Metroid Prime Trilogy

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9.2

Universal acclaim- based on 556 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 35 out of 556
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  1. GameMan2005
    Aug 29, 2023
    10
    Three excellent games bundled together and improved with the new motion control scheme makes this compilation an incredible deal.
  2. Abdulaziz1
    Apr 6, 2023
    10
    this series is great with level design and atmosphere. the gameplay in 1st person is so much fun with exploration and combat and puzzle solving.
  3. pugetsoundwaves
    Feb 26, 2023
    10
    Best value in gaming along with The Orange Box. Genuinely three of the greatest games ever made in one package.
  4. Pembroke_Watts
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    One of the best video game collections. The games have aged almost perfectly, and are still some of the best games in their genre. Furthermore, for Wii/Gamecube-era games, their graphics surprisingly hold up.
  5. Joemama55544
    Aug 2, 2022
    10
    This is quite honestly one of the best gameplay experiences I've ever had, the motion controls work very well with the first two games as well as the third, these games are truly masterpieces with very fun boss battles
  6. Longtime4321
    Dec 28, 2021
    10
    These are some of the best games ever made, wrapped in one complete package. Every detail of the original game has been retained, down to the menus. For $20 on the Wii U eshop, you have no reason to not pick this up! Unless that is, if you're reading this past January 2022 when the eshop closes
  7. lolhhh
    Oct 29, 2021
    10
    the finest trilogy and gaming compilation ever made and for the price they're selling this is most definitely a steal one of these games is nearing perfect and the other two are still masterpieces if you haven't bought this what are you doing?
  8. Hravec
    Feb 19, 2021
    9
    Probably the best shooters I have ever seen
    these games are amazing, while the controls aren't the best, I think they are better than the gcn controls.
  9. Owen76287
    Feb 10, 2021
    10
    Metroid Prime Trilogy is a collection of my three favorite Metroid games. It contains extra content such as multiplayer, artwork and music. These games are super underrated and deserve better so here's to an amazing Metroid Prime 4 (eventually) and beyond.
  10. PHDIKOULAS
    Feb 8, 2021
    0
    amazing how they resold the same games without even bothering to upgrade the graphics. Thank you fanboys for paying nintendo salaries, spoiler next pokemon will be same too, pick 3 pokemons, fight gyms fight elite 4 ending :D
  11. MrGoombs
    Aug 31, 2020
    10
    Absolutely amazing I got this game earlier this week and i’ve only played the first one so far (I think i’m close to the end I just got the grapple beam) but I can already tell i’m gonna love the other 2 definitely pick it up it’s only $20 on the wii U which is an amazing deal
  12. CamyVero
    Jun 8, 2020
    4
    Far from criticizing the quality of this collection, whose three games are a must for any videogame fan. I have to give it a bad grade because of Nintendo's obligation to use the wii control type.

    These games with the option to play in a classic control scheme would be outstanding, no more. But its control through wii nickname, is uncomfortable, imprecise and forces the player to    Far from criticizing the quality of this collection, whose three games are a must for any videogame fan. I have to give it a bad grade because of Nintendo's obligation to use the wii control type.

    These games with the option to play in a classic control scheme would be outstanding, no more. But its control through wii nickname, is uncomfortable, imprecise and forces the player to abandon the game out of sheer exhaustion. You can't keep your arm pointed at the screen for a continuous session of about 2 hours.

    If in the future this compilation is remastered and published in switch, I'm sure I'll buy it, for the time being its version of wii remains on my shelf for collection, because I don't think I'll ever play it again.    … Expand
  13. KoolWranch
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    A phenomenal deal if you still have your Wii and if you come across this for a decent price. Three Metrioid Prime games with a new play control that works surprisingly well. If you need a shooter for your Wii, this is it.
  14. angalosolit
    Nov 2, 2019
    2
    The usual mindless invisible-walls-and-guess-what-we're-thinking design that you can expect from Nintendo. There's zero user agency. If you divert from the predefined track then say goodbye to your time while you try to find your way back on it, because you cannot accomplish anything until you read the mind of the designer and like a good robot do everything in the predefined order. That'sThe usual mindless invisible-walls-and-guess-what-we're-thinking design that you can expect from Nintendo. There's zero user agency. If you divert from the predefined track then say goodbye to your time while you try to find your way back on it, because you cannot accomplish anything until you read the mind of the designer and like a good robot do everything in the predefined order. That's how it is intended to be played, like an invisible instruction manual.

    Most of the game is about opening doors; weapons and abilities are nothing but glorified keys to unlock doors and reach a previously unreachable area, much like in shooters from the nineties. At least Doom and Quake were honest about it, unlike Metroid.

