Prime 2 > DKC > Prime 3

While I like Prime 3 a lot, I think it was a step down from the previous 2 games. The other 2 are just simple masterpieces. 

Donkey Kong Country Returns, best 2D platformer of the 7th gen.

I just beat Metroid Prime 1 (in Trilogy) and wow that game was good...but since its disqualified, I'd have to choose >.> err, I dunno. I loved MP3 and DKCR so much but I don't know how to compare them @.@

Metroid prime 3 corruption is by far their best game.

*consulting my top 50 games list*

#1. Metroid Prime
#12. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
#17. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
#24. Donkey Kong Country Returns
#49. Mario Kart 7

Comparison to other entries in the Metroid, Donkey Kong, and Mario Kart franchises:

#37. Super Metroid
#44. Donkey Kong Country
No other ranked Mario Kart games.

Prime 3 was just crazy good. Dem controls!

If they ever make a new Metroid Prime game, I seriously hope they include Wiimote pointer controls, 'cos I won't be going back to analog sticks for that... I disliked Prime 1 on GameCube, I adored Prime 3 and Trilogy, simply because they controls made all the difference in the world.

I've only played DKCR and Metroid Prime 1,
DK is more my genre, and I thought it was well done.

Prime 2 is my favorite game of the trilogie. Loved prime 1 but I feel it followed to closely the template of Super Metroid. I thought the story of prime2 was more engaging with the Luminoth and Inns and the mystery behind Dark Samus. It also have my favorite guns/visors/suits of the series while prime3 revolved to much around the corruption and the phazon boost gimick for my taste.

Also I loved the Light world/Dark world. Never understood all the hate behind it, It's ok when Zelda does it but everyone goes hating when it's Metroid? What kind of hypocrisy is this? Atleast in Prime 2 I had the ''oh shit'' feeling and felt threatned everytime I was in the Dark world.

Oh, and most important of all, Prime2 had multiplayer and I had a blast with it! Never understood why they took it away in the 3rd game.

Donkey Kong Country Returns. The waggle is a bit annoying and the music is not really up to standards, but other than that it's  a spectacular game. It's well-designed, the game is gorgeous and it has many secret levels for the gamer that wants even more.

I voted Metroid Prime 2, but really, it's difficult to choose between it and Prime 3. I think Returns was not as good as the Prime games even though it was masterfully executed, it didn't feel new. Only remixes of music and stuff. The Cliff world was cool though.

At least Tropical Freeze is going to change this! With David Wise at the helm on music production, together with a little input from Kenji Yamamoto, this can only mean MAGIC. And different islands? Gives me a little bit of Crash Bandicoot vibes, which is not a bad thing at all.

That was a little off topic, but I am really looking forward to Tropical Freeze. But yeah, I chose MP2 as their best game, it was the most difficult, not only bosses, but also just navigating the world... I felt really lost several times, especially in the first half. But when it all comes together towards the end, it just feels so satisfying! Prime 2 is a prime example of a Metroid game, and it does new things that MP1 didn't, like a different progression instead of copying the Super Metroid formula. I mean it wasn't bad at anything it did, but Prime 2 is just a better game.

But when I want to sit down and play a Prime game nowadays, I mostly end up with playing Prime 3 since it's easier to pick up.