[FusionDragon28]

I didn't get a chance to play but I saw a couple of guys playing this at E3. The infrared pointer seems to be an interesting way of playing the game. The graphics are very well done too. Once battle has you fighting Ridley as your falling down a shaft of some kind, with a counter at the top telling you how far to the bottom. (Perhaps you have to beat him before you hit bottom?)

FD28

[Toasty]

YOU WERE AT E3?!? Lucky...



Anyway, here are some links for you. http://wii.nintendo....es_metroid.html http://e3.nintendo.com/ http://wii.nintendo.com/home.html

[Sea of Time]

You're just the link man this week, T! <_<

Anyways, I think that MP looks like it will translate the best to the new style of play, simply because not only will the Wii make it look better and make it play differently, but it will actually be easier to play than it's GC MP1 and 2 counterparts. Can't wait for this title to make it out.

[Aquamarine]

YOU'VE BEEN TO E3!?!? I'm so jealous...

There will be both Ridley AND Dark Samus in this game! Awesomz!!

A cool new gameplay element is Samus hitting walls with her right hand(the normal one). You'll be able to break some walls and find hidden switches.

[Toasty]

Sweeeet....And I'll take that as a compliment SoT.

[Neon]

The analogue stick add on thingy for the wii controler was actually made for this game. Retro approached nintendo and said they can't do **** with just the remote part :P.

And this game owns so much. Why doesn't this forum have more raving Metroid fans like me!?

[Aquamarine]

I'm a raving Metroid fan!!! But not as much as you. Not even close to you...

They should have put Ridley or Dark Samus in SSBB, not Zero Samus.

[Neon]

Just because i made a signature with Samus in it... >>

I would have prefered the Fusion Suit samus so the 'zero suit' =\.

And the fact that MP3 is a launch game concerns me. The graphics havn't been beefed up enough to next-gen, and some control issues need to be ironed out. That and it simply has not been in production long enough and will end up feeling more rushed than the last 1/3rd of MP1 (which is a bad thing...)

[Toasty]

I wouldn't worry about it too much. Knowing nintendo, they wouldn't rush a game unless they absolutely had to.

[Eugine]

I honestly don't like Metriod for GC, those for GBA rocks though. I'm not really anticipating Corruption... Maybe I need to finish the first Metriod for GC before I start to get hyped up about this game.

[Aquamarine]

The GC Metroids are the best shooters I've ever played. And I'm not saying this just because I'm a Nintendo fanboy. The only real con I can come up with is that they are a bit on the short side.

[Sea of Time]

For me, personally, MP3 looks good, but it's living in Red Steel's shadow. I mean, a game where you can sword fight and shoot guns? That is just incredible. But I have no doubt that Nintendo will drop the ball on MP3.

The only thing I want to see is Samus stop losing her weapons! It's really annoying having to go back and get all of her stuff. And lets try to avoid going back to find doors in places you've already been.

[Aquamarine]

So what you are saying is you want a full arsenal of weapons right at the start of the game? I wouldn't like that. Not much to look forward to when playing the game. One of the things I love in every game is new moves and items you get throughout the adventure.

I wouldn't like all doors you see in a room to be accesible right away. The game would be even more straight forward than it is now. I like back-tracking.

[Sea of Time]

But there would be so much new worlds. And I'm not saying start with a full inventory, I'm saying start with the normal stuff and get upgrades, like every other shooter on the market today.

And back-tracking is just pain-stakingly boring. I'm sorry, but I'd rather be exploring new worlds than going back to places I've already been.

[TheEnglishman]

Sea_of_Time, on May 13 2006, 04:31 PM, said:

And back-tracking is just pain-stakingly boring. I'm sorry, but I'd rather be exploring new worlds than going back to places I've already been.

Definetly. That was the worst thing about the Prime games was the amout you had to backtrack. Worst was thinking you knew the right way, only for it to be somewhere else.

[Blink]

I got so lost in the main area for MP2:E sometimes. xD

But yeah, MP3 looks fine, it's doing the same thing as Halo 3, it took the second game from the series, and added the expansive environments from the first game, and now, it's winnar! Expect to not go through nearly as many doors in MP3.

...I really want to see a Metroid Dread though. ESPECIALLY a 3d graphics, 2d gameplay one that's on Wii, sort of like how they're now making "Super Paper Mario" for GCN, but not with the dimension switching gameplay.

