Metroid Prime (GameCube) | 
| From: Nintendo
Category: Video Games
New (1) Used (16) from £5.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  101 reviews
Sales Rank: 3575
Platform: Gamecube
Rating: To Be Announced
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 15 - 18 years
Operating System: Gamecube
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: DOLPGM8E
Model: NGNIN 045496960421
UPC: 045496960872
EAN: 0045496960872
ASIN: B00006IJJK
Release Date: March 21, 2003
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The promise of mature gaming on the GameCube finally comes from a top quality release courtesy of Nintendo itself. Get ready to shoot, jump and puzzle your way through Metroid Prime, the creepiest, coolest GameCube game yet. As difficult to pigeonhole as its predecessors, Metroid Prime is not, despite what the first person viewpoint might suggest, just a shoot-'em-up. Containing as much platform jumping and puzzle solving as shooting, the game is more like an action-based version of Zelda than any one-note Doom clone. As usual the game stars bounty hunter Samus Aran (perhaps gaming's only female character that isn't scantily clad) in her ongoing battle to contain the freaky jellyfish-like metroids. To do this she must explore and search every nook and cranny of the game world, not just for ways to uncover the plot but for upgrades to her super-cool armoured battle suit. These range from obvious things such as new weapons and gadgets like an infra-red visor to a grappling hook and the hugely satisfying morph ball, which allows you to turn into a giant metal ball bearing and explore previously inaccessible areas. Apart from its uniquely involving gameplay Metroid Prime also features some of the best graphics ever seen on a home console. What's more, they aren't just used in a soulless technical demo; they're used to create a creepy and totally immersive atmosphere unrivalled by any other title. As an added bonus, Metroid Prime connects to the Game Boy Advance title Metroid Fusion to unlock a hidden costume and the complete version of the original Metroid game for the NES. All in all, this is likely to be one of the best games you'll find for some time. -- David Jenkins
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 The brutal truth July 2, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have had this for a while and really haven't bothered with it too much,why?
If I had seen past the overhyped reviews I would have seen a game that has,very few save points that have to be traipsed back to time and time again,respawning enemies the minute you leave/re-enter a room,combine this with the lack of save points and it's a nightmare to save your game should you just want to switch it off,the developers obviously thought you wouldn't want to do anything else!
You have to scan everything by changing visors constantly back and forth,why it wasn't passive is beyond me,and you can get lost quite easily as you flitter to and fro doing one of the above.
In it's defense,the controls are very good,the graphics are crisp and solid and it's all very slick but the flaws mean I just can't be bothered to put it on,maybe one day...oh and don't get me started on Echoes!!
 Loving-it Loving-it Loving-it March 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am loving this game! Beautiful, wonderful structure, involving sound design.
Got it cheap from Game a year ago and didn't bother playing it till last month. What a fool.
Now I'm in a quandary: bought a Wii last week and have completely got into Super Mario Galaxy (looks great with a component cable on flatscreen BTW). Do I ditch Mario for Samus? And is it worth getting Metroid Prime 2 given that the Wii came with MP3? And why am I asking you? This isn't a forum!
I've heard that the visuals of Gamecube games played through a component cable on the Wii are improved...I just cannot wait to try this out. Really, it's making me lose control of all my bodily functions!
 metroid prime-so cool!!!!!!! February 13, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
this is such a cool game it has had me glued to my tv for hours on end.
sometimes ill stop playing but ill always come back to it .
bye it nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
possibly the best game ever July 17, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I put off buying this at first because, at the time, I was not a big fan of FPS, and in my younger years I had absolutely loved super metroid, so I was unsure of how this would stand up to it. Now, I really, really wish I had given it a go long before. Not only does it stand up to super metroid, which is often revered among retro gamers as one of the best games of all time, but in my opinion, surpasses it.
I love the gameplay style, because it is not a true FPS. It is a first person adventure game. The point of the game is not to go around shooting anything and everything that takes your fancy, as with halo, but to find everything you need in order to restore the planet.
The storyline is that a large meteor, containing a radioactive substance called Phazon, crashed into the planet. It's inhabitants, the Chozo, tried to seal the crater after realizing what the Phazon was doing to the animal and plant life on the planet, and it was even affecting them as well. Some were driven mad and became murderous, or were just killed by the Phazons effects. They called it the poison. There was also a large creature in the impact crater, supposedly born of Phazon, which had been mutated more and more by the Phazon, which they called the worm, but is also known as Metroid Prime.
When you arrive, the planet is basically deserted, it's inhabitants gone, they either left or were wiped out by the Phazon, it's not known which, but the Phazon's energy signature has attracted a dangerous enemy of Samus Aran. The space pirates. They have set up bases on the planet to harvest the Phazon, for their own uses. They also use it to mutate metroids they brought with them, and even experiment on themselves. Possibly the toughest boss in the game is created by these experiments.
You search the planet to recover lost abilities, and also some new ones, scattered around by the Chozo, in the knowledge that one day samus would come, and could use these powerups.Once you have recovered these abilities, and the 12 artifacts needed to unseal the impact crater, you can access Metroid Prime's chamber and face it.
If you are considering buying this, get it. If you are trying to decide whether to get this or Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, get this. The majority of players of both agree that this was the better game. And for those who feel they have finished this game, have done everything that needs to be done, and have basically mastered this game, visit the metroid2002.com forum, in the Metroid Prime section you will find much, much more challenges await you. I know I did. And on the main site you will find some unbelievable things can be done with this game.
I bought this a good couple of years ago, and I've played it time and again, it's one game I can always return to. And in those 2 years of playing, I ahven't mastered this game, not totally. I've achieved many things the creators didn't intend, but not all of the known ones. And I haven't tried the major sport this game creates. Speedrunning. Charging hard and fast to get through this game in record time. The world record I believe is currently held at 1 hour 4 minutes, although I hold great respect for anyone who even tries to speedrun this game.
Many games go into a stage where they are pretty much forgotten. This is one game which will never die. There are just too many gamers devoted to it, even now, over 4 years since it's release. With so much to do, this one game you shouldn't miss out on.
Great, and true to the series June 15, 2007
Somehow Metroid Prime managed to carry the classic gameplay from its 2d predecessors into 3d, while adding some new dynamics that fit smoothly with everything else. The morph ball's acceleration is a good addition, for use in half-pipes and for generating power. Yet again, the main character's sex remains a mystery unless you beat the game very quickly.
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