Metroid Prime

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9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 1558 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 104 out of 1558
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  1. SamAxe00
    Sep 10, 2023
    9
    Love this game, really wish nintendo would do more in this series. Creative and fun gameplay.
  2. GameMan2005
    Aug 23, 2023
    10
    Game still looks and plays incredibly. It's a great evolution from 2D to 3D Metroid.
  3. VLG
    Aug 23, 2023
    2
    Terrible. Unplayable. It was so hard to see anything, to move around your character or to look around.
  4. yangfanhong
    Aug 22, 2023
    8
    Metroid Prime is great enough for someone who don’t love metrovania games like me to enjoy.
  5. Pikmin5
    Aug 9, 2023
    10
    100% this game on hard mode was one of the best things I have ever done, Metroid Prime is an amazing game with great atmospheric music and fun bosses, and an insane hard mode.
  6. TheGameTaster
    Jul 2, 2023
    10
    Total masterpiece. A must play and one of the best video games ever made. Graphics were amazing, nice soundtrack and you have a lot of interesting puzzles, enemies and collectibles.
  7. Yojimbo2015
    Jun 26, 2023
    9
    A technically brilliant reinvention of one of the best platform adventures ever created, but with one glaring flaw: the lack of save points. Death in Metroid Prime amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.
  8. spiritisgodly
    Jun 12, 2023
    8
    One of the best GameCube games of it's era. Suffers from backtracking issues and a couple other issues, but still makes for a wonderful game for it's time and incredibly fun.
  9. Bittu_Singh
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Excellent level design, there's 0 flaw in this game. Each and every thing is well crafted with passion
  10. churros
    Apr 4, 2023
    10
    Pros:
    + faithful to the 2D games
    + atmospheric
    + light puzzles
    + environment scan
    + 3D map
    + lore
    + great soundtrack

    Cons:
    - dated controls
  11. JohnRules1984
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excelente juego. Podria decir que es el mejor juego q tiene switch despues de zelda botw.… Expand
  12. Boogasoul
    Mar 24, 2023
    9
    Es impresionante que un juego de más de 20 años mantenga una propuesta jugable tan fresca y actual. Las mecánicas no han envejecido nada mal y es todo un gustazo controlar a Samus mientras exploras el enorme mapa. El diseño de niveles, la progresión y el backtracking son las señas de identidad de este título.

    El lavado de cara que ha sufrido con la remasterización es impresionante y    Es impresionante que un juego de más de 20 años mantenga una propuesta jugable tan fresca y actual. Las mecánicas no han envejecido nada mal y es todo un gustazo controlar a Samus mientras exploras el enorme mapa. El diseño de niveles, la progresión y el backtracking son las señas de identidad de este título.

    El lavado de cara que ha sufrido con la remasterización es impresionante y cuesta creer que un juego pueda correr así de bien en Switch. No he sufrido ni la más mínima ralentización de principio a fin, 60fps como rocas que parecen brujería en la portátil de Nintendo.

    Una aventura que todo el mundo debería jugar, sobre todo si eres un amante de los juegos tipo Search Action.    … Expand
  13. surnova
    Mar 3, 2023
    10
    Awesome music. Incredible gameplay. Challenging and well written (you have to scan things to understand the story).
    It's a masterpiece, and the Switch remaster is the final judgement. Don't miss it !
  14. Mgcarter91
    Feb 27, 2023
    4
    The beginning of the game was good and gave me classic Metroid feels. As it progressed I didn’t find it fun and challenging so much as annoying and tedious. I regret buying this
  15. kazuma_games
    Feb 23, 2023
    10
    cara que jogo lindo e muito bom, quem puder jogar, jogue pois nao vai arepender!!!!!
  16. ebellumat
    Feb 9, 2023
    10
    21 years latter and this game still holds up, the remaster on switch just prove that.
  17. Lokia987
    Feb 8, 2023
    10
    The best fps ever made. It is now remastered on Nintendo switch. Go play it and thank me later
  18. RAMB
    Jan 5, 2023
    10
    While I prefer 2D Metroid over 3D Metroid can't help but to admit how great this game is they totally nailed it for the first ever 3D Metroid game.
  19. Wheaty1995
    Dec 22, 2022
    10
    I loved this game as a kid. Everything about this game was fun. The story was good and so was the game play.
  20. Kalcool12
    Dec 4, 2022
    9
    | The game that ruined 3D Metroidvanias for me |

    The reason why I do not like Batman: Arkham Asylum, Doom, Control, among others, is because of this game. It nearly perfected the Metroidvania format in 3D, with one flaw: Backtracking. Why is this a thing? In a game where the world feels rich, the puzzles are mind-boggling, the boss battles are fun, and the challenge is perfect...    | The game that ruined 3D Metroidvanias for me |

    The reason why I do not like Batman: Arkham Asylum, Doom, Control, among others, is because of this game. It nearly perfected the Metroidvania format in 3D, with one flaw:

    Backtracking. Why is this a thing?

