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Samus Aran's Triumphant Return

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Samus Aran's return on the GameCube marks one of the system's best titles to date. Don't let the game's first person shooter look fool you; Metroid Prime falls in to a category of its own. The graphics, depth, and gameplay of this monstrosity are top notch. However, it falls just slightly short of being a perfect game due to a few minor flaws...

1.) Most players will at first find the controls to be somewhat akward, especially if they haven't played a first person title on a console system before. The controls will quickly become second nature, though, with only one aspect remaining a small problem: the visor and weapon switching. Switching between the various visors and beam weapons in the game is simple under normal circumstances, but becomes very difficult and sometimes deadly in the heat of battle. Unfortunately, the position of the switching controls does not lend itself to the split second visor/weapon switching that is sometimes required when fighting certain enemies. This is only a minor flaw, though, because players can be easily get around it by taking cover to switch visors/weapons.
2.) Another thing some players may not like is the amount of backtracking that must be done in the game. To get to new items or areas, players must often trek over vast terrains that they have already been to one or more times before. This aspect of the game can occasionally upset its pace. However, some areas are populated with new, harder enemies to keep things fresh the second time around.
3.) Metroid Prime is a vast adventure, but lacks a solid story to back it up. This can be a good or bad thing for a player, depending on how they look at it. On one side, the lack of an in depth story can make the game less interesting, since there is very little to tie its events together. On the other side, the game becomes more action packed and intense when there isn't a story to slow it down.

In all, Metroid Prime is an excellent game and Samus Aran's best adventure by far. It has a few flaws, but they can be very easily looked over or dealt with. If you absolutely must have a flawless, perfect game, then this title is not for you. However, if you're looking for captivating gameplay, beautiful environments, and hours of fun, then don't hesitate to pick up Metroid Prime today!

amazing...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this game was visually stunning, with a suprising amount of different types of enemy monsters. i loved every minute of it, it was very fast-paced with alot of action. variety of weapons and accessories keep you interested and coming back for more. i highly reccomend it...

Metroid: Game or an Experience

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Metroid Prime is, without a doubt, one of the finest games I've ever played. While you are searching for hidden items, enemies just pop out of nowhere and you have to stop them. And the graphics are amazing! I've only seen better graphics on Halo. The sound is awesome, from the slow drip of water to the shreek of the Sheegoth, you will be amazed. If you own a GameCube, I recomed that you by this game. This is the best game on GameCube right now, so why wouldn't you?

Everything you could want in a shooting game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Finnaly! A game for Gamecube that doesn't have serious weaknesses. Fun and exciting, this is a masterpiece. I love how you can roll up into the ball and roll around to your hearts desire! That's probably my favorite thing to do (hah). The weapons are great; you get to use weapons like the grapple beam and wave beam, and you get to fire missiles! The charger is also really cool...you can charge it for as long as you want, and use it to pull in items. And graphics! This may possible have the best graphics for the cube. Samus's armor actually glitters grom the star light. It's awesome. Although it doesn't have multi-player, I would say this beats Halo completely!

booo yaaaa

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

this is definitly the best metroid game ever.from shooting doors just to get them open, to killing weird looking mushroom thingys,this game is definitly the best.i want all you people to buy this game.........RIGHT NOW.(you are getting very sleepy,you want to buy metroid prime,when i snap my fingers your going to go and buy metroid prime)............"SNAP"

Awesome Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Anyone who is thinking about getting this game, I would definetely say to get it. The graphics are fantastic, the gameplay is second nature, and it is very fun and challenging. Many people have said that this game is too hard and not fun. I would absolutely recommend getting the player's guide. Unless you are a master gamer, you will get stuck more than once. Even if you are a person that doesn't like to get spoiled, keep the player's guide tucked away until you get stuck. I got this game last Christmas and it is 3 months later and I still haven't beaten it. It will give many hours of great gameplay and it will surely give you a lot for your money. I can gaurentee that!

metroid good game of the goodness

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Metroid prime is very challenging game.
Weve got the wavebeam and were only 14 percent done.We fight baby shegoths and space pirates the game of metoid prime will take a long time to beat.

Metroid Prime Rocks!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is probably one of te best games on the Nintendo system right now! The FPS style of it really suprised me when I bought this game making it very different from Metroid Fusion, Super Metroid etc. There are so many awesome gadgets to get! There are two downsides to this game. First, the idea of save stations is cool BUT it doesn't understand when you are in a hurry which basically means you can be miles away from a save station when you have to go somewhere! Secondly, some of the rooms are pitch black and even with the termal visor on, I still can't see anything. Otherwise this game has totally tight controls and an great storyline. I truly reccomend that you get this game!!

Get Primed!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Wow. What can I say about this game? Absolutely stunning. The gameplay takes a while to get used to, like Goldeneye: 007, you need to hold abutton to look up or down and then it locks in that position. While some of you might be gasping, "Metroid, first-person-shooter?! How could they?" Metroid plays nothing like a FPS, no ammunition, no blood or men falling to the floor, you simply zap mutated aliens, and you don't need to aim, press a button and you aim at the closest enemy and you just fire away. I think the most riveting aspect of this game, is the exploration involved. You have a certain array of visors, the most helpful is the Scanning Visor. You use this visor to scan objects, find enemies' weaknesses or activate buttons to open doors.
The most unique, and intriguing aspect, other than the collecting of information, upgrading weapons and attaining new skills, is the saving process. When you save, you need to find a room specifically designed for saving, you step up onto the platform and lasers come down and scan Samus, energy is replenished, and your game is saved. So as you can see, this is the only way you can save, no pausing and hitting save. So if you have 1 health point left, you may need to encounter enemies and walk across half a level just to save, interstiiiiiiing.
Sound- music is operatic, haunting and induces mood and adrenaline to keep you on your toes.
Design- Levels, breathtaking.
Gameplay- a little funky, takes a little while to get used to.
Replay Value- Trés bien!
Graphics- The best for Gamecube So far!

So if you haven't induced, this game is a must have for anyone who boasts themselves as being a gaming guru.

Not quite a FPS, But Nintendo re-invents itself AGAIN!...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I am an old school gamer (Someone who knows what an Atari 2600 is) and so I never judge a game by its graphics. Graphics are great to add to the feel of a game, this would be an understatement in Metroid Prime. The graphics are drop dead beautiful. Nintendo has re-invented itself so many times that it is hard to keep up. But this is what Nintendo fans around the World have come to expect! When I first wrote a review for this game, I did not realize that it would be one of the very top games in my collection. When I am showing friends and family my 'Cube, this is one that I use to show off the power of the little purple cube. Also Nintendo had dropped the price of this game to extremely cheap levels, DON'T MISS THIS GAME!!!

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