[Toasty]

Nah, after the gameboy games, and arcade games, Metroid shouldn't resort to 2D. It just wouldn't look right. I mean, come on. The DS game was even in 3D.

[Golden Legacy]

I actually enjoyed backtracking the Prime games for GameCube. It's a pretty cool sensation to return to an earlier area in the game, only to be able to open new doors, find some new upgrades, or better yet, being able to completely wipe out the enemies because of more experience/new upgrades.

A very cool mechanic for Corruption; the nunchuck attachment also controls Samus' left hand, the one used for grapple beam. By thrusting it forward, Samus will release her grapple beam as an attack, forward, onto an enemy.

[Neon]

Yeah, and they use it to remove the shields that the space pirates hold =D.

If you don't like the backtracking style of Metroid, don't play the games, because all of them are like that.

Also, Red Steel apparently turned out really dodgy. It uses the remote in place of an analogue stick rather than making the game specially for the remote. Moving the controller to the left makes the target slowly move along to the left as if you were moving an analogue stick to the left. If doesn't use the controller as a pointer.

Metroid is far from living in it's shadow, seeing as it's an entirely different type of game and has been around for much longer than Red Steel...

[Blink]

...xD. Mr. T...that is the exact opposite logic from what I would give. I mean, look at the Mario series, first they were 3d on the DS( with SM64DS) and then they went 2d with 3d graphics! (New Super Mario Brothers) So I think the next metroid game should do the same on the DS, go back to 2d.

[Aquamarine]

I agree with Blink. I don't like that games from the same franchise look and play in totally the same way on the DS and Wii. But I don't think it'll happen for Metroid, though I would like to play another(longer) Fusion/Zero Mission type game.

[Sea of Time]

Golden Legacy, on May 13 2006, 08:35 PM, said:

I actually enjoyed backtracking the Prime games for GameCube. It's a pretty cool sensation to return to an earlier area in the game, only to be able to open new doors, find some new upgrades, or better yet, being able to completely wipe out the enemies because of more experience/new upgrades.

Sure, but wouldn't it be even more enjoyable and have a better sensation if you unlock new areas by opening a door in the world you're already at? Also, MP has been kind of linear, maybe they could open up the worlds a bit, like the sandy place in MP1 (can't remember what it's called).

[Aquamarine]

Chozo Ruins. It's called Chozo Ruins.

I do agree that the game IS a bit too linear, but it's still awesome and maybe the linear thing just makes it a bit more different to other games... right?

[Golden Legacy]

Well, that's true; there has to be a set order of sequences in terms of upgrades and where you travel to. Think about it this way; you could just explore and travel around in a free-form fashion, but there will come a point where you've gone through every door possible, gotten every possible upgrade you could, etc.

At that point, you have no other option but to proceed in a specific manner; once you do, the process repeats, you can explore, scan items, pick up upgrades, etc. until the next required path.

[TheEnglishman]

If there was one thing I was glad of, it was when the scanner told you where to head to next. At least that made the backtracking worthwhile, knowing you had something to head towards.

[Golden Legacy]

True. But of course, for those who preferred a challenge, you could always turn off the hint system.

By the way:
http://revolution.ig...8/708948p1.html

A must-read interview. Note: Possible Spoilers.

[TheEnglishman]

I think the idea of corruption sounds pretty intriguing. It's obviously a big thing throughout the game. The Phazon mode sounds interesting as well.

[Golden Legacy]

Definitely. You have to find a balance between using the powers of the so-called "Hyper Mode" while also preventing Samus herself from dying. Should be interesting.

[Sea of Time]

There's always something new in every MP game and this sounds very interesting for the third installment.

[Aquamarine]

But I've always wondered: Why do all the new Metroid games have Prime in the name? I think they should have continued with the Metroid: - insert cool word here - names.

[TheEnglishman]

Well perhaps it's just the new style. I had been wondering about that as well though.

[Sea of Time]

I might be mistaken, but isn't Metroid Prime in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes?

[TheEnglishman]

I'm not sure. I've never completed the game so I wouldn't know.
EDIT
Now that I think about it, didn't Dark Samus come from Metroid Prime?

[Sea of Time]

Ah, you are correct. Dark Samus was born from the remains of Metroid Prime. You get that movie if you 100% the first MP. So, there is a reason to name Echoes with the Metroid Prime brand.

[TheEnglishman]

Well that explains Echoes, but what about Hunters?

