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Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

5 star:		(93)
4 star:		(27)
3 star:		(13)
2 star:		(10)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Let me start off by saying- hands down, this is one of the best video games i've ever played! I've been playing games for over 20 years, and have played all the greats on all the systems. Metroid Prime 3 deserves a spot along with the best of the best. This game literally changes the playing field for first-person shooters / adventures. The control is unbelievably precise, you can aim perfectly and naturally with the wiimote. After playing Metroid on Wii it's actually hard to use the dual analog controllers again, they feel so stiff and imprecise. There's fantastic motion-based controls as well, like thrusting the nunchuck forward and then back to rip the shield of enemies with your grapple beam. Graphically, Metroid 3 sets a new standard on the Wii, it's by far the best looking game on the system. The graphics are so good in fact, they almost give games on my 360 a run for their money. The art design is superb, from the aliens to the level design. Puzzles and power-ups are top notch, you even get to use Samus' ship for the first time ever. There are many worlds and locations to explore, each with distinctive characteristics, and beautiful graphics. The boss battles are some of the best i've ever played, you have to work hard to figure out their weakness and beat them, and it's just so gratifying. All of this wouldn't work without the superb controls, which i really can't emphasive enough. The aiming is spot-on, wherever you point, Samus aims and fires. The other thing that really sets this game apart is the gameplay- way more thinking is required than average first-person shooters. Besides blasting bad guys, you truly have to explore the many worlds and solve puzzles, which is the epitome of all Metroid games, and lots of fun. It's never tedious or frustrating though, you can always access a logbook to see current objectives, or even get hints if your desperate. I could go on and on about how great this game is, but you get the idea. Metroid Prime 3 is a true masterpiece, and is an absolute must-buy for any self-respecting Wii owner. In my humble opinion, this is one of the best games of all-time.

I'm a fan of the Metroid series and really came to love Metroid Prime on the Gamecube. The first game in the series really was a revolutionary design. I loved the controls for Samus on the GC controller and the scanning ability opened the door to a deep story. The second game was not as revolutionary and involved the most backtracking of the bunch along with managing the light/dark worlds and switching stuff in one to affect the other. Despite the faults of MP2: Echoes, the series was a fantastic mix of action and adventure with a disturbing backstory on top of it all.

As much as I liked the first two, Metroid Prime: Corruption is the best of the series. The control scheme on Wii is great. Those that complain about the map button being out of reach or that switch the jump and shoot buttons don't know what they're talking about. I guess what you want to use the trigger button for is a matter of preference, but the initial control scheme works fine for me. I also have no problem dropping my thumb down the the "1" button to check out the map and I don't need to look at the Wii remote to do so.

The voice acting is a welcome addition and well done.

Complaints posted here that Corruption looks like N64 graphics at times are ridiculous. This game's got more ploygons than the N64 could ever handle and is running at 60fps. Maybe you need to get your TV replaced if the game looks bad.

The graphics look fantastic on 480p. While they don't have the resolution of the Xbox 360 or the PS3, most people will be perfectly fine with the graphics. They're DVD quality and the design is excellent. Besides, you didn't buy the Wii because it had the best graphics, right? You bought the Wii because of the experience.

And the experience of Metroid Prime 3 is a great one. The game is involving and will eat away hours of your time as you jump from planet to planet and landing pad to landing pad, picking up more missions and details on the story as you go along.

The graphics are the best on a Nintendo game ever. The controls are great and customizable, so you can fiddle with what works for you. The story is immersive and the puzzles are fun but not too difficult, though you've got to scan everything you can and think on your feet.

If you want a great experience then you need to get corrupted.

