This is going to become an instant classic shooting game that will be treasured FOREVER
In single player mode, you play as the bounty hunter Samus Aran, looking for special relics past hunters have left behind. Now all seven bounty hunters are after these relics, also known as octoliths. There are eight of these mysterious octoliths, and once you get your hands on one, one of the hunters might eliminate you and take it! Then you have to get it back by tracking him down. You’ll go through some incredibly detailed levels filled with alien scum. In the game you have the simple Power Beam, Missile Launcher, and your affinity weapons. Over time, you will collect all of the six special affinity weapons and use them to get through numbers of puzzles. One of them for example is the imperialist, and it acts just like a sniper-rifle. The controls are much different from the GC versions, but they’re much better! It can take a while to get used to, but once you get it, you’ll be playing like an official bounty hunter. You simply use the arrow pad to move/strafe, and you use the touch screen to move your weapon (just like a right thumb-stick in an xbox shooter). On the touch screen, it’ll show you your radar and your weapons. To change weapons, all you have to do is tap the icon of which weapon you prefer. Don’t worry, if you’re looking around with the touch screen and you accidentally drag the stylus over one of the icons, your weapon wont change. On the top screen, it shows your interface, including the detailed levels and the disgusting aliens. To shoot, you simply press the L button. Are you left-handed? Don’t worry, the game has left-handed options. I think I went over everything…oh wait!!!! I forgot the best part of the game!!! The Multiplayer is simply THE best option to play in this game. In multiplayer you shoot each other… DUH!!! There are seven different game modes, seven different hunters, and over 25 locations to kill each other. Each of the levels are taken out of the single-player mode, and you unlock the stages by visiting them in single player. The online play is also very exciting. You also have a hunter’s license that keeps track of your awesome worthiness. The license also gives you a rank of 1 to 5, 5 being the best. When you’re playing online, you have the option to play with random people at your rank, or any rank. You can also play with your friends online and voice chat. Metroid Prime Hunters is simply one of the best Nintendo DS Games around, and anyone with a pulse should definitely check it out.