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The finale to the Metroid Prime trilogy sees its debut on the Wii.
Overview
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is the tenth game in the Metroid series, and the final game in the Metroid Prime trilogy. Like the other games in the Metroid Prime trilogy, Corruption was developed by Retro Studios. Corruption sees the series make its first transition from the Gamecube onto the Wii.The main difference between Corruption and the previous Prime games is its control scheme. Corruption makes substantial use of the motion sensing Wii Remote. While the player still has the option to lock-on to any opponent on the screen and strafe around that foe, the Wii control scheme allows you to freely fire at any on-screen enemy, by simply pointing the Wii remote at the screen, while using Wii Remote gestures for contraptions such as levers and the grapple hook. The standard gameplay elements of the Metroid series are still largely present in Corruption. The player once again takes the role of bounty hunter Samus Aran, who visits multiple planets this time around. As expected, Samus explores different areas while earning new abilities that allow her to overcome previously impassable environmental obstacles.
Weapons
Power Beam - Quickest to fire, and also quickest moving but has the lowest damage per shot, good to use on fast moving enemies. The charged version is simply more powerful, and is the quickest to charge of all the beams.Missiles - Slower fire, it is also much more powerful than the power beam.
Hyper Mode - A super powerful mode that injects phazon into your body systems. It is incredibly powerful but can only be used for 10 seconds before becoming corrupted.
Grapple Lasso - A new weapon in Metroid Prime 3. It allows you to latch on and pull off shields of enemies and pieces of metal in front of openings.
Grapple Swing - This attachment to the grapple lasso lets you grab onto poles hanging from the roof and then swing while attached. It is also used in Elysia to slide on transit poles to get from side to side.
Morph Ball Bombs - While in morphball mode, you can drop 3 bombs at a time. They are used such as killing enemies to activating switches in walls. They are very crucial to solving puzzles in MP3: Corruption.
Upgrades/New Weapons
Plasma Beam - This beam has the same rate of fire as the power beam, but is more powerful and can melt certain enemies. It is also used as a welder to fix destroyed panels.Nova Beam - The final upgrade to your regular beam, it is green in color and is has a high rate of fire. It can be used with the X-Ray Visor to shoot invisible targets. It can also shoot through special doors made of phazon.
Ice Missiles - The upgrade to the missiles lets you shoot beams that are ice cold and can freeze and slow down enemies. It can freeze lava temporarily.
Seeker Missile - A Multi-targeting upgrade that enables you to lock on to five objects at one. Usually used to blast open doors with obvious markings.
Boost Ball - An upgrade to the morph ball that lets you temporarily shoot forward in a burst of speed.
Spider Ball - An upgrade to the morph ball that lets you stick to specific tracks and ride along them to other places.
Screw Attack - It lets you wall jump up identifiable Screw Attack points, plus cover huge gaps (up to five mid-air jumps are allowed)
Grapple Voltage - Another upgrade to the grapple lasso that lets you give or steal power to turn on or turn off doors. You can also use it to steal health from enemies.
Hazard Suit - This suit upgrade lets you walk without punishment through areas with acid rain. It also provides protection against other hazards such as Fuel Gel.
Hyper Mode Upgrades
Hyper Missile - This lets you shoot missiles in hyper mode. They are very powerful but use a chunk of your health.
Hyper Ball - This Morph ball attack sends strings of phazon at enemies around you. It will lock on and cause major damage if kep't on an enemy.
Hyper Grapple - The grapple lets you inject enemies with phazon and overload them to the point of exploding.
Visors
X-Ray Visor - A visor that lets you see invisible targets, use scrambled HUD machines, and see echoes.
Command Visor - This visor lets you call in your ship for bombing runs, to pick up specific things, and to land in specific areas so you can either take off or save.
Scan Visor - This visor lets you scan things to gather more information about the world around you, the enemies you are fighting, and the past of the planet through lore articles.
