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Terrific game! One of the best ever.......

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: August 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've had this game for about a week now and I have been totally blown away by it. The graphics.....Halo looks bad compared to it. It's classified as Action/Adventure, and there is plenty of both. Many complain about the lack of being able to save wherever you want. I think that they have a small point, but that would be making Metroid too easy. Having that next Save Station just ahead makes you work harder to survive. Plus, if you look around, there's a Save Station near just about every hard fight. As for the controls....as mentioned before, it's an Action/Adventure, not a shooter like Halo. Yes, it's sometimes irritating not being able to see things real well below you, but the lock-on feature is a real plus. Scanning for enemies' weak points adds a whole new dimension for the game. Granted, hitting the "weak point" is rather old-school, but other than that it works just fine. My one complaint (and this passes the more you play it) is that some of the bosses seem a little too hard and the fact that the missile combos (such as Super Missiles) use so many Missiles. I mean, 5 Missiles per Super Missile. It would have been much easier if it had been 2 or 3. Maybe receive an upgrade in the next game that would allow it? As for the difficulty of bosses, I can understand not beating them the first time (after all, it IS your first time), but I think it should be much easier the second time around. For the most part they are, but not by too much. I expect as I beat the game more often I'll get better, but it took me 3-4 times to beat the final boss, getting a little farther each time. (no, I won't provide spoilers, Prime's too good a game for that). It became a battle of attrition and I think I was down to 2 energy. One more hit and I would have been dead. And I've beaten Halo on Legendary (co-op). However, this is despite these tiny flaws a great game and totally worth the $20 you'll pay now to get it. I would have given it 4 1/2 stars if I could. I can't wait for Metroid Prime 2!

Hope this helped. Oh, and by the way, I'm 18, not 13-or-under. I just didn't want to open an account solely for the purpose of writing a review.

Metroid Returns

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 14
Date: September 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Samus Returns to make his debut on the gamecube. all though i have not played the game yet, it looks great. i was concerned about the whole turning into ball and how that was going to work being this game went from a side scroller to a first person shooter. After viewing gameplay footage, of the smooth transition between First person, and into third person for the ball mode of Samus, i was amazed, it was really well done. this game will become an instant classic, i am just waiting for my copy to arrive, and watch as gamcube puts its self on the map as the system to own.

Not as good as others would have you believe.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 14
Date: January 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Everywhere I look I see people hailing Metroid Prime as game of the year in 2003 and one of the best games ever created, but it's just not true.

To begin with, it's a first person shooter. It's not a first person 'sneaker' or an explorative game, it's a first person shooter, and an average first person shooter at that. Anyone who tries to tell you that it isn't a FPS is forgetting the simple fact that after you clear out a room of enemies it will be re-stocked after you move two zones away. So not only are you shooting constantly, but you're killing the exact same monsters that you just got done killing. And we're not just talking zoomers and shriekbats here, we're talking the harder, more annoying enemies like pirates and chozo ghosts.

Maybe if Samus had half the agility she had when she was in 2-D it might be easier to simply run past them, but since she made the jump to 3-D she moves much more slowly in every action she performs. If you're used to the slow movement of FPS games on a console it may not bother you as much, but I try to keep my FPSs on the quicker PC. It takes Samus about 1.5 seconds to turn around. That may not seem like much time, but it feels like a snail's pace when you're being shot in the back by three enemies (all of whom you've probably killed twice within the last 10 minutes.)

The story is pretty much ...too. You get the story in little bits and pieces of journal logs, from computers usually, that you have to scan while wearing a specific visor. And it's not just journal entries that you have to look for with this special visor, you're also looking for cracks in walls and other passages that may or may not be vital to progressing the story. So now you're scanning each room you enter with the visor to make sure you didn't miss anything. Imagine how much fun it is to go back and do that over again when you get the other two visors.

The graphics are very well done, but the environment isn't the best I've ever seen. If you want environment play Eternal Darkness.

Retro was still able to get in the obligatory morph ball puzzles, and it is kind of fun to roll around in the morph ball (the sound is especially good when you're morphed), but it does lose it's appeal after awhile. It's basically just a reminder that you're playing a Metroid FPS.

