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Metroid Prime

Retro Studios

2002•Shooter•PEGI 12•About 13 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and expansive: a very fast shooter, low-key rather than stirring. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: very fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

93 / 100

894 ratings

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About This Game

A 3D exploration-focused metroidvania with first-person shooting mechanics and the first 3D entry in the Metroid series, Metroid Prime follows Samus Aran after the events of Metroid (1986) as she boards a Space Pirate frigate, then chases her escaping archrival Ridley into the intricately structured Tallon IV, a planet full of deadly wildlife and former home to the advanced and ancient Chozo race.

Summary: IGDB

Story

After receiving a distress signal from a Space Pirate frigate in orbit, bounty hunter Samus Aran boards the vessel and discovers the Pirates have been conducting biological experiments. When the frigate is destroyed, Samus pursues her nemesis Ridley to the surface of the planet Tallon IV, where she uncovers the remains of the Chozo civilization and the source of a toxic substance called Phazon that is corrupting the planet's ecosystem.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureScience fictionMonster/alien/supernaturalRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

AliensPiratesGhostsExplorationBloodyGravityMetroidvaniaDeath

Where to play

Nintendo eShop

Details

Developer: Retro Studios
Publisher: Nintendo
Released: 17 November 2002
Series: Metroid
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 7h rushed, 13h normally, 18h complete
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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