Overview
- Number of Players
- Single Player
- Genre
- Adventure
- Release Date
GameCube
- 17th Nov 2002 (USA)
- 21st Mar 2003 (UK/EU)
- 28th Feb 2003 (JPN)
- Series
- Metroid
- Characters
- Samus Aran
- Tags
- Shooting, Metroid
- Feature Support
- Dolby Pro-Logic II
- Wikipedia
- en.wikipedia.org
Screenshots (11)
Reviews
Prime cut
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About The Game
Samus first stopped the evil Space Pirates and Mother Brain from amassing an army of Metroids on the planet Zebes.Then she was called on to finish the job on SR388, ultimately ridding the universe of all but a single Metroid larva.
In Super Metroid, for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Samus thwarted Mother Brain's attempt to snatch the captive Metroid larva from the scientists on Ceres. Now, Samus is once again called to investigate Space Pirate activities on the unexplored Tallon IV. Her adventure begins as she enters a mysterious derelict spaceship.
Features
- Traverse a crippled spaceship and explore the vast worlds of Tallon IV in an all-new first-person perspective!
- Take advantage of Samus's many powers using new suits that enable her to gain new abilities and revisit earlier worlds to uncover many hidden secrets.
- Master Samus's combat, scan, and visors - elements crucial to your success.
- Explore each area to find many familiar weapons, such as the Wave Beam and Freeze Beam, and some all-new ones as well.
- Choose the right weapon or ability carefully for the situation at hand. Samus will need to use all of the suit and visor abilities as well as many specialized weapons to navigate deadly Tallon IV!
Comments (18)
The best gcn game I have ever played.
i found it for ten buck this weekend!
never played it (only the advance and snes games.
it takes a bit getting used to at first (i never played anything in first person) the tension is awesome and the puzzles can really get you thinking, reminded me a bit of the feeling 3d zelda's give me sometimes.
so absolutely get it when you can _
Oh man, this game is worth playing just for that weird Hornet boss.
Edit: No, wait... is this the one with the snow world?
@pie4prez yea it is.
the best theme music in the history of the universe
@Dragoon
I couldn't agree more.
My local game retailer has this for $5. Should I get it?
@Jumbif NOW
@Dragoon i agree
I got this used with the echoes bonus disc for 3.99 at my local gamestop, amazing game, worth more than 3$
I love this game to bad Im not so good at it
Definitely worth the full price and this rating. One of the best GCN games I've played.
Why 10/10 no no it deserves 100/10. It beats dual analog sticks and triggers. These proved the Metroid is still one of Nintendo's finest projects. Thumbs up to Nintendo Life for the review, thumbs up for Retro for creating it, and double thumbs-up for NIntendo delivering it. Best Gamecube Ever!
Man this game is awesome. I remember never playing a metroid game before blindly grabbing this one at gamestop due to the cover. Best gaming decision of my life.
Absolutely flawless, what an incredible game from start to finish! Possibly my favourite FPS ever!
A great game. A bit hard but in a fair way and it gives you a lot of satisfaction when you finally get past a hard part.
I believe this game is under rated it may be a hard game, but it is beautiful and gives great rewards for the hard work that is put in. Honestly a game that everyone should attempt
Without doubt my best GameCube game Metroid Prime is a gem I love everything about it gameplay is fun I like the puzzles LOVE the beams collecting the health tanks it's just a masterpiece. The music is AMAZING! keeps you entertained and I enjoy exploring around the areas bosses were spot on creative and all around fun!.
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