DonWii said:
naznatips said:
super_etecoon said:
8.5 from Game Pro
GamePro
While the game isn't littered with NPCs, there's a lot of interaction with fellow bounty hunters and objectives given from outside sources. It seems like this and the multi-planet settings were both added to make the game feel more like an action-adventure than an adventure-action title, which is a shame since it flies in the face of what made Metroid one of the best franchises in gaming.
http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/wii/games/reviews/131309.shtml
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An interesting review. They at least seem to justify their score, so I'm happier with this review than with Gamespot's. I guess I'm becomming somewhat confused though by the conflicting reports about the amount of exploration vs. combat. Gametrailers and IGN both claimed there was a good balance, leaving plenty of exploration and just streamlining the way it's done. 1UP sort of skipped over the subject. Gamespot says it was more shooter-like, but then turns around and says it's just like the first two lol. Game Pro seems to be very specific in that they consider it to be too heavy on the combat. Guess that's something that every person will have to judge for themselves. |
Could it be the fact that not all reviewers played the game all the way? Perhaps a lack of interest in Metroid Prime 3 led reviewers to base the score of the game on early parts of the game, while the entire experience is balanced out. |
I suppose that's possible. The first part of the game has been said many times to be heavier on combat. This is because the first hour of the game is more of a tutorial. However, I really think it's more simply a difference of opinion. Some people are disappointed with the way you backtrack now. The system was streamlined so that you can now fly to different points on the planets, to shorten the amount of travel. They didn't eliminate backtracking. They just made it less travel time. I think some people simply miss the actual trip time, but that was never really the important part to me. The game itself is even larger than it's predecessors. I, personally, prefer to have more new environments and less walking through old ones.
