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Metroid Series

Metroid Prime

Main Game
Shooter Platform Adventure Action Science fiction Open world

Metroid Prime is a Shooter / Platform game released on November 17, 2002 for Nintendo GameCube. 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 boar…

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886 ratings
95
Critic Score
2 reviews
November 17, 2002
Released 8704 days ago
Nintendo GameCube

About

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.

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Release Dates by Platform

Nintendo GameCube Worldwide
Nov 17, 2002
Nintendo GameCube Worldwide
Feb 28, 2003
Nintendo GameCube Worldwide
Mar 21, 2003
Nintendo GameCube Worldwide
Apr 3, 2003
Nintendo GameCube Worldwide
Sep 25, 2003

Game Info

Developer
Retro Studios
Publisher
Nintendo
Engine
RUDE
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Genres
Shooter Platform Adventure
Themes
Action Science fiction Open world

Languages

Text / Subtitles
English, Japanese, French, English (UK), German, Italian, Spanish (Spain)

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