Video Game Reviews: GameCube
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
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Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
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GameSpy
IGN
Nintendo's famous bounty hunter is back in an all-new adventure. Is it the best yet? Our review gives it to you straight.
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GamePro
It may not out-Halo Halo, but nevertheless, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes reverberates with its own unique power.
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Games Radar
Other than a few superficial tweaks and some vanilla, offline multiplayer, the rest is exactly like the first Prime.
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Game Rankings
With all the big name titles coming out in the final months of 2004, Echoes stands against some big competition. After a very successful premiere on the GameCube by Retro, the sequel to Metroid Prime will determine whether that success was beginner's
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Gaming Age
The Dark Aether parts of the game added quite a bit of backtracking and mapping which really took me out of the experience more than I'd have liked. Still, the game is better than almost any other released this year, so it’s definitely worth picking up.
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Eurogamer
Don't let the muted disappointment of the multiplayer discolour what is among the best single-player experiences we've ever experienced. Certainly up there with literally anything else, including "Half-Life 2," "San Andreas," and as far as enjoyment,
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Gaming Target
Visually, Metroid Prime 2 is amazing.
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Game Revolution
If you want more of what you enjoyed in the first Metroid Prime, expect to be pleased as it is duplicated here in vast quantity. High production values, solid gameplay and classic Metroid design combine to form another winner.
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Nintendo Spin
A lot of developers this generation have not taken big risks with their flagship franchises. When a game becomes a smash hit, no matter what it may be, the developer begins to be afraid of straying from that winning formula. Whether it's EA with their
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Amped IGO
Nintendo's Metroid franchise has really made its presence felt this gaming generation. Even after skipping the days of the Nintendo 64, everyone's very bounty hunter remains one of the most popular heroes in video game history. A lot of credit should be
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Cheat Code Central
If you're looking for non-stop action, Echoes only delivers in waves. As an adventure game you will spend a lot of time exploring, collecting, amassing clues and solving puzzles. When the action hits, it hits big time. The relatively quiet and isolated
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GamerDad
If there's one place that Retro Studios latest Gamecube game outshines all other games this holiday season, it's in sheer superiority of presentation. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes is the kind of game Nintendo has been synonymous with since the days of the
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Frag Land
Metroid Prime is still seen by many people as one of the finest games on the Nintendo Gamecube. It was the first 3D-Metroid game, after a series of 2D-games on the NES, the SNES and the GBA. Now Nintendo has, in co-operation with Retro Studios, finished
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Pro-G
People fear change. Especially within certain tried and tested genres. First person shooters, for instance, are one of the most holy of cows in gaming. Certain established facts aren't about to change anytime soon. When a gamer first picks up a shotgun,
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Entertainment Depot
Following the critical acclaim and moderate commercial success of Metroid Prime, Retro Studios, under Nintendo's guidance, set out to formulate a sequel that could engage new audiences without alienating long-time fans. While I question some of the
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Club Skill
After the rebirth of the Metroid series, so many of these games have been released. For instance, on the GBA, there are such titles as the new Metroid: Zero Mission and the earlier games. They are all side-on affairs that feature much adventuring and
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DarkZero
Have you ever seen the TV series called Monk, you know that program with Tony Shaloub playing the character Adrian Monk who is suffering an extreme form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? You see, to Adrian Monk a room is a puzzle and a puzzle that must
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Armchair Empire
It’s not dramatically different from the original but, man, is it fun. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes is a title every GameCube owning shooter fan should have.
