Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Metroid Prime 3 : Corruption, easily was one the best looking Wii games in 2007. (Zelda, the Gamecube port was the best looking Wii game before this) and arguably one of the best Wii games overall in 2007. It also shows the potential for more great first person shooters to come to the Wii, as the controls work very well here. This can also be called an adventure title, as you tend to use your head in a lot of places.

Right away you are immersed into the action as you start off on Samus's ship.
The action, not surprisingly gets even better from there, every second is worth playing. The Boss Battles are great, and have you using all kinds of different abilities to defeat them. I am not going to give away any of the plot, but the story is well put together, and never gets confusing or dull. Some points in the game do get tough, but its all part of the challenge and only adds to the gameplay.


The environments in this game are vast, and are simply put..Beautiful. So much detail was clearly put into this game. Everywhere you go, you will constantly look at everything on the planets, as it all looks so good. Even the little creatures you constantly blast look great along with all the bosses you encounter and need to defeat.

The game also sees some great voice acting, very nicely put together, and adds even more to the game. Listening to commands, or finding out whats happening never sounded so better. The only one not talking is Samus.


The controls are great, and do not take any time to get used to. You have the option of changing the controls around, the default controls are A to shoot, B to jump. You can choose to switch those around, making A to jump and B to fire, which gives you more of that gun feeling.

Nunchuck is used to controls Samus, remote is your gun. Simple, but fun. At points throughout the game you may need to use your Nunchuck to pull away shields or various other things, which is done by throwing out the Nunchuck and pulling back. Also the remote acts as Samus' hand as she needs to pull different things to open doors or throttles to start the ship, and that is done by pulling, twisting and turning the remote in certain instances in the game. You really feel immersed when playing this game which is always a great thing to feel when playing.

Extras

Metroid Prime 3 allows you to purchase extras with the points you get when either scanning enemies or various other things. You can buy songs from the game, artwork, etc.

Also, you can trade and share points with a friend, adding more to the experience of an already great game.



This game is a must have for all Wii owners. Fans of previous Metroid games will not be disappointed. However, if you have not played one in the past don't frown, this game allows anyone to understand it, but trust me the other games are good as well, and worth a play.

Upgrades for your suit, and ship etc. are spread out very nicely, and backtracking that was a problem in the other games, is not a problem here, the backtracking in Prime adds to the game even more.

The only complaint I would have is, despite being around 20 hours or more, I would have liked to see the last game of the series a bit longer than 20 hours.
Could have been better than it is.

Still, this is one of the best Wii games out there.
Surely we have not seen the last of Samus, but if we have well..like the saying goes, she went out in a blaze of glory.

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption in stores today, pick it up