Metroid Prime 3: Reviews

The second game by Nintendo Power Magazine (the other was RE4) to score a:

10/10

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Lets see how the IGN review fairs... (should be any time soon)

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I don' t see how it could fail. This is the game (alog with Galaxy) that will force the rest of us who haven' t been interested in Wii because of the poor software lineup, to finally buy one.

I don' t see how it could fail. This is the game (alog with Galaxy) that will force the rest of us who haven' t been interested in Wii because of the poor software lineup, to finally buy one.

I agree for the most part. The only thing that is going to stop me from buying one this year is that between my 360 and ps3 I will already have too many games to play. I can see myself owning one by february or march though.

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I don' t see how it could fail. This is the game (alog with Galaxy) that will force the rest of us who haven' t been interested in Wii because of the poor software lineup, to finally buy one.

I agree for the most part. The only thing that is going to stop me from buying one this year is that between my 360 and ps3 I will already have too many games to play. I can see myself owning one by february or march though.

I know what you mean. I like getting my games on their release dates (i don' t know why) and there are loads between now and the New Year. I' ve also got to factor in time for online play in games like Halo 3 and UTIII so yeah, it could actually be a couple of months into 08 before i pick a Wii.

I do really want Ghost Squad too though...

This game will get 10/10 from everysite because its one of the Nintendos dear game,and the critics will never ever dare to offend them.

Even if you break 2 legs from a crab it still runs!
What you gotta do is find its weak spot and do massive damage at it.

The only thing i would pick a wii up for is super mario Galaxy and maybe smash brothers.

Not before it goes under 200 and has some other decent games.

Syaing SMG looks great, apart from all that Alasing! yuck!

Change is inevitable. Except from a vending machine.

Viva La Revolution! erm, I mean Viva La Wii!

Actually, MP3 was not a certain Pleaser..

Taking a highly rated / respected game like Metroid Prime (known to be an FP Adventure and giving it totally new game mechanics is a risk .. It could easily turn against them and not feel like a Prime game atall.

Mario Galaxy is also a risk, bringing totally new mechanics / elements which have never been done before into a premier mario game, is not something your every-day developer would love to have as a task.

This game will get 10/10 from everysite because its one of the Nintendos dear game,and the critics will never ever dare to offend them.

I think we all know why most Nintendo games are on average highly rated..

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Halo is also a game that can never fail in reviews because of its status.

FF13 and MGS4 too.

Some games always gets easy off the press.

Im not saying FF12,Halo2 and Mgs3 wasn' t fantastic,but even if they were not they would still got good score because these sites would basically have said to its reader your console is not good enough.

Even if you break 2 legs from a crab it still runs!
What you gotta do is find its weak spot and do massive damage at it.

Metroid Prime is the third highest rated game ever, tied with BioShock, at gamerankings.com so the franchise have been pretty f***ing outstanding.
If you then imagine that the Wii-mote adds precision aiming and that this is the biggest Metroid of all time a super high rating shouldn' t be very surprising.

Here' s a quote from brittish gaming site Kikizo:

" According to data aggregation site GameRankings.com, BioShock is tied in third place with Metroid Prime on the GameCube on the list of top ranked games of all time, behind only Soul Calibur for the Dreamcast and Nintendo 64 classic Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time."

Metroid Prime owns!

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But how can it score 10 when its running on old gen hardware


Now it' s not meant as straight as that, but it does hold some degree of truth to it. With the Wii you now have to judge game by what the hardware is capable of when judging graphics and the likes, and not judge against what the standard of the time is!

Do you compare the graphics of PSP or DS games to graphics in 360 or PS3 games? No you don' t, because they are completely different kinds of consoles.

Same goes for the Wii. Sure it' s a home console just like the other two but Nintendo has been clear with their marketing and what it is:
It offers different control method, it' s cheap and it sacrifices next-gen graphics to be more appealing to non-gamers and more cost efficient.

You may like it or dislike it, but the fact of the matter is that any game on the Wii can' t be compared to games on other next-gen consoles simply because the main purpose of the Wii is different.

You are free to directly compare the entertainment value of the consoles of course, but in terms of specific game reviews Wii games can' t be reviewed side-by-side to 360 or PS3 games.

Motorbikes and cars both run on the street. But you don' t compare them directly with each other when reviewing them, simply because they are two different approaches to vehicular mobilisation.

