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Nintendo's GREATEST game | | Steve Cook from Kineton , U.K says (27/Jul/2003): | When I first played this game I was gobsmacked, it's totally perfect. The graphics are really amazing, the best i've seen in a long time. The music is so atmospheric and really sets the scene in the game and it lasts a long time too, it took me well over 30 hours to complete it. The enimies and bosses look fantastic especially the space pirates and the last two bosses. With so many different weapons, power ups and artifacts to find, as well as scanning all the data into your log book, you'll be playing this for a very long indeed. All I can say is, if you own a Gamecube and you havn't bought this game yet then SHAME ON YOU!!
| Aberation of Prime | | Jonathan from Edmonton Alberta Canada says (14/Aug/2003): | I freaking loved it. just saying the word "Best Nintendo Game Ever" speaks for itself in every aspect of the entire gaming realm. The one part i appreciated the most was the deligent and extremely extravagent display of a "Metroid" at its best. Certainly not those cheap 8-pixel blobs you see flying around in the other games. this is what metroid was meant to be, and forever will be
| This Game Rocks!!! | | Wedge from columbus, Ohio USA says (3/Nov/2002): | I just had the pleasure of playing the game of the century. I was not someone who had initially wanted to see Metroid in the first person, but WOW. This game looks great, and once you get used to the controls, it is easy to play. Anyone who has ever played a videogame will be sure to love this game. There are so many functions that can be done with Samus Aran and her tech suit that you can play this game for days and not even realize (or care) that you are lost.
| HOLY JESUS!!! try and find a better game, I dare you!!!! | | Dr Chum from oroville, california, U.S.A says (26/Nov/2002): | ok,i have been waiting for this game for months, and on 11\18\02, the release date for this most incredible game, not a single store in my stupid little town had it. i was ready to go on a killing spree. i was that mad. this game was so amazing, and all i'd done was watch a preview of it. when i finally got the game the next day( i took a bus to a neighboring town, i wasnt going to wait for a damn eternity!!!) and i got home. i turned on my GC, and sat back, and watched the main menu. i fell in love with the game after just watchig the MENU PEOPLE!!! the graphics are more than breathtaking, they are straight up beautiful! the controls are so fluid, you dont even know that youre playing a game. when i bought it, it was 7AM, and i played it until 2AM the next day!!! its that good! i didnt get bored once, i was having a blast! so for anyone who thinks this game sucks? may god have mercy on your SICK, dememnted soul!!!
| best game ever | | john from houston, USA says (10/Dec/2002): | when i first heard that nintendo was making another metriod game i couldnt wait for it when i found out it was going to be in first person but when i fist got it i was amazed it blew away any other game i ever played but there were a few down sides i had noticed 1st the space jump was changed and that also meant no screw attack which came very helpful in super metriod.
2nd no spazer beam which i thought was pretty cool 3rd no spring ball and 4th no speed boost all of these were classic metriod upgrades. but instead of adding those they put in some hardcore new weapons as the wave buster which i found too mainly waste missles but looks cool and ice spreader and flame thrower other than beam upgrades the spider ball is a solid addition to samus's tool box and boost ball can come in handy to and graphics are way better than i expected and the plasma beam is really cool you can incinerate enemies with a few shots and all and all it is one of the best games i ever played at least thats my opinion.
| the best game ever | | vegeta 7 from san jose says (18/Dec/2002): | the grapics are great the sound is outstanding best metroid game ever buy a gamecube just for this game it is really great any one who says metroid prime is anything less than a seven should die!!!
| Weeeeee | | Souljah from New York says (24/Dec/2002): | This game is Sweet! Too bad I get dizzy way to fast! :( Oh well, I still adore the graphics, the role playing, the shineyness of my suit, the effect after you get out of water on samus's visor. ITS GREAT!!
| metroid prime fantastic | | robert from madison heights va usa says (21/Jan/2003): | i simply love this game. and allmetroid games. i've been glued down to the seat for the past days. the graphics get all around you.the music heats up when your in battle.all the huge amazingly grafted levels to go through. how the steam from brokon visors cloud your vision. the great bosses and weapons. also i like how you don't have to wait about 10 minutes to load a level. you just walk into a room AND START tearing them to peices. the grafted enemys and bosses mini bosses the game is totaly top rate software.i just got the plasma beams and i'm strolling around the mines waiting for a space pirate to pop up with its ugly face.love the music when you battle. it might get slower when you come into a room with alot of people and you might want to withdraw back through the door to take shelter. all the beautifully designed special effects and weapons.and there is one major thing i like the way it gives that all alone feeling on a huge planet full of creepy monsters and stuff =)=)
i just totaly love it. 10 stars=)
| The greatest game I've ever played!!! | | Falchicken.con345f from New Brunswick Canada says (22/Jan/2003): | Before Christmas came all I was hearing was how great this game was . all My friends were bragging about it and how great it was. And I thought Not likely....But then I got it for Christmas... And whoa!!! this game blew my mind the graphics were astonishing!! Every detail was there! All the stones the dust the heat the noise it was all there and perfect. Every detail was perfect! I am a very picky gamer if someone brags about a game for a long time . I make it my mission to pick it apart. With prime I found less than three mistakes that were easly ignored due to the overall awsomeness of the games power.
