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Totaly awsome(Also adictive) | | Matt the addicted beginner from Edmonton, Canada says (13/May/2004): | The first and not to mentian best gamecube game I ever got, and I got it free with my gamecube too!!!! The only thing that held me back from rating it 10 out of 10 is that you can't play it if you have never used a gamecube before (Like I did). Wait a bit so you can get used to the controls and other games(It took me 10 months) then try it in a month of playing gamecube. One of the key things that makes this game the bomb, is that its not one of those cheapo games that you go through a level and your done. And the grafics put all other games to shame with different perspectives and (if you noticed on the front cover) Its won an award for best grafics in 2002. It only takes up 2 blocks in your memory card to make 1 file out of 3( most memory cards have about 250 blocks or more). I urge you to buy this game if you don't have it. If its to tough then wait a month or 2 and try it again, and I asure you, your intrest in this game will grow emensly. For those of you that have this game, my opinian is to keep on playing untill you beet hard mode, and then some. I have only reached 38% and I love this game.
| Metroid Prime - An Instant Classic | | Matt from Nova Scotia, Canada says (12/Sep/2004): | I watched one of my friends play this over his webcam, and I thought to myself "Hmm... After seeing it, I want it more than ever." So I went out and bought it. The controls take about 20-30 mins to get used to. Without the ingame hint system, this game takes quite a while to beat. You have to use logic, your map, and important information about each area to figure out what exactly to do. The first time I beat it, it took me about 15 hours with the hint system. Now I'm going through on hard without it. The storyline is great, and it reveals a LOT about Samus that I didn't really know. It's not like the traditional side-scroller metroids (which also are great. Loved Super Metroid, Fusion, and Zero Mission) which is good for a change. I normally don't like many fps, but this has a lot of action/adventure in it. The graphics, though I've seen better, are still very good. The gameplay is something different, and the weapon/visor system is cool. I love it. The whole HUD is pretty cool, because it's like what Samus would see. The difficulty is quite high at some parts, and the boss designs are awesome. 10/10. w00t \m/_(>_<)_\m/
| Don't call it a first person shooter, but rather an exploration based shooter. | | Bryan from Iowa City, Iowa says (18/Nov/2002): | I have to admit, when I first saw the pictures of Metroid prime a year or so ago, I had serious doubts. As a huge fan Super Metroid, I was frightened that the developers would ruin the series by trying to be too innovative, changing what worked before in the past installments of metroid (compare FF8 to FF7 and FF3 and you see what I mean). But all that changed when more and more previews started coming out. And now I finaly have the game! The graphics, first off, are nothing short of amazing. For instance, fire a charge shot and watch the very fabric of space and time bend around the mass of energy as it speeds on its way. Then there is the 'visor' issue. You play the game through Samus Aran's eyes, seeing through her visor. It gives off a concaved feel, but not so much as to be annoyng, just enough to be cool, very cool. Walking past a gas vent causes condensation to form on the glass, blow enemies to bits and splatter their goo on your visor! In the demo something shoots at you, and the shockwave of the blast causes static, or 'T.V. snow' effect in your view. But you knew the graphics would be awsome, what about controls? The controls are a breeze to get used to, they are easy and enable you to fully emerse yourself in the Samus experience. No worrying about hitting the wrong button, you will only worry about getting eaten or blasted away. The several types of blasters in the game are merely a c-stick tap away, and the visors are merely a directional pad push away. Ah, yes, visors! There are several, Combat-for shooting, Scan-for scanning the many beasts and objects, x-ray-for when you have to see hiddin stuff, and thermal-for those beasts that stay invisible but still leave a heat signiture. An awsome soundtrack sets the exploration/space mood. The morph ball is there and cooler than ever. hange at will and just roll around for fun! Ever hear the word 'swarm' used in a video game? Well, metroid prime will redefine the word here and now. Uncountable amounts of wee little things pouring from a hole in the wall assault you, massive amounts of enemies coming in from all sides, and all without a fram rate stutter, much less a drop. But in the end, it is a exploration based game, and how much you want to explore will dictate how much fun you have. An amazing game and worth the wait.