Same things goes for Wii. It' s a different approach to videogaming and as such reviews must be based on the consoles capabilities as well as what it' s marketed as.

And if we follow your example, then any game on any console ever (except for the first launch titles) should get really low scores because PC' s will always be years ahead in terms of graphics. But console games still get high scores regarding graphics simply because you have to base the score on the consoles capabilities and purpose. The purpose of consoles isn' t to produce the best graphics in years to come. And the purpose of the Wii isn' t to take the step into HD-gaming.

Oh, by the way, graphics are more than just textures and particle effects. Art design comes a long way and the art in Metroid Prime is simply one of the best in the industry, securing a 10/10 by itself

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I didn' t care too much for Metroid Prime 1 and 2. However I loved the DS version due to its awesome and fun control. I am thinking I might like this one since it clearly offers a nicer control scheme which could make the game much more fun. Should I take the plunge? I am incapable of making the decision for myself and will rely on the trusted world of internet forums to decide for me.

Hold on this cant be Joe. Joe doesnt like anything new.

Give us our old TuroboGfx16 Joe!

Change is inevitable. Except from a vending machine.

Viva La Revolution! erm, I mean Viva La Wii!

IGN did a double video review with Matt and Bozon.

Gave the game a 9.5/10, an editors choice and say it' s a must buy.

So anyone who had doubts about Metroid here' s another good review. They didn' t find anything bad about the game. The only downside seemed to be the loading times a bit.

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Wait a minute... loading times? Metroid prime isn' t supposed to have loading times

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Well it' s the same thing as before.

Hiding loading times with having to wait with doors opening. You should be used to that as a Metroid player.

The doors and it not having such a huge impact as the first prime did were the only bad things they could come up with. So it' s a certainly a must buy.

We rated the original Metroid Prime a 9.8 on GameCube and had Corruption been the first game in the series it' d have been worthy of the same score. As it stands, Samus Aran' s latest adventure is a spectacular must-own experience and one of Wii' s defining games. Stop reading and buy it.

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Lets laugh at Ginjrou who started up the console vs pc debate again.

LAUGH AT HIM.

Btw Ginjrou how do you explain that a console which were half the system req specc for a pc could run a game like Doom3?

Because its been optimized?

yes ofc,NG for ex still had some edges over other pc games when it came out until this day,sure now with UE3 on its way and bioshock is out it lose big time.
But certain consoles games can look way better then most pc games for a long while.

I LAUGH AT GINJROU+METROID PRIME.

ps! im off to play Blue dragon.


And btw 95/100 for a wii game is equal to 70/10 for a xbox360 game.

And BD score 7/10 is equal to 10/10 for any ps RPG because the media hates xbox.

Even if you break 2 legs from a crab it still runs!
What you gotta do is find its weak spot and do massive damage at it.

And btw 95/100 for a wii game is equal to 70/10 for a xbox360 game.

But how can it score 10 when its running on old gen hardware

These made me laff.. only on this forum..

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Let' s laugh at Quez who likes low scoring crap games for kids or retards, like Blue Dragon and ninety-nine Nights.

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If i were to review Flashback now i' d still give it 10/10.

Gametrailers review is UP and they give it a 9.6

I laughed at the comments starting at 6:58...

If i were to review Flashback now i' d still give it 10/10.

EXACTLY!! **Edit (although ill give it a 9 )..**

No matter how old a game is and of what hardware its running off, it should be rated to what it offers..

Ive spent Too much time on VC: Wave Racer, Wonderboy in Monster world and PC engine Bomberman 96.. A good game is a good game, anyone who wants to down rate a game because it' s on a lower specced Plattform has got it totally wrong..

If anyhing, Metroid should be rated even higher due to it' s superior control-scheme and the fact that it runs smoother than any 360 / PS3 FPS.. a Constant 60fps without ANY dips.. On an older generation machine, this is impressive respectively.

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If anyhing, Metroid should be rated even higher due to it' s superior control-scheme and the fact that it runs smoother than any 360 / PS3 FPS

If you watch the Gametrailer review linked by Nitro you will hear these comments about the Wiimote controls for Metroid Prime 3 -

(4.35) " ... simply put it proves there is no better control option on ANY console.."

(4.50) " ... you' ll never want to play a first person shooter on Dual Analogs again - its that good.."

