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Meteroid Prime: Federation Force (3DS) £24.95 Delivered @ TheGameCollection
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In Metroid Prime: Federation Force join a four-player local or online squad in this co-operative sci-fi shooter set in the Metroid universe. Hop in a specialized battle Mech suit and work with your teammates to take down enemy forces and complete objective- based missions. Then, take a break and play a fun, pick-up game of Blast Ball with fellow troops.
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sorted by'Super Metroid' flatlined in Japan. It's never been a popular franchise there.
But it's the fact that we haven't had a proper Metroid game in a while. Fans are screaming out for it but Nintendo won't listen. (Probably still sore about Other M?) You would have thought that they'd make something special for the 30th anniversary...
It's a spin-off. By definition it can't be the same kind of experience, just takes place in the same universe.
Could have had a proper Metroid on the 3DS...
Gamers need to be a bit more open-minded and realise that this is a spin-off. Metal Gear Rising is not a MGS game at heart but it's pretty awesome and speaking of MGR, I want a sequel already god dammit!
The reason why they haven't released a proper Metroid is because it would require a high budget and the Wii U didn't have enough sales to warrant that. It's the same reason why Zelda was ported to NX. People need to realize that sales matter.
I hear you, man. Not sure where this idea came from that every game has to have multiplayer these days. Much prefer playing in isolation (Witcher, Fallout, etc). "Then, take a break and play a fun, pick-up game of Blast Ball with fellow troops." Jesus actual Christ.
IIRC it sold pretty well - I get that Japan doesn't really like Metroid but come on, even for their standards, it's pretty bad
Oh the numbers are bad, no doubt. A Shame, because it's a better game than that.
Super did terribly, even at a place like Super Potato you could get a sealed copy with the guide for like $10 well into the 2000s. Re-sellers will have seen to that by now, but for a long time it was the easiest Japanese SNES game to source in mint condition. I stopped collecting when my son was born, but I'd wager that it still is.
"IIRC" - JMJ1990, how old were you in 1994??
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I seriously wish people would stop using the failure in Japan as a metric from Metroid fans to support their argument that this game didn't need to exist. Every single Metroid game sells horrifically in Japan, they all do, its just not a liked series there. Similarly unliked is F-Zero and Star Fox. I agree with you that we need a new Metroid game that's a proper one, but this doesn't help anyone's case.
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This is a really good game, a Metroid spin-off but in this title it's about team work and as such, playing solo is a tedious chore.
^^^ this - a new 2D Metroid would be brilliant (Zero Mission on the GBA was a major hit at a time they were pushing 3D Metroid on the Gamecube), crisp 2D on the 3DS, a bit like Donkey Kong 3DS or a Link Between Worlds - both of which were a critical and commercial success.
Could have - should have - had Metroid Prime Hunters 2 on the DS, then the third game could have been Metroid Prime Hunters 3DS. And a couple more sidescrolling handheld Metroid games wouldn't have gone amiss either.
The 3D on 3DS isn't really that big of a deal or the wow factor as it was in the beginning. 3D was a gimmick to sell the 3DS but what made it successful was the awesome library of games it has now.
Tell me then: why did Other M sell over 42,000 copies in Japan in its launch week? That's not a "horrific" number, is it?
Not really... A proper Metroid would need to be something bigger and better than the Prime games.
Not in the least - Metroid's key history, and the obvious way forward, is all about the 2D games.
Completely agree. Metroidvanias are doing well on the indie scene. I can't fathom why they've not thought to bring it home. With the Samus stuff in FF, it looks like they're going back to 'Prime' though.