windbane said:
You're an idiot. There haven't even been many Wii games to review lately. 1UP is a great source and they gave this game a 90. Why don't you guys play the freaking game before complaining that it didn't get perfect scores. Don't bash every single source that scored it "low."
100 Nintendo Power The stunning visuals and immersive gameplay of the finale to the Prime series proves that the Wii is ready for the mainstream gamer. [Oct 2007, p.86] 96 GameTrailers The original "Metroid Prime" is one of the highest-rated games in existence, but Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is easily superior. It’s far less frustrating, and more action packed, while managing to redefine console shooting controls in the process.  95 IGN Not only do the new controls respond quicker and with more precision than any dual-analog-helmed FPS ever created, but the gesture system works brilliantly, too. Meanwhile, the title delivers everything a Metroid fan could hope for, including spectacular environmental puzzles, epic boss fights and intense combat, all wrapped up in a package that spans multiple worlds and is filled with re-traversal exploration. 90 GameDaily Instead of blazing through the galaxy using a more traditional game controller, tackle enormous bosses and solve head-scratching puzzles using the Wii's remote and nunchuk. The experience is nothing short of extraordinary. 90 1UP On the whole, Corruption takes advantage of the Wii's biggest strength (with its unique controls), and minimizes its greatest weakness (through astounding art direction), while otherwise maintaining or improving upon the high standards and overall polish the series is known for. 90 GameSpy Even with its great new controls, decent story and amazing visuals, there are some annoyances that have bled through from the other games...The biggest offender is the way the game streams new levels. 85 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. 85 GameSpot It's got exactly what you would expect from the last in an acclaimed trilogy of titles: great boss battles, involved environmental puzzles, and a smooth control scheme that cements exactly how FPS controls should work on the platform...While the lack of multiplayer is disappointing, the single-player campaign won't leave you wanting. So I guess you only like Nintendo Power.
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First of all, you do not ever call someone else an idiot. That is never appropriate, and I request that you learn to post in a reasonable and polite way or do not post at all. Second, I'm glad you decided to actually read the topic before insulting everyone here.
I gave my opinions on why I disliked the review. I said specifically that I don't think the site is biased against the Wii, I just think they took a big name game and gave it a lower than expected review in order to generate extra site traffic. I have no problems with the score of an 8.5, but I feel that reviews need to be clear, concise, and justify their scores. The Gamespot and Gamepro reviews failed to do this. I don't think the game is perfect, nor am I claiming it even deserves higher scores than that necessarily (after all, I have not played it yet), but no matter what score you give out, you need to write a concise and descriptive review of the game.
1UP gave it a 9.0, but I don't like their review because I don't feel that it did a very good job of explaining itself either. I liked IGN's review because theirs was 4 pages of concise, detailed information about the game, it's problems, and it's strong points. They clearly broke down everything good and bad about the game, and scored it accordingly. Gametrailers did a similarly good job with their review, as did Gamespy and Gamedaily.
As far as multiplayer goes, I can tell you never played Metroid Prime 2, which makes your comments even more ridiculous. The multiplayer in Metroid Prime 2 was godawful. It had it's score LOWERED simply because the multiplayer was so bad. The only other Metroid game to have multiplayer was Metroid Prime Hunters, which was reviewed poorly because it didn't play at all like a Metroid game. Metroid is simply not a series designed for multiplayer. It's an adventure game, and it's no more valid to ask for multiplayer in MP3 than it is to ask for it in Zelda or Bioshock. Please don't waste my time and yours trying to argue with me about a game series you know nothing about. I will no more discuss the merits of multiplayer in this game with you than I would discuss the quality of an opera with a deaf man.
