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

Metroid Prime 3 is more action-adventure than FPS, you say? Let’s see about that. Have a look at this clip and tell me the action isn’t going to be intense.

FYI: Samus uses the standard control scheme in the video. Notice anything else funny about it? Samus took a lot of hits—more than she should’ve had.
Any idea why?

If you’ve played the previous Metroid games, then you must know what it’s like to play Samus in ball form. You navigate small passages and try to climb into loftier places by strategically dropping bombs that would propel you upward.
This gameplay video of Metroid Prime 3 would help you relive what it’s like:

I don’t know about you, but it looks like this installment of Metroid is taking the notch higher by having you traverse more complex passages. Aside from this, I noticed that the movement dynamic between walls wasn’t caused by Samus’ bombs.
Was it just me, or were my hands …read more

Yes, it’s E3, the most wonderful time of the year—next to Christmas, at least. A flood of videos at the event are coming in, so get set for a viewing extravaganza. First up is a video walkthrough of a level in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. The game is coming out next month, so soak yourself in the hype leading to it.

The most noticeable part of the video is how the controls work. I remember associating auto-aim and non-alcoholic beer, but after seeing how this feature works, I must say that from being totally against it, I’ve changed my stance to …read more

Like other franchises that move from one console generation to another, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption lost features when it crossed over to the Nintendo Wii. This time, the casualty is online modes. In an interview with GamePro, president and CEO Michael Kelbaugh of Retro Studios confirmed that the third installment is focused on delivering a better single-player experience.

Then again, it might not be so bad considering that the multiplayer for Metroid Prime 2 was rather limited, having no LAN or online support. It was mainly a split-screen cooperative affair that critics viewed as “bland.”

Why couldn’t Retro Studios emulate …read more

A minor bad news to start the week: Metroid Prime 3 is going to be delayed by a week. How did we find out? Hawk eyes, that’s what.

Along with a press release that revealed the release date of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (which is October 1 w00t), was the news that Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is coming this August 27th. So where’s the delay?

If you must know, the third Metroid Prime was originally scheduled to hit shelves on August 20. Upon reading the press release, you’ll notice that the news felt like it was hidden—placed in …read more

August will be a month of destiny for a couple of high-profile shooters. First is Bioshock, that spiritual successor to System Shock 2 that has high hopes of making us wet our pants in delight (or terror). Another game that you shouldn’t take for granted is Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, that first-person shooter/adventure game that gamers are babbling about.
So what’s the latest on Samus Aran?
A reader by the alias of NDAninja got his/her mitts on the most recent issue of Play, a U.K.-based game magazine, and revealed the details to Go Nintendo. Within the pages of the new issue were …read more