Metroid Prime

AdventurePlatformShooter
Metroid Prime
Trailer (1/2)
IDs
IDSteam
1105—
97
Critic rating
9.1
User rating
HowLongToBeat
Main13.82h
Extra15.91h
100%17.77h
Summary

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.

Storyline

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.

Developers
Retro Studios
Publishers
Nintendo
Genres
AdventurePlatformShooter
Platforms
Nintendo GameCube
Game modes
Single player
Perspectives
First person
Keywords
60 fps on consolesacrobaticsaction-adventurealiensambient musicancient advanced civilization technologyartificial intelligenceauto-aimbacktrackingbafta games awardbeetlebloodyboss assistanceboss fightcamera shiftcliffhangercompletion percentageconnectivitycountdown timercreature compendiumdamsel in distressdeathdifficulty leveldisc streamingelevators that mask loading timesenvironmental puzzlesescape from exploding buildingexplorationexplosionfalling damagefemale protagonistfetch questsfirst-person platformingforeshadowinggame developers choice awards 2003ghostsgrapplegravitygreatest hitshologramice stageinteractive achievement awards 2003invisible enemyisolationlinear gameplaymeme originmercenarymetroidvaniamotion-sensor bombmoving platformsmultiple endingsmultiple gameplay perspectivesnintendo gateway systemno dialoguenon-player characteroptional loreoriginal soundtrack releasepack-in gameparticle systempiratesplayer's choicepolygonal 3dpost-credits plot twistpredecessor includedreal-time combatretroachievementsreversible cover artrivalrysave pointsequel by a different developersequel is in a different genresequence breakingshape-shiftingsingle-player onlysnowspaceshipspeedrunsteamswarming enemiestaste of power

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