I hope Nintendo sticks with Retro studios for any metroid prime
look alikes. this is THE reason to buy a gamecube.
| Code name 555's dad here | | A gamer from Las Angeles, California says (10/Feb/2003): | I must say that this was a great game. My son and I are just crazy for Samus games, and I think that nintendo did it's greatest work ever. This game was challenging, the graphics were unbealivable, and finally I got to fight with and old fo of mine, that I've been dieing to see. The best game ever is out on gamecube ladys and mostly gentlemen, and if you want it get it before this game is so good, everone buys it and theres nothing left until three years from now. And by the way, idiot from alabama, you don't deserve to be a gamer if you say this game is bad.
| METROID PRIME HAS NO EQUAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | A gamer from Texas,USA says (8/Mar/2003): | the absolute best game I have ever seen i thought the game would stink but I was so wrong the graphics are so sharp and in depth the only thing i was concerned with was the fire sterio brings you up close and personal from the peaceful wonderful world of the tallon overworld to the ruined space pirate reasearch satilite to the dangerous world of the phazon mines and best of all you decide were to go there is no mission objectives or any orders from headquarters or any magical all knowing narrorator that will be decending from the sky to explain every little plot-line deatail in a lengthy cut scene easy to follow controls and everything you would expect from a game this good folks if you want to have a good all explore and conqour game look no furthur the metoid prime
| SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! | | Einhander from USA says (10/Apr/2003): | I just love this game and I hope there is a new one coming out on the gamecube also! I like the whole game and i just can't stop playing it, it's too cool! The Graphics are awesome and the whole gamplay is just radical. I really hope that I can beat it on hard for it will be better than on normal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| Wow wow wow wow!!! | | Taylor from U.S.A. Macon Georgia says (27/May/2003): | THIS...GAME...IS...AWSOME! I beat this Game last week and I'm still hooked. The sounds are awsome along with the story. The music in some areas is only so-so but the areas with good sound pu it on par with me. The graphics were the best part and the bosses were O.K. too espesially the last three. Speaking of bosses Flagraa was HELL for me back ten I really and I mean really sucked but now I'm the best in my neighberhood! I absolutly hate all the damn ass heads that gave this oh so awsome game less than a 7 star!
| Hell Yeah! | | Andrew from New Orleans says (5/Jun/2003): | I've been having Metroid Prime for months. I just picked it up recently and started playing it to see how it was. Now I can't get enough I'm hooked on it. I gotten pretty far in a matter of two days. I should of start playing this kick ass game a long time ago! the music is sci fi with ..great guitars riffs.., spectacular graphics; I recommend this game to anyone gamer ...epecially the hardcore gamers like me !
| Metroid rules | | metroid dude from Littleton, Colorado, USA says (3/Jul/2003): | at first i thought this game was easy but it was a real challenge! The graphics are great and the gameplay is smooth! You have all the weapons from the previous metroid games and some new ones! The bosses and just the regular people hard to kill but this game is still awesome! If you buy one Gamecube game this tear buy this one!!
| Metroid's at its Prime! | | personwhoidolizesmetroids from Dallas, USA says (25/Jul/2003): | i think the best part of the game is the devircity of the different enemy types. i think my favorite foe is the shadow pirate.
i definetly thoght that the graphics were terrific not to mention thesound. The music was real gonzo.
On a low note, i saw Samus's face at the end of the game.
| Oooops, forgot a few things, so here they are | | Sean from New York, USA says (17/Dec/2003): | Metroid fans such as myself were scared to death that the fact Metroid
Prime was being produced in 3D, not to mention the perspective change to 1st
person, would completely ruin the series. What a great thing it is to be proven
wrong somtimes. Prime is quite possibly the greatest game ever made, with the
only possible exception being Zelda Ocarina of Time. Everything that made the
previous games so amazing is recreated in a whole new form in Prime. The powerup
driven gamelplay and massive, expanding worlds, and amazing graphics.
