Ridley returns from the dead, augmented with cybernetic implants. Once defeated, the creature falls into the Reactor Core, causing a malfunction of the station's propulsion systems. Samus, after exploring the station, comes face to face with the cause of the distress signal: the Parasite Queen. All of the escape pods had been launched 6 hours prior to Samus' arrival.
However, most of the Pirates are dead, and those that remain are in weak physical condition. The ship, the Orpheon, was maintained by the Space Pirate Science Team engaged in the genetic enhancement of various creatures native to Tallon IV.
Upon investigation, she realizes it is one of the few Space Pirate frigates that escaped her attack on Zebes. Samus Aran, having destroyed the Space Pirate stronghold on Zebes during her Zero Mission three years ago, starts traversing across the galaxy in search of a client, when she intercepts a distress signal coming from a space station in orbit above Tallon IV. This game's events follow those of Metroid and Metroid: Zero Mission. Samus arrives at the Frigate Orpheon, following the distress signal. Several pirate research vessels were orbiting Zebes when Samus fought on the surface below.Īfter the fall of Mother Brain, the ships escaped, with the hope of finding enough resources to rebuild their forces and take their revenge.Īfter discovering a possible pirate colony on planet Tallon IV, Samus has once again prepared for war, hoping to end the Pirate threat forever. Descending to the very core of the pirate stronghold, Samus exterminated the energy-based parasites called "Metroids" and defeated Mother Brain, the leader of the pirate horde.īut the Space Pirates were far from finished. 3.2 Metroid Fusion Connection Bonuses (Fusion Suit and Metroid)ġ0 years ago, below the surface of Planet Zebes, the mercenaries known as "Space Pirates" were defeated by interstellar bounty hunter Samus Aran.The game has proven to be a commercial success, selling over 1 million units in North America alone, reviving the Metroid franchise. In addition, due to frequent layoffs and corporate reorganization at Retro Studios during development, the game was believed to be a failure throughout gaming related message boards, publications, and magazines until near the point of retail release when it attained widespread critical acclaim from various publications. Following the announcement and release of the first screenshots, some fans saw it as a disgraceful transition into 3D. The game was first announced at E3 2001 and was revealed shortly after to be played from a first-person perspective. The story follows Samus battling the Space Pirates and their biological experiments on planet Tallon IV. Like the rest of the series, Metroid Prime has a science-fiction setting, once again allowing the player to control the Bounty Hunter Samus Aran. The title was later bundled with the GameCube in 2004.
This is due to the fact that the titular Metroid creatures were exterminated in the latter, and Prime contains Metroids as minor creatures. Metroid Prime was the first of the Prime storyline, which takes place between the original Metroid and Metroid II: Return of Samus. In all other markets, however, Prime was preceded by Metroid Fusion. It was also the first Metroid game to be released in North America since Super Metroid, which was released nearly eight years earlier. It is officially classified by Nintendo as a first-person adventure, rather than a first-person shooter, due to the large exploration component of the game. It was developed by Nintendo-owned Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube. Metroid Prime ( メトロイドプライム, Metoroido Puraimu ?) is the first 3D Metroid game, released on November 18, 2002.
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