WOW! Looks like the wii mote is god!!



No, im looking forward to trying out Metroid, too bad nintendo couldnt ass themselves to have an option download demoe' s. My expirience with the wii mote is its too unprecise to play probably with like that.

Forgive me for being sceptical, i want to like it... i just dont. Funny thing is, i liked it a lot before i bought it!

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If anyhing, Metroid should be rated even higher due to it' s superior control-scheme and the fact that it runs smoother than any 360 / PS3 FPS.. a Constant 60fps without ANY dips.. On an older generation machine, this is impressive respectively.

CoD2 runs at 60fps, too. And at the same time it looks several times better than MP3. Now that' s impressive, isn' t it? ;)

They do kinda have a point. CoD3 runs at 60fps on 360 (30 on PS3), ...but it' s shit, BioShock has an ' unlock framerate' option that enables you to switch between 30 and 60, but playing in 60 means you get some slight screen tearing. Pretty much all other shooters are 30fps, ...not that there' s anything wrong with that if it' s as solid as it is in Gears and GRAW2.

I think the only proper 60fps shooter on 360 is Call of Duty 2 which will soon be joined by Call of Duty 4.

However, Gears/GRAW2/Vegas/whatever are much slower paced than the Prime games so i would never hold it against them.

What' s nice is that the Wiimote works perfectly in Prime 3 as opposed to the lame-as-fuck control scheme in Red Steel.

Forgive me for being sceptical, i want to like it...

You are forgiven. Scepticism is only natural, and in this case even logical.
But if you dislike it after you' ve played MP3 I' ll f***ing KILL YOU!!!

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Ill only play MP after its dropped signifigantly in price, i can hardly afford ME when it comes in november, which means i have to miss out on Assasins Creed, Army of Two, COD 4, Crysis and Hellgate: London

Ginjour and his fucking MP3 sucks.

Even if you break 2 legs from a crab it still runs!
What you gotta do is find its weak spot and do massive damage at it.

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I laughed at the comments starting at 6:58...

Well they are right if you ask me. And this is what 1up thinks of it

Enough of the quibbles -- let' s get into Corruption' s major accomplishment: the graphics. Or should I say, the artwork. After a few relatively simple early areas, Corruption blooms into colorful and elaborate designs that are thick with atmosphere. The veiny organic walls of a living spaceship pulse and blink at Samus' squishy footsteps; strobe lights and giant steaming tubes give a claustrophobic enemy stronghold a foreboding you feel in your gut; rusty machines creak and whir to life, their intricate clockwork mechanics telling the story of an ancient alien culture better than text or a voiceover ever could.

Amazing as it is to say about a Wii game, Corruption contains some of the best visuals in gaming, period. It can' t always mask the hardware' s technical limitations (pixelation every time you' re up close waiting for a door to open, for example), but in most cases the lighting, attention to detail, and wonderfully cohesive and imaginative art direction more than make up for the Wii' s lack of raw horsepower. Put it this way: I found myself wandering through rooms two or three times just to look at them. How many games on any system can you say that about?

After a couple hours with corruption Nintendo' s theory of gameplay over graphics will start to make a whole lot of sense

That' s another blow to the ego' s of graphic whores who said the Wii can' t do anything that looks good or can' t have any good games.

" You will never want to play a shooter with dual analogue sticks ever again."

Well if the Wii gets some more games with such controls and with online. Then many people can start asking themselves why they ever bought a 360.

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Well if the Wii gets some more games with such controls and with online. Then many people can start asking themselves why they ever bought a 360

Oh you mean i will forget why i like to play games with advanced graphics, super detailed worlds in highdefination, roleplaying games such as Mass Effect.

If that was the case, why dont i play all games on my PC

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Ill only play MP after its dropped signifigantly in price, i can hardly afford ME when it comes in november, which means i have to miss out on Assasins Creed, Army of Two, COD 4, Crysis and Hellgate: London

Don' t you have any old games you can trade or something?

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CoD2 runs at 60fps, too. And at the same time it looks several times better than MP3. Now that' s impressive, isn' t it? ;)

use another example as COD2 is not constant silky-smooth 60 like MP3 is.. Ive played it and the first thing i noticed was the common dipps in framerate.. this is not ' silky smooth' .. Go watch a Galaxy video and their you would see a silky-smooth 60fps game..

