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Another Reason to Go Wii: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption continues Retro Studios' science fiction series. Using the nunchuk controller makes for intense action (Chris Buffa, 6/04/07, Business Week)

There are plenty of really cool looking games being developed for the Nintendo Wii, chief among them Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, the third installment in Retro Studios' successful science fiction series. Once again, you'll assume the role of bounty hunter Samus Aran and do battle against a myriad of evil space pirates and other bizarre creatures, all the while solving intricate puzzles and navigating our heroine around detailed alien environments. But while Corruption looks similar to its predecessors (and that's both good and bad), it sure doesn't play like them. That's where the Wii remote comes into play, providing us with a different type of experience we just can't get anyplace else.

By and large, Metroid Prime 3 bears a striking resemblance to the last two games, and that's actually wound up being both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, we're quite fond of the work Retro's done over the years in bringing the Metroid universe to life. The architecture, creepy aliens, and various effects shine, especially on a high definition monitor. But the fact remains that Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes were released ages ago, and while they still look good, that's not the type of visuals we want to see from a supposed "next generation" console. We know that the Wii isn't a graphical powerhouse, but we were looking for some extra oomph, some pristine sparkle that we'd never seen before. But unfortunately, Corruption looks like a GameCube title. That's not necessarily a bad thing, and for all we know the game's appearance might be significantly beefed up in the time leading up to its release, but for now, we're not pissed, just content.

Now that we've gotten that issue out of the way, we definitely subscribe to the theory that there's more to a game than its graphics, and with that being said, Corruption (at least what we've played of it) has the potential to be one of Nintendo's premier games, and it all has to do with the innovative control scheme.

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Posted by Orrin Judd at May 25, 2007 9:12 AM