    Did you scan an enemy to get some useful info in preparation of a battle? Sorry, we exchanged that enemy with another identical looking one two seconds after you completed your scan. Don't complain about how that's unintuitive -- why didn't you simply read our minds? Oh, you died and lost a lot of progress as a result? Well, we don't really respect your time. If it's that important to you then you should have gone completely off-track and hiked half across the map to save your game. That's what we call "flow".

    And don't complain about combat. Don't you understand that all your weapons are useless unless you shoot the enemy in fifteen orifices in a specific order? You seem to be used to games where it's possible to accomplish something your own way. We don't have room for that kind of player. Either stop thinking and do exactly as we intended, or waste your effort and die.

    Developers are just lazy when they spit on players' time and effort by throwing it away as soon as their extremely convoluted, specific and predetermined way of killing enemies goes undiscovered. I hope another developer can raise the bar for this franchise. And for Zelda, and... right, they do this **** in every game.    … Expand
  15. rcc10galaxy
    Jul 16, 2019
    10
    That is probably the best recopilation in gaming history. Three of the best games in history in one game. In only one word: AWESOME.
  16. LordDecky
    Sep 3, 2018
    10
    These are three masterpieces, plain and simple. This has quickly become one of my favorite Wii games ever. The atmosphere is perfect and it's just soaking in gameplay. There's such a natural progression and it's obviously the best way to jump into the Metroid series if you have a Wii
  17. Sausage22
    Nov 7, 2017
    9
    Great compilation of great games, with it low price on wii u eshop you really should give it a try. Amazing visuals, atmosphere and gameplay still hold up to this day.
  18. weskergamer
    Mar 11, 2017
    10
    The best trilogy in videogames in one only disc. AWESOME. The Prime Trilogy is the best videogame collection ever,all the grandess of the originals in one game
  19. veedub
    Sep 6, 2016
    10
    I'll start by saying that I hate first-person shooters. There are lots of reasons for this.
    Metroid Prime Trilogy is not just the only first-person shooter I'd recommend to anyone to play, it's a game I'd highly recommend in general. Retro Studios did a fantastic job transferring the experience of the original Metroid games into an immersive 3D environment.
    The beginning introduces    I'll start by saying that I hate first-person shooters. There are lots of reasons for this.
    Metroid Prime Trilogy is not just the only first-person shooter I'd recommend to anyone to play, it's a game I'd highly recommend in general. Retro Studios did a fantastic job transferring the experience of the original Metroid games into an immersive 3D environment.

    The beginning introduces you to the basics of your controls -- press to shoot, do to scan, etc. -- in a natural way as you go through the intro area. It doesn't feel like gameplay is interrupted for instructions. And then it drops you into a fascinating, completely alien world with many of the abilities you had at the beginning disabled, and the only hints you have about where to go next are where you can reach, plus the occasional map marking from scan data. As you progress and defeat ever more difficult bosses, you gain more abilities that make you able to reach places you couldn't reach before. Just like it was in Super Metroid. No inter-character story pushing you forward, just a big and beautiful alien world that you can't wait to explore further.    … Expand
  20. RamboDash
    Jul 26, 2016
    10
    14 years later and Metroid Prime is as good as it was when I was a kid. Porting it to the Wii solved the only gripe I ever had about it - controls.
    It stills looks beautiful. When you're playing, you aren't thinking "this looks good for 2002", you're thinking "this looks good in general". It's amazing that they were able to pull off these graphics so long ago.
    Man. It plays so well.    14 years later and Metroid Prime is as good as it was when I was a kid. Porting it to the Wii solved the only gripe I ever had about it - controls.
    It stills looks beautiful. When you're playing, you aren't thinking "this looks good for 2002", you're thinking "this looks good in general". It's amazing that they were able to pull off these graphics so long ago.