| Inovative yet nostalgic. | | A gamer from Claremore, OK, USA says (20/Nov/2002): | To be honest, when I first saw the screen shots from Metroid Prime, I was sceptical. I'm not a huge fan of first person shooters, so the idea of changing the classic Metroid into a first person shotter kinda repulsed me. I thought that Metroid would turn into one of those blow everything up kinda games, where the sole goal is to destroy everything. Which don't get me wrong, can be fun for a while, but grows old quickly. However, after only 3 minutes of game play, I was hooked. Metroid Prime manages to create an awsome game playing expierience, by not screwing with the original formula, but changing the prespective. Also something that followers of the series will enjoy, Metroid Prime does a lot of back storying, which is where they talk about charecter origins. The contenuiety of the series is so greatly enhanced by this installment. The only negative thing I have to say about the game is, I think that the designers should have givin the player the choice of either first person or third person mode, instead of always first person, because jumping is seriouly confusing at first, also not knowing what's on either side of you, or behind you gets annoying really quick. Other than that the game's perfect. I susspect that this installment will quickly become a classic, just as it's predacessors.
| The most awsome game ever | | samus boy[Brandon Garcia] from La Mesa, California, USA says (20/Nov/2002): | When I first saw screenshots of Metroid Prime, I was very excited.A first person Metroid sounded great. But it was when I first played it that I was truly amazed.Nothing could have prepared me for the stunning visuals that I saw in the first 5 minutes.Once you get used to the controls, you can truly say that this game is the best ever.The only flaw that I found was the annoying scanning idea.It is very hard to scan something and fight at the same time.Seeing things through samus's perspective is very different, but totally cool.All of the old gadgets are back too.Missils,morph ball,arm cannon,and even the grappling beam.The visor is awsome too.You can find the thermal view,which lets you see heat signatures, x-ray,which lets you see through walls and secrets,scanning,which means you read on stuff,and your regular visor.Plus if you get into water, after you get out and the water dries up, you can actually see water stains!Metroid, as we know it, has been completely morphed into something great.I speak for every Metroid fan when I say that this is truly the game of the year.
| This Game IS Crazy | | some guy from i dont know says (22/Nov/2002): | when i first fgot this game i played it for 6 hours straight and never got bored. it always has something new for you to do whither it be finding some new secret completing a hard puzzle or kicking some baddies ass's. i was blow away by this game and is the sole reason i own a gamecube
| The Greatest Metroid yet. And so adictive a brain dead monkey could get hooked | | Mysti from Kansas USA says (22/Nov/2002): | Wow, I thought this game would be great, but I not this great! The giant envroments, the flora and fauna of Tallon IV it's just awe inspireing. The only problems with this game seem to be the haveing to guess whats behind you, and the confusion of backtraking. finding other beam weapons is also kinda frustrading. However, those are compinsated for by the lock-on feature of the arm cannon, and the speed of the morph ball, espcial after you get the boost ball. Over all this is a definate ten.
| Metroid Prime, well worth the wait | | A gamer from Roseburg, Oregon, USA says (22/Nov/2002): | Samus Aran is back, looking great, and ready to kick some alien tentacle. In the latest installment of the Metroid, “Metroid Prime” Samus receives a distress call from a pirate space vessel in orbit of Tallon IV, and goes to investigate. The opening scene is of Samus docking on the space pirate vessel and her leaving her ship to board the pirate’s. One of the first things you will notice is the extremely smooth and brilliant graphics; Samus has gotten a serious upgrade since her last mission on the Super Nintendo. Everything is detailed down to the most minor of cracks in the walls; on Samus’ suit you can see reflections of the surrounding area. If you drop into water and come out you can see the water slide off the visor on Samus’ helmet, and it even leaves behind small little droplets. The graphics in this game are breath taking, anyone that plays this game is going to stop and look around every room they enter to get a full feel for the outstanding job that was done. The game play itself is different from the other Metroid games, in the fact that it is now a First Person Shooter and no longer a two-dimensional side scrolling game. In the past some games have failed at doing this sort of conversion, but Nintendo and Riot Studios pulled it off with perfection. While walking around you are looking through the