The Metroid Prime series took Nintendo's much loved series to a new level with the first two installments of the series on the Gamecube. Now, finally, the Prime trilogy is completed with Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, which is undoubtedly the best FPS on the Wii, and one of the best overall game to hit the system yet. Once again playing as intergalactic space heroine Samus Aran, you should feel right at home here the minute you fire up the game. Even with a new control scheme that takes advantage of the Wii-mote and nunchuk controls, veterans of the series will have little to no trouble getting into the swing of things. As you can expect, there are a fair share of inventive puzzles and great levels to explore, and the boss battles are nothing short of spectacularly memorable as well. If there are any downsides to Metroid Prime 3, it's that the game can be too easy for some, and that as a whole, doesn't really do a whole lot more differently than the previous Metroid Prime games have done. That aside though, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is a more than worthy conclusion to the Prime trilogy and has been more than worth the wait as well. It also goes without saying that this is the best FPS on the system yet, and one of the best games available for the Wii at this time.

Wow. Having purchased the game yesterday from the Nintendo World Store and squiring it home to play, I have to say that I am completely impressed. In essence, whatever you didn't like about prior Metroid installments has been remedied. I've waited for this game a long time (it's been delayed for almost a year) but in truth it is well worth the wait. The control scheme using the Wii remote and nunchuk is extremely responsive, well thought out and accurate (most importantly). The way Samus interacts with her environment is incredible- the morph ball is well executed and used appropriately, as is your double jump. The visuals are a knock-out! I've had a Wii from launch, and this is the best looking title, period. I am running it on an HDTV with the Nintendo-brand component cables, and it really makes a difference. This game looks head and shoulders better that the first two Metroid Prime games (especially with its liberal use of particle effects).
Some cons: I didn't like that you are forced to map your missiles to the down arrow of the d-pad, but such is life. You have to hit the down button in order to actually fire them, which I found unwieldy. I beat the first boss just fine like that, though. I guess you get used to it. The only other negative thing I can think of it that the load times (yes, there are load times) are sometimes long. I'll shoot a door open, and then find myself stupidly standing in front of it wondering if it's going to open or not. Other than that, I haven't found anything really negative to say.
The voice acting is a welcome change, and I like that Samus is around other people this time. The creatures that I have encountered thus far are varied and look great, and there are a lot of them. Metroid forces you to think out of the box. There is one sequence where you are besieged by a host of little creatures. You could blow them all up, or you can fold into the morph ball, roll into an exhaust port and zoom away from danger. Awesome.
All told, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is easily the best game to come out for the Wii so far (and this coming from an Excite Truck junkie!)
As an aside, I bought mine from the Nintendo World Store in Manhattan because it's available there now, vs. Thursday, but you'd be better served to buy it on Amazon. The employees at the store are robots who treat everyone like tourists and have been consistently rude to me and others. I love Nintendo, but there's no joy in the store. The game rocks though! And seriously, the Wii is still selling out on Amazon? It's been out almost a year!

Metroid Prime 3 is the best first person shooter I have ever played, like all the other Metroids it is an action game, a puzzle, a shooter, an RPG, an adventure, and a sci-fi game. It has all of the greatest generes put all together into one game. As you probably already know, you use the wii-remote to aim your arm cannon. You also can do pretty much everything else as the previous Metroid Primes, a variety of visors, including scan, you have missles, power bombs, a variety of different beams, and you can go into morph ball form. Some added abilities is the grappling hook, you may have had this in the other Metroid Primes, but now you can use your nunchuck to shoot it out and pull it back in. Not only can you swing from it but you can all ripp enemies' shields away.
Some other added content to this game is something called Hyper Mode, it is similiar to Spider-Man3 for the Wii, it will cost you one energy tank to enter by holding down the + button, it makes you become more powerful and invincible. But if you enter it for too long you will fall into Corrupt Hypermode, at which a red meter will start to rise, and if it fills all the way out, Samus will become corrupted and the game ends, so you should exit Hypermode before it is too late. There are so many other awesome things, including the return of Dark Samus!
I normally buy all my games online so that I can get them cheaper, but I could not stop myself from rushing to Target and buy this game the day it came out. This certainly is a must have Wii game, much better than the Legend of Zelda in my opinion. In this game, you certainly are The Bounty Hunter!

