Monday, 19 May 2008

Metroid Prime 3

Adventure FPS from Retro Studies at Nintendo. Played on Nintendo Wii.
There has been much gimmical use of the Wii remote since the console's launch. It isn't often a game comes along where you think 'wow, the Wii remote was made for this game' rather than vice-versa. But Metroid Prime 3 is one of those rare few games. Aiming and looking around with the remote as you move using the nunchuk's analog stick feels so fluid and so natural, it far surpasses most fps efforts seen these days. That's the control system covered; how does the rest of the game fare?
Fantastically well, actually. The gameplay is more adventure than fps, and exploring the environments is actually genuinely entertaining, unlike most games where it can become a chore. Finding unreachable items and making a mental note to come back once you have a correspondent upgrade makes backtracking a rewarding and fun task, which is often optional rather than mandatory. The fps combat is great, especially pulling with the nunchuk for the grappling beam.
Graphically, it's mindblowing, and the audio works perfectly as well.
9/10

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