[Toasty]

Because. The storyline hasn't finished yet. They still have more to tell about phazon. Once they're done with this storyline, they may go on to another, or just make more games that aren't nesiscarily in a storyline.

[Nosferatu]

I'm going to revive this topic seeing as it's about 4-5 days from release.

Spoiler

I love how they made the beams stackable, like in 2-D Metroid games. So much more convienent, and I actually couldn't see what you would press to change beams anyway...

Yes, that was something I actually just learned.

Edit: Just picked up a new Nintendo Power.

Spoiler

Planet Phaaze... hmmm?

[Aquamarine]

Here is another topic I'm not going to visit. No Corruption spoilers outside this topic please!

Anyhow, can't wait to play this game, even though I won't be playing it any time soon.

[Toasty]

Same here. Except I could care less about VG spoilers. It's movie spoilers which I hate. But for some reason, I'm always looking for them.

It's like when one of your hands goes out of control, and you have to use your other hand to pin it down while you stab it with a syringe and inject it with stuff to paralyze it.

Know what I'm saying?

[Nosferatu]

Mr.T, on Aug 24 2007, 03:23 AM, said:

Same here. Except I could care less about VG spoilers. It's movie spoilers which I hate. But for some reason, I'm always looking for them.

It's like when one of your hands goes out of control, and you have to use your other hand to pin it down while you stab it with a syringe and inject it with stuff to paralyze it.

Know what I'm saying?

I ruined the ending of Full Metal Alchemist for myself that way.

And something else. I can't remember what.

[Aquamarine]

Mr.T, on Aug 24 2007, 12:23 PM, said:

It's like when one of your hands goes out of control, and you have to use your other hand to pin it down while you stab it with a syringe and inject it with stuff to paralyze it.

Please be quiet.

[Toasty]

:(

You mean that kinda thing doesn't happen to you?

Anyway, I'm looking foreward to a lot of Wii games. My main reason for this one, though, is it's closest thing to an FPS that Nintendo has. And personally, I think it'd be freaking awesome to play an FPS on the Wii.

[Golden Legacy]

Thanks for reviving this, Nosferatu.

I'm again going to post IGN's Hands-On Preview of the Final Build. Matt Casamassina is known for being a dedicated fan of the franchise, and I trust his opinions and his take on the game more than anyone else.

[Blue]

Did I forget to mention I'm getting this game the day it gets out? Too bad I'm going on vacation the next day. D:

[Aquamarine]

I hate all of you who will get to play it right away...

Mr.T, on Aug 24 2007, 12:50 PM, said:

Anyway, I'm looking foreward to a lot of Wii games. My main reason for this one, though, is it's closest thing to an FPS that Nintendo has. And personally, I think it'd be freaking awesome to play an FPS on the Wii.

32-player online Medal of Honor, supposedly coming out in November. What beats that?

[Blue]

That would be fun, but you have to admit, past FPS's on the Wii have been lacking.

[Aquamarine]

Red Steel you mean? Yeah, but that's just Red Steel. This is Medal of Honor online. I can't wait to read the reviews. If it turns out to be good I'm so getting it...

[Blue]

Did you play the last one at all? It was mostly good control wise, but the 1 player was short and only had 4 same screen Multiplayer.

[Aquamarine]

No, I didn't play it. But this is 32-player online multiplayer. Bah, maybe I'm expecting too much from this.

[My Best Wishes]

Aquamarine, on Aug 25 2007, 04:11 AM, said:

I hate all of you who will get to play it right away...
32-player online Medal of Honor, supposedly coming out in November. What beats that?

That will be the only good thing about that. And keep in mind the game still has to be good. I briefly owned Vanguard, briefly. What a terrible game, the Nunchuk was overloaded with motions, the remote itself was inaccurate and hard to use. Even if it has 32 player online, the gameplay still has to be half decent.
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I am thinking about buying this game with my Birthday money. But, I'm also thinking of picking up the first two on GC first, seeing as the only MP game I have is Mp-Hunters (awsome). Ideas? Suggestions? Ratings?

Edit- I'm pretty much sold on the two GC versions. Niether of them got below 9/10 or anything to that extent, and Prime got 2002 game of the year by like 3 different sites.

[Nosferatu]

Metroid Prime alone gets a 10 from me. 11 since I'm going through on Hard right now.
Metroid Prime 2 gets a 9. It's not as good as MP1, but it's still damn good.

Edit: Just finished Hard mode. 100%, 7:05.

