR, and another one, which gives u a cool twist within the gameplay.
3) the graphic frame-rate is incredible. it works in perfection. the flow of the game is right on target.
here are some reasons to get the game. so what are u waitin for, go get it dawg!

Metroid Prime - Game of the year!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Retro Studios and Nintendo have delivered a game that oozes quality and plays like a dream. There are more than enough graphical touches to keep the next-gen bods happy whilst the gameplay is seamless and utterly absorbing. It's not a FPS but you do spend quite a lot of time blasting things and it's more than just an adventure game.....Metroid is an experience. From the first intro level to the last big boss this game has more class than any other game this year. Nintendo and Retro have set the standard so let's see if the rest can keep up now!

Greatest Game Since Ocarina of Time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This morning, I came downstairs (I was the first to get up so it was still dark outside) and heard the sound of the floor creaking. I instintiveley pulled back my left thumb. This is, of course, the move that activates the thermal visor on Metroid Prime. I've been playing the game for nearly a week now, and I must say, it's the most impressed I've been with any game since "Ocarina of Time" on 64. The graphics can take the pepsi challenge agaisnt anything else on any system, the sound is perfect. And finally, the gameplay is as great as it's always been. In addition, the game isn't too difficult, It can literally be played in one hour sessions and every session leads to a new item (Yeah right, I've played it for JUST 1 hour.) Also strong are the controls, Nintendo has outdone MS and Sony by creating a controller that responds exactly to the way most people's hands fit to the device and the way they activate buttons. The big "A" button makes life much easier and adds to the game's intuitive feel. The only problem I've had has been getting used to the C-stick switching, but then I only have two beam weapons so far. Overall, it's on a par with "GTA:Vice City" and serves as further proof that Nintendo is the best.

This really does not deserve 5 stars, but a 6 stars.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: May 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I've got a big review for this game, and a website(www.angelfire.com/theforce/timh).It's a beautiful game that really deserved the Game of the Year award on so many websites like IGN.com. Best of all FPS/Adventure games out there, and it will make you want to play it again and again. Better than Halo.It will sastify all Metroid fans and FPS fans. It's worth the wait,for Metroid Fans.It's a must buy for all Cube owners.

Graphics: 6/5 The most beautiful, pretty and detailed breathtaking scenery and graphics I've ever seen in by Videogame years. Rocks, mountains, plants environments, snow are so well done to perfection.Snowfall drop from the bright white sky of Tallon IV. Best graphics for the gamecube. The frames run not a 30 frames, but 60 frames per second. There are hardly
any slow downs in this wonderful game, even in the ferocious battle sequences.Retro studios has really done a brilliant job for the quality of this game.

Gameplay: 5/5 Very good gameplay. You can play this for countless hours of fun! This game takes Metroid to new heights if excitement. It turns a 2D side scroller to a 3d non stop action adventure game! There many bosses, including Flaagra, the Metroid Prime, Sheegoth, etc. This will be the most fun experience ever for you. My most favorite boss is Meta Ridley, with heart pumping explosions and fire everywhere. He drops dozen of bombs everywhere as you battle this ferocious flying monster.Pendrana drifts is so beautiful, with snow so white and detailed.
The space pirates are not that retarded and are very cool. They battle you laser blasters, firing rapidly. They are really fun to fight with. The pirates with the jet packs are the best. They have homing rockets and lasers, and you blow them away with super missiles. They come turling down and exploding to a oblivion. Very realistic game, with rain drops that flow on your visor. Or when you shoot a parasite up close, the guts BLAST on to your screen. What's cool, is that everytime there is a brightexplosion,Samus's eyes REFLECT of her visor, and you can see it. Also, when you fire really rapdily and fast for about a couple seconds, you'll see your gun flaming hot.

There are many types of cool weapons. Missiles, super missiles, bombs, ice beam, plasma beam,wave buster, ice missile charge shots Etc. There are endless amounts of weapons in this game.

There are many items in this game. The visors include the combat visor (Standard visor), scan visor (to scan for info about stuff or to open special things), Thermal visor (see in the dark through heat vision) and X ray visor (see through secret walls).
There are many courses and areas in this game. Each level is immensely large and you can explore all over them, with challenges and obstacles.

Sound: 4.5/5 Very well done.You can hear the loud roars of monsters and creatures like the Space Pirates. The gun makes a loud bang sound, or icy blast from the ice beam. Other sounds include creature sounds, explosions, gunfire and machinery.

Value: 5/5 the wonderfulness of this game will keep players playing the game again and again. You can unlock special endings depending on what you got as a completion rate. You can also unlock image galleries and hard mode.

Overall: 5/5 Best of all games out there. You'll never regret buying this smash hit and videogame history maker. It's got all the stuff you need for the perfect game. It's a must buy for all Cube owners, and a MUST BUY for all Metroid Fans. What else game can compare to 2002's E3's best video game and the Game of the year for 2002?

One of the best game's I've ever played

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Okay this is going to be a long review but for anyone who is thinking of buying or renting Metroid Prime anytime soon I recommend reading this.