visor of Samus Aran suit, the screen is lined and detailed with your energy bar, missile count and even has a warning meter on the left side that can tell you of any near by danger, it also includes many other tools that you will need in your adventure. The first few minutes of the game are spent making your way through various obstacles that lead to the pirate ship. During this time you will learn the basic controls of the game and how to maneuver around the map, which with the controls is a very easy task to take on. The controls in Metroid Prime are extremely responsive and were well done; the targeting system of the game is extremely nice. With it you can target a creature from across the room, and some of these rooms are huge, that says a lot! The platform jumping aspect of the game, which there is a lot of, was done extremely well itself. Even while in a first person view you can hop from one platform to another with the greatest of ease. The jumping ability of Samus is something that will make this game just a little easier. While playing the game there was one thing that kept coming to mind, Samus needed to be able to turn a complete 180-degree turn quickly. At times I found myself needing to make a quick turn to face an enemy but had to make the full rotation to turn around. Although it isn’t a big deal, it would have been nice to have that ability. Despite the fact that you cannot make a quick 180-degree turn, you do have the option of dashing around and enemy if you are locked onto them, which is a very useful command that will be used a lot of the time to avoid being hit. Overall Metroid Prime was done with perfection, and has now set a new standard for First Person Shooter on the console. Once again I must say that the game play and graphics of this game are outstanding! All over Metroid fans will be rejoicing about Metroid Prime, and if someone isn’t a fan already they will be after playing it. Metroid Prime was well worth the wait, and will keep the fans happy for an extremely long time. A must have for any video game collection, and an instant classic.
| THIS GAME ROCKS | | A gamer from Lebanon,Ohio,USA says (23/Nov/2002): | man this game rocks even if it does not have cheats so what! Man i have never player a game like this the graphics are sweet!! My favorite type of game play FIRST PERSON VIEW I love that view and the high tech stuff you can get :) this game shall be recomended to people who love mentroid games like me! :)
| This game is the sh......!!! | | Brightshadow from Florida, USA says (26/Nov/2002): | Who in thier right mind would give this game a 1. Bad control issues are operator error only, it is fluid, visually sexy and incredibly creative in story and character design. I give this game a 10 all the way!
| Dope game | | Mark Halvorsen from Mankato, MN USA says (27/Nov/2002): | I didn't thing Nintendo could make a good first person Metroid game, but they really did it. The morphing ball is probably the best part of the game. There are way more weapon attachments than past Metroid games. Super Metroid is a better game, but this is very close.
| Metroid Prime, not just another game. | | Mike Barnum from Moab, Utah, USA says (27/Nov/2002): | First of all, I have been waiting speciffically for Metroid Prime for two years now, I'v been waiting for a game like this for all my life. I'll tell you why this is one of the best games I have played in my life (and that's alot of games). Metroid Prime has some of the best graphics out to date, another reason why I love this game so much is because the controls are nice and easy to understand, the lock on targeting is really smooth, the frame rate is very, very clean, the plot sucks you in, or if you're a whimp and dont wanna use your scan visor you'll have just as much fun shooting metroids, space pirates turrits, wild animals, and so on. This game also has some of the coolest gadgets and weapons on a game ever, sucha as the old school morph ball, spider ball, double jump, grapple beam, and so on they're all there! And same with the weapons, orignal energy beam, charge beam, missle, and ice gun, but you also get a wave beam, charge missle, and the pasma beam. The visors are a very nice touch to an already perfect game, the combat visor(default visor), the scan visor, the x ray visor, and the thermal visor. Please if you have a game cube BUY THIS GAME AT ANY COST!!!!
| A Honest Review | | Honest Joe from New York, NY says (27/Nov/2002): | Metroid Prime is a very good game, don't get me wrong. But making it 3D was a bad move. No matter what you hear, don't belive the hype. It is not as fun as Super Metroid. In the old Metroids I use to get excited when I got an new power, now I dread going back to rooms, especially when there are a lot of jumps. Bottom line 3D is a hinderence and a hassel, adding nothing. But hey, I bought the game anyway and I'll probably play it for a while. I just thought a honest review needed to be posted somewhere. Your welcome.
