Metroid Prime 3, one of the most awesome shooters of 2007, is finally hitting Japan on March 6th. According to Kotaku, Metroid would be worth ¥6,800, which is roughly $64. That’s a big leap from the $49.99 price tag we’re used to.
Metroid’s journey to Japan has been a long one. It first came out in North America last August 27, came out of Europe last October 26, then made its way to Australia on November 8.
Funny how a franchise originally created by the Japanese ended up getting the most-recent release last.

Game reviewers are a misunderstood lot. People take them for granted because of the perception that the job is easy, and that non-game reviewers (i.e. everyone else) think they can do a better job. Hey, how hard can reviewing a game be? All one has to do is play and finish a game, then write about it, right?

Wrong.

I’m not about to get into the lengthy details of how writing isn’t for everyone, but I can tell you this: anyone can play, but not everyone can write.

Tom Chick, an independent game journalist, can indeed write. He’s shown us …read more