Metroid Prime is Here!
This one probably can find its way under the “duh,” “no kidding!” or “who doesn’t know?” category…but Nintendo has shipped Metroid Prime out to retailers today. Here is the official press release from the big boys themselves.
REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 14, 2002 – For eight years, her disciples around the globe have waited. In four days, Samus Aran returns: leaping forward to explore a foreboding, sci-fi future . . . tilting backwards in tribute to past days of pure video game adventure. With not one, but two brand new games—Metroid Prime for Nintendo GameCube and Metroid Fusion for Game Boy Advance—this intergalactic bounty hunter expands her exploits from the comfort of your couch to anywhere a portable Game Boy Advance can be carried. Both games land on Nov. 18.
There are few fans in the world of video games more zealous than Metroid fans," says Peter MacDougall, executive vice president, sales and marketing, Nintendo of America Inc. “But despite their enthusiasm, we know some feared Metroid wouldn’t be the same in 3-D as it was in 2-D. They were right-— it’s better. And some thought the Game Boy Advance version could never match its Super NES predecessor. Well, it’s surpassed it.
Both games feature the eerie solitude and claustrophobic exploration that the original Metroid games demonstrated in the ’80s. Nintendo GameCube owners will confront the varied landscapes of the planet Tallon IV through a novel, first-person visor perspective. Metroid Fusion players must ‘fuse’ with alien enemies in order to save Samus from a parasite destroying her from within.
Owing to the unique connectivity between the two systems, players can receive two outstanding bonuses by linking their hardware. By successfully completing the Nintendo GameCube version, Samus can be equipped with the new armored spacesuit featured in Metroid Fusion. Plus, those who successfully complete the Game Boy Advance adventure can unlock an embedded version of the original Nintendo Entertainment System Metroid for play on their Nintendo GameCube systems.
Developed by Retro Studios and Nintendo, Metroid Prime is an intense exercise in strategy, exploration and survival.
Metroid Prime is rated T (Teen) and will be available at a suggested retail price of $49.95. Metroid Fusion is rated E (Everyone) and carries a suggested retail price of $34.95.
For more information about NINTENDO GAMECUBE or any other Nintendo product visit the company’s Web sites, www.nintendo.com, www.nintendogamecube.com or www.metroid.com.
Oh, I almost forgot about that “other” game on the market, Metroid Fusion for the GBA. Pick up a copy today!
Source: http://www.nintendo.com/