[Aquamarine]

I think both of the Prime games would get a 9/10 from me. For some strange reason I didn't really enjoy the first game(even though it is absolutely awesome), while Echoes is one of the best games I've ever played, but it's pretty much the same thing as the first game. Nevertheless, you HAVE to play these game watch, and especially before you start playing Corruption.

[My Best Wishes]

Well I'm planning to use these as a benchmark to decide if I want to buy Corruption.

[Blue]

Nosferatu, on Aug 24 2007, 08:15 PM, said:

Metroid Prime alone gets a 10 from me. 11 since I'm going through on Hard right now.
Metroid Prime 2 gets a 9. It's not as good as MP1, but it's still damn good.

Edit: Just finished Hard mode. 100%, 7:05.

What the... Hard mode, 100%, within 7 freaking hours? Your a monster! xD

[Caael]

Damn you! Why dont I get corruption until October? You all suck! * cries*

[Nosferatu]

Blue, on Aug 25 2007, 10:50 AM, said:

What the... Hard mode, 100%, within 7 freaking hours? Your a monster! xD

S'not that hard. I know where every expansion and item is, and I just adjust my path to get them.

I'll tell you one thing about hard mode though, the Omega Pirate is WAAAAAAAY harder then Meta-Ridley. And they say Meta-R' is the hardest of the bosses. I lost one energy tank killing Ridley, and nearly all of them against the OP. Never died and I am SO ****ing proud of that.

Maybe I killed Ridley fast cause I've faught him a million times in Prime...

Anyway, I'm back from work. Time to play MP2 on hard, and party like it's 2002 cause Prime 3 ships tomorrow!

EDIT: DO NOT READ THE REVIEW IF YOU ARE CARING ABOUT SMALL SPOILERS. CAUSE IT HAS SMALL ONES. DUH.

IGN gave Corruption a 9.5. Not bad... for IGN.
Here's a pic for the lazy people that don't want to read, and just want to see it:

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/8044/ignmp3at1.png

[Aquamarine]

Cool, and although 9.5 is great, I did expect a little better.

[Nosferatu]

I watched the review, Aqua don't watch it, it has MUCHO spoilers and you'd cry yourself to sleep, and they said they couldn't rate it higher as it didn't have that "revolutionary feel from when it was going from 2-D to 3-D" in the first Prime, which I can understand. But taking .5 off of a 10 for that is a BIT of a stretch.

[Aquamarine]

Yeah, I bet Halo 3 will get 9.7 or something, but THAT game won't have the "revolutionary feel" either. And no, I won't read the review. WHY the heck are they putting spoilers in reviews?! ****ing idiots...

[Nosferatu]

Here's something. About Metroid Dread, the rumoured DS Metroid after Fusion.

Aqua, it has a SMAAAAAAAAALL MP3 spoiler (how it's even a spoiler I don't know but somehow you'd kill me if I didn't say it). Here.

[Aquamarine]

I think you've taken my spoiler-hating stuff a bit too seriously, Nose. That's cool, the link you posted. I hope Dread sees the light of day.

Btw, does anyone know what you get through WiiConnect24 in Corruption? I'm really interested what it could be...

[Nosferatu]

Hey, you never said the extent.

And I know. There's an unlockable screenshot mode, where you can take screenshots, not just from what you see through the visor, and send them to friends. If there's anything else, I haven't heard about it yet.

[Golden Legacy]

Nosferatu, on Aug 26 2007, 06:59 PM, said:

S'not that hard. I know where every expansion and item is, and I just adjust my path to get them.

I'll tell you one thing about hard mode though, the Omega Pirate is WAAAAAAAY harder then Meta-Ridley. And they say Meta-R' is the hardest of the bosses. I lost one energy tank killing Ridley, and nearly all of them against the OP. Never died and I am SO ****ing proud of that.

Maybe I killed Ridley fast cause I've faught him a million times in Prime...

Anyway, I'm back from work. Time to play MP2 on hard, and party like it's 2002 cause Prime 3 ships tomorrow!

EDIT: DO NOT READ THE REVIEW IF YOU ARE CARING ABOUT SMALL SPOILERS. CAUSE IT HAS SMALL ONES. DUH.

IGN gave Corruption a 9.5. Not bad... for IGN.
Here's a pic for the lazy people that don't want to read, and just want to see it:

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/8044/ignmp3at1.png

Yeah, I saw the video review and the written one. Even though I was expecting a bit higher (same as when Zelda got 9.5), both are concise and well-thought out, and it at least justifies the score really well.