Ever since the Wii's launch, good games have been few and far between. Certainly we got good games like The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and we got a ton of mini-game compilations, but for the most part, the Wii has been getting mini-game compilations, ports with tacked on Wii controls, and games that were originally slated for the Gamecube. Now we've finally got a high quality Wii game built from the ground up: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. Nintendo once again sets the bar. Metroid Prime 3 is not only fun and easy to get into, but the controls are just an intuitive as ever.

The game begins when Samus returns to Galatic Federation Station Olympus, a base of operations. She's there to report for duty to Admiral Dane, as are other bounty hunters. It appears the space pirates are up to no good as they've planted a virus in a series of the Galatic Units super computers, the Aurora Units. Just as Admiral Dane is explaining how the bounty hunters must go and neutralize the virus, Olympus comes under attack. It's time to suit up, escape Olympus station and get started on your mission. Samus is not alone through her journey, as she has the help of other bounty hunters as well. No, you won't get to play as any of them.

You'll begin the game with a fairly basic arsenal. Your power beam at your disposal, along with your morph ball and bombs for your morph ball. As is usual for the Metroid formula, you'll get several upgrades along the way. Including missiles, grapple beam, upgrades for your power beam and morph ball and a plethora of other upgrades.

Playing the game itself is fairly simple with the Wii Remotes controls. Using the joystick on the nunchuck you can go forward, backward, strife left and right. Pressing the C Button goes into morph ball mode. Pressing and holding Z locks you onto an enemy target. Pressing A on the Wii Remote is how you'll fire your weapon, while pressing B makes you jump. You can turn Samus by simply moving the cursor on screen via the Wii Remote left or right. It's all pretty basic and all pretty simple. The 1 button pulls up your map while the 2 button will supply you with hints to your objective. These controls are pretty tight and simple to learn. The game will also help you out every step of the way by providing hints to help you out. It can sometimes feel like the game is holding your hand, but if you really want to go at things on your own, you can turn the hints off. If at any time you have trouble with the controls, you're able to change them. You can also change the sensitivity of the Wii Remote.

How the game uses motion sensors, however, is where it gets innovative. Throughout the game you'll have to pull switches or press in switches. While Samus will interact with some things on her own accord, there are plenty of moments when you'll have to do it. For example, at the very beginning of the game, you'll have to control Samus's hand movements with the Wii remote and make her press buttons. Later you'll have to pull switches by pulling the Wii Remote back, and then turning the same switch clockwise (or counterclockwise) and then pushing it back in.

Even more engaging is using the grapple beam. To use the grapple beam you'll have to flail the nunchuck forward and then pull back to flail whatever it is your targeting. You can only target specific things, however, and usually the game will provide you with an icon to let you know. This is also essential to the gameplay as you'll also encounter enemies who use shields and you'll have to use your grapple beam to take them away before you can damage them.

A lot of your weapons and accessories will receive upgrades as you go through the game. New to Metroid Prime, however, is hypermode. Soon in your adventure you'll get the Phazon Enhancement Device (called a PED). This will allow you to enter hypermode. While in hypermode your attacks become more devastating. You can't stay in hypermode forever, though, and while it's a great asset to you, it'll cost you one full energy tank to transform, so you'll have to watch your health.

As with previous entries in the series, though, Metroid Prime 3 wants you to scan things. Switching to the scanning visor is easier than ever here. Just press and hold the minus button and you'll be able to switch to the scan visor easily and scan your targets using the Z button. Like previous Metroid Prime games it plays a part in completion. Here it isn't just for completion, but also to access unlockables. Throughout the game you're awarded credits. Red credits, blue credits and gold credits. Most of these credits (such as the red and blue) will be earned through scanning. Red credit are obtained when you scan new creatures, blue when you scan new lore and gold is awarded when you meet special conditions such as defeating a boss. You can also obtain credits in others ways, such as saving allies in distress. The game also presents friend vouchers to you, and these are also acquired through meeting special conditions as well as getting lots of kills throughout the mission. Friend Vouchers are useless on their own, but send them off to friends and they'll instantly become friend credits for them. If you want friend credits, have a friend send you friend vouchers.

