Product Description

If you think you knew what it felt like to be the bounty hunter behind the visor, think again. The Galactic Federation?s network computer, Aurora Unit, is suddenly and completely corrupted with something like a virus. The Federation believes Space Pirates may be behind the problem and are soon attacked. Samus and other hunters leap to their defense only to find that the enemy they face is Dark Samus, armed with immense power that no one can withstand. Players control Samus by moving with the Nunchuk and aiming with the Wii Remote allowing for a level of immersion unlike anything they have ever experienced. Through the eyes of Samus, players experience a quantum leap in first-person control as they wield the Wii Remote, the ultimate device for the first-person shooter genre. Samus will employ well-known power-ups like the Grapple Beam and Morph Ball, as well as a bunch of new surprises, to help her survive her coming trials. The game also incorporates a new system involving Phazon. If you fill Samus' Phazon supply to a certain level, Samus will temporarily go into hyper mode, a state in which she can pull off incredible feats. On the flip side, if she exceeds the maximum Phazon level, she'll perish. Also, for the first time in the Metroid series, Samus' ship will be used in active game play

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #890 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Nintendo
• Published on: 2007-08
• Released on: 2007-10-26
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Platform: Nintendo Wii
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .57" h x 5.42" w x 7.57" l, .31 pounds

Customer Reviews

A master class in first person shooting, only for the hardcore mind...
This is a fantastic finale to the great metroid prime series and definately the best yet.

For those who dont know you play a bounty hunter called Samus and you try to complete objectives on various planets and this game never dissapoints. The visuals are lush, the sound is atmospheric and now this time with full voice overs which gives the story more meaning, and the best bit is the fantastic controls. Now when ive played the prevous two adventures i can say you will never want to go back when you have tried this.

The only downside you may find that this game is challenging at times and is only for the hardcore.

However i strongly recommended this, and about flaming time the wii got some classic titles, and with mario galaxy just around the corner you can finally dust off those remotes and start playing once again. Fantastic.

Excellent
I never really got into the Gamecube Metroid games much, so I hesitated for a long time before deciding to try this one. It's turned out to be one of the best games I've played on any platform, I've played through is so many times, and still love going back to it.

For those not familiar with it, it's an excellent FPS with some good puzzle, platforming, and exploration elements, but not so much that it stands in the way of the action.
The combat sectiongs are probably the closest thing to the Halo series on the Wii, but the exceptionally well-implemented Wii controls make the controls feel so much better than any joypad-controlled FPS.
It plays a bit differently from most FPSs though, with more platforming, puzzling, exploring, and a smaller number of tougher enemies, making you work harder to defeat them.
The boss fights are exceptionally well-done, some of the most enjoyable boss-battles I've played in any game - but you do have to use strategy to defeat them, use your visor to scan the boss, and gain hints about weaknesses etc. - just using traditional FPS-style strafing and firing won't get you very far against most of the bosses.

The graphics are amazing - not just technically (although it is probably the best looking game on the Wii besides Super Mario Galaxy) but also the effort that has gone into the design of buildings, enemies, levels, textures, artwork - it is truly beautiful to look at in places (the planet Elysia in particular), and the music is very good in places (again, Elysia stands out).

It's less linear that most FPS's, you have a certain freedom to explore - there are gentle hints guiding you in the right direction, but on the 1st playthrough, you might sometimes find you're not 100% sure what to do next - it's the kind of game that from time to time makes you stop and think - but you can easily consult a walthrough, or look through the files you collect as you go through the game, giving you hints, as well as information and a quite-interesting background story of the long-extinct alien races who built the worlds you're exploring.

Awesome
Anyone who has been worried about the lack of "real" games on the Wii can now rest easy. I'm normally more of a PC gamer and console games often struggle to keep my attention, but this is probably the best FPS I have ever played. The control mechanism is BETTER than mouse and keyboard, and they have finally got the graphics right. This game really shows what the Wii is capable of - it may not have all of the fancy textures of a PC game but the smoothness is unbelievable and the alien planets are far more complicated and imaginative than you might expect. Streaming loading means almost no annoying waiting for level loading like on most console games. Pure brilliance - more please!