Is Metroid Other M any good?

[Khuutra]

My friend, you got a Wii.

Other M is not a good introduction, because it is very different from the other games in the series and often just not considered as good on the whole.

If you want a really good introduction to the games, buy Super Metroid on the Virtual Console. It's even cheaper, and nobody in this topic would argue with the assertion that it's a much better game than Other M.