Metroid Prime Hunters

Metroid Prime: Hunters is a 2004 first-person shooter developed by NST and Retro Studios for the Nintendo DS. The game is set between Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes in the Metroid Prime series. Fast Facts:

1. Developer: Nintendo
2. Publisher: Nintendo
3. Platforms: Nintendo DS
4. Genre: First-Person Shooter
5. Modes: Single-Player, Multiplayer, Online Multiplayer
6. The Nintendo DS launch systems were shipped with a preview of Metroid Prime: Hunters called Metroid Prime: First Hunt.
7. ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
8. Release Date: March 20, 2006

Story

The Galactic Federation orders Samus Aran (the infamous female bounty hunter) to travel to the Alimbic system in search of an item referred to as the “ultimate power.” When Samus arrives, she discovers that the Alimbic system is deserted, and was long ago destroyed by a colliding meteor. The Alimbic race, a peaceful and advanced species, were decimated by the beast called Gorea, which emerged from the meteor. The Alimbic people's final defensive move was to seal Gorea away in a containment sphere, which can only be unlocked by six Octolith keys scattered throughout the system. Samus sets out to find all of the Octolith keys, destroy Gorea and discover the truth behind the Federation's “ultimate power.”

Gameplay

Unlike the other installments in the Metroid Prime sub-series of Metroid games, Metroid Prime: Hunters plays less like an action-adventure game and more like a first-person shooter. You navigate Samus around different environments in the Alimbic system, such as the Celestial Archives and the planet of Alinos, defeating Space Pirates and searching for Octolith keys. Samus' movement is controlled with the D-pad, aiming is controlled with the DS stylus and firing is controlling with L. A jump can be performed by doing a double-tap on the screen, or by pressing the A, B, X or Y buttons.

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