Metroid Prime
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Metroid Prime is a critically acclaimed first-person action-adventure game for the Nintendo GameCube that reimagined the Metroid series in 3D with atmospheric exploration and environmental storytelling.
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| Metroid Prime series | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Metroid series game
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first-person action-adventure game ⓘ video game ⓘ |
| artDirector | Todd Keller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Game of the Year awards from multiple publications ⓘ |
| basedOn | Metroid franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameraSwitchesTo | third-person view for morph ball sections ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | first game in Metroid Prime subseries ⓘ |
| composer |
Kenji Yamamoto
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Kouichi Kyuma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| developer | Retro Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Mark Pacini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ESRBRating | T (Teen) ⓘ |
| features |
backtracking with new abilities
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beam weapon upgrades ⓘ boss battles ⓘ environmental storytelling ⓘ exploration-focused gameplay ⓘ missile upgrades ⓘ morph ball gameplay ⓘ puzzle-solving ⓘ scan visor mechanic ⓘ suit upgrades ⓘ |
| follows | Super Metroid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameMode | single-player ⓘ |
| genre |
action-adventure
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first-person shooter ⓘ |
| hasRemaster | Metroid Prime Remastered NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
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Metroid Prime 3: Corruption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Samus Aran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric world design
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minimalist narrative presentation ⓘ successful transition of Metroid series to 3D ⓘ |
| originalPlatform | Nintendo GameCube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 2002-11-17 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseRegion |
Europe
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Metroid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perspective | first-person ⓘ |
| platform |
Nintendo GameCube
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Nintendo Switch ⓘ Wii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Kensuke Tanabe
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Shigeru Miyamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Nintendo ⓘ |
| remasterReleaseDate | 2023-02-08 ⓘ |
| setting | planet Tallon IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre | Metroidvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesPerspective | first-person perspective ⓘ |
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Metroid Prime series