

The Metroid series entered an extended hiatus following its release, not seeing a mainline entry until Metroid: Samus Returns in 2017. Metroid: Other M was re-released on the Wii U's Nintendo eShop in 2016. It was the third-best-selling video game in Japan during its week of release, and the ninth best-selling game in North America during September 2010. The game also received honors from several publications. Metroid: Other M received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its elaborate cutscenes, graphics and action-oriented gameplay, although heavy criticism was directed at its narrative and Samus's characterization. It introduces melee attacks which can only be executed when an enemy's health is reduced. Other M is played from a third-person perspective using only the Wii Remote, and focuses on exploration and combat. The development team employed a simple control scheme to make the game appealing to modern players, and gave significant focus on plot and characterization, with extensive cinematics and voice acting. You can find more details on the creator’s Discord server.įor those not interested in downloading the emulator, we’ve included below a video showing Metroid Prime being played with mouse and keyboard.Longtime Metroid director Yoshio Sakamoto approached Team Ninja to develop Other M, while animation studio D-Rockets handled the cutscenes.

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The fact that you can also adjust the FOV is a big plus, making the games feel better on a PC monitor. After all, Nintendo does not plan to ever release these games on our platform.Īs you may have expected, these first-person games play wonderfully with mouse and keyboard. So while we are not talking about native PC versions of these three Metroid Prime, this is the closer we’ll ever get to them. ISO of the GameCube versions Metrid: Prime Trilogy Wii version in order to play them. Similarly to the original Dolphin emulator, gamers will need an. TBA (UK/EU) TBA (NA) Metroid Prime Trilogy Wii. PrimeHack currently supports Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. 18th Apr 1994 (NA) 28th Jul 1994 (UK/EU) Metroid: Samus Returns 3DS. And by that, we mean with proper keyboard and mouse controls, as well as higher FOV values. Thanks to a custom version of the Dolphin emulator, called PrimeHack, PC gamers can play the main trilogy of Metroid Prime like never before.