It's interesting how reminiscent the review was for Zelda. Graphics? Better, but can't compete with next-gen graphics. Artistic design? The best. Soundtrack? Epic and appropriate. Gameplay? Wii controls greatly enhance experience. Overall difficulty? Slightly easier, but still a challenge.

But Corruption did more than Zelda to take advantage of the Wii's features (considering it was built from the ground up using the Wii's design, whereas Zelda was just a GC title with tacked on controls) and they still both got the same score.

Ah well. Doesn't change how much I want to play this game. :rolleyes:

[Caael]

Damn Americans! Damn PAL! Give me Corruption or give me death!

[TheEnglishman]

I saw a review on Gametrailers.com which made the game look great. Maybe I should start thinking about it...
I also saw a video with the Meta Ridley fight as well. That looked very impressive!

[Nosferatu]

Exactly why I want to play it. Cause the battles look awesome.
It had BETTER be in tomorrow...

And is anybody else a scan freak like me? Where you see something new and you scan it right away?

[Caael]

Me111, on Aug 27 2007, 09:33 PM, said:

I saw a review on Gametrailers.com which made the game look great. Maybe I should start thinking about it...
I also saw a video with the Meta Ridley fight as well. That looked very impressive!

It's Omega Ridley. Not Meta Ridley. Idiot! * slaps*

[Nosferatu]

Caael, on Aug 27 2007, 03:42 PM, said:

It's Omega Ridley. Not Meta Ridley. Idiot! * slaps*

No actually, if you watch one of the newer videos, it shows a quick glimpse of that fight, and it says Meta-Ridley.

[Caael]

Shut up, in Nintendo Power, he's named as Omega Ridley, and in the screenshots in there, he is also called Omega Ridley, as he is infected by Phazon.

Me 1, you 0.

[Nosferatu]

How many energy tanks did the pic have? Cause the battle I'm talking about is right near the beginning with about 2-4 energy tanks.

I have that one right here so I'll take a look-see.

Edit: I see no Omega-Ridley...

[Golden Legacy]

A bit light on the spoilers eh? :rolleyes:

I for one can't wait to try out Samus' corrupted mode, where she seems to be near invincible (you can even use it while in morph ball mode too!)


EDIT: ~3327: Moved up to number 4 in post rankings~

[Eugine]

Never played Echos. Can I skip to MP3?

Oh and should someone get a Wii just for MP3?

[Golden Legacy]

Eugine, on Aug 27 2007, 08:44 PM, said:

Never played Echos. Can I skip to MP3?

Oh and should someone get a Wii just for MP3?

Absolutely. The only thing you'll be missing out on is the nostalgia of seeing old enemies or events from the first Prime games, but MP3 is still entirely self-contained. If anything, it might be better, since the game will feel more fresh that way.

As for the latter question, it would be worth it in my opinion, but be sure to have at least one or two other games that you'll want to get. You can choose from maybe Zelda, or the later to be released Super Mario Galaxy and Super Smash Bros. Brawl... or heck, you can surprise us by getting a good third party game (Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkiachi 2, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz, Sonic & the Secret Rings are my top choices), or Soul Calibur Legends, which does look very good.


Now, back to Metroid. :rolleyes:

[Eugine]

I borrowed MP from a friend, and never got to borrowing Echoes. Though I played it, and found it to be awesome. I know I'll enjoy Corruption, and happy it got a high score.

Oh, I will be getting a Wii for Brawl since I'll feel soooo left out when my friends discuss Brawl to death.

[TheEnglishman]

Nosferatu, on Aug 28 2007, 12:51 AM, said:

How many energy tanks did the pic have? Cause the battle I'm talking about is right near the beginning with about 2-4 energy tanks.

I have that one right here so I'll take a look-see.

Edit: I see no Omega-Ridley...

I don't think it's a spoiler but

Spoiler

is it the battle where Samus and Ridley are falling and you have to beat him before hitting the ground?

That's the one I've seen.

[My Best Wishes]

I orderd MP 1 and 2 of eBay.co.uk. I hope the guy will ship it internationally :rolleyes:

Do I need to have played any Metroid games for Nes or Snes for Corruption to be better?

[TheEnglishman]

I don't think so. As far as I know, none of the other games have any effect on the Prime games, apart from occasional references to other planets in the early games.
I'm hardly a Metroid expert though.

