Metroid Prime for GameCube Reviews by Gamers

I recently rented MP2: Echoes and liked it, but i complained that much of the weapons and upgrades where just copied from MP1. That is true, and that is the only reason why i think Metroid Prime is better than echoes because echoes just copied the same look of the beams but gave them different names (like the Ice beam was the Dark Beam in Echoes but it did the EXACT same thing the ice beam did). MP1 is lacking in story, where as Echoes had a fantastic story. Also, in MP2: Echoes, the abilities you gained had somthing to do with how the boss absorbed that ability and is now using it against you, so when you beat it, you got that appropriate skill. In, MP1, you usually just randomly get the Abilities and Power-ups without fighting bosses that have somthing to do with your ability. Also, MP2: Echoes had mich better suits. Yoy got the dark suit, and then the sweet light suit that looked all chrome and awsome, but in MP1, your suit only changes color, so its not nearly as cool. Aside form these slight problems, MP1 has some great features though. First, the additional beams have unlimited ammo like the Power Beam so you dont have to worry about when best to use the beams like you did in Echoes, but it does make the game a little too easy at times (Cough()Plasma Beam()Cough). Also, if you have a GBA and Metroid Fusion, you can link your gamecube and GBA up and get to play the original NES metroid and unlock the Fusion suit to get to play as on Metroid Prime. Echoes only had an art gallery so the features in MP1 are definitely better. Also, the visors in Echoes Blatently copied the ones in MP1, The X-ray Visor in MP1, is almost exactky like the Dark Visor in MP2. The Infrared Visor in MP1, is like the Sonic Visor in Echoes. Its just things like that that make echoes feel like just an update to MP1. The graphics are good as usual with MP1.
GAMEPLAY:9/10
GRAPHICS:8/10
DESIGN/CONTROLS:9.7/10
STORY:6/10
OVERALL: 9/10, Only a tiny bit better than echoes.