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Game Vortex
Retro Studios has really outdone themselves with Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. The rich, alien landscapes presented in the original return and have even been tweaked to give the game even more color and life. The game’s art direction is still among the best
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GameCell UK
Ico was one of them, as were Rez and Prince of Persia – I’m talking about outrageously good videogames that nobody cared about. No matter how good the game is, unless it has the finger snapping instant hook and appeal that is cool and not abstract,
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GameCube Cafe
In 2002, Nintendo was still in need of a system-defining title for the Nintendo GameCube, after Sony and Microsoft had received many of theirs in spades, thus shunting Nintendo down in the minds of many. Fans believed Nintendo had lost touch with what
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NZGamer
Now I've never made an effort to hide my undying love for Retro's 2002 masterpiece Metroid Prime, and because of this you may think I'd bring a level of bias to this review. Definately not so. As someone who fell in love with Metroid Prime and heralds it
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The Laser
The first Metroid Prime title for the Gamecube won praise from gamers and critics alike for its intelligent update of the classic series. Developed by Retro Studios, the gameplay offered an intriguing mix of styles that blended traditional FPS action
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Gamers Europe
Challenging, engrossing and rewarding, and full of lovely little touches (the creature that causes your suit to crash and require a ctrl-alt-del style 'reboot' with the joypad is a particular highlight) that show the designers have put their all into
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PALGN AU
Much like the original game, Echoes does not waste time with long opening cut scenes or a lengthy tutorial. Instead, you are launched straight into the game. Here you get the first chance to experience the new scanning system which has improved
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Game Chronicles
It has tougher gameplay, a compelling story and the coolest boss concepts in the series' history. And hey, it has Space Pirates,
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UnderGroundOnline
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes takes place on the planet Aether. Home to the Luminoth, an advanced race not unlike the Chozo, Aether is "attacked" by a mysterious meteor, which actually splits Aether into two - one light world, and one dark world. Dark Aether
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N-Insanity
Other than playing on a harder difficulty, or during an attempt to recieve 100% completion (if that was missed out on the first time through), there isn't much of a replay value to the game.
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GamersMark
Just like any normal gamer, us reviewers look forward to some games more than others. Most often, these games are those that see a release during the holiday season, which this year includes games like Metal Gear Solid 3, Half-Life 2, and Halo 2.
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Game XC
From a gameplay perspective, Echoes is very similar to its GameCube predecessor. The game is essentially a first person shooter, though straying from the norm quite a bit. As you take control of Samus, you have to use the left joystick to move around
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N-Europe
I need to start by saying one thing: If you didn’t like Metroid Prime a) you are wrong and b) don’t even bother reading this, there isn’t a hope that you will enjoy this game. Having said that, I would hope most of you would be open minded enough
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Da GameBoyz
An amazing masterpiece that is unmatched by any Next-Gen game. The areas are put together flawlessly, the enemies are very cool and the bosses are few but amazing.
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Cubed3
Once more Samus Aran is on a galactic mission of major importance. She has travelled to the Planet Aether in the hope of lending support to Federation Troopers who managed to get trapped on the world whilst chasing a gang of evil Space Pirates. However,
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GamePlasma
Part of what makes Metroid Prime 2: Echoes flow so well is that Retro decided to stick with what worked. Nearly everything that was in Prime is found in some amount in Prime 2, most specifically, the controls Prime 2 controls identical to Prime. Some
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GameCube Advanced
Samus’ new adventure is one of her best. It’s darker than any Metroid game out there, more challenging, more atmospheric and perhaps longer. Overall, it’s a very extension of Metroid Prime – which is both a good thing and a bad thing.
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Nintendojo
Quite possibly my favorite area of the game, the many boss battles each had a distinct feel and strategy to them.
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Lawrence
Metroid Prime won many “Game of the Year” awards in 2002 with its brilliant transformation into the 3D realm. It made believers out of skeptics and Nintendo fans out of Sony fanboys. Its delicate interweaving of storytelling, puzzle-solving and
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Gamerz-Edge
Metroid Prime 2 Echoes’ controls can be summed up in three words: identical to Prime. That means you’ll find the same control scheme from the original Prime in Echoes, and that also means you won’t find Dual Analog. Simply put, if you liked Metroid
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TGSN
The first thing that springs to mind when you first start playing this sequel is the old saying ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.’ This phrase has been taken to heart by Retro Studios as practically everything in Metroid Prime 2 is the same
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Jive Magazine
Retro Studios had what seemed like an impossible objective to acheive when Nintendo gave them the license to update the Metroid franchise for the Nintendo GameCube. Many thought it would be impossible to bring Metroid into the third dimension. Retro
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GameSpot
Samus Aran makes a stunning return to the GameCube in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.
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Nintendophiles
Ms. Aran's shiny glutes. Some quick thinking and mastery of the controls is required if you are going to make it. Like a throwback to the 2-D era; MP2 makes you realize it's all about THE game and THE experience. It's that great. Overall Comments:
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