Metroid Prime

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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.

Genres

Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure

Platforms

Nintendo GameCube

Developers

Retro Studios

Release Date

November 16, 2002 (22 years and 8 months ago)

Publishers

Nintendo

Content Rating

T Violence

Franchises

Metroid

Community

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Metroid Prime News

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Chris Kohler

and Cecilia D'Anastasio

PublishedDecember 12, 2018

9/13/18

Everything Announced During Today's Nintendo Direct

Today Nintendo hosted its first Direct presentation in a while, announcing a lot of Switch and 3DS ports, teasing…

Kirk Hamilton

PublishedSeptember 13, 2018

9/3/18

Samus Aran's Gunship Should Have Had A Name

Most stories featuring ships tend to give them a name: the Millennium Falcon, the Great Fox, the USS Enterprise, the…

Maddy Myers

PublishedSeptember 3, 2018

8/23/18

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Fortnite Now Gives You A Reward If You Turn On Two-Factor Authentication

I have avoided the depths of distraction that ensnare millions of people who download Fortnite. I don’t play much.…

Stephen Totilo

PublishedAugust 23, 2018

8/8/18

Smash Ultimate is getting two new“echo fighters”—or fighters with movesets that echo already-existent fighters: Chrom from Fire Emblem Awakening and Dark Samus from Metroid Prime 2 and 3.

Cecilia D'Anastasio

PublishedAugust 8, 2018

8/3/18