Metroid Prime Trilogy (Wii)

[Malon_Forever]

http://wii.ign.com/articles/985/985793p1.html

And it's priced at $50. I got to get this since I sold Corruption not too long ago, and really regret it.

[carlcarlson]

That's a great package. I'll definitely be picking that up at some point.

[maxlords]

This makes me sad. I'd play it....if it had the option for GC controls. I REALLY hate the Wii controls for Corruption...and I love those games.

[heybtbm]

I don't think the new Wii control scheme on Metroid Prime 1 and 2 is worth re-buying games I already have. MP3 did control the best though. Hmmm.

[Diosoth]

I thought the controls for the first 2 games were fine. There's no excuse to exclude Gamecube control options... well, aside form Nintendo's arrogant attitude that the Wii controls are the greatest thing ever, and if you prefer normal controllers you are inferior.

But this is Nintendo. They won't even admit that the Virtual Boy was a failure.

[Garry Silljo]

I never finished 1, and never played 2 or 3. It's a great deal for me.

[swlovinist]

I gave my Corruption away to a friend, this is great news to me. All three games(in my opinion), are great. I actually liked the Wii controls in the third game.

[kupomogli]

I don't have a Wii and don't see myself getting one for a very long time if at all, but I'd pick this one up if it were to hit 19.99 someday. That's doubtful knowing that Nintendo doesn't EVER price drop games less than 5 years running. Take a look at all their first party DS games that are still 29.99+ retail.

[skaar]

I will purchase this. And finally play through them.

[c0ldb33r]

Hmmm... I don't know what to do with this.

I loved the first MP but hated the controls. I already own it but have never beaten it.
I've never played MP2 but have always wanted to.
I own MP3 but haven't finished it.

I LOVE the wii controls for MP3. I think they're very well done. I kind of want this just to have the wii controls versions of MP1 and 2.

I think I'll buy this the instant I see it used.

[Trumpman]

All three are great games, and I loved the Wii Remote controls in MP3, but I'm not sure it's worth rebuying games I already have for a different control scheme. I beat all three when they came out, and there are so many other games that I'd like to buy or that are on the backlog, so I probably won't get it. If it drops in price, however, that might change.

But if you haven't played/beaten the whole trilogy, this is a great deal. All three games are amazing and the praise for the games is well deserved.

[Matt-El]

To those concerned:


The WII CAN play Gamecube games. Just BUY THE USED VERSIONS FOR GAMECUBE. So don't worry. THAT way you can have your gamecube controls.

[Nesmaster]

I loved MP, and I've never played Echoes or Corruption, despite owning both for quite some time now. I hope to one day play through them, maybe this'll get me motivated enough to do so (after several price drops, hehehe :D)

[Icarus Moonsight]

Nice. Hey, at least it's $50 for the set instead of $30 each like the Improved Play Control line. I can wait a bit to pick it up but, I'll nab one down the road eventually.

[Lord_Magus]

The original Metroid Prime is easily one of the best games ever made, and the two sequels have been on my to-play list for quite a while. Still though, since I already have the original, it's probably better value for me to buy the two sequels separately - it also feels nicer to have the trilogy on my shelf as 3 separate games than only one "compilation" case with 3 games on it... If they released some sort of nice collector's edition boxset I'd buy it instantly, but for this release I'll probably pass...

As a side-note, although I'm confident that MP2 and 3 are great games (I've played both for a few hours), I can't help but feel that Nintendo has slightly sold out the Metroid franchise, and for that reason even the original MP seems to have slightly lost it's specialness for me. Now, before all the 12 year olds here start yelling that "Nintendo is a business and always whores out their franchises lol", let me argue that Metroid is different. There have been very few direct "sequels" to Zelda, Mario, Mario Kart, Smash Bros etc. - every new game in the series has been an attempt at something (even slightly) different or severely updated, and most of the time the end-result oozes so much quality, polish and inventiveness that it often re-invents the genre itself (just like the original MP arguably did). Although both MP sequels undoubtedly seem to have the quality and polish, everything else seems slightly lazy and safe on their behalf, i.e. "since we've already made this kick-ass engine we might as well pump out some more similar, sure-sell games and make some monies". I mean, when I look at screenshots from all 3 games it's honestly hard for me to tell them apart - and that for me means Retro Studios didn't bother enough to bestow them each with a unique appearance, style and personality.

