Following in both its predecessors footsteps this is easily the best game on its platform and in the gaming world
The bad: frame rate drops a lil from time to time; friend codes required to use VoIP online; adventure could’ve been longer but just wasn’t.
Filling in the gaps of the two stories of the Metroid prime series, this game maintains the games somewhat zany yet still endearing charm while keeping consistently thrilling gameplay as it translates from a console adventure game to a handheld shooter. Boasting awesome visuals invigorating action and baffling puzzles this game is simply a masterpiece.
This game has the title 'Metroid' and it certainly has the quality, traits, and feel of a Metroid game but this one has a slew of twists that are sure to give fans and other DS owners alike the same thrill ride no matter how many online deathmatches, and boss battles you’ve played through. The story has a nice new twist on it which I found really engaging alike its environments which a lot are quite similar to the other prime games, but are still intuitive and great.
Fans expect a whole new experience, other owners expect a fun really out there and possibly one of the finest shooters available.
If you’ve played Metroid Prime: Hunters first hunt then you'll be able to pick this up and play it instantly. Basically the top screen is your first person prospective and the bottom screen is your 2-D map .The controls are different but work better than any console shooter to be. You hold your stylus on the touch screen and drag it to look around in any direction, which is incredibly accurate, while the D moves your hunter or samus forewords, backwards, and strafes you left, and right. There are touch bottoms on the bottom screens (the touch screen) which will be clearly labelled which change you into morph ball and out again, and change your weapon functionality like missiles, and other weapons which you will find as you progress through the game.
The game has a number of planets. At each planet is an octolith, which the goal of the game is to collect all of them, and an uninvited guest, one of the casted hunters. You will have to venture deep into the planet in search for the octolith spending about three hours on each of the six planets, taking down the hunter and attaining an octolith. Each planet has its own theme consisting of a volcanic environment, robot Aztec, ancient ruins, and various others. As the game goes on it will get substantially harder and will push you to your absolute peak. Also as you progress through the game you will ascertain and indulge the absolutely enchanting cinematic's which you will watch over and over and over again with the cinematic library.
On top of the adventure if you enjoyed this game you will no doubt spend endless sleepless nights playing online. The arenas are perfect for 4 players if you were sceptical at the lack of mass amounts of players. There are seven modes, which covers all the classic FPS styles of gameplay like king of the hill and DEATHMATCH!!!! and with VoIP (to friends only unfortunately) online gaming has never been more fun. Even if you have friends with a DS and this game (single cart is an option but it has lots of limitations which take a lot of variable fun out of it) then you can play with 4 mates local wireless and see who’s the best bounty hunter out of the 4 of you. With bots you can be a loner and still enjoy the multiplayer goodness.
If you have a DS without metroid....you are scum, and should head straight down to EB games......if its not there? order it....NOW.