Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Launches

The sequel to Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes has been released to consumers. Details on the sequel can be found via a Gamespy hands on look or a Gamespot review. A snip from the review: "If you've played Metroid Prime, you've essentially played Metroid Prime 2. Retro hasn't mucked with the original, winning formula, so veterans of the first game will feel quite at home resuming their position behind Samus' computer-enhanced visor."

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Re:awesome

[Osty]

Metroid Prime is one of those rare games that got pretty much everything right. The only thing missing was a more engrossing story

Metroid isn't really known for its engrossing storylines, so I wouldn't really call that a "missing element". I would call the horrendous abortion of a control scheme a "missing element". Too bad it doesn't sound like they've addressed that for Prime 2.

So it pretty much sucks?

[miyako]

If you've played Metroid Prime, then you've pretty much played Metroid Prime 2
I know this isn't the opinion that a good little slashbot is supposed to have, but I have to say that I HATED Metroid Prime. Super Metroid is I think one of the best examples of what happens when a game just comes together to make something absolutely perfect. Metroid Prime I think is the perfect example of what happens when a game is forced into a genre it should have never gone into.
Although I've never personally been a fan of first person games, I purchased Metroid Prime, because I'd heard so much good about it, and I thought that it would be extremely hard to screw up a metroid game. I was wrong.
The control scheme I found was severely lacking, platforming is nearly impossible because of the view, and it sucks having to scan everything.

Re:So it pretty much sucks?

[TrancePhreak]

Way to make a broad overreaching statement. I have no trouble in controlling any well made FPS, but Metroid Prime is just aggrivating. Gunvalkyrie controls better.