| JUST BOUGHT IT, BEST GAME I'VE EVER PLAYED | | Blair Schutte from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada says (27/Nov/2002): | I just bought the game as an early christmas present, and after playing for only an hour, and I'm impressed. This game has amazing graphics that will blow you away. The first level is amazing and the game keeps you glued to the screen.I think its definatly worth it.
| Metroid Prime | | Samus from Cheasepeake\VA\USA says (28/Nov/2002): | This is the BEST game I have EVER played!!!! I didnt think it would be able to hold true to the series, but somehow, it did. I have been Starving for more metroid for.....I dunno, years? Incredible graphics, Easy controls, it has it all. By the way, I agree that any "control problems" are from the player, not the game. Right Sammy?
| This Game is The Best | | Cornholio from Maryland, USA says (29/Nov/2002): | All of the Metroid games have been very good, but Metroid Prime sets a new standard for all first person shooter games. The only reason I gave Metroid Prime a nine instead of a ten is because of the spider ball controls. If the controls for the spider ball were just up to move forward, and down to move backwards, it would be much better. When you are using the spider ball, and you move the joystick around alot, the controls will reverse. The controls can also reverse randomly whe you are moving alond the spider ball track. Besides that, everything is awesome. The graphics on the enemys are amazingly good. The way some enemys are just make you amazed when you see them because so much detail was put into them. Another reason of why the graphics are awesomely good is the way you see things with the x-ray and thermal visors. When you have the x-ray visor on, and you get hit by a chozo ghost, you can actually see Samus's bones in her hand. Also, when you fight the Omega Pirate, and you have the x-ray visor on, he looks very, very cool when he cloaks himself. Now onto the thermal visor. The accuarcy of the way it looks is amazing. Cold things are black, and hot things are red. You can see enemys that are hiding with it to stop them before they attack you. The only problem I have with the thermal visor is the name. There is something about it that I just don't like. I guess they chose the best name since infa-red visor sounds really bad to me. One thing that I am looking forward to in this game is hard-mode being much harder than normal. I admit, some stuff in normal was hard... until i figured out how to do it. Oh well, this is still the best first-person shooter that has ever happened. Untile either a sequel comes out, or until Halo 2 comes out which is going to be much better than any game. If it isn't then Metroid Prime is still going to rank supreme master of all first-person shooter games ever... even though it is more like a first-person shooter/adventure.
| It's Prime Time! | | jared from Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA says (30/Nov/2002): | At first I thought this game was going to suck in 3D, but that was before I played or even saw it. man, was I on crack or something? this is without a doubt the best metroid game ever, and it is tied with halo for the best 1st person shooter ever.
| Metroid Prime is mighty fine | | Jon from Toronto, Canada says (30/Nov/2002): | I knew metroid prime would not disapoint. i waited long and it was worth the wait. the graphics are beautiful and smooth and the new view is an awesome change for an oldschool classic. people complain that the 1st player view ruins the game, but if Metroid Prime was a sidescroller than the same idiots would be complaining that the gameboy advance version and the gamecube version were too similar. anyone that critisizes Shiguru Miyamoto, founder and creator of Nintendo, or his decisions about how to do a game is obviously a moron. xbox and playstation bought their status with their parent companies (microsoft and sony) bottomless treasure chest of money and even the members of xbox and PS2's staff wouldnt dare to speak out against the video game guru. in short metroid prime is amazing. if you dont like the view change, dont buy it but its your loss, you narrow-minded know-it-all's. to everyone else, enjoy! i know you will.
| awesome game | | BlackJacket from Albany New york USA says (1/Dec/2002): | This is the best game ever. the graphics are increadabile when you go into water and you come out you can see little drops of water on the visor. all the beams are awesome my favorite is the plasma beam because its increadabily strong. also the visors are awesome if you use the X-Ray visor its like your super man. its awesome ive wated 2 years for it and it finally came out.
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| This game is flawless | | Mike Tripp says (1/Dec/2002): | anyone who would give this game a 1 is clearly out of their mind. Metroid Prime is a game that anyone who has ever had interest in video games would like. The graphics are amazing and the sound is breathtaking.If you own a gamecube you must buy this game. If you own a Xbox or PS2 then sell it and buy a Gamecube and Metroid Prime. This game deserves a 20 out of 10.
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