Great game. Reccomended even if you dont like shooters, get a copy. You will not regret it.
The game opens as you, Samus Aran, board a Space Pirate space frigate, where the Pirates are conducting experiments with a newfound and dangerous element known as Phazon. You eventually defeat a giant parasite queen, and must escape the frigate in a few minutes. You eventually see the second to last boss in the game; Meta Ridley. As in all metroid games, right before you get off the frigate, you are struck by a bolt of electricity and lose almost everytng. Everything being your Grapple Beam, Morph Ball, Missiles, Varia Suit, and Charge Beam.
For the ten to twenty dollars you pay for the game, yo wont expect much, until you boot it up and start playing. It all changes there. From the lush environents, to the sound effects, to the AI's inellegence, Metroid Prime will have you sweating from start finish. Beat the game and start in hard mode, however, you will have a ard time completing it. It will probably take twenty hours of your life playingthrough the first time. Well worth your time, money, and consideration.