[Nosferatu]

I am. The original Metroid (or Zero Mission is just as good) is right before the first Prime, and it is refrenced a couple of times. Metroid Prime Hunters happens between Prime 1 & 2, and there are supposed to be familiar faces from it.

[Toasty]

Aquamarine, on Aug 24 2007, 11:11 AM, said:

32-player online Medal of Honor, supposedly coming out in November. What beats that?

Halo 3. 'Cept that's not for the Wii. *cries*

ANYWAY. This might possibly be the first Metroid game ever to be bought by me. I traded my friend AW:DS for Hunters for about a week, and I must admit, it was fun. And the graphics weren't half bad (for a hand held, at least. I'd compare the DS's graphics to an N64, but seeing as a DS is like, a million times smaller, and in fact SM64:DS actually has better graphics than the origional, you have to give it some credit). But I've never really fallen in love with the Metroid series. I'm not even quite sure why I'm thinking about getting MP:3, but I'll probably ask for it for christmas anyways.

[Nosferatu]

Fall in love with Metroid. NOW.

Just beat Super Metroid. 94%, 3:40.

[Aquamarine]

Nosferatu, on Aug 28 2007, 12:18 AM, said:

And is anybody else a scan freak like me? Where you see something new and you scan it right away?

*raises hand* I am! On my first play through of Echoes I missed 2 scans. 2 FRIKKIN' SCANS THAT I COULDN'T SCAN AGAIN! And I so wanted to have 100%...

GameSpot gave Corruption 8.5. Seriously, what's their problem? I mean, if EVERYBODY else is giving the game around the 9.5 mark, how can only they be right? History is repeating itself. Just remember what happened with Twilight Princess. I think GameSpot doesn't like the Wii for some strange reason.

[Nosferatu]

They don't want their dedicated audience to think for themselves. They want them to play what they want.

To hell with reviews anyway. There's no point in argreeing with a review unless you've played the game yourself.

[Aquamarine]

Yeah, it's actually a far better idea to look around forums such as GSSF and see what people think about a game there. But then you might see spoilers... Oh well.

[Nosferatu]

Aquamarine, on Aug 28 2007, 05:41 AM, said:

Yeah, it's actually a far better idea to look around forums such as GSSF and see what people think about a game there. But then you might see spoilers... Oh well.

Poor Aqua. Don't worry. I won't spoil.

MAN I can't wait for the call to say it's in.

Edit: For those who don't get Prime 3 later today (Frist things first, I pity you) go listen to this guy's stuff here. It's rock versions of some Metroid songs. I personally love the version of the Prime main screen and Metroid's escape music.

Edit: I'm not going to post my review of it in this post, nor will I double post, so somebody PLEASE post. And while I'm at it.
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/7659/ridleyslayer2ux0.png

[Nosferatu]

Alright, I don't feel like waiting, and it's been 3 days so I've gots a review to make. It's just gonna be short little guy cause I'm seriously tired right now.

Graphics: For the Wii, the best graphics yet. Easily. There are details on every surface, creature, and liquid. The particle effects in some areas are just amazing. The visor gets a real treat in scan mode too, which looks incredibly realistic. Runs smoothly, no matter how intense the battles can get. Just flows perfectly.10/10

Sound/ Music: From foot steps, to creature growls to the music, it is incredibly done and shows the moodiness wherever you may be. Boss music is just great. No question about it. 10/10

Gameplay: Sometimes you don't have to fire your weapon for a while, except to open doors, and sometimes, you can barely move without feeling like you're being attacked. The boss battles just seem great. From the first to the last the battles just seem epic. Hyper mode is a GREAT addition that just makes you feel powerful. If you get tired of something, you can just go into hyper mode, and blast it out of existence in seconds. My only issue is the final boss is easy compared to some of the other bosses. 9.5/10

Controls: Great. Mastered. If anybody who reads this knows how fast you can react with a mouse and keyboard compared to a controller on a console, that is how it feels. Retro perfected the control down to perfection. Any FPS' that come to the Wii from now on, MUST have they're controls live up to the reaction time of Prime 3. A and B can be revered if you find your thumb hurting too much, but I didn't find it a problem. 10/10

Replay value: Since when doesn't a Metroid game have good replay value? I first recommened you play through the first time scanning everything you can see, then come back a second time for 100%. The BEST part about scanning, is when you start a new game on that file the scans CARRY over to the next playthrough, so you DON'T have to scan everything again. What a lifesaver. A few parts are pains to do over, but it's worth it. Hard mode is recommened for the second playthrough, and there is a mode HARDER then hard, which I don't even dare to try yet. 9.5/10

OVERALL: Is it the Wii's best game as of yet? Is it better then Twilight Princess? That is an absolute yes. Metroid Prime 3 plays great, has awesome bosses, and has a story beyond imagination. And with 3 different endings. (Less then 75%, 75%-99%, 100% Not completely different endings Just more of an ending depending on the percentage.) Bungie has some competition in the "end of a trilogy" section this year. 10/10

Overall score isn't an average.

