4.
video games
Metroid Prime 2:
Echoes
There are some games that when you first get into the series, you hate it and
never want to play again.
Then there are games where you hate them and then you do a complete 180 and end up actually enjoying them. Metroid is becoming that game series for me. I remember my first shot at a Metroid game with *Metroid 2: Return of Samus* for Gameboy when I was about 7-years-old. I couldn't stand it. With no map, I quickly got lost and went in circles for years.
play, I couldn't stop. Then I found out that Metroid Prime was coming back with a sequel. So I decided to give the first Metroid Prime a try. Once I started, I knew I was ready for the second coming.
Really...YEARS! After that, I thought I would never pick up another Metroid game. Then I found myself playing Super Metroid, then Metroid Fusion and Metroid Zero Mission. Once I started to
Samus is back in her 2nd 3D installment.
Metroid Prime 2:
Echoes first starts off as a rescue mission. You are given the task to assist space marines on a planet called Aether. You find all the marines dead when you arrive, but they soon come back to life and attack you. You soon find out that the reason for this is because a light and dark world of Aether both exist. You must now save Light
Aether from the Ing Horde that resides in Dark Aether. You must travel between the two worlds in order to solve Samus' latest mystery.
Like the old-style fashion of Metroid games, the entire planet is one big maze. You must go back and forward through areas gathering items, solving puzzles, and defeating creatures in order to save the day. This is only the second Metroid game that is a 3D first-person shooter. The other games were 2D side-scrollers. It switched to 3D when the first Prime was released. The 3D graphics are superb in the Prime series. Lush environments give the game great visuals. Also the added details are great. For instance, when you fire your arm cannon in rapid succession, you can see steam start to rise off the barrell of it.
Samus has a whole array of weapons that she can utilize. Old favorites like the charge beam, grapple beam and morph ball return. However new items are introduced like the light and dark beam. These two weapons are crucial in order for you to succeed in your mission. Not only are these powerful weapons, but they serve as keys to gain access to both Light and
Dark Aether. Also when fighting enemies in both worlds they can do extra damage they are vunerable to it. For instance, The light beam is really useful when fighting ing creatures in Dark Aether.
For the first time ever,Metroid now supports a multiplier function. You can either fight in deathmatches where whoever gets the most kills wins, or play Bounty Mode matches in which the object of the game is to collect the most coins in an allotment of time. This feature is fun, but can go by fast.
Samus returns to save the galaxy once again. The interwine of the two worlds makes the game huge and players will spend hours trying to find the secrets of both worlds. The puzzles and bosses make it a real challenge. I may not of liked Samus at first, but with what I've seen in the past year, I'm finally starting to come around.
Grade: A
— Chris Moore