Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7796 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Nintendo
• Model: AP2E
• Released on: 2007-06-22
• Rating: Universal, particularly children
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platform: Nintendo DS
• Format: Import
• Dimensions: 2.00 pounds

Manufacturer's Description
Samus Aran's entry into the bumper-and-flipper world is a sci-fi adventure that has her battling gigantic boss creatures and careening through all the classic Metroid Prime regions, including Phendrana Drifts and Magmoor Caverns.

Customer Reviews

If you're looking for a pinball game on the ds, buy this
This is a fun game. Although some will will be put off by the lack of tables (seven in all, but four are boss levels, while one is for the multi-player option, leaving only two proper tables), there is enough complexity in completing the different missions and learning how to unlock the various bonuses & features to keep most occupied for a while.

Using the shoulder buttons as flipper, plus realistic ball physics gives it a surprisingly accurate feel as a real table, although the nudge option doesn't work too well (you have to use your thumbs on the touch screen to nudge the table, which I would have thought could potentially damage it?)
Multi-player is slightly dull, being merely a straight race to 100,000 points on a table that is pretty boring, but at least only one card is required for multiple ds machines.

brilliant waste of time!
i have to be honest, i bought this game for the rumble pak, (as i didnt fancy actionloop, and those are the only two game i know that include the rumble pak) but this game is brilliant! it emmerses you in the full metroid prime aura, but doesnt overpower you so its great for those who are pretty new to the metroid scence. the graphics are great, the gameplay slick and tidy, its the prefect pick up and play game, plus it has the rumble pak, which basically turns your ds into a dual shock controller, although a bit noisier and slightly less effective, and if you have a ds lite, it will protrude out of the end (like all gba games, although im not sure as i have a "proper" ds, and it fits perfectly :D) oh and it does drain your battery like theres no 2moro, there are a few good games that use the rumble pak feature so dispite these flaws, its a good investment.

buy this now!!!

Sure plays a mean pinball
Metroid Prime Pinball is a surprisingly lifelike pinball game. The tables are displayed over both screens giving a full view and eliminating the troublesome scrolling used in many video pinball games. Most of the features from physical pintables are included: multiball, ramps, loops and hurryups. There's also many additional video game features, monsters roaming the playfield, shoot 'em up modes etc. Everything is well executed and feels almost like 'real' pinball.

The only real drawback is the the lack of variety. There are two main tables, both of which contain the same objectives and play pretty much the same (though the Frigate table is tougher than the Overworld one). There's a dedicated wall-jump section plus four sub-tables that are all essentially boss battles. Once unlocked, all tables can be played stand-alone; the two main tables for points and the four sub-tables to beat the boss in the shortest possible time.

This is one of the best pinball games I've played on a handheld (Kirby's Pinball Land on the original Gameboy is still my favourite), if only it had a few more tables....