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Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
is undoubtedly one of the most sought-after titles on any
console format. After two fantastic entries in the series on the
GameCube and the recent
Metroid Prime: Hunters on the
NintendoDS, fans are screaming to get their hands on a new
adventure, with that console Remote.
The showing at E3 was limited to just
a Tutorial Level capped by the arrival of Metroid
classic-enemy, Ridley. Many elements of the Level were strictly
prohibited – straying even slightly off-course saw the player
entering incomplete areas. Graphically, the title is positioned as a
step-above the GameCube entries in the series – on par with the
first-generation of Xbox360 titles such as
Perfect Dark Zero. The title handles far more enemies
on-screen with no Frame-Rate issues or visible bugging.
Play with the Wii Remote is,
unfortunately, unpredictable at best. Movement is
 controlled with
the Analogue Stick whilst head-movement uses an incredibly
unreliable calibration of the Remote. Using the Analogue Stick
attachment’s motion-sensor to attach the Grappling Hook, whilst
using the Analogue Stick to pull away debris is pleasing, yet the A
Button fires whilst the B Trigger jumps – clearly the first default
control alignment that will be switched by most players. Pressing
down on the D-Pad launches Missiles and, while this may be a decent
set-up for changing weapon-selection, constant use to fire is
uncomfortable and unrewarding.
Clearly, the calibration will have an
overhaul before launch, as Nintendo simply won’t allow one of their
most important franchises to tarnish or by tarnished by one of the
most important factors of their Next-Generation Control System,
however, as it stands, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption was one of
the biggest disappointments of Nintendo’s Wii presentation, if not
E3 itself. |
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