Overall, this game isn't nearly the gem that I've read about. To me, it feels more like a game that I could play through once and never look at again. The only serious positive note I have about this game is the ability to play the original Metroid once you've beaten Metroid Fusion for the GBA and link it up to your Gamecube. Other than that Metroid Prime is nothing special.

Well worth the wait

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: November 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you own a gamecube, you must get this game. If you don't have a gamecube, you should go out and get one so that you can play this game. Even if you are a fan of the series or not, you will enjoy this game. With amazing graphics, addictive gameplay, and a long satisfying time to beat, it is the best game that I have played for any system this year. If you play one game this year, it should be this game.

Too all you sissys out there!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: July 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Im sick and tired of hearing people complain about how hard it is!!Did none of you read the manual,no,of course not,it sez right in there to use the scan visor,it will tell you what you need to know,and heres a tip for all you sissys out there who
say the enemies are to hard,try the ice beam for cripes sake!!
All you do is freeze your foe and then fire a missel at him!
Now let me explain the save system,its a throw back from the old
super metroid days,just be happy there is a save system,because the first metroid didn't have one,and besides,this save system makes you want live longer in order to reach the save station,in
anyother game you rely to much on the save system,so this is a nice added challange.So there you have it,no bring on Metroid Prime 2!!!!

Just "Okay".

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: March 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I had this game since about it's launch date or so, and when I got it, I was fairly excited. However, I was mainly displeased at how the game was played. It's a very open-ended game so you will find yourself going through a spot on a level, destroying, searching, finding, and back tracking quite a bit. Here is my review for Metriod Prime for the Nintendo Gamecube.

Graphics: 10/10. Definitely the best standout for the game. Unbelievable graphics show how powerful the little Nintendo Gamecube really is. It's quite easy to compare these graphics to a Graphical King like Halo. Hell, when you walk over some things in this game your mask will get foggy. That is pretty cool. The enviroments look great and so do the critters. Samus' suit is very shiny too. :]

Sound: 9/10. Very well done sound. The music is great, the different baddies you shoot at make unique sounds, the bosses do as well, the water sounds good, everything sounds good. It really adds to the experience with the game.

Control: 9/10. The control for many may be extremely frustrating and confusing, but really it's not all that bad. There are quite a few different controls but it's nothing to get bent out of shape about and get so depressed you want to hang yourself in the bathroom, no, but they are somewhat hard to get used to, I guess. But after you play for about a half an hour you will get the feeling.

Fun: 7/10. This is where the game just sinks for me. The game is great in everything else except the fun. It's fun until you get to a hard part and you have absolutely no idea what to do so you need to backtrack and whatnot just to pass a little part of a level. Another flaw is no multiplayer; which definitely should have been added in this game because it could have been a great party game; even if there would be no online play. So basically, this is a single player game that is about 50% exploration, 20% boredom, and 30% action. This game I found to be very hard, so if you want to succeed in Metroid Prime, you had better get a strategy guide. Good luck.

7.9/10

Classic Metroid gaming in an updated 3D package

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

One of the reasons I bought a Gamecube was so that I could play all the updated Nintendo classics I loved as a kid. Metroid and its sequels were legendary games back in the day, and after reading glowing reviews for this update of the series into the 3D era I knew I had to play it. Metroid Prime didn't disappoint. This is old school gaming at its best; or at least it's old school wine poured into new wineskins.

Prime is played from a first-person perspective, but it's about as far from the traditional first-person shooter as you can get. It's more of an adventure and exploration game, which is, of course, what Metroid is all about. The world is detailed and engrossing, the boss fights are epic, and the Morph Ball system brings a fresh element to 3D action gaming. I don't quite know what I was expecting out of this game, but I found that I was very surprised to find out exactly how --Metroid-- it was. Retro Studios translated the most recognizable elements of the old 2D platformer into the 3D world in a way I never knew was possible. Sure, the backtracking through the levels and shooting the same enemies over and over again (a Metroid staple) gets old after a while, and after the 25th time going through the same area to retrieve the latest suit or gun upgrade you start to feel a little worn out, but this doesn't deter from the overall game experience, which manages to be unique among other first-person games out there while sill maintaining that familiar Metroid feel.