The credits will grant you access to some of the games galleries, like the concept gallery, the bonus gallery and the soundtrack gallery. There are tons of extras and a ton of scanning to be done to get them.

Another aspect that Metroid hasn't changed. Throughout the game there are missile expansions and energy tanks for you to collect and the game keeps track of all your pickups. For completists this is perfect. As you don't have to get all, but getting to some of them can be a challenge. This is what is so nice about Metroid, it encourages exploration. However, you won't find yourself lost ever. The game is very good about telling you what to do next and where to go, and the in game map is also detailed about it and puts your objective there. So even if you decide to explore, getting back on the main path is no hassle. One crucial thing the Metroid Prime series has suffered through, however, is how they use their save rooms. They're too few and far between and Metroid Prime 3 is no exception. It's a pain to complete an objective, but be too far from a save room and then die because of a surprise attack from a group of enemies.

The games boss battles are monumental, though. Each boss battle is a memorable one and makes the gameplay intense. Mostly because many bosses you have to meet certain conditions before you can actually damage them. This adds a bit of strategy to many of the battles.

The environments here are beautiful looking, at least, and huge. Absolutely fantastic. In terms of showing us what the Wii can do, this is a good start. By far it's the most beautiful looking game on the system to date. The environments are detailed as are your enemies who will hunt you down. The game also doesn't suffer from any framerate issues or long load times. The game also sounds breathtaking. Almost every part of the sound is a winner. The sound effects are perfect, and the background music is brilliant. Some tunes are remixed from previous Metroid titles (notably Super Metroid), while all the new stuff is just as good. The voice acting is also brilliant.

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is a brilliant game. Well worth the wait. The amount of time put into the game shows. Hopefully we'll see more games like it in the future, and ones that make as good of use out of the Wii Remote as this one did.

Pros:

+Gorgeous graphics
+Fantastic soundtrack
+Good voice acting
+Tight intuitive controls
+Intense boss battles
+Lots of bonus content
+Huge maps to explore

Cons:

-Save rooms are too few and far between

Great game, but DO NOT BUY THIS.

I say again, DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.

It is amazing and I love that they perfected the control system in the last installment of this trilogy but the fact that they released the trilogy together in which they put the perfected control system into the previous two games makes this item worthless. I own all three games and I'm still going to buy the trilogy when the price comes down so I can play all of the games the way they were meant to be played.

If you don't have any of these games you are SOOO LUCKY that they released the trilogy for you. Each game in this trilogy is amazing (though the boss in the first game is sort of impossible to beat) and they enhanced the graphics and control scheme on the first two for the trilogy release.

If you already played the first two games you are SOOO LUCKY that they released the trilogy for you, too! You can enjoy the first two games all over again with better graphics and controls and then finish it up with this masterpiece. Don't make the mistake I did by purchasing this game and then having to go buy it again. Go buy the trilogy!

My review in a nutshell: I love this game, and I recommend it to anyone that enjoys a good, deep action-adventure game, or those who are ready to take the jump into more serious Wii games.

In a slightly larger shell:

MP3 is the first foray for Samus Aran into the world of Wii controls, and I have to say, it is a very successful one. The new controls are more than just a button reassignment, something that the latest Legend of Zelda had a hard time escaping. Unlike that title, though, MP3 was designed from the ground up as a Wii game. There are rumors that Nintendo added the Nunchuck peripheral to the Wii just because the developers of this game asked for it. I believe it. Motion-sensitive and IR tracking tasks are sprinkled throughout the game, and rather than feeling tacked on, the controls feel unique and pull you in. Instead of pressing A to remove that power cell, you pull the sucker out and twist it free. The first time you see your movements doing that, or pulling a shield off of a bad guy, you know you're experiencing something special. IR tracking for the main look movement (moving your helmet) is incredibly accurate and welcome, too. Red Steel is an example of how this can go bad. MP3 is an example of how it can go incredibly good. Do yourself a favor and set the look sensitivity to Advanced, though. It makes all the difference.

