Reviewing Metroid Prime Trilogy is hard. Not because it is composed of three games I’ve already played, no siree. It’s because even before I’ve started to play the game, I feel like I’ve been bribed.

I don’t remember a game ever coming with so much swag. Not only did I get a cool Metroid Prime t-shirt, I also got an awesome reversible poster, a sweet metal disc case, and a laminated art book. Laminated for Christ sakes! Going at this review with unbiased feelings is going to be difficult.

This Shirt Will Not Sway My Feelings.....Maybe

Metroid Prime Trilogy, for those living under a rock, is a collection consisting of Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (both released on the Gamecube), and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (previously released on Wii). The two Gamecube titles have been given “new play controls” to take advantage of the Wii’s motion controls. All three games control beautifully, just as Prime 3 controlled when it was first released.

The visuals seem like they’ve been slightly polished, even if they haven’t been, I don’t remember neither Metroid Prime nor Echoes looking as sleek as they look in Trilogy. The game still creeps me out, in a good way. You see I’m a weenie. Being alone on planets, silence my only companion, and surrounded by a bunch of alien hordes that want me dead is a recipe for a nightmare. Metroid has always been about gritty suspense, even back in the Super Metroid days. Remember going through dark halls, sometimes not even seeing an enemy? Remember how even the music sounded tense? Metroid, the series is like a Pixies song. Slow, quiet incidence, and then, BAM, a loud and speedy chorus, or in Metroid’s case, an awesome Boss Fight.

The Pixies, the Metroid Prime's of the Music World

Speaking of bosses, the Metroid Prime Trilogy has tons of them. You rarely get a new weapon I this game without having to bum it off a boss. This, for me anyway, is awesome. I love me some boss fights. Well, maybe except for the morph ball boss in Echoes. Nobody likes him.

Has much changed with the games? No, not really. And that’s not exactly a fault. Metroid Prime has a Metacritic score of 97, and is still just as Metroid-tastic as we all remember. Echoes has a Metacritic score of 92; and although it still leaves a bad taste in my mouth, it’s still an excellent game. Corruption has a Metacritic score of 90, and was the first to have the Wii’s motion controls.

No wait. Something has changed. The Doors. No, not the popular band from the 60s. I’m talking about the doors in Metroid Prime. If I had to find a big fault in the series, it would have to be how doors would sometimes lag, and wouldn’t open right away. Well guess what: not anymore. Now doors fly open to the shots from your beam. This, would have to be the most important improvement with Trilogy.

As I previously stated, it’s going to be very difficult being unbiased when rating this game. But, here it goes.

Visuals: 10/10

Still great, always were.

Gameplay: 9/10

The controls for Prime 1 and 2 sing on the Wii. SING

Sound 10/10

What isn’t orchestrated, is borderline Trance music. If Trance music were actually a legitimate genre

Replay Value: 7/10

I’ve played all these games at least 2 times through. I’m sure most of you have as well

Overall 9/10

If you haven’t tried the Prime Series jump in now. If you have, jump in anyway and relive the Space Pirate murderin’ magic