Hello and welcome to a new review!
This time the next 3 reviews will be all about the Metroid Prime Trilogy: A
re-release of the original console versions of Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2:
Echoes, and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. Each with Wii Remote controls as well
as a 16:9 aspect ratio, and other stuff like blooming effects. I'll get into
more about the graphics later in this review. In the meantime, about this game.
The first 3d installment of the Metroid series ever since Super Metroid.
However, it was bashed repeatedly because of the first person approach. But, as
soon as it has released, all those negativity has been neutralized and in its
place, was pure joy INCARNATE!!! It was that good, or was it?! That's what I'm
here to find out. WARNING: There can and will be spoilers in this review. So,
if you don't want your experience spoiled; I SUGGEST YOU STOP READING RIGHT NOW
AND PLAY THE GAME FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!! It's 20$ on the E-shop anyways.


Story: 10 (This is great stuff!)


Oh, the story! It begins when Samus
discovers a distress beacon coming from a Frigate in orbit above Tallon IV.
Samus decides to check it out and five seconds after entering, we find out that
this frigate belongs to the Space Pirates. What were they doing in there? Biological
experiments on the inhabitants---that went horribly wrong! This releases some
parasites all around the ship. Samus takes out their leader, the queen
parasite. This prompts the ship to activate self destruct, and upon escaping,
she comes across a ressurected Ridley with metal prosthetics. Joy! Ridley
leaves the ship onto Tallon IV with Samus giving chase. Upon landing, we find
that the Chozo once lived here and went extinct here because of the
"Worm" and a "Great Poison". We find out that this
"Great Poison" is known as Phazon and it has the ability to mutate
whatever it touches. Yay.... And the "Worm" happens to be the source
of all of it. The space pirates are experimenting on this otherworldly
substance to boost their army, Metroids included. Awesome.... Samus now has to
put a stop to the Space Pirates as well as this "Great Poison". The
story is REALLY good, and it's littered with optional text from both the Chozo
and the Space Pirates and it's a good read!


Gameplay: 9 (Awesome!!!)


Oh, where do I start? Well, the
game is played in the first person, so, awesome! Samus is just like she was in
Super Metroid. You can move with the Control Stick, turn with pointing the Wii
Remote left and right, aim by pointing the Wii Remote period, shooting with A, jumping
with B, Morph Ball with C, A lock on system with Z, Missiles are D-pad down, as
well as some other stuff. This control scheme works well and you can invert
some of the controls as well. Now for the upgrades, at the very beginning of
the game, you are given the Varia  Suit,
Morph Ball, Morph Ball Bomb, Power Beam, Charge Beam, and the Grapple Beam.
However an explosion in the frigate took away all your stuff except the Power
Suit, and Power Beam. Isn't that ANNOYING??!!! Now you have to get all your stuff
back... Yay... THE POWER OF A CUTSCENE, EVEN THOUGH THAT'S REALLY UNFAIR!!!
Returning from Super Metroid are the Stuff that you start of with as well as
the Wave Beam (Beam are now treated as separate weapons, Nice! Shoots
Electricity), Ice Beam (Shotgun like firing rate and power), Plasma Beam (I
SHOOT FIRE!!!), Varia Suit (Protection from Heat), Gravity Suit (Let's you move
freely through water!), Nerfed Spider Ball ( Can only attach onto magnetic
rails only, Awww), Nerfed Space Jump (Now a Double Jump, could you imagine a
classic working Space Jump in a 3d game? It'd be game breaking!), Power Bomb
(Get ready for a HUGE EXPLOSION!!!!), and finally, no ScrewAttack... (Aw....)
New toys to play with includes different visors! Scan Visor (Let's you scan things
for how to defeat enemies and bosses, scan for lore and info, etc.), Thermal
Visor (Let's you see in the dark and track heat signatures!), and finally the
X-ray visor (Self-explanatory). Now, for new upgrades. Boost Ball (you can
super fast in Morph Ball mode!), Phazon Suit (Immune to blue phazon! It's also
black and that's cool!). Now for the depth and structure....


Depth: 8, Difficulty: 4-7, and Structure: 10 (Metroid!!!!)


The game is structured exactly like
Super Metroid. It's open world, you need to go from one area to the next,
Elevators and Save Stations, and to further explore the game would require a
specific upgrade. Not only that, the Scan Visor will tell you where to go next
after a while just in case you were completely lost. Awesome! There are lots of
missile expansions, and energy tanks to look out for, and the game rewards you
for being very curious. The game also has its difficult moments, but for the
most part, the difficulty is very gradual and nothing special, for the most
part. I won’t spoil the Chozo Artifact part, but you can’t find them all
without a guide… Sad, I know… There is backtracking though, so be prepared…
Finally, the game is really big for GameCube standards, so this game will last
you a few weeks, extra if you’re trying to get 100% with the logbook, missile
expansions, and energy tanks.


Graphics: 9 (BEAUTIFUL!)
             

 I have
gotta say, this game is gorgeous! This version of the power suit looks well
translated into 3d although bulky it is. The areas has their own feel to it,
thus making the game atmospheric at some points. Since the Trilogy edition adds
blooming effects, and new shaders to give this section of the review bonus
points, the original definitely has its problems with the graphics. Don’t get
me wrong, The game still looks really good for GameCube standards, except the
original was too dark and you can barely see anything at times, and to be
honest, it makes the game a little bit dated. On the Wii U re-release of the
Trilogy however; Of course, the game was remastered into 1080p FullHD. It makes
the game even more awesome at times, and a bit more dated at times, you can
especially see that in the cursor. But I’m willing to forgive it, because it
WAS developed for the Wii, and NOT the WiiU, and like I said, I’m willing to
forgive that. Moving on, now!


Sound: 8-10 (Atmospheric.)
             

 Now, I
know what Retro Studios was going for in terms of the soundtrack. It was 3d, so
it needs to be more atmospheric. For the most part, it works! The music
emphasizes the tone of the area you’re in PERFECTLY. Some of em was really
awesome soundtracks, especially the one for the Menu Select and Tallon
Overworld Depths. The only complaint is that there needs to be a bit more
catchy music, like in Super Metroid, and that the atmospheric tracks can get
really boring after awhile, but no complaints.


Verdict: 9.9/10 (Fantastic!)
             

 It was
SO close to getting a perfect 10, but it was just THAT good. It is now a
classic, and was very highly regarded by fans and gamers alike as the best Metroid
game since Super Metroid. If Retro Studios will go back to the Prime series,
and make a sequel to this awesome game. That’d be great, oh wait! This is
mariosonic123 with another AWESOME review after a LONG hiatus. Next time, I
will review Metroid Prime 2: Echoes as soon as I beat it. *big inhale, big
exhale* In the meantime thank you for reading this review and goodbye.
MARIOSONIC123…… OUT

Wow this review was stratospheric (what you meant when talking about the sound ). Abundant details, excellent structure and, most important of all, comparisons with past Metroid games so people who played the series will know what it is about. Had I been a fan of the series, I would have definitely given it a try.

PS : You look like you used Word to make your review. In the future make sure you use the Word pasting option so it does not have the shape it has, which make it easier to read.