On to the story. MP3 is the first Samus game I've felt the need to finish. I played MP1 until about half-way, and got lost among the dozens of arm cannon powers and specially locked rooms. I'm sure if I tried again, I could get through it, but I didn't feel that need to play on. In this game, that need is strong. I loved the story, even if it isn't quite up to par with recent hits like Mass Effect and Bioshock. The whole game is mapped out more clearly, without sacrificing the puzzles that made the first game good. I'm also a fan of the new upgrade scheme. Instead of having a bunch of different attacks, every new upgrade supersedes the last one. It makes playing the game much less stressful. Also, I just want to add that voice-overs (for everybody but Samus) are very well done, and add so much to the game. This game feels alive, instead of the lonely, sterile feeling I got out of MP1. Overall, it is a much more mature, large attempt at storytelling, and it is Retro Studios best effort yet.

Just a quick word about the graphics: They are awesome! I'm talking XBOX at its best, here. I put it on the level of Halo 2. Bloom lighting, beautiful texture work, and expansive worlds work to make the whole experience feel bigger and better. Sure, there are annoying side effects to this beauty: doors that you shoot open may take 10 or more seconds to open in extreme cases, as the huge rooms behind them load. I think it is totally worth it, though, and I am not willing to go back to MP1 graphics just for quick loading.

All in all, this is easily in the top five Wii games to date. A solid story and presentation, along with beautiful, imaginative graphics and a mindblowing control scheme, make this a no-brainer for fans of the series, and a serious contender for any Wii gamer that bought there system for more than Wii Sports. If you are expecting a first-person shooter, you might be mildly disappointed, as this game is equal parts of action, puzzle, and exploration. I think it's a winning formula, though, and my opinion is that all competent gamers should try it out.

My rating is based on multiple factors, all of which will be described in detail.

Controls: 5 stars

The controls are very innovative and unique. It's fun to aim the Wiimote like it's actually Samus' arm cannon; and even more fun to use the nunchuck like a lasso when using the Grapple Beam.

Graphics: 5 stars

The greaphics in this game are nothing short of amazing. It takes full advantage of the Wii's capabilities. The details, particle effects, and the like are beautiful.

Plot: 3.5 stars

For those of you that like a good storyline, Corruption might as well not even have one. These games have nothing to do with each other except for the Space Pirates, the Galactic Federation, and Dark Samus. The plot of this game itself is actually decent, but considering the fact that it has almost nothing to do with its predecessors is disappointing.

Comparatively: 3

This one falls short of its predecessors. The bosses and puzzles are MUCH better and harder in 1 and 2 than in 3. In 1, I died a few times. In 2, I died a bunch. In 3, I didn't die once. The Wii controls vastly impair your previous ability to have 4 missile types, 4 visor types, and 4 beam types all at the same time. In this one, you only get ONE of each at any given time. In addition, 2 was going in the right direction with multiplayer. This one could easily have had an improved version like that one.

Overall, 4. This game is amazing and worth the money, but don't expect it to be just like the first 2.

For me, there are three moments in my gaming experience I'll never forget. The first moment came when I played Rare's GoldenEye; second, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time; third, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.

The first time I played the Wii, I knew it was only a matter of time before they perfected the shooter genre. I enjoyed Twilight Princess, but I found myself returning to Wii Sports because of how much I enjoyed the Wii remote technology. Finally Nintendo has offered the perfect game that compliments its amazing motion-sensor technology.

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption offers players more than just great shooter action. Using the Wii remote offers pinpoint accuracy (I don't know if I can ever play another FPS again without the remote), but it's the rest of the game that captured my imagination.

You use the grappling hook by moving your hand holding the nunchuck forward, then pulling back. You type in codes by moving Samus's hand around a keypad. You pull levers by manuevering the remote.

"Corruption" comes as close to Halo as Nintendo can get, and frankly, I prefer it. Barring a lack of multiplayer (which would be great, but has never been offered in the past, so I don't miss it), this game could have stood as one of the best shooter games every made.

I recommend "Corruption" to any gamer who enjoys the Wii, shooter games, or great adventure games. You won't be disappointed.