    In a game where the world feels rich, the puzzles are mind-boggling, the boss battles are fun, and the challenge is perfect... the game has one flaw that keep me from calling it a 10/10, and it's that. There are a few other nitpicks, but backtracking made my enjoyment of the game lower.

    However, it's still a 9/10 game. Why? Because everything else is perfect.

    For me to get invested in this 480p standard definition world better than I can get into 90% of modern games today, is impressive. And the coolest part is how balanced the game is. And the boss battles are always fun, not because of the difficulty (though the final boss is rather difficult in my opinion), but because it's fun figuring out how to defeat the boss.

    Another cool thing this game did was not give a story, but rather give you the option to find the story. There are these things you can scan to get the backstory to this world and it really helped build up the game and the world it's in. It's great.

    And nothing matches the vibe in the game. You feel a great sense of loneliness and dissolute adventuring that is very hard to find in other games. The music is perfect, the coloring is perfect, and the atmosphere is chilling. It's all perfect to give you the right tone to play this game in.

    Overall, the game is good. Definitely play it, I highly recommend it to all.    … Expand
  21. AntiqueGull
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Невероятно атмосферное приключение с захватывающим исследованием, однозначно каждый должен попробовать
  22. JVCHAMP
    Nov 4, 2022
    10
    This game was amazing everything that I expected from a Metroid game. The game has aged like wine but I would prefer people play it on the wii for better controls. The atmosphere, music and gameplay are so captivating it feel so immersive.My overall experience with the game was nothing short of amazing.
  23. SpawnGamerXD
    Oct 16, 2022
    7
    O jogo é muito bom no começo, mas com o passar do tempo começa a encher o saco. O combate enche o saco, o back tracking enche o saco. As últimas horas do jogo são chatas ao ponto de me fazerem pesquisar na internet, porque eu só queria acabar mais rápido mesmo. Talvez eu não seja o maior fã de metroidvanias, mas o fato é que boa parte do jogo eu simplesmente não estava me divertindo.
  24. TODD17
    Sep 23, 2022
    5
    Backtracking is very very very very very very very very bad. Music and graphics are top notch though.
  25. donkaapo
    Sep 11, 2022
    10
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  26. FireBroFilms
    Aug 15, 2022
    9
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  27. Protomario
    Jul 30, 2022
    10
    Metroid Prime might be the best and most perfect Metroid Game ever created, transforming Metroid from a side scrolling 2D platformer, to a story driven first person shooter set in a universe filled with lore.
    If anything, just look back on the multiple series that failed to make the jump to 3D properly. Even major series like Megaman and Castlevania had a bad time trying to jump to 3D.    Metroid Prime might be the best and most perfect Metroid Game ever created, transforming Metroid from a side scrolling 2D platformer, to a story driven first person shooter set in a universe filled with lore.
    If anything, just look back on the multiple series that failed to make the jump to 3D properly. Even major series like Megaman and Castlevania had a bad time trying to jump to 3D.
    But Metroid Prime did not just push the series to 3D, rather it springballed Metroid into perfection.
    This is the Metroid Prime retrospective.

    I streamed this game as it was and still is one of my favorite games of all time. I had not played it for many years though, so I wanted to see if it still held up today.
    The first thing that you will realize playing this game is how cool the presentation is. On the menu itself, it is the inside of a Metroid. And when the game begins, you the player are shown the graphical prowess of the Gamecube. A distress call, the vacuum of space, Samus’s ship appears, and bam, in all her glory, Samus. Gorgeous graphics and a stunning show for Metroid fans who waited many years for a new game. But due to the new nature of the gameplay and 3D space, players would have to get used to a new way to move and control Samus.