[Aquamarine]

Sounds cool. Can't wait for this beauty. Although it got lower review scores than I had expected, I'm not looking forward to this game any less than I did before.

Nose, do you have any idea why people gave the game such lower scores than everybody expected?

[Toasty]

The fact that they're (the reviewers who gave bad scores) biased, the fact that they aren't fans of the series, the fact that they were payed by Sony and MS to give a bad review, the fact that they may have ADD/brain cell defficientcy, there's others, but I've gotta head off to bead.

[Nosferatu]

Aquamarine, on Sep 2 2007, 04:09 AM, said:

Sounds cool. Can't wait for this beauty. Although it got lower review scores than I had expected, I'm not looking forward to this game any less than I did before.

Nose, do you have any idea why people gave the game such lower scores than everybody expected?

Mr.T, on Sep 2 2007, 04:32 AM, said:

The fact that they're (the reviewers who gave bad scores) biased, the fact that they aren't fans of the series, the fact that they were payed by Sony and MS to give a bad review, the fact that they may have ADD/brain cell defficientcy, there's others, but I've gotta head off to bead.

That's essentially it. Did you ever see the preview of it from 1UP? They kept hitting it for it's graphics not being as good as the other system's games and compared it to "big budget games" like Halo 3. They're 360 fanboys, and do not give fair reviews to anything but. Mind you they ARE rated as the WORST site for Wii reviews and the like.

And T is right. Most sites are paid to give games lower scores. Reviews by big sites, like IGN and Gamespot, should always be taken with that in mind. If it seems too low to be real, it most likely is.

[Aquamarine]

Hmm, yeah, you guys are right. Probably the most likely answer is that they're paid to give low scores. Well, IGN's 9.5 wasn't exactly bad, but GameSpot gave it an 8.5 I think. Now THAT is certainly much lower than the game deserved. GameSpot obviously doesn't like Wii, and I'll be seriously BLOODY PISSED OFF if they give Galaxy as low a score like Corruption or Twilight Princess.

[TheEnglishman]

I think GameTrailers gave it 9.6 and said that some moments 'weresome of the best in gaming.' I guess what you've got to take into account is that everyone will have a different opinion and not everyone will go 'Wow this rocks!'

[Nosferatu]

Aquamarine, on Sep 2 2007, 04:48 AM, said:

Hmm, yeah, you guys are right. Probably the most likely answer is that they're paid to give low scores. Well, IGN's 9.5 wasn't exactly bad, but GameSpot gave it an 8.5 I think. Now THAT is certainly much lower than the game deserved. GameSpot obviously doesn't like Wii, and I'll be seriously BLOODY PISSED OFF if they give Galaxy as low a score like Corruption or Twilight Princess.

I'm not that interested in Galaxy at the moment, but I might start to, seeing as it's the best Wii game I can see coming soon. Besides Brawl of course.

What was Gamespot's problem with Prime 3? I can't seem to find any problem besides the multiplayer comment.

And Metroid, is NOT about multiplayer. Metroid is a single person game. Some people have not learned it, and never will. Metroid has always been praised for it's story. People have to start seeing past the fact that it is not multiplayer that makes a great game. It's story, graphics, gameplay and controls. I myself am not a fan of multiplayer. There is always too many idiots to deal with online and the such. I prefer an engaging single player game to ANYTHING which is why I love Metroid.

And I've noticed something. Fanboys of XBox's and multiplayer games all seem to have a problem with Nintendo JUST because they don't have online multiplayer. I made a comment about MP3 elsewhere, and I got this. This quote is from someone who can't seem to get enough online XBox, goes to this forum, and hasn't been here in a while. I'm not giving a name for his safety from fanboys.

Quote

Hm, you know they said there won't be any online multiplayer. Massive fail.

I honestly don't understand it. Why people can like multiplayer more then a game with good story, is beyond me. Except Super Smash Bros. That's the only exception.

