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Category: Video Games
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $33.91
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New (48) Used (26) from $25.50
Avg. Customer Rating:  95 reviews
Sales Rank: 383
Format: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo Wii
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: METROIDWII
UPC: 605433010161
EAN: 0605433010161
ASIN: B000FQBPDU
Release Date: August 27, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand New.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Game - Well worth the price February 25, 2008
This game is fantastic. Not only is creative and unique, but it is very challenging and really utilizes the Wii controls. The plants you visit are wonderful, the graphics are spectacular and the puzzles are very thoughtful. I thought I would be done with this game very quickly when I first read about it, but it has provided hours of entertainment and I am only 20% of the way through. One of the best features is that the game is not linear. You really have to understand the story and remember where you have been and what clues were given to make it through (don't worry, there are plenty of online walkthroughs if you get stuck).
 Great game, but falls short of standards set by predecessors February 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My rating is based on multiple factors, all of which will be described in detail.
Controls: 5 stars
The controls are very innovative and unique. It's fun to aim the Wiimote like it's actually Samus' arm cannon; and even more fun to use the nunchuck like a lasso when using the Grapple Beam.
Graphics: 5 stars
The greaphics in this game are nothing short of amazing. It takes full advantage of the Wii's capabilities. The details, particle effects, and the like are beautiful.
Plot: 3.5 stars
For those of you that like a good storyline, Corruption might as well not even have one. These games have nothing to do with each other except for the Space Pirates, the Galactic Federation, and Dark Samus. The plot of this game itself is actually decent, but considering the fact that it has almost nothing to do with its predecessors is disappointing.
Comparatively: 3
This one falls short of its predecessors. The bosses and puzzles are MUCH better and harder in 1 and 2 than in 3. In 1, I died a few times. In 2, I died a bunch. In 3, I didn't die once. The Wii controls vastly impair your previous ability to have 4 missile types, 4 visor types, and 4 beam types all at the same time. In this one, you only get ONE of each at any given time. In addition, 2 was going in the right direction with multiplayer. This one could easily have had an improved version like that one.
Overall, 4. This game is amazing and worth the money, but don't expect it to be just like the first 2.
 Run around in circles for hours and hours February 9, 2008
7 out of 15 found this review helpful
Do you remember when you were a kid, and when you played Nintendo, you had to mash the buttons as fast as you possibly could, until your thumbs went numb and you dented the plastic in the controller?
Metroid Prime 3 is basically that exact experience, only instead of running around exploring levels in 2d, you mash the button furiously through interminable boss fight after interminable boss fight, in 3d, while trying desperately to get your wiimote to aim properly.
Every boss fight is basically identical: you walk into a large featureless circular room, and some huge monster walks up to you. You then run around in circles constantly for the next 3 hours trying to shoot the monster in a convoluted pattern. Basically, in every case, it's something like this:
1. Shoot monster in its One Weak Spot -- the crook of its elbow, its knee, some little eyeball-like spots on its chest, whatever.
2. Now, shoot it in its Real Weak Spot that's only visible when you've hit its Weak Spot, to do damage.
3. Now, repeat that 126 times, while running in circles, for 3 hours. I recommend you run counterclockwise, because if you run clockwise, you'll get bored. But counterclockwise is fun! Oh, and don't ever stop mashing the button as fast as you possibly can.
4. Eventually, the boss will enter Ultra Mega Mode and randomly kill you with the nuclear missile he forgot he left behind the sofa earlier. Game over.
Repeat steps 1-4 seven times, and you'll eventually win and get to the next boss, where you'll once again be delighted to run in circles and basically do the exact same thing. In between bosses, there are a few irrelevant enemies, which you can generally just ignore.
The game also has some mechanical puzzles, most of which you do in Ball Mode. Basically, these are for the most part really simple -- you just roll around a bit and set a bomb in everything you see. It isn't really possible to do any of them wrong, so I'm somewhat hesitant to even call them puzzles, exactly. Rather, you basically just roll around until the game decides you've done whatever arbitrary thing it wanted.
Two stars. The game is basically just a bunch of nearly identical boss fights, and the boss fights are boring and just never end.
Take a nap instead. Maybe some 8 year old girl will wander by and mash the buttons until her fingers bleed for you, so you won't have to.
A worthy end to an epic series February 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Plenty of reviews here so wont be wordy... this game is awesome and has suprisingly great replay value. I OWNED the game on normal mode or whatever it was called. Now I am playing in Hypermode difficulty and it is really challenging! Definetly worth playing through! Beautifully done.
Prime at its best!!! January 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is by far the best of the last 3 Metroid games. Not only the game play is something that you've never experienced before but the details in the game is what I really liked. Complete the logbook and get special rewards, are the things that make it better than its predecessors. It is very dinamic and there is more history involved giving a great ending to the Prime trilogy.
THE GOOD:
- The controllers work pretty good. They are a little hard to get used to, but once you do, everything else would feel awkward.
- There is more history involved! And let's say that Samus is not completely alone for these missions.
- New weapons that are fun to use, interactive controls.
THE BAD: - I hate to say it but there is still the famous "door lag" that previous games had. I really don't know how they have not fixed this problem, most of the time you try to open a door by shooting at it, it takes a couple of seconds for it to open, sometimes you have to move sideways and shoot again to make it work. I'm really tired of it.
ONE LAST THING: This game is easier to complete than its predecessors. I don't know if that is good or bad. Personally I don't like easy games, but previous Metroid games were extremely hard and annoying, so for me it's a plus. However if you like the challenge, you can always try the hard mode. This game has also some side quest that are interesting to complete.
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