    Man. It plays so well. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this game. It makes you wonder why Nintendo took the #10 video game of all time and did nothing with the franchise. I hope they still will.    … Expand
  21. victorgr
    Jan 12, 2016
    10
    Esto es fácilmente la mayor recopilación de juegos de todos los tiempos. Olvida el bombo de Halo, o Killzone, este es el juego real. Estoy enfermo y cansado de destinos juegos 'ser decidida por los colaboradores incompetentes. Este hecho, este no tiene una puntuación perfecta es penalmente repugnante. Me pregunto lo que un halo Trilogía conseguiría? Esta es la mayor serie de First PersonEsto es fácilmente la mayor recopilación de juegos de todos los tiempos. Olvida el bombo de Halo, o Killzone, este es el juego real. Estoy enfermo y cansado de destinos juegos 'ser decidida por los colaboradores incompetentes. Este hecho, este no tiene una puntuación perfecta es penalmente repugnante. Me pregunto lo que un halo Trilogía conseguiría? Esta es la mayor serie de First Person Shooters jamás se ha hecho, la norma se ha establecido y cualquier jugador inteligente aún está esperando a que se rompa 8 años más tarde. Retro, le saludamos!… Expand
  22. Elliot_Ritchey
    Dec 26, 2015
    10
    This trilogy consists of three amazing games. Metroid is a franchise like no other. The original Metroid started something completely different in the gaming world and the Metroid Prime games bring it successfully to the third dimension. Words cannot describe how amazing it is to play these three games. The controls are immersive and surprisingly easy to get used to. The gameplay isThis trilogy consists of three amazing games. Metroid is a franchise like no other. The original Metroid started something completely different in the gaming world and the Metroid Prime games bring it successfully to the third dimension. Words cannot describe how amazing it is to play these three games. The controls are immersive and surprisingly easy to get used to. The gameplay is fabulous, and the graphics are beautiful for their time. If you have a Wii or Wii U, buy this trilogy, it is worth every penny and much more.… Expand
  23. BaronMonaco
    Dec 11, 2015
    8
    First, let me say that I had huge expectations for this game, given its metascore and the fact even now it's still pretty expensive on the market and I took it into account at the moment of choosing the grade.

    Let's start with the positives, the controls are near perfection, which is a true achievement when thinking that two of those games weren't made for the Wii, of course only the    First, let me say that I had huge expectations for this game, given its metascore and the fact even now it's still pretty expensive on the market and I took it into account at the moment of choosing the grade.

    Let's start with the positives, the controls are near perfection, which is a true achievement when thinking that two of those games weren't made for the Wii, of course only the third entry have little extras taking advantage of the Wii motion controls, but the main gameplay is great for all 3 games.

    Secondly this trilogy truly has its own identity, the way the game has to mix puzzles, platforming and shooting, epic bosses is very natural and once again a true achievement from Retro Studios, they also capture the unique vibe of exploring an unknown world, however, there is not much change over the three games (a few gadgets change but with globally the same use) a good thing that they didn't make others episodes after Corruption.

    Now let's talk about why I'm not as enthusiast about those games as many others. First the lack of a true story really annoys me, in the first game there's 0 story, the second just a little more and finally the third is the only one with a true story (even if it is a classic one), in my opinion a game cannot be great without a great story, it lacks purpose, and this was even more important given the fact that there is so much backtracking into those games, I was really bored when I had to go through the same room for the tenth time.

    In conclusion there's no doubt those games are good, but in my opinion they're not classic (except Corruption maybe) and so I wouldn't advice them to everyone, especially if you're looking for a good story.    … Expand
  24. TharosTheDragon
    Sep 27, 2015
    9
    Metroid Prime is on my list of the three best games of all time, and Metroid Prime 2 is just about as good as the first and even improves on it in some ways. Metroid Prime 3 goes in some bad directions and not only includes much more character interaction but makes the dialogue infantile and stupid. I can see how 3 might be seen as paving the way for Other M. But it's still worth a playMetroid Prime is on my list of the three best games of all time, and Metroid Prime 2 is just about as good as the first and even improves on it in some ways. Metroid Prime 3 goes in some bad directions and not only includes much more character interaction but makes the dialogue infantile and stupid. I can see how 3 might be seen as paving the way for Other M. But it's still worth a play for Metroid fans.… Expand
  25. TheLegend314
    Jun 28, 2015
    10
    Honestly, this game is the reason i didn't sell my Wii. My dad got me it for good grade and i was like "what is a metroid?" He told me that it was one of gaming biggest series. So, i played it. These 3 games made me love metroid. I played metroid prime for hours on end. Every time i got an upgrade or won a boss fight, i wanted jump up and scream like i had just won the superbowl. AndHonestly, this game is the reason i didn't sell my Wii. My dad got me it for good grade and i was like "what is a metroid?" He told me that it was one of gaming biggest series. So, i played it. These 3 games made me love metroid. I played metroid prime for hours on end. Every time i got an upgrade or won a boss fight, i wanted jump up and scream like i had just won the superbowl. And i didn't have any wristpain from the controls. The motion control was great because it made you feel like you were samus giving Ridley some plasma charged death. Granted the graphics may not be the best, but the games need them. I felt that this game was more visually pleasing than things that had top of the line graphics. And sure for those of you who MP on the gamecube, it is the same game as it was. However, i played all 3 of these games 3 times over, from to finish. In closing, Metroid Prime Trilogy is top of the line, best Wii game ever.… Expand
  26. wellspokenman
    Apr 5, 2015
    0
    Garbage. Same games with no graphics upgrade, but you get to pay for them again! But wait, that's not all, now we have MANDATORY MOTION CONTROLS. No controller support of any kind. Steer clear.
  27. RandyFandangle
    Feb 12, 2015
    9
    Great games, all the usual Ninty quality.
    Some of the finest games known to humanity in my humble opinion, and a solid gold choice if you still have a WII.
  28. NorwayGamer
    Sep 2, 2014
    10
    This package is one of the best deals in gaming history. Three of the absolute finest games ever created, and now the first two with the highly superior Wii controls.