Now, I'm sure that when I get around to playing the two sequels I'll enjoy them immensely, but that's completely irrelevant. My main point being that I would have respected and admired Retro Studios' creative integrity much more if MP "2" had, for instance, kept the first person gameplay but gone completely non-photorealistic (e.g. cel-shaded) for a change. Or MP3 could have been a 2D adventure with a graphical presentation equivalent of Brawl. Hell, I would have even welcomed a point'n' click adventure on the Wii or even a survival horror game, where Samus remains stripped of her gear for the whole game and is forced to avoid most enemies rather than kick their ass. Either way, something (even slightly...) different, something fresh, not just pumping out direct sequels like every other damn uninspired FPS out there... I've been waiting for a *new* Metroid ever since I finished the original Prime, and unfortunately it hasn't been released nor announced yet...

[djbeatmongrel]

great news. I beat all 3 already so i don't think i'd be buying this immediately but when i can find copy for like $20-30 i would grab it in a sec.

[Overbite]

This is neat. I only have the first Prime and never beat it. I played 3 and loved the controls so having them in the first two will be great.

[BydoEmpire]

Not going to rebuy, but it's a great deal for people who haven't already picked them up. The Wii controls in Corruption were just about perfect, and it is tempting to go back and try 1 & 2 with them. MP 2 was just too difficult and frustrating for me to get very far. I only finished 1 with the help of GameFaqs (sadly). Corruption was amazing from start to finish - it had everything I loved about MP1 with none of the frustration.

[Tron 2.0]

Pass i've all ready finsh (MP1&2) on the gc years ago.Though i still need to sit down and finsh (MP3) still.... I don't see much point in buying part 1&2 again unless,nintendo was to throw in some more extras for the games.From the trailers i've seen it just a port with the wii remote controlls added.

I guess its good though for any person who hasn't played part one or two.

[BetaWolf47]

Wow, a compilation of all 3 for only $50? Looks great, though I'll probably wait for a price drop.

[poloplayr]

Will definitely pick this up. Still haven't played any of them - despite having the first one for GC.

[Draven]

Fuck Nintendo. This always happens!!! I just bought Prime 3 last week!!! I've never played part 1 or 2, either. Sucks to be me right now.

[NayusDante]

I just picked mine up today, darn shirt is an XL and I wear an L.

I never got into Prime. I loved the fact that it was a creative shooter, but it wasn't Metroid for me. It also doesn't help that I hate console shooters with a passion, so I didn't even bother with MP2. This release gets it right, as much as a console shooter can. I would still rather play it with mouse and keyboard like a proper shooter, but Wii control makes it immersive enough to look beyond that.

I almost didn't bother. A few weeks ago I tried MP1 again and remembered how much I disliked the controls. I'm glad I went for it, though, because this is how it should have been all along.

I wasn't concerned about rebuying, since I only had my original copy of MP1. I can understand the concern though, and I don't think there's much of anything in terms of new content aside from the controls.

Anybody else picked it up yet?

[Ponyone]

Probably a dumb question, but can you use your MP3 saves? Never finished it.

[c0ldb33r]

I just picked mine up today, darn shirt is an XL and I wear an L.
Shirt? it comes with a shirt? I didn't know that. Is that a pre-order only item?

I didn't realize that this was available already. I'll have to get it :D

Can this be registered in Club Nintendo if you've already registered MP3?

[NayusDante]

I haven't messed with any Club Nintendo stuff yet (haven't been buying much Ninty stuff as of late), so I can't say, but I would think that it counts as its own item.

The shirt is a GameStop-only pre-order item. Both GameStop and Amazon offered posters as well, so GameStop pre-orders got both. They might give you one if you ask nicely, but you have to have a really nice GameStop or something for that to happen. It shipped yesterday, and arrived today.