The graphics in Prime are amazing. You have never seen graphics like
these before, everything looks photorealistic. The environments are without a
doubt the most atmospheric and true to life ever seen in a video game. Whether
it be an ancient tree growing into a cracking floor, or corrosion on the walls
from centuries of acid easting away at them.By a working machine or lave you can
see heat waves, a nice touch. it sincerely looks as if you could step out of your
door and into the world of Metroid. The environments are hardly the only
graphical standout of the game, there are countless other effects that deserve
the be highlighted. All the living creatures, including Samus herself, look
amazing as well. In the cinima scenes showing Samus, which all use the game
engine, not computer generated, some of the games incredible lighting can be
seen. Samus' suit reflects light from the environment and her eyes can be seen
through the visor. I have heard that Prime 2 will have environmental reflections
in reflective surfaces, such as Samus' suit. Some of the enemies you face look as
if they have come right out of your back yard, and then got much bigger and more
vicious. The space pirates looks great too, their vicious roars and their flaming
eyes will scare the crap out of you the first time you fight non-handicaped ones,
and they are some of the most aggressive enemies ever before seen in a game, they
will attack relentlessly, and they have near perfect aim. Samus' beams and arm
cannon have some nice visual effects too. After extended shooting, heat waves
will pour from the end of the cannon. A charge beam seems to bend time and space
when fired. The 3 elemental beams have an effect while charging as well, the ice
beam will cover the arm cannon in thick ice when being charged, purple
thunderbolts will dance around the cannon, and the plasma beam will open up the
arm cannon and take heat energy from what appears to be lava inside the cannon.
Samus also has several different visors which, next to the environments, could be
the most impressive gaphical feature of the game. The combat visor is your main
fighting visor, the scan visor will be used A LOT to scan objects. When scanned,
some objects will go into your log book, like data of pirate experiments and
plans, and data about the creatures you fight such as their weakness and how they
attack. Besides the log entries, there are countless scannable objects in the
game. A dead pirate that is scanned may reveal how it was killed, such as''this
pirate has suffered severe burns on X% of its body''. These are not necesary, but
are fun to read and can give you info on the areas around you. The thermal visor
is used to see objects that give off heat energy, such as power conducts, energy
floor and barriers, and creatures. Warm objects appear an orange-like color, and
most other objects appear a dark indigo. The visor will also be used to navigate
dark areas, or combat cloaked enemies. Also, the fact that the ice beam appears
black in the thermal visor should also be noted. The x-ray visor is perhaps the
most fun to use in the game, and it also looks cooler than the others. Everything
appears a pale blue or white in this visor. It will mainly be used to spot
invisible or spectral objects, such as destructable walls, and floors, and
invisible enemies and platforms. Another cool visual feature of the x-ray visor
is when Samus is hit hard, she will put her hand in front of her face, and part
of her skeleton can be seen inside an outline of the power suit. There are other
visor effects which dont include a specific visor, such as raindrops splashing
against the visor, lava or water running down it, or blood splattering on it.
Sometimes electrical interference makes the visor scramble, like a TV thats not
picking up a channel, or if Samus is hit by an electric attack, static will flash
around the visor and it will take a few seconds for targeting to start working
again. and each one looks spectacular. Prime's framerate is also flawless, you
will see no slowdown whatsoever while playing, which is incredible seeing the
amaount of action and detail in the game, and its all on one disk. The power of
the Gamecube is truly incredible. The graphics are nearly flawless, if it werent
for a blurry shadow or line on Samus' suit, or a slightly unimpressive explosion,
Prime would be the best looking game out, instead of Wind Waker. And also,
playing in high resolution improves nearly every aspect of the game's graphics.
The graphics are harldy the games strongpoint, it also is blessed with a
perfect control setup. If you are used to a FPS style control setup, like Halo,
than Prime's controls will seem awkward at first, seeing as how Prime is not a
first person shooter, but only for about 10 minutes or so, they are easily picked
up and work unbeleivably well. The L shoulder will be your lock on button, and
you can only strafe when locked on, it also fires the grappling beam, which is
recreated beautifully in prime, and is not even the slightest bit awkward to use.
