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Metroid Prime is a 2002 action-adventure game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. Metroid Prime is the fifth main Metroid game and the first to use 3D computer graphics and a first-person perspective. It was released in North America in November 2002, and in Japan and Europe the following year.
After releasing no further information since the game's announcement in 2017, Nintendo released the first trailer and the title Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on June 18, 2024. [1] [12] The trailer showcased similar gameplay to the previous games in the series, with Samus exiting her gunship, exploring a forest world, using her morph ball ability, scanning a Space Pirate and encountering Sylux. [13]
The 2D Metroid games are side-scrollers, and the 3D Metroid Prime series gives the player a first-person perspective, [1] while Other M is a third-person shooter with the ability to switch to first-person view. [2] Metroid is one of Nintendo's most successful franchises, with over 17 million copies sold by September 2012. [3]
This category describes games that have been classified as falling into the Metroidvania genre of gameplay, a specific type of action-adventure game (as well as platform game, generally) that features a large interconnected game world that progressively becomes more accessible as the player collects power-ups.
Penkin was born on 22 May 1992 in the United Kingdom, [2] [3] and grew up in Perth, Western Australia. [4] Penkin's interest in video game music started from when he first heard the "Phendrana Drifts" theme from Metroid Prime; [4] in a 2012 interview, he referred to the theme's electronic synths and acoustic instruments as "absolute bliss".
Metroidvania [a] is a sub-genre of action-adventure games and/or platformers focused on guided non-linearity and utility-gated exploration and progression. The term is a partial blend of the names of the video game series Metroid and Castlevania, based on the template from Metroid (1986), Castlevania II (1987), Super Metroid (1994), and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997).
In the 100% ending's post-credit scene of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Sylux chases Samus in his ship. Sylux also appears (presumed via silhouette) in a post-credits scene of Metroid Prime: Federation Force. According to Metroid Prime series producer Kensuke Tanabe, a planned storyline for Metroid Prime 4 would focus on Sylux and Samus. [27]
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes is a 2004 adventure game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the GameCube.The sequel to Metroid Prime (2002) and the first Metroid game with a multiplayer feature, Echoes was released in North America, Europe and Australia in 2004 and in Japan under the name Metroid Prime 2: Dark Echoes [a] in May 2005.