First of all, some people are so stupid that what they think is not a 'good game' is one where you pointlessly run around killing things, with blood, and a variety of weapons to choose from. It may just be my opinion but personally i prefer a time consuming, puzzle game where you take time to solve mysterious puzzles and unlock new abilities than one where you get different guns and find different ways to kill people. I am not saying FPS gun games are bad, just sometimes pointless. Not all games are bad like that, actually very few are, but many peole try to overrule a good game (Metroid Prime) with a FPS such as HALO or whatever.

Graphics: Incredible! These graphics are totally amazing, and i seriously mean it. A good game is a good combination of sound, gameplay, length, and graphics. This game exceeds in all of these categories. More importantly, the graphics are so detailed and complex that sometimes I like playing it just because of the graphics.

Controls: From a previous N64 Zelda owner, these controls were a little hard to adapt too. But soon I realized that they were perfect, and they could not be changed to be better. Sometimes, because of the X and Y makes you fire a missile and turn into your morph ball, you will accidentally fire a missile when trying to play against the clock or put in your morph ball in the middle of a boss. This becomes rather annoying but if you play this game often, then you will no longer make this mistake.

Gameplay and Replay Value: 5/5

The gameplay on this is seriously awesome. I am the type of person who goes through games quickly and was in need of a challenge. This game not only offers an amazing new way of playing the Metroid series (even though this is the first Metroid game I've played [lol]) but the gameplay is VERY addictive, hard and challenging. It is challenging in a way that you wont beat this game overnight or in a series of hours without a walkthrough. This is one of the best games with Gameplay that I have ever tried. What I REALLY like about this game is the lengthiness of it. I am a big fan of zelda games, and in ocarina of time 9 temples was good, but i wanted more. I assumed this game was not a very lengthy one because of the quality of it. Most games either have cheesy graphics and amazing gameplay or amazing graphics and poor gameplay. It seems like this game never ends. When it took me a long time to get 1 artifact and i realized there was TWELVE artifacts, I jumped with joy because the best thing about an addictive game is if it is a long game. I love the feel of getting a new beam or morph ball ability or suit or visor when i REALLY tried hard to solve a puzzle or beat a boss. Backtracking to find missile expansions and energy tanks is somewhat hard.. but surprisingly fun! Another thing i like about this game is that you see what you are going to get before you solve the encounter/puzzle. I run up in a deserted place to scan and find the morph ball. Then when i try to pick it up, it disappears (or something similar) and I turn around to face a huge hideous boss. It's the same thing with energy tanks and missile expansions. You can see them but not get to them. This motivates the gamer to find a way to get them by an alternate path or a new ability.

Music and Sound: 5/5

The music and sound is incredible!! For the different stages, the music suits it perfectly and NEVER becomes annoying. The makers must have done a lot of work to create the precise tone, volume of the music for the different levels. Sometimes I even find myself humming the Magoor Tune while I am doing something without effort. Sometimes the music tenses up when there is a battle going on. When the battle is done, the music changes which helps you see that PHEW! theres no more bad guys in here. More importantly, the sound of firing your ice beam or an enemy exploding or getting hit out of the blue increases gameplay a LOT. The sound and music is what drives games, a game without sound is a game without fun. When I first tried the game, I found it great, but i didnt think it was going to be a long game. When I got to the Chozo Ruins and I went about an hour into the game, I noticed how complex and detailed the rooms, maps, abilities, etc. were and it was then I noticed that this is the PERFECT game for me.

Lack of a Multi-player Option Dilema:
This game does not have a multiplayer option, which in some ways makes it weak, but in other ways makes it stronger. For people who want to kick their friends butt in an awesome game they will be disappointed to see that they can't. However, if Metroid Prime had a multiplayer, the game creators would have to pour the game's resources into that and split up the capability. Also, it would be very hard to put a multi-player option in an amazing graphical game because when the screen is divived, it would mess up everything. And what would you do with a multi-player option anyway?? It would be a cheap version of a multi-player first person shooter with little to do. Nintendo obviously didn't add a multi-player function because not only does it bring down the game's quality, but it would be a COMPLETE waste of time and money.

Overall: This game is definetly worth the money that it is selling for, (I live in Canada and it's 40 bucks). And if you are still not convinced that this isn't a good game, at least rent it, or play it at a friends house. Take a chance to see how it is...

Unlike other reviewers, I am not trying to coax you to buy the game RIGHT away or NEVER buy it even if it was one cent. I'm not saying that I would give it ten stars or negative six, this is what the game deserves. I am showing you the capability of this game and how fun it was to me, and how fun it could be to you.

Better than Halo

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is the best game I have ever played. Thats right Metroid Prime outdoes Halo. I have played and completed both games for a fact. Primes graphics outdo Halos. one:Prime has zero loading time and absolutly no glitching. two:Halo has nothing but kill,reload,and vehicles but in Prime you don't just sit on the couch staring at the television, you scan,roll,shoot, asnd upgrade.three:Remember the final boss battle in Halo? there wasn't.you drove to an escape pod:( but in Prime you killed a gaint 8-LEGGED MUTANT PARASITE :) so alls I'm saying is to give this huge game a chance. Don't patronize Xbox Without playing this. Because you are missing out on a spectacular game

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