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 positively. Since its release, Echoes has received several video game industry awards, as well as spots on "top games" lists by Nintendo Power and IGN. Over 470,000 copies of the game were sold in North America in 2004.

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• Aether
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• Doppelgänger

[cybermartyr87]

@Timic83tgwtg You are quite possibly the most remedial person I know. The Metroid franchise has been around way before the idea of Halo even existed. If anything Gaylo is a ripoff of Metriod Prime. haha

[romahnae]

7:08 lmao

[herogodman76]

I can't findy metroid 2 :(

[DiamondTheJerk]

@DontEatWhales so true

[DontEatWhales]

This is when IGN was a decent site. :/

[jetfire775]

Mr. Sir henry motherfucker!

[FusionCicada]

@Vader3123 Halo came out with the Xbox.. Or a little after that.. Nintendo was the first major gaming corporation. So... Metroid was first.

[Diegercvb]

second best game ive ever played

[GRiffITup]

@TheDTYPsGames Better...

[GRiffITup]

@Dreamewalker

Did you look up the wikipedia entry to justify complaining? I will kill you....

jk.

[Dreamewalker]

Man, I'm about finished playing through this game right now. I gotta say this game suffers from some pacing issues and is dragged out a bit by a little too much back and forth. The world itself is actually not that big. Certainly not the scope that the 20 hours it takes to finish would have you believe. From what I understand, this game was rushed. It was about 30% complete only like 3 months til launch. The boss fights are great but those experiences are few and far between.

[SpikeyJamez]

@papercanfly, As a matter of fact, Metroid Prime 2 features the best boss battles in the entire series.