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Well if the Wii gets some more games with such controls and with online. Then many people can start asking themselves why they ever bought a 360

Oh you mean i will forget why i like to play games with advanced graphics, super detailed worlds in highdefination, roleplaying games such as Mass Effect.

If that was the case, why dont i play all games on my PC

The quote you' re using was meant as a way of saying that the Wii is proving to have by far the best control-sheme for shooters when done right and many of the xbox crowd don' t play anything else besides shooters and a racing game. So if the Wii gets more games with such a great control sheme then yes they should start asking questions as to why they bought one.

Still don' t understand why you are dragging in graphics when that was about the controls. Sure 360 will always have better looking things. But then again it ain' t the graphics that make the game. Just seems like you' re trying to justify your purchase of a 360 while I don' t see the need for that. Not like I was attacking you or anything for it.

I' m not one for needless and useless discussions that go on and on merely based on ones preferences. So I don' t see the point in going any further with this and wasting the time of others who take the time to read all of this.

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The quote you' re using was meant as a way of saying that the Wii is proving to have by far the best control-sheme for shooters when done right and many of the xbox crowd don' t play anything else besides shooters and a racing game. So if the Wii gets more games with such a great control sheme then yes they should start asking questions as to why they bought one.

ohh then let me fix it for you

Well if the Wii gets some more games with such controls and with online. Then many people can start asking themselves why they ever bought a 360 to just play shooters on

In anycase unless the wii mote is superior than the mouse and keyboard, then the PS3 will still be better than the Wii.

You statements about the control scheme is as worthless as mine and not relevant, 360 will have expiriences the Wii doesnt have and vice versa. I till believe the Wii mote should have been a periphial to a more powerful console.

I think it' s an obvious FACT that can' t be denied that any Wii game ever released would be better if the Wii had more power.

But since Nintendos business strategy is different than Sonys and Microsofts that won' t happen for a while.

Still, the Wii-mote itself and its usefullness cannot be denied, no matter how weak the Wii is.

Release the Wii-mote for the Saturn and i' d still be an awesome controller.

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use another example as COD2 is not constant silky-smooth 60 like MP3 is.. Ive played it and the first thing i noticed was the common dipps in framerate.. this is not ' silky smooth' .. Go watch a Galaxy video and their you would see a silky-smooth 60fps game..

Halo 3? The beta had no dips, and the final game is supposed to run 60fps@1080p. Enough to statisfy you?

If i were to review Flashback now i' d still give it 10/10

give great applause to Nitro for loving Flashback, this is one of the greatest games i played in my life, truly truly awesome.

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360 will have expiriences the Wii doesnt have and vice versa.

Well I agree completely on that one. Would love to play stuff like assasins creed and all that.

Also it sucks to be a racing fan with a Wii not one racer worth it on the platform.

As I said stuff like assasin creed and things like that and a few decent racers would be why I would buy a 360. But currently I don' t have the money nor the space to get me one.

Hehehehe sorry if I annoyed you just suck at getting points across and english not being my first language ain' t helping it much either. Meh I' m rambling again should make sure my next post is back on topic.

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Played the first section on a friends-chipped Wii (about an hour or so) .. don' t want to give any spoilers.. but dam..

Graphics

It' s no GOW or Bioshock in terms of Texture resolution or details, but that really dosnt matter as the art direction is just fantastic.. at one part we was just standing around admiring the surroundings.. have to give credit for the AD as it really overwhelms. This game does look better than the previous, although it' ll be hard telling from online videos.. Better lightening, more geometry ETC. doing most things you' ll se in ps3/360 games but actually having one over all of them...

Smoothness.. No matter how big the scenery is, or how much is going on (and the first bit i played has alot of AI action ).. the game never goes below 60fps. Never.. Retro have done wonders with the optimisation and made a humble Wii produce truley gobsmacking visuals that really give a big kick in the balls to other console FPS efforts out there..No question.

Gameplay

I switched to ' advanced mode' (think there was 3 modes).. and never thought about the gameplay since..

It' s that intuitive .. i can see this being a game to turn people off / make them realise how limited and clunky, standard pad controls really are.


I want more but it' s not mine...Thinking about getting my wii chipped to play it.. suppose im still knee-deep in Bioshock but ultimately i really need this..

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