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Metroid Prime

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First release
Nov 17, 2002
Developer
Retro Studios
Publisher
Nintendo
Engine
RUDE
Genres
Adventure, Platform, Shooter · Open world, Action, Science fiction
Platforms
Nintendo GameCube

A 3D exploration-focused metroidvania with first-person shooting mechanics and the first 3D entry in the Metroid series, Metroid Prime follows Samus Aran after the events of Metroid (1986) as she boards a Space Pirate frigate, then chases her escaping archrival Ridley into the intricately structured Tallon IV, a planet full of deadly wildlife and former home to the advanced and ancient Chozo race.

Also known as MP, 메프

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Storyline
After receiving a distress signal from a Space Pirate frigate in orbit, bounty hunter Samus Aran boards the vessel and discovers the Pirates have been conducting biological experiments. When the frigate is destroyed, Samus pursues her nemesis Ridley to the surface of the planet Tallon IV, where she uncovers the remains of the Chozo civilization and the source of a toxic substance called Phazon that is corrupting the planet's ecosystem.Read more

After receiving a distress signal from a Space Pirate frigate in orbit, bounty hunter Samus Aran boards the vessel and discovers the Pirates have been conducting biological experiments. When the frigate is destroyed, Samus pursues her nemesis Ridley to the surface of the planet Tallon IV, where she uncovers the remains of the Chozo civilization and the source of a toxic substance called Phazon that is corrupting the planet's ecosystem.

Release dates
Nintendo GameCube
Nov 17, 2002
Nintendo GameCube
Feb 28, 2003
Nintendo GameCube
Mar 21, 2003
All 5 release dates
Nintendo GameCube
Apr 03, 2003
Nintendo GameCube
Sep 25, 2003
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
7h
Main + Extras
13h
Completionist
18h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
aliens, pirates, ghosts, exploration, bloody
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At a Glance

Critic Score
95
Main Story (IGDB)
7h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
13h
Completionist (IGDB)
18h
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IGDB · recorded 26 Oct 2026
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Language data: IGDB · recorded 26 Oct 2026