In Metroid Prime: Federation Force join a four-player local or online squad in this co-operative sci-fi shooter set in the Metroid universe. Hop in a specialized battle Mech suit and work with your teammates to take down enemy forces and complete objective- based missions. Then, take a break and play a fun, pick-up game of Blast Ball with fellow troops.
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Krooner
2 Sep 165#18
'Super Metroid' flatlined in Japan. It's never been a popular franchise there.
JMJ1990
2 Sep 164#7
But it's the fact that we haven't had a proper Metroid game in a while. Fans are screaming out for it but Nintendo won't listen. (Probably still sore about Other M?) You would have thought that they'd make something special for the 30th anniversary...
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Silas123
13 Sep 16#29
people should give this game a chance
Krooner
3 Sep 16#28
Completely agree. Metroidvanias are doing well on the indie scene. I can't fathom why they've not thought to bring it home. With the Samus stuff in FF, it looks like they're going back to 'Prime' though.
Illusionary
3 Sep 16#27
Not in the least - Metroid's key history, and the obvious way forward, is all about the 2D games.
yomanation
3 Sep 16#26
Not really... A proper Metroid would need to be something bigger and better than the Prime games.
AlbieBeckFord
2 Sep 16#25
Tell me then: why did Other M sell over 42,000 copies in Japan in its launch week? That's not a "horrific" number, is it? :man:
JMJ1990
2 Sep 161#4
Won't take long before this drops further - absolutely flatlined in Japan. I'm sure it's an ok game but has ticked off a lot of Metroid fans
Spasho to JMJ1990
2 Sep 161#6
Gamers need to be a bit more open-minded and realise that this is a spin-off. Metal Gear Rising is not a MGS game at heart but it's pretty awesome and speaking of MGR, I want a sequel already god dammit! :man:
Teath123 to JMJ1990
2 Sep 161#24
I seriously wish people would stop using the failure in Japan as a metric from Metroid fans to support their argument that this game didn't need to exist. Every single Metroid game sells horrifically in Japan, they all do, its just not a liked series there. Similarly unliked is F-Zero and Star Fox. I agree with you that we need a new Metroid game that's a proper one, but this doesn't help anyone's case.
Krooner
2 Sep 161#23
Oh the numbers are bad, no doubt. A Shame, because it's a better game than that.
Super did terribly, even at a place like Super Potato you could get a sealed copy with the guide for like $10 well into the 2000s. Re-sellers will have seen to that by now, but for a long time it was the easiest Japanese SNES game to source in mint condition. I stopped collecting when my son was born, but I'd wager that it still is.
"IIRC" - JMJ1990, how old were you in 1994??
Spark
2 Sep 16#19
Why are they arsing about with this? They could just redo Metroid Prime Hunters in 3D and people would probably be far happier.
Spasho to Spark
2 Sep 16#22
The 3D on 3DS isn't really that big of a deal or the wow factor as it was in the beginning. 3D was a gimmick to sell the 3DS but what made it successful was the awesome library of games it has now.
JMJ1990
2 Sep 161#21
IIRC it sold pretty well - I get that Japan doesn't really like Metroid but come on, even for their standards, it's pretty bad
Strretmaster
2 Sep 16#20
This game was awesome and I really enjoyed it.
Krooner
2 Sep 165#18
'Super Metroid' flatlined in Japan. It's never been a popular franchise there.
fuzzydunlop
2 Sep 162#2
Metroid had always been great at giving a sense of isolation...whose idea was multiplayer? :neutral_face:
yomanation to fuzzydunlop
2 Sep 162#3
It's a spin-off. By definition it can't be the same kind of experience, just takes place in the same universe.
Spasho to fuzzydunlop
2 Sep 16#5
This is a really good game, a Metroid spin-off but in this title it's about team work and as such, playing solo is a tedious chore.
silvercondor to fuzzydunlop
2 Sep 161#17
I hear you, man. Not sure where this idea came from that every game has to have multiplayer these days. Much prefer playing in isolation (Witcher, Fallout, etc). "Then, take a break and play a fun, pick-up game of Blast Ball with fellow troops." Jesus actual Christ.
reddragon105
2 Sep 16#16
Could have - should have - had Metroid Prime Hunters 2 on the DS, then the third game could have been Metroid Prime Hunters 3DS. And a couple more sidescrolling handheld Metroid games wouldn't have gone amiss either. :disappointed:
robinp
2 Sep 16#15
^^^ this - a new 2D Metroid would be brilliant (Zero Mission on the GBA was a major hit at a time they were pushing 3D Metroid on the Gamecube), crisp 2D on the 3DS, a bit like Donkey Kong 3DS or a Link Between Worlds - both of which were a critical and commercial success.
cowsindahouse
2 Sep 16#14
it's a bad game
JMJ1990
2 Sep 162#13
Could have had a proper Metroid on the 3DS...
yomanation
2 Sep 161#12
The reason why they haven't released a proper Metroid is because it would require a high budget and the Wii U didn't have enough sales to warrant that. It's the same reason why Zelda was ported to NX. People need to realize that sales matter.
fuzzydunlop
2 Sep 161#11
Might want to correct the title btw :wink:
allgonewrong
2 Sep 161#10
I'll wait them to start shifting this for under a tenner. Which will happen. The game absolutely bombed in Japan.
Kanedaaaaaa
2 Sep 16#9
The reveal for this ranks as one of the biggest disappointments I've ever seen. People teased that we might get a new Metroid, and this is what we got. It was like a monkey's paw wish.
iamthelloyd
2 Sep 16#8
Eurogamer reported on the Japanese launch of this game... It tanked.... hard.
JMJ1990
2 Sep 164#7
But it's the fact that we haven't had a proper Metroid game in a while. Fans are screaming out for it but Nintendo won't listen. (Probably still sore about Other M?) You would have thought that they'd make something special for the 30th anniversary...
Ann3xe
2 Sep 162#1
Heat for cheapest pre order price. I will get this but like the multiplayer Zelda game I think this will sink like a balloon in price very quickly, so will wait till sub 15
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Super did terribly, even at a place like Super Potato you could get a sealed copy with the guide for like $10 well into the 2000s. Re-sellers will have seen to that by now, but for a long time it was the easiest Japanese SNES game to source in mint condition. I stopped collecting when my son was born, but I'd wager that it still is.
"IIRC" - JMJ1990, how old were you in 1994??