Metroid Prime 2: Echoes IGN Review
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes is a first-person, action-adventure video game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the GameCube video game console. It is the seventh game in the Metroid series, a direct sequel to Metroid Prime, and the first game in the series with a multiplayer feature. Echoes was released in North America, Europe, and Australia in 2004, and in Japan in 2005. The game will be re-released for the Wii in 2009 with updated graphics and added Wii controls as part of the New Play Control! series. The events of Echoes are set in an indefinite period of time after Metroid Prime. The story follows bounty hunter Samus Aran after she is sent to rescue Galactic Federation Marines from a ship near Aether, a planet inhabited by a race known as the Luminoth. There, she discovers that the troops were slaughtered by the Ing, an evil race that came from an alternate dimension of Aether. Samus must travel to three temples to ensure the destruction of the Ing, while battling Space Pirates and her mysterious doppelgänger called Dark Samus. Retro decided to make the game different from its predecessor by adding more focus on storyline and including new gameplay elements. Nintendo launched a viral marketing campaign to promote the game that included several websites written as if taking place in the Metroid universe. Echoes' single player mode and graphics were praised by critics, while its steep difficulty level and multiplayer components were met less ...
Video Rating: 4 / 5
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August 21st, 2010 - 14:54
you guy’s are virtual warrior’s!(the you-tube user’s).
August 21st, 2010 - 15:52
really wish the multiplayer had the option of using cpu players
August 21st, 2010 - 16:33
@rual40 MP3 was the best of the primes dude. I should know. Ask anyone at the Metroid Database, they’ll say the same thing too. >_>
August 21st, 2010 - 16:49
ehh this looks to creepy for me ahaha
August 21st, 2010 - 17:38
MP1 was the BEST metroid game, MP2 was Still good but it got stale at points, and MP3 is NOT A METROID GAME, end of story. got to bed.
August 21st, 2010 - 18:03
@BrainBlader yeah kind of like that its a strange but good feeling
August 21st, 2010 - 18:54
@xy274 whyd you answer my question with another question, that ultimately doesn’t answer my question in the first place?
August 21st, 2010 - 19:48
@ragekage209 why r u even asking?
August 21st, 2010 - 20:12
@xy274 why are you even comparing this game with halo? >.>
August 21st, 2010 - 20:16
@Adamsrandomjunk too easy? i’d hate to see what you consider challenging 0.o
August 21st, 2010 - 20:47
@poiper80 Damn you boost guardian
August 21st, 2010 - 21:06
@mexican9971 yeah i know! like you just ended reading the longest book of all time!
August 21st, 2010 - 21:18
when u finish a metroid game u feel kind of accomplished
August 21st, 2010 - 21:58
DAMN YOU SPIDER BALL GUARDIAN!!
August 21st, 2010 - 22:02
The final boss in MP1 was a joke i thought, it was a great game still. but it was ridiculous. this game was alot harder i thought and i preferred it.
August 21st, 2010 - 22:41
Best in the series! Think Ill go play Trilogy now
August 21st, 2010 - 23:05
one of my favorite parts of he prime series is the music
August 21st, 2010 - 23:12
@Agumon5 some reviewers don’t like it as much because of the dark world, but it adds complexity to the game, which is what the series has always been about. at first, it feels extremely tedious and claustrophobic, but as you progress, it’s implemented into the game design much better, and the dark and light suits make you rely on the light domes much less. although i prefer prime 3, i think that it is a more intuitive, cinematic, and intense experience, but a much weaker metroid game.
August 21st, 2010 - 23:23
@dragondude912 yes, i totally agree, the other games were a cakewalk compared to this. i found this game to be way more confusing than the other 2, and the boss fights are way more challenging.
August 22nd, 2010 - 00:03
screwattack has been seen after super metroid… its in Metroid: fusion
August 22nd, 2010 - 00:17
they should stick to 2D graphics only
August 22nd, 2010 - 00:35
all the prime games rule.
also when someone types this on the computer:
August 22nd, 2010 - 00:40
i have metroid prime one and two
August 22nd, 2010 - 01:27
That’s why I prefer it
August 22nd, 2010 - 01:31
6th gen gaming was fun. 7th gen gaming is stupid. People arguing over pointless bullshit.