    If you haven't experienced Prime 1 & 2 before, this is the definitive version to get. It's probably pretty hard to get a copy of the trilogy for a reasonable price now, as it was only available for a limited time, but if    This package is one of the best deals in gaming history. Three of the absolute finest games ever created, and now the first two with the highly superior Wii controls.

    If you haven't experienced Prime 1 & 2 before, this is the definitive version to get. It's probably pretty hard to get a copy of the trilogy for a reasonable price now, as it was only available for a limited time, but if you see it, get it! It's definitely worth every penny it costs you, these games are really that amazing.

    I also have to mention the visuals, they are superb in these games. Retro Studios have used an incredibly clever art style, along with the best possible use of the Wii's technical capabilities. The graphics, at least for Prime 3: corruption, have not aged one bit.

    So basically, if you really like action/adventure games and have not yet experienced these three masterpieces, this package is worth almost anything you'll have to pay for it.    … Expand
  29. Bacondoughnut
    Aug 5, 2014
    10
    Absolutely the best game i think i have ever played. I enjoyed this game SO MUCH. The experience i had changed my view of video games vastly. The reason I liked this game so much was the following (main reasons): The soundtrack. Oh my god the soundtrack. The music and sound effects to this game were outstanding. The voice acting was also spectacular. Giving me an eerie feeling and making aAbsolutely the best game i think i have ever played. I enjoyed this game SO MUCH. The experience i had changed my view of video games vastly. The reason I liked this game so much was the following (main reasons): The soundtrack. Oh my god the soundtrack. The music and sound effects to this game were outstanding. The voice acting was also spectacular. Giving me an eerie feeling and making a strong impact on the story. The first game included: Metroid Prime. 10/10. best one of the 3 included. It was the best metroid experience I've ever had, and I've loved this game for about 3-4 years now, and of all the ones I've played this one was the best. The second game included: Metroid Prime 2, Echoes. Very fun. Included only a few suit upgrades, which i won't spoil here (because i don't want spoilers in my review) but the game was amazing. It started with some really great exploring, and delved deep into a (quite terrifying) story. The third (and easiest): Metroid prime 3: Corruption. Despite being very easy to complete, it was still really fun to experience. I loved the final boss fight. (also all the leviathan fights leading up to it!!) The game was great, especially with the new feature, which was being able to interact with your environments in ways like pressing numbers on a keypad to using your arm cannon to weld broken circuitry. Completed it 100%.… Expand
  30. MetalShadowX
    Nov 26, 2013
    10
    I never played the original Prime games because I just got into Metroid when I played Super back in 2009 or so. But I got the Trilogy for the following Christmas and absolutely loved it. If Super Metroid didn't make me a fan of the series, this game sure did. Amazing graphics, beautiful music, and excellent gameplay that handles flawlessly for Wii, I'd sorely recommend this game if you canI never played the original Prime games because I just got into Metroid when I played Super back in 2009 or so. But I got the Trilogy for the following Christmas and absolutely loved it. If Super Metroid didn't make me a fan of the series, this game sure did. Amazing graphics, beautiful music, and excellent gameplay that handles flawlessly for Wii, I'd sorely recommend this game if you can find it; it's really rare these days.… Expand
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#1 Best Wii Game of 2009
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#5 Most Discussed Wii Game of 2009
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#2 Most Shared Wii Game of 2009

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 48 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 48
  3. Negative: 0 out of 48
  1. Official Nintendo Magazine UK
    94
    The bargain of the century and a great opportunity to visit a brilliant series. [Sept 2009, p.79]
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  2. Nintendo Gamer
    91
    There's a seriously massive amount of gameplay per pound here. [Oct 2009, p.58]
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  3. GamesRadar+
    90
    Three outstanding games (two of which are vastly enhanced with dead-on motion controls) available for the price of one. We can’t imagine a better deal on Wii this year.
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