[joshnickerson]

It comes with it's own Club Nintendo code, so there should be any problem for Corruption owners. However, you cannot use your saved data from Corruption, so you'll have to start anew (and the internet begins bitching in three, two, one...)

I'm used to using the Cube controls, so it's taking me a while to get used to this new control scheme... I actually got lost in the first level because I kept getting turned around! Doesn't help when you've got a countdown going too...

But you gotta give kudos to Nintendo to even making the effort in giving us a package like this... especially to an American audience... They could have easily just given us the ports for thirty bux apiece...

[NayusDante]

Well, I've made it up to getting the Wave Beam in MP1, and I'm absolutely sold on the controls. The GCN controls always worked well enough, but they really prevented me from getting immersed. I felt like I was playing Goldeneye.

I set my sensitivity up, and it controls great. I really dislike the loose movement on Wii, and the game has a button to freeze the camera anyway, so the tighter the aim is, the better. Given the more exploration-based focus of the games, I can accept the lack of mouse-perfect aim, it's close enough.

The only thing that disappoints me is the fact that we're just now getting it. I know Corruption isn't one of the latest releases, but it wasn't the first year of the Wii's life. It really makes me wish that the system had shipped with something like this, rather than Red Steel. The Wii might be in a very different situation if it had.

[c0ldb33r]

I wonder why you can't re-use your MP3 save files? I actually had some stuff on that version that I'd like to use in this version, I had bumper stickers on my ship and everything!

I know, I can just use my original MP3 disc, but it seems that they missed the boat a little with this aspect of the game.

Actually, it would have been neat if they made it so you could scan a GC memory card and use those save files too :)

[rbudrick]

Loved MP1, own MP2, but never played it. MP3, neither. Is there *anything* better about this trilogy disc like bonus items, better graphics, other enhancements? Or are you just playing GC games on the Wii?

-Rob

[Dastardly Dylan]

I am most likely going to pick this up tomorrow.

I was looking around NAVA to see if anyone had it, or even the Digital Press store, but I could not find it. It would also be good for me to pick it up because I never finished 1, I never finished 2, and 3 I just got and then about a month later I find out all 3 games will be packaged together. Fuck. I tried selling it at NAVA as well, but no buyers.

Can't wait to play it, man. Hopefully I'll beat all three this time.

[swlovinist]

I just found out that a good friend of mine picked it up for me. Holy cow, I am very excited to check it out.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Gamecrazy pre-order bonus was a Metroid Prime Trilogy baseball cap.
http://static.gamecrazy.com/images/games/screenshots/pre_metroid.jpg

Awesome. :D

[c0ldb33r]

Is there *anything* better about this trilogy disc like bonus items, better graphics, other enhancements? Or are you just playing GC games on the Wii?
I've read that the graphics are improved *slightly*. I read that they added bloom lighting to MP1, although I can't verify this because I don't know what bloom lighting is. To me, the graphics look the same as the original. That's fine with me though because I always thought MP3 looked the same as MP1 anyway (this isn't a knock on the game, they look great).

Apparently they've also modified some of the boss battles to make them more fair and balanced.

They also added achievements to MP1 and 2. I don't know what you can do with them, but when you beat a boss, the Samus "S" pops on the screen and it says "You have defeated <name of boss>".

Plus, the box is badass.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Apparently they've also modified some of the boss battles to make them more fair and balanced.

http://i26.tinypic.com/2isbbec.jpg

Ah crap, wrong thread... That does sound interesting. I'm going to have to find out if the changes are worth it, considering I own the games in their original form already.

[alxbly]

Proper widescreen on MP1&2 is the selling point for me. It's not out in the UK until next week, though.

[c0ldb33r]

Proper widescreen on MP1&2 is the selling point for me. It's not out in the UK until next week, though.
Enjoy your free Metroid VC game!

[rbudrick]

Ok, real widescreen, hugely awesome.

Slightly improved graphics with whatchawhoosit lighting...hmmm, I have no clue on that either. Gurus?

Achievements? Win.

Anything else?

-Rob

[Icarus Moonsight]

You don't need to lean on the guru's knowledge so much if you can google. :p
Bloom lighting effect wiki entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom_%28shader_effect%29)