Editor & Ex-Editor of PS2.IGN.COM say A-OK to Metroid Pr

KungPaoChicken · Post by **KungPaoChicken** » Sat Nov 09, 2002 4:39 am

http://cube.ign.com/articles/376/376769p1.html

Beginning on the second page is where the weirdness starts.

But, people who were jaded by Nintendo's decision to hand over the Metroid franchise to Retro Studios review Metroid Prime, and say that it is in every bit of itself a Metroid game.

Meaning? That it is as Metroid as the original Metroid, the GB Metroid, and Super Metroid.

But, don't take my word for it. Read it!

Some excerpts:

"We could barely pull ourselves away from the game, even after completing it, because our jaw was still dragging heavily behind us like an anchor to a vessel. If you ever needed a reason to buy a GameCube or to justify your purchase of it, this is it...

...Indeed, this is no shallow and flawed attempt to create the Metroid universe. In my mind, it is more perfect and faithful to the original 2D games than I could have possibly every imagined...

...Even the much-debated controls work wonderfully. Many don't know how to label Prime: first-person shooter or first-person adventure. I've come to accept that you can call it whatever you want, but this is Metroid brought into 3D. If you want to call it a first-person shooter, though, don't go trying to pick apart the controls. There is no dual analog movement for very good reasons. Platforming, for starters, would be extremely complicated trying to use dual analog. With the installed control system, platforming is easily the best it has ever been in first-person perspective...

...Like everyone else, when I first heard that it would play out in first-person view, I expected that it might be a good game, or even a great game, but it wouldn't be a Metroid game. In fact, however, that's exactly what it is, a proper heir to the series in every way...

...Prime has almost uncannily good first-person jumping controls. It's definitely a platforming-intensive experience, with plenty of the tall vertical areas that also appeared in the 2D Metroids, but jumping never becomes the kind of hassle it was in Turok and the like. After a while, I actually sat back and wondered why the game wasn't making me angry...

...Consequently, I had become resigned to the fact that 'Metroid Prime might turn out to be a good, or even a possibly great, game, but it would NEVER be Metroid.' Boy, was I wrong...

...Worried about all of the platform jumping sequences that are a staple in the classic Metroid formula? You can stop all that worrying right now. The platform jumping in Metroid Prime is handled flawlessly, easily surpassing every other attempt that has been done in a first-person game...

...It's about as polished as a game could be and is clearly one of the "prime" candidates for Game of the Year. In fact, I'd go as far to say that it's a game that's worth buying a GameCube for..."

Personally, this has boosted my confidence in spenting the $50 for the game. And if it sucks, i can always return it, courtesy of EB. But from the looks of it, that's not likely.

gadoo · Post by **gadoo** » Sun Nov 10, 2002 4:23 am

I've played it and it wont suck...well more like the first level...and I sorta died

, but great game though

Truest-Chaos · Post by **Truest-Chaos** » Sun Nov 10, 2002 5:12 am

RIDLEY IS FUCKING AWSOME, I BET HE KICKS MORE ASS IN 3D THAN HE EVER COULD'VE IN 2D!
THEY BETTER PUT HIM IN SSBM3!

KungPaoChicken · Post by **KungPaoChicken** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 5:33 pm

And this just in.

Metroid Prime gets a 9.8 from cube.ign.com

Halo, by comparison, got 9.7 from xbox.ign.com.

jonmartensen · Post by **jonmartensen** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 5:41 pm

*drools*

KungPaoChicken · Post by **KungPaoChicken** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 5:44 pm

oh and straight 10's from EGM: http://gamers.com/game/289115/reviews

(the platnium award = 3 10's from 3 reviewers)

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 6:57 pm

Ok I wasn't really looking forward to this game, but now my mind has been changed. This looks like the next game im buying...

KungPaoChicken · Post by **KungPaoChicken** » Fri Nov 15, 2002 9:11 pm

and GameSpot gives it the same score it did Halo: 9.7

http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages4/4560.asp

KungPaoChicken · Post by **KungPaoChicken** » Fri Nov 15, 2002 9:12 pm

http://gamespot.com/gamespot/filters/pr ... 44,00.html

wrong link

HellBlazer · Post by **HellBlazer** » Fri Nov 15, 2002 9:14 pm

GAWD I RESEVED MY GAMES A WEEK AGO...AND NOW IV ONLY GOT A COUPLE MORE DAYS TO WAIT!!! I MIGHT CREAM MY JEANS BEFORE DAT HAPPENS!!!!NOOOOOOOOO