Now, it's 5AM, and I've got to wake up at 8. Sleep time.

[Someone Else]

GameSpot sucks. They are biased against Nintendo and the Wii. Look at this article:

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6178117/i...topslot;title;5

Is there ANY point to that article, at all? Why would you want to graphically compare a new game on a new console to it's prequel on an older console? No ****, it's going to look better. And some of the compared areas don't even look similiar, period. And I'll quote a specific part of the article:

"The jagged light-lines on the platform in the back of the Metroid Prime 3 shot make us wonder how the game would look in true high-definition."

I sense some Wii-hate right there. It's subtle, but I think it's definitely there.

Actually, even if GameSpot weren't biased against the Wii I still wouldn't like them. They gave Half-Life 2 a 9.2/10 whilst they gave GTA: San Andreas a 9.6/10, for crying out loud. That says something right there.

I agree with Nosferatu about online and multiplayer. He said it all.

[Someone Else]

Rent'd. It certainly isn't a bad game, but I'm not going to go out of my way to pick up my own copy soon. Maybe it's just that I'm not far enough yet? It is just a rental, but so far I'm not understanding the hype behind it. It's not a bad game, but I like Twilight Princess more.

Controls are fun, graphics are nice but the textures are sometimes a little too simple, sound is alright, everything sounds the way you'd expect. The music can be repetitive and unimaginative compared to other Nintendo titles, but who plays a Metroid game for the music? I'm just feeling a pacing problem with this game. Sometimes I get an itch in my trigger finger thumb but there's nothing to shoot, and if there is it's either a dumb enemy and/or something I can kill in 5 shots or less. Maybe it's just that Metroid isn't my kind of game, but I loved Hunters on the DS. I don't know. Maybe it's just too early to have an opinion.

[My Best Wishes]

I have this but I'm only up to the Fire planet with the Broken Ship. It's not bad, I like it better then the first MP on GC, except some of the enemies are a bit crap.

When you hold down '-' to go to the helmet screen, how do you get out of the selected visor back into the combat visor, without morphing?

[Someone Else]

A button worked for me to switch out of scan visor. I think you can just press - again too.

[Toasty]

You know what would be cool? If you could scan your enemies to death. Yeah. That'd be AWESOME.

But seriously. What if you could kill an enemy by scanning it? Of course, it'd take a while, but what if it unlocked some sort of special event? Thoughts?

[Someone Else]

You can't kill thing by scanning them. End of. :P

[Toasty]

AWW COME ON! What if someone made a patch that you could use by putting it on an SD card or even an action replay/gameshark code that would allow you to do that? Would you use it?

[Caael]

No. I would however use a patch that combined the Halo and Metroid worlds into a Haloid game. C'mon, Master Samus with a Chozo rifle in the metroihog tank fighting the Covenant pirates.

How cool would that game be?

[Ironsight]

Master Chief is a guy. Samus is a girl. If they combined, wouldnt that make a...

[Someone Else]

How fun! I'd get that patch!

[Ironsight]

You'd hit that, huh?

[Someone Else]

You know it.

[Ironsight]

If I didnt know you any better, I would find it slightly disturbing to hear that you would sleep with a Hermaphrodite.

[My Best Wishes]

Doesn't surprise me... Caael has a point though, I find Metroid and Halo very similar.

[Caael]

That would be an awesome game though. Why doesn't corruption have online play? Whyyyy?!?!

[Nosferatu]

Nosferatu, on Sep 2 2007, 05:07 AM, said:

What was Gamespot's problem with Prime 3? I can't seem to find any problem besides the multiplayer comment.

And Metroid, is NOT about multiplayer. Metroid is a single person game. Some people have not learned it, and never will. Metroid has always been praised for it's story. People have to start seeing past the fact that it is not multiplayer that makes a great game. It's story, graphics, gameplay and controls. I myself am not a fan of multiplayer. There is always too many idiots to deal with online and the such. I prefer an engaging single player game to ANYTHING which is why I love Metroid.

Does anybody listen these days?

[Caael]

Multiplayer is what is holding Metroid back from getting that perfect score. Halo is a good game on it's own, good story and all that. Take away the multiplayer and you still have a solid game, but it just lacks that part that makes it last longer and makes it more fun. That's what metroid is. Sure, it's awesome on it's own, but multiplayer is never a bad thing. And even if you dont like it, Nos, there is nobody pointing a gun to your head and making you use it.