Once you get the Space Jump, moving around the big vertical areas is even easier. Platforming in first-person games can be a bit dicey, but with Metroid Prime, I never felt like a missed jump was due to the game.
Combat can still be tough, although I found it much more manageable with an extra 20 years of experience since last time and the new control scheme. Instead of turning Metroid into a first-person shooter, it manages to play as an action-adventure game. Retro Studio captured the essence of the original games and translated it into 3D. As a result, Tallon IV isn’t actually that expansive, but they get a lot of value from how the areas interconnect and all of the different paths that slowly become usable in the larger open spaces.įor all the time that has passed, Metroid Prime was and continues to be an excellent game. Much like with the other Metroid games, there is that exploration where you make your way and work out where you can go and where to return to later. The planet contains several environments, all interconnected by tunnels or elevators with doors and areas inaccessible until you have the suitable ability or weapon to progress. After receiving a distress call and dealing with some deadly experiments that destroy the ship, Samus gives chase to a familiar foe which leads her to the planet Tallon IV. The story starts aboard a Space Pirate ship.
The game will tell you what’s needed to know, and it’s also the first Metroid game to be full of readable lore. 2002 was an excellent year for Metroid fans, with the sequel to Super Metroid Metroid Fusion, also releasing simultaneously.įor Prime, you’re not disadvantaged if you’re new to the series. Set between the original Metroid and Metroid 2: The return of Samus, where all but one of the Metroids hasn’t been wiped out (thanks to Samus). In 2002, not only had it been eight years since Super Metroid, but Metroid Prime also successfully moved the series from 2D to 3D. Now that we’ve had time to analyse this GameCube classic, let’s see what’s been done to bring it to the Switch. There have been rumours circling of a Metroid Prime Remake for some time now, and finally, Metroid Prime Remastered broke out of containment.
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