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Metroid Prime: Trilogy
North American "Collector's Edition" box art
Developer(s)Retro Studios
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Composer(s)Kenji Yamamoto
Kouichi Kyuma
Minako Hamano
Masaru Tajima
SeriesMetroid
Platform(s)Wii
Genre(s)Action-adventure game
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Metroid Prime: Trilogy is an action-adventure video game compilation developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console.[1] It features Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption on a single dual-layer disc. The former two, which were originally released for the Nintendo GameCube, have been updated with many of the features that were first implemented in the latter. It was released in North America on August 24, 2009,[2] and will be released in the UK on September 4, 2009,[3] and in Australia on October 15, 2009.[4] The Collector's Edition (only available in the US) is packaged in a metal tin, contains an art booklet, and includes other features.[5][6]

Overview

Samus Aran aiming at Dark Samus during an encounter from the Metroid Prime 2: Echoes chapter of Metroid Prime: Trilogy

The updated Wii versions of Prime and Prime 2, which were released separately in Japan as part of the New Play Control! series, utilize the same Wii Remote control scheme introduced in Prime 3.[7][8] Other updates include shorter load times, upgraded textures, improved visual effects, and 16:9 widescreen capabilities. However, the HUD is always displayed at the original aspect ratio, leading it to be stretched horizontally while in widescreen mode.[9] Additionally, the award system from Prime 3 was incorporated into the first two games. Players earn tokens by accomplishing certain tasks, allowing them to unlock in-game items such as artwork, music, and other features.[8][7][10] In response to complaints about Prime 2's high difficulty during some of the boss battles, the difficulty of those encounters was lowered.[11]

Reception

On the review aggregators Metacritic[16] and Game Rankings,[15] Metroid Prime: Trilogy has an average of 94 out of 100, indicating "Universal Acclaim". GamesRadar praised it for being the compilation of three great games for the price of one.[14] IGN awarded the trilogy a score of 9.5 out of 10, citing the fantastic game play and brilliant presentation values,[11] while NGamer UK cited the massive amount of game play per pound.[13] Blast Magazine awarded the compilation a 9.7 out of 10 and said that these were the "definitive version of each game in the Prime trilogy."[18]

References

  1. ^ Balicki, Lukasz (2009-05-22). "Nintendo Announces Metroid Prime Trilogy". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
  2. ^ "Metroid Prime Trilogy at Nintendo". Nintendo. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
  3. ^ "Q3 2009 Release Schedule UK" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Metroid Prime Trilogy at ebgames.com.au". Electronics Boutique. Retrieved 10-08-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ Casamassina, Matt (2009-06-24). "Metroid Prime Trilogy Box Art Revealed". IGN. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
  6. ^ "Metroid Prime: Trilogy at metroid.com". Nintendo. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  7. ^ a b Harris, Craig (2009-05-22). "Metroid Prime Trilogy Hands-on". IGN. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
  8. ^ a b Kohler, Chris (2009-05-22). "Hands-On: Metroid Prime Trilogy Brings Entire Series to Wii". Wired.com. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  9. ^ a b "Review: Metroid Prime Trilogy [Wii]". Retrieved 2009-09-01.
  10. ^ Hinkle, David (2009-08-17). "This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Metroid Prime Trilogy dev diary". Retrieved 2009-08-18. {{cite web}}: More than one of |author= and |last= specified (help)
  11. ^ a b c Casamassina, Matt. "Metroid Prime: Trilogy Review". Retrieved August 22, 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  12. ^ Official Nintendo Magazine UK (Sept 2009): 79. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ a b "Review of Metroid Prime: Trilogy". NGamer UK (Oct 2009): 58.
  14. ^ a b "Metroid Prime Trilogy Review". GamesRadar. Retrieved August 22, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  15. ^ a b "Reviews of Metroid Prime: Trilogy". Game Rankings. Retrieved August 22, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  16. ^ a b "Reviews of Metroid Prime: Trilogy". Metacritic. Retrieved August 22, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  17. ^ "Metroid Prime: Trilogy Reviews". GameStats. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
  18. ^ Normandin, Marc. "Metroid Prime Trilogy review". Retrieved August 26, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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