The evolution of a classic...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

You can't say that any other game plays like this but Metroid, and that could be the finest testament to this game's faithfulness to its roots. Where else is the whole world one big "level," that you don't just play through or beat but EXPLORE? Where else do you adventure solo like this on an alien world, relying on your own abilities to interpret and solve problems? Where else do you get the intangible joy of facing an insurmountable puzzle, only to leave it and come back to it later, properly equipped to solve it? No where my friends, and that such a unique experience can be so masterfully created and sold as a mainstream title only attests to the quality of the work Nintendo and Retro have done. It's all the same, yet it's new, fresh, and innovative. It's the proper evolution of classic gaming, and is already a classic in its own right. Saying that, I will leave you with a question: Have you ever put down the forays into 3D that were Mario 64 and Orcarnia of Time? If your answer is no, and it almost certainly is, then I strongly encourage you take another look at this modern gaming gem.

Excellent Game For All Gamers

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is the first game I bought for Gamecube, and of the Playstation 2 and Gamecube games I've played, this is one of the best. A first-person-shooter based from the earlier Metroid games, which were side scrollers, this is an action game for all people, whether fans of the other Metroid games or not. As a FPS, this is one of the very best I've played on a platform, though there is a flaw. In many console and PC FPS games, you can look around as you run, but this isn't so in Metroid Prime. In this game, you need to stop moving if you want to look around, which is a major downside. Other than that, the game is awesome. This game brings elements from the earlier games and transforms them beautifully into a 3D environment. Metroid Prime has wonderful environments, from the fiery Magmoor Caverns to the icy Phendara Drifts, sometimes I just have to take a look around the room I'm in to take in all the detail that has gone into the game. The enemies are all excellently transformed from 2D to 3D in the case of Metroids and other enemies from the older games, and are all very well made. My only complaint, besides that there is no way to look around while running, is that the way the story is presented, there doesn't seem to be a sense of urgency to what's happening. The main plot is that you, Samus Aran, after investigating an abandoned Space Pirate ship, have learned that the Space Pirates are trying to harvest a deadly poison brought to the planet Talon IV on an asteroid, Phazon, to use in their weapons and as a power source. You spend the rest of the game going around Talon IV trying to recover twelve artifacts left by the Chozo, an ancient race who went to Talon IV after deciding that technology was not what they wanted, and were eventually killed by the Phazon. Samus must get to where the Chozo contained the asteroid that brought Phazon to Talon IV and keep the Phazon from getting into the hands of the Space Pirates. You travel between the four main areas of the game, the Talon Overworld, Chozo Ruins, Magmoor Caverns, and Phendara Drifts, to find upgrades to your weapons as well as new abilities. As you travel, you will gain access to new areas based on what you have. For instance, upon gaining the ability that allows you, in morph ball form, to gain boosts of speed, you can launch yourself up a half-pipe wall to gain the double-jump ability, which allows you to jump to a previously unreachable ledge, and the result is that you can get the wave beam, so that you can unlock new kinds of doors, and so on. The game, in short, is excellent, and I recommend buying it for anyone. If you don't like action games, then rent it first, but otherwise, it is a must-have for anyone's game collection.

Incredibly fun!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

To tell you a little about me tastes, I love action/adventures games (Metal Gear Solid mainly). I own a Gamecube and a PS2 but I rarely touch my Gamecube because the games I like for it aren't much. I only own 4 games (including this one). I got Zelda Wind Waker, Eternal Darkness, MGS Twin Snakes. There was so much talk about Metroid Prime being great and all, but it looked like a first person shooter mainly so I wasn't that interested. I finally decided to purchase this game to give it a try and big surprise, I love it. First off, it doesn't feel like a FPS, it is incredibly fun and the exploration is adictive unlike WInd Waker which I found annoying compared to Ocarina of Time. The jumping system,... it is unbelievable the great it works!!!! The areas are huge but everytime you aquire a new upgrade for your weapon, morph, visors or suits, you want to go back to reach some places that you couldn't earlier. Even if this game doesn't have too much story, you won't get annoyed at all by that. The fun of this game will make you forget this point. Highly Recommended.

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