    One of the biggest critiques that can be leveraged against the game is the controls. Unfortunately, they are very archaic and they pre-date the use of dual thumb sticks that many First Person Shooters use today. The controls caused me many times to move in a direction I didn’t want to, and I constantly felt like they were tank controls. The controls would have been improved with a much faster turn rate, but they are still workable. The controls however offer the ability to manually aim, which is a massive improvement over Super Metroid’s 8-way direction. A lock on feature was included making it a breeze to battle, move, and dodge while shooting. Atop this, the controller is utilized with the heads-up display on Samus’s visor which then offers players no confusion when swapping weapons and visors.
    With that out of the way, as I was playing the game I was still in awe of the graphics. It’s hard to think this game came out 20 years ago. And though it can be seen, especially with the lack of smoothing and jagged edges. However, this game came out only 1 year after the GameCube had released. Every area looks fantastic and is immersive. In the initial space station, steam fogs Samus’s visor. The graphical effects were stunning, seeing huge dead mad scientist experiments, tubes filled with genetically altered creatures, and finally confronting a massive boss all contributed to the immersion.

    From the planet itself filled with foliage, water effects and waterfalls, Chozo Architecture, and overgrown temples. The Magma interior of the planet filled with Lava, tunnels, and fire-based creatures. The snow fields of Phendrana drifts, while snow falls and has the player crunching snow under their feet: fantastic. The space pirates research facility makes you feel claustrophobic while surrounded by botched experiments and any bit of lore you could want to learn about. The mines where operations are conducting appear industrial and the exact opposite of how the Chozo were living. And finally, the interior of the Meteor impact crater, which appears straight out of alien. And while exploring these fantastic looking areas comes fantastic ambient music. Most notably, Phendrana drifts, which is highly recommended in the video game ost world. Each area contains fitting musical tracks, some call backs to super Metroid, but all the music sounds fantastic and accompanies this massive adventure.

    All of the environments are a joy to explore, which is the name of the game. As I went through the game I made good use of the scan visor, which offers players the ability to scan things and learn more about them. From enemies to the most mundane of things, the visor assisted in learning lore that no Metroid fans had access to. But the game is truly about exploring and learning about new creatures.

    Going backwards in time 20 years this game was a fantastic joy to play yet again, and even with an archaic control scheme it was still not only playable but greatly enjoyable. I loved re-exploring Metroid Prime, re-learning the lore, encountering challenging bosses, and enjoying the music along with the areas of the alien planet.
    Is it perfect? No, but is it a Masterpiece, absolutely.    … Expand
  28. NBUnderscores
    Jul 17, 2022
    10
    Just play it as it is soooooo good (the gameplay, bosses, and world are all really good)
  29. ElliottJudy
    Jun 26, 2022
    8
    This is one of my favorite games ever made however I won't pretend like it isn't flawed. The back tracking gets a bit much sometimes and the gamecube controls haven't aged the best. A few of the bosses are a huge pain and some of the enemy encounters are very annoying. However for me, those issues don't make a big difference in my enjoyment. This game has a phenomenal atmosphere and veryThis is one of my favorite games ever made however I won't pretend like it isn't flawed. The back tracking gets a bit much sometimes and the gamecube controls haven't aged the best. A few of the bosses are a huge pain and some of the enemy encounters are very annoying. However for me, those issues don't make a big difference in my enjoyment. This game has a phenomenal atmosphere and very good graphics that still hold up to this day. The world is fun to traverse with several different areas that are all very different from each other. The game gets you very emerged in the world and that's what I think its biggest pro is. Metroid is my favorite video game series, but I highly recommend this game too anyone who enjoys adventure games.… Expand
  30. chugchamp
    May 20, 2022
    8
    Fun game, with slightly strange controls, but great graphics, music and gameplay. A great game albeit a slightly difficult one
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#1 Best GameCube Game of 2002
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Metascore
97

Universal acclaim - based on 70 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 70
  3. Negative: 0 out of 70
  1. GamerFeed
    90
    It looks fantastic, it plays fantastic (the best usage of the GameCube controller to date), it sounds fantastic, and darn it, it is just fun to play.
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  2. GameNow
    100
    It doesn't matter if you've never played a Metroid game before - Prime will kick your ass and unrelentingly own you. [A+; Jan 2003, p.62]
  3. Into Liquid Sky
    100
    It oozes with so much addictiveness that the storyline plays second fiddle and reminds you of a time when gameplay was an integral part of gaming. Put simply, this is one of the best games I have played in a long, long time. [Grade = A+]
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