#Gamecube metroid prime series#
1 Metroid Prime is the fifth main installment in the Metroid franchise and the first game in the series to use 3D computer graphics and a first-person perspective. Lets get right to the point: Metroid Prime is the best GameCube game to date. Metroid Prime is the first in a trilogy, and was followed by Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and soon Metroid Prime 3: Corruption for the Nintendo Wii. Metroid Prime is an action-adventure game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It was either released directly before or after the.
It was the first 3D Metroid game and is officially classified by Nintendo as a first-person adventure rather than a first-person shooter due to the large exploration elements in the game. The game has a deep and intriguing plot, but spoilers will not be given on this summary. Metroid Prime is a first-person adventure/shooter video game developed by Nintendo-owned Retro Studios and released by Nintendo in 2002 for the GameCube. The game is often recognized by its epic boss fights, with often large and deadly enemies. Wii: The controls are a bit modernized, but its unfair to compare Metroid Prime on wii to a game built for Wii controls like GoldenEye. So if you dont mind losing the 'precision' controls of the pointer, you may find the button layout easier to handle here. Gameplay is similar to first person shooters, although one major difference is that there is a button to lock on to th enemies. I actually find the button layout on the GameCube to be much better than the wii also. Throughout the game Samus recieves numerous weapons and new suits of armor, upgrading her powers and abilities. In the Metroid plot line, the game takes place between Metroid and Metroid II: The Return of Samus. It follows Samus Aran, a female bounty hunter, through her adventures and battles with space pirates and their genetic experiments. Metroid Prime was the first Metroid game released since Super Metroid, 8 years prior.
#Gamecube metroid prime manual#
It was created by Retro Studios (a Nintendo owned second party) for the Nintendo Gamecube, and is officially classified a first person adventure, rather than a first person shooter, due to the amount of exploration in the game. Metroid Prime (Nintendo GameCube, 2004) Complete In Box with Manual and Inserts. It's a game with a large, mysterious world to explore as is most Metroid titles, even the 2D side scrolling ones. The game truely stands the test of time and ages great. Metroid Prime is the first 3D metroid game. Even 15 or so years later, Metroid Prime is one of the most compelling Nintendo gamecube games and one of the best Nintendo games ever to be released even to this day.