The first Metroid 3D returns in a renewed version. It is one of the highest rated games in the history of the video game industry. It comes with a surprise for former fans of the series.
During yesterday’s Nintendo Direct broadcast, we received another batch of Switch game announcements and various announcements. We’ve also received a long-awaited release – we mean the updated version of the original Metroid Prime.
Metroid Prime Remasteredas this is the title in question, it is already available for purchase in the Nintendo eShopwhile the boxed version will be released on March 3, 2023. The remastered edition for Switch features, among other things. Revamped graphics and sound, plus updated controls (support for both analogs) in several different schemes.
If this is your first encounter with the series, know that this is definitely a standout title. The first-person sci-fi shooter starring Samus Aran, armed with a high-tech combat suit, is one of the highest rated games of all time.
Metroid Prime, originally released in 2002 for the Nintendo GameCube console and being the first part of the series to be transferred to the third dimension, has an average score of 97/100 in Metacritic (based on ratings from 70 critics). Players rate the title 8.9/10.
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Nintendo also kept older fans of the series in mind: As a Nintendo Switch Online subscriber, you can play select titlesincluded Metroid II Return of Samus from Game Boy.