A dim circle appears around the object that will be targeted, an amazing touch
that should be used in all games that have a targeting system. Not using the
targeting system is foolish, as it will likely get you killed, the enemies in
Prime are ruthless.The R shoulder will stop movement and allow you to look around
the room. the Z button brings up the amazing 3D map, which ever shows hidden
passages that contain powerups. Jumping in most first person games is a
nightmare, not so in Prime. Jumping is done effortlessly. The camera subtly tips
down to show your landing, and it is not even noticed but makes you sure of all
your jumps. Jumping becomes even eisier when the space jump is accuired. The X
button will curl you into morph ball, which is used to lay bombs, activate
switches, and roll throung small areas. The Y button fires missles, and while in
morph ball lays power bombs, which will be used for different tasks. When the
right powerup is gained,missles can even be combines with each of the beam
weapons. The B button performs the marvelous jumping action, which will be used A
LOT, even in combat as dodging is essential to suvival. The A button is most
used, as it fires your equiped beam, and lays boms in morph ball, and when held
charges the beam. The Analogue is used for movement and looking around while R is
held down. The d-pad is used to change visors, and the C stick is used to change
beams.
Prime is one of those games you can play for days on end and never get
sick of it. Whether you are fighting, exploring, finding powerups, or just simply
gazing in awe at the breathtakingly stunning environments, you are always
enjoying the game. Many people say that Prime's biggest flaw is it's lack of a
multiplayer mode. Anybody who says that would be punched, as a Metroid game could
NEVER EVER have a multiplayer feature. The environments are made for exploring
more than combat, and there are no other characters that could be playable except
for Samus, but there is only one of her. Also, the power suit with its advanced,
and necesary targeting system would take all the chalenge out of the game. On top
of that, the control setup would not work in multiplayer, it is more of an
exploration setup that combat.
The game also has substantial replay value as well. With the addition of
a very challenging hard mode, and tons of hidden powerups, Prime will keep you
busy for a long, long time. And even if you have completed hard mode 100%, the
game just never gets old. Even if you are just walking around admiring the
scenery you are still enjoying yourself. Add onto all this 4 unlockable image
galleries that are gained by completing certine tasks, all the scannable data,
the massive amount of enemies, and you have one of the most massive games ever
made.
Prime's sound is also exceptional. It has dolby 5.1 sound support and
sounds great in surround sound. Hearing a beetle jump up behind you will actaully
make you turn around. Whether you play in surround sound or not the sound is
excellent. Even when your not playing in surround sound, it still seems as if you
are. Sound effects will seem to come from different parts of the room, and how
that is possible without surround sound is somthing that can't really be
explained. The music is very fitting, and it fits perfectly with onscreen action.
A melow piano for Phendrana fits in perfectly as snow falls around you and
everything seems so peaceful, even though there are creatures around who want to
tear you to pieces. Some classic metroid songs are also present, the Magmoor
theme from Super Metroid, and the Metroid theme can be heard if you sit in the
artifact temple for a few minutes. What really brings the game to life, as in
many games, are the subtle ambient sounds, such a a creature growling in the
distance, or birds chirping above. Prime has some great ambient sounds, like the
droning of a machine nearby, and the farther away you get, the quieter it gets.
Also, when you shoot your beam into the distance( especially the wave beam) you
can hear the sound fade away as it disappears. The sound cannot really be
described, it must be heard.
One of the many reasons this game is so playable is because of it's
gameplay variety. You are always dooing somthing different, whether it be
fighting, jumping, rolling aroung in morph ball, swinging around on the grappling
hook, ar anything else, you are never doing the same thing for very long. There
is a massive amount of enemies to fight, each with their own stratagy to fight,
own tactics and weak points. There are also many tools to use, such as morph ball
and the grapple beam, missles, bombs, power bombs, the 4 beams each with a combo
that uses missle, the 4 visors and anything I left out.
The way the game is dewsigned is probably it's biggest strong point, and
after playing it, you will wonder if the game was made by some kind of god.
Nothing in Prime feels artificial. though at fisrst, the game feels kinda slow
and linear because there are few areas you can access, that soon changes when you
gain a few abilities. When there is an unreachable platform, you say'' oh, this
platform is unreachable, I'l have to come back to it later, a powerup will soon
come to help make the jump'', not ''those stupid developers put that playform
out of reach so i have to get another stupid powerup'' or you dont just sit there
for hours to try and make the jump. In Prime, you are never made to jump through
hoops. The setup of the was that things resrict your advancement is godly.
Anything that restricts you is mostly a natural part of the environment, such as
roots growing through a pipe or a collapsing ceiling that restrict your access
without morph ball. The incredible, natural setup of the environments, the way
they flow together so smoothly, the amount of detail put into them, all the
different creatures, and the fact theat the game is in 1st person actaully make
you feel, more than any other game in history, that you are the person you are
controling, in this case Samus.
