Late last week, we saw the release of one of the most anticipated Nintendo Wii games this year, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.
Touted by some as the "Halo" of the Wii, this game has had some high expectations, and was even given it's own "month of Metroid" by Nintendo. A Metroid Prime 3 channel could even be downloaded to your Wii, just to keep updated on different trailers and clips.
So how good is the game? This should answer it:
Gamasutra Week 35 2007 sales figures
Gamerankings compiled reviews of Metroid Prime 3
In short, it rules. Bioshock, the much anticipated game of Xbox 360, has even been beat out this week in sales by MP3. This shouldn't be surprising. The lowest score, being an 85% from Gamespot, was mostly attributed to control and difficulty settings, and the fact that it isn't different enough from the other Metroid Primes.
Obviously, if we were to whine about the lack of differences in game series, then the reviews for the Grand Theft Auto, Madden, Halo, Gran Turismo/Need for Speed/most other racers, etc. would be much different.
Besides, if you haven't played any of the other Metroid Prime games, then you needn't worry about it. You have plenty else to worry about, namely:
Multiplayer.
A game like this (like Halo, Call of Duty, Goldeneye, and any other game from this similar-but-different genre of shooters,) heavily rely on multiplayer gameplay to keep it "fun." So far, Metroid Prime 3 lacks ANY multiplayer. Prior to release, it was announced that it would NOT come with multiplayer, but if you are an avid gaming nerd like I, you'll remember this neat little post:
Metroid Prime 3 multiplayer extra
Interestingly, it coincides with this REALLY old interview from over a year ago about the game:
Retro Studios Interview
The important part is here:
"PGC: By the way, I was really happy to see the grappling beam for some different things. So, will this game have any multiplayer?
Walker: Metroid Prime 3 will not have multiplayer in the same context as Metroid Prime 2. That was a fun experiment, but with Prime 3 we really wanted to revisit the core of the single-player experience and make sure that we did absolutely, completely, the best we could with that, do justice to the spirit of the Metroid series. However, we are very excited about the WiiConnect24 functionality, and we're talking about several ways that we can leverage that in Metroid Prime 3.
PGC: So there may be something, but definitely different from the last one.
Walker: There's a lot of potential there, a lot of discussion going on right now, so hopefully we can add something to that effect."
Retro isn't new to multiplayer. Metroid Prime 2 had it, Metroid Prime Hunters on the DS (excellent game) has it, and I am more than willing to bet that we will see a download in the future for Metroid Prime 3 to have it.
After all, when loading the disc for the first time I was oddly required to have the latest firmware update (a Wii game relying on online updates? Hint, hint.)
The graphics are astounding, and the gameplay is excellent. Nintendo Power even gave it a 10, and they only gave Ocarina of Time a 9.5 back in the day, so that says a lot.
No doubt, Nintendo is playing their cards close to their hands, and in due time, they'll release a nice little download, giving this game a good opportunity to be one of the best games we'll see this year, which says a lot for brand new Metal Gear Solid, Halo, Call of Duty, Fallout, and GTA games coming or being out. Eh, it still can be done.
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