#28. Metroid Prime (GC)
"A first person view Metroid.. .that'll never work" I thought. It did work and it was magnificient. The way Retro Studios managed to reproduced the feel of earlier Metroid games but in this totally new perspective still surprises me to this day. You've got backtracking, missiles, different beam weapons, the morph ball, the spider ball, bombs, all the familiar Metroid features made brand new.
The game looks really good and the controls become a second nature within a few minutes of playing the game. The planet you're exploring is huge and the enemies you face are varied and deadly. The music helps you immerse yourself in this world and features new versions of old classics (like the Magmoor Carverns). I don't remember much from the story but that's because all I care about is getting that next power up so I can go back to where I saw a missile expansion that I couldn't get to before.
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