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Metroid Prime

GameCube · Released November 17, 2002 · Developed by Retro Studios · Published by Nintendo

★ 92Total 93Single player

ShooterPlatformAdventureActionScience fictionOpen world

Summary

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.

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IGDB Rating

91.68 / 100

884 ratings

Total Rating

93.34 / 100

886 (user + critic)

Game Modes

Single player

Perspective

First person

Themes

Action · Science fiction · Open world

Engine

RUDE

Developer

Retro Studios

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Release history (5 entries)

Date	Platform	Region
Nov 17, 2002	Nintendo GameCube	—
Feb 28, 2003	Nintendo GameCube	—
Mar 21, 2003	Nintendo GameCube	—
Apr 3, 2003	Nintendo GameCube	—
Sep 25, 2003	Nintendo GameCube	—

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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.