There is no way of seeing this game as anything other than a godly
masterpiece, seeing it differently is only being shortsighted, and can be
describes as nothing but an ugly lie. There is no reason whatsoever not to own
this game, if you dont have it, get it now, if you dont have a Gamecube, get one,
thsi game just adds to the list of reasons to get one. Even if you have never
played a metroid game before, there has never been a better time to step in and
be swollowed by the vastness and amazement of the series, and if you are a
metroid fan, this game is absolute bliss.
| Metroid Prime Review | | A gamer from Texas, USA says (9/Jan/2004): | Amazingly, Retro Studios has created a Metroid game into 3-D. Many Metroid fans were astonished by this feat they were attempting. Many thought that they would fail...
Let's get straight to the point; Metroid Prime is the best Gamecube game yet to date. Even if this game does not contain any of the orininal Metroid themes, this game provides you with a new soundtrack with the highest of quality that will catch the intrest of any gamer; Metroid fan or not.
Controling Samus makes great use of every button on the controller, even the rarely used Z button, which brings up the map. In this game, Samus is very easy to control, even if you are given a first person veiw. Usually, first person games give limited jumping control. Metroid Prime, however, gives you unlimited jumping control. When you tap the B button and hold it, Samusw will tilt downwards, giving you a great veiw of what you're going to land on. When experienced with her jumping controls, you might not have to hold B anymore. Locking on with a weapon or strafing is available. Locking on will give you to power to execute a Dash Jump; a very quick jump firing you sideways from the enemy.
Samus' arsenal has a variety of ways to be used. Samus has the same classic beam weapons; the Power Beam, the Wave Beam, the Ice Beam, and the Plasma Beam. As you progress throught the game, you get the next level beam, each one stonger than that of the previous. One of the major differences in Metroid Prime from its previous versions, is that whenever you collect a beam, you can switch them with another, instead of leaving behind the last one. Simply tilt the C-Control Stick in the desired direction. Also, different doors will be opened with different beams, cutting you from going ahead too far.
The graphics of this game are outstanding. Most fans will easily rate the graphics 10 out of 10. Simply perfect.
Tallon IV is greatly detailed; from the misty Tallon Overworld to the rocky Chozo Ruins. One of the most detailed factors is the defferent visors, which give you a completely different veiw of the world. Thermal vision, even X-Ray vision; all contribute to beating the game.
Metroid Prime lasts forever. It is very addicting and you're constantly finding out new things. Different cracks and crevises are found all over, along with Energy Tanks, and Missile Expansions. Beating the gamewith 100% is truely a difficult task.
The storyline of this game is so amazing. Not once has there been a storyline so unique, that catches any gamer's attention. Scanning all of the data in your Log Book will give you an even better veiw of the game.
Throughout the game, you will experience some crashes. This is becaus you are moving too fast throught a room, and the next room isn't able to load. If you notice, there are no "Loading, Please Wait" or screens like that. This is because the designers programmed the game to load what is ahead of you. This is a very astonishing feature.
Yes, there may be some glitches or crashes in this magnificent game, but you will seriously want to buy it.
| This game blew me away, Literaly!!!!!!!!!!! | | Jeremy from Procious, West Virginia, USA says (15/Jan/2004): | This game is so awesome i love it, i have beat it several times. The first thing that makes this game so awesome is the morph ball. That thing is so awesome. i have played part 1,3. and metroid fusion, and of course this game. i have never got to play part 2. but anyways back to the game. I love the power suit it looks so awesome. you can really tell retro took there time on this game. And i now they are releasing metroid prime 2 later this year! The reason this game is so awesome is that the graphics and the sound plus the power-ups. the first-person does not bother me on this game. although i hate first-person games. Since this is a nintendo game then it doesnt bother me. My favorite power-up is morph ball, i mean look at how she morphs into it, it looks so cool. There is no down side to this game. And the ending is very cool. It just makes you wonder what part 2 is going to be about but you will find out if you collect 100% of the items which took me forever. i got it about 2 weeks after it came out. and i just found every thing about a month ago. I really recommend this game to people who likes adventures games like me, i love them. so if you want some action than go get this game and just wait til "Metroid Prime 2" comes out it will be as good as the first hopefully, but i dont think retro will let us down so enjoy!!!!!!!!!
| Worth the wait. | | A gamer from London, Ontario, Canada says (23/Dec/2002): | Trying to be a Sega and Nintendo fan at the same time is hard, so I never really knew much about Samus and her adventures until I played Super Smash Bros, also a great game. I thought I could wait till christmas to get this game, but soon learned that this was probably the greatest game for the Gamecube yet. Needless to say, I didn't make it to Christmas.
Graphics: 10/10
Sound: 10/10
Controls: 9/10 (takes a little time, but soon becomes easy)
Replay Value: 10/10
Fun Factor: 11/10 (Only a diehard Gamecube hater would have the
guts to give this game a bad rating, and I
don't mean that in a good way)
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