Combat Visor - Your regular visor that lets you use all of your weapons.
Plot
Metroid Prime 3 takes place six months after the conclusion of the previous game. It begins with Samus and three other bounty hunters, all of whom are instructed to destroy a computer virus. Just as they are about to set off on this mission, Space Pirates attack the galactic fleet, and the bounty hunters are re-directed to focus on stopping the pirates. Along the way, Prime series staples such as Phazon and Dark Samus are also prominently featured.
Dark Samus
Extras
While Metroid Prime 3 is primarily a single player endeavor, completing certain tasks in the game can earn you special vouchers. These vouchers can be traded with friends and used to unlock extras and bonus content, such as concept art. These vouchers are also used alongside Red, Blue and Gold Tokens you get along the way in the game by scanning enemies, lore, passing certain events and defeating bosses. You can defeat bosses in Hypermode for an additional Gold Token per boss and events.Concept Gallery
Samus Package - Includes 12 pieces of concept art, showing off the various gear used in the game.
Creature Package 1 - Includes12 pieces of concept art, varying from early allies and enemies to early bosses.
Creature Package 2 - Includes 12 pieces of conceprt art, mainly showing enemies and bosses from the second half of the game.
World Package 1 - Includes 12 pieces of concept art showing off locations from the first half of the game.
World Package 2 - Includes 8 pieces of concept art showing off locations from the second half of the game.
Storyboard Package 1 - Includes 7 storyboard concepts from the game.
Storyboard Package 2 - Includes 5 storyboard concepts from the game.
Bonus Gallery
Ship Bumper Stickers - By turning this feature "On", stickers appear on Samus' ship based on save files on your Wii's System Memory. Stickers are from Nintendo's 1st Party games on Wii including The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wii Sports, Excite Truck, Mario Party 8, Super Paper Mario, Wario Ware: Smooth Moves, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Metroid Prime 3 itself. Also included is a Retro Studios sticker.
Screen-Shot Tool - By turning this feature "On", at any time during the game, you can Press Up on the Directional Pad to take a photo which is sent to your Wii Message Board.
Mii Bobblehead - By turning this feature "On", a Mii Bobblehead will appear inside Samus' ship corresponding to the Mii picked for your Save File.
Diorama 1 - This diorama portrays the opening major boss battle.
Diorama 2 - This diorama portrays Samus on the planet Bryyo.
Diorama 3 - This diorama portrays the second major boss battle.
Diorama 4 - This diorama portrays a minor boss battle that occurs on the planet Elysia.
Diorama 5 - This diorama portrays another minor boss battle on the planet Elysia.
Diorama 6 - This diorama portrays part of the final boss battle in the game.
Soundtrack Gallery
The soundtrack gallery includes 15 songs from the game as follows:
- MP3 Title Music
- In the Cockpit
- GF Battle Theme
- Bryyo
- Bryyo Thorn Jungle
- The Corruption
- SkyTown
- Steamlord
- Valhalla
- Metroid Battle Theme
- Helios
- Pirate Homeworld
- Gandrayda
- Omega Ridley
- Phaze
Critical Reception
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption was critically acclaimed, scoring an average of 90% on both review compilation databases, GameRankings and Metacritic. It was praised for it's advanced, intuitive controls, impressive technical and artistic visuals, and an outstanding single player campaign. It was criticized for a lower difficulty, overall similarity to the previous two installments in the series, and some minor gripes with the context sensitive motion gesturing.
| Game Name | Metroid Prime 3: Corruption |
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| Original US Release |
Aug. 28, 2007
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| Aliases | MP3 |
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OFLC: M
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CERO: B
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ESRB: T
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PEGI: 12+
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Trivia
Which of the follwing is NOT a prominent bounty hunter in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption?
- Rundas
- Sylux
- Gandrayda
- Ghor
User Reviews
| Platform | User Reviews | Avg. Score |
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| All Reviews | 17 reviews |
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| Wii | 17 reviews |
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