Metroid Prime
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…
Metroid Prime is an adventure developed by Retro Studios, released 17 November 2002 on Nintendo GameCube. The main story takes about 13.3 hrs to finish.
What Metroid Prime is
Metroid Prime is an adventure game developed by Retro Studios and released in 2002. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo GameCube only. It runs on RUDE.
The premise, in the publisher's words
After receiving a distress signal from a Space Pirate frigate in orbit, bounty hunter Samus Aran boards the vessel and discovers the Pirates have been conducting biological experiments. When the frigate is destroyed, Samus pursues her nemesis Ridley to the surface of the planet Tallon IV, where she uncovers the remains of the Chozo civilization and the source of a toxic substance called Phazon that is corrupting the planet's ecosystem.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, open world and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Metroid series
Metroid Prime is the eighth of 50 entries we hold in the Metroid series. The next entry was Animal Crossing-e: D03 - Design Card: Samus's Suit in 2002. Its critic score of 95 is 13 points above the series average of 82. The highest-rated entry is Super Metroid at 100.
How it was received
Metroid Prime holds a critic score of 95 out of 100. That places it above 98% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 27 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 93, across 893 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 13.3 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 17.8 hrs, roughly 1.3 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Metroid Prime launched on 17 November 2002, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Metroid Fusion and Gothic II. It reviewed better than all of them.
Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Metroid Fusion, Gothic II.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Metroid Prime yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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