Metroid Prime never hooked me the way the original side-scrolling adventures did. Super Metroid for the SNES was my pinnacle of Metroid gaming - it was fast, puzzling at times, and full of classic Metroid gaming.
Metroid Prime 1 hit and I was less than enthused - 2d platforming taken to 3d worlds. Non-plussed. MP2 came and the same again - I just couldn't enjoy myself. The controls felt awkward in my hands and I couldn't appropriately get my head into the FPS style of the game.
The MP game on Nintendo DS was a bit different - simply having a different control scheme to latch onto made a lot more appetizing, so maybe MP3 will have that certain something that I felt was missing for my own enjoyment of the first two games in the series. I can only hope.
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Originally Posted by Press Release If you think you knew what it felt like to be the bounty hunter behind the visor, think again. Take aim at evil with Nintendo’s revolutionary controller.
* Players control Samus by moving with the Nunchuk controller and aiming with the pointer, allowing for a level of immersion unlike anything they have ever experienced. Through the eyes of Samus, players experience a quantum leap in first-person control as they wield the Wii Remote, the ultimate device for the firstperson shooter genre.
* Samus will employ well-known power-ups like the Grapple Beam and Morph Ball, as well as a bunch of new surprises, to help her survive her coming trials.
Game storyline: The Galactic Federation’s Base Sector Zero is under attack by Space Pirates. Samus must boot up the generator to restore the defense systems. But at the end of her path, someone awful is waiting for her.
Characters: Samus, Dark Samus, the Galactic Federation and many new bounty hunters.
How to progress through the game: The war initiated by Dark Samus and the Space Pirates rages across many planets as they attempt to corrupt each with Phazon seeds. Players use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to explore alien landscapes, hunt for weapons and information, and destroy the seeds. Saving the planets from Corruption isn’t enough, though. Eventually, players must take down Samus’ mortal enemy, Dark Samus.
Special powers/weapons/moves/features: Besides using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers to pull off amazing feats like aiming and blasting in midair or at a full run, players also will have an array of different weapons at their disposal. In true Metroid fashion, these will become powered up as the game progresses. Not only that, but the controller will be used for a number of other game elements beyond the traditional firstperson shooter standards. |
