Metroid Prime
Wii de Asobu: Metroid Prime (also known as New Play Control! Metroid Prime) is a port of Metroid Prime for the Wii with motion controls compatibility. This port later released as a part of Metroid Prime…
Metroid Prime is an adventure developed by Retro Studios, released 19 February 2009 on Wii.
What Metroid Prime is
Metroid Prime is an adventure game developed by Retro Studios and released in 2009. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Wii only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A 3D exploration-focused metroidvania with first-person shooting mechanics and the first 3D entry in the Metroid series, Metroid Prime follows Samus Aran after the events of Metroid (1986) as she boards a Space Pirate frigate, then chases her escaping archrival Ridley into the intricately structured Tallon IV, a planet full of deadly wildlife and former home to the advanced and ancient Chozo race.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Metroid series
Metroid Prime is the 26th of 50 entries we hold in the Metroid series. The next entry was Metroid Prime 2: Echoes in 2009.
What it launched against
Metroid Prime launched on 19 February 2009, within three weeks of Demon's Souls, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Resident Evil 5 and Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned.
Released around the same time: Demon's Souls, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Resident Evil 5, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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