Metroid Prime Remastered

This remaster of the 2002 GameCube game puts players back in the armor of Samus Aran. The groundbreaking action-adventure game that ushered the franchise in the ...

The real shocker came at the end of the trailer, when Nintendo announced that Metroid Prime Remastered would be launching today. Well, Nintendo is finally bringing the inaugural game in the saga to Switch, as it has announced Metroid Prime Remastered. Fans have long waited for Nintendo to show some love to the Metroid Prime series, whether it be update on the Elusive Metroid Prime 4, or a return to an old game in the series.

The reveal was made on Wednesday's Nintendo Direct, an online press conference in which Nintendo revealed its big games for the first half of 2023. Also ...

Metroid Prime Remastered is digital only for the next two weeks. Metroid Prime, among the GameCube's most beloved games, is being remastered for the Nintendo Switch. Also announced at the show was Pikmin 4's release date (July 21) and the addition of several Game Boy and Game Boy Advance classics to Nintendo Online.

Dropping soon after today's Nintendo Direct, it's a remaster of the original Metroid Prime released on the GameCube. On top of remastered visuals, the game will ...

Widely revered, Metroid Prime is one of the GameCube's best games and one of the best in the series. Metroid Prime Remastered is now available on Switch. Metroid Prime Remastered out now on Switch

Surprise! A remastered edition of Metroid Prime just hit the Nintendo Switch eShop.

Metroid Prime Remastered will have to hold the series’ fans over for a little while longer. Those who want to experience the original game as it was can enable a classic control scheme. Fans of the original release should find the new art style to be a faithful touch-up. The remaster allow players to enable dual stick controls, which is a departure from the original release. The only major change comes in the form of its control options. [Metroid Prime remake](https://mynintendonews.com/2022/09/03/rumour-jeff-grubb-reiterates-metroid-prime-remaster-still-on-for-holiday-2022/) has been rumored for years, with the possibility rearing its head at several previous Nintendo Directs.

Metroid Prime was originally released for the Nintendo GameCube in 2002 before being re-released on the Nintendo Wii. At the time of its release, the game ...

However, the Metroid Prime Remastered announcement will likely give players hope that a new installment is on the horizon. The digital version of the game will be available for the system today while a physical version will be released on February 22nd. Nintendo would follow the game up with Metroid Prime 2: Echos and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption before a full trilogy edition was released on the Nintendo Wii. The controversial installment, Metroid: Other M, was released in 2010 before the series underwent another hiatus. Metroid Prime was originally released for the Nintendo GameCube in 2002 before being re-released on the Nintendo Wii. The game will feature updated controls compatible with the Switch's dual stick control but gives the player options for a more classic experience.

"This should be fixed" - After months — heck, possibly years — of rumours, Metroid Prime Remastered is finally out on ...

Check out the tweet below (we've removed the colourful language — click the image credit to see the original tweet): We'll have our own thoughts on Metroid Prime Remastered in due course for our full review. It's still a wonderful re-master and should be played and enjoyed."

'Metroid Prime Remastered' has been launched for the Nintendo Switch, following a surprise announcement during the Nintendo Direct showcase.

[Metroid Dread](https://www.nme.com/games/metroid-dread) in 2021. [GameCube](https://www.nme.com/tag/gamecube) in 2002, Metroid Prime follows armoured bounty hunter Samuis Arun as she explores the planet of Tallon IV. We awarded [Metr](https://www.nme.com/games/metroid-dread)o [id Dread](https://www.nme.com/games/metroid-dread) five stars [in our review](https://www.nme.com/reviews/game-reviews/metroid-dread-review-3065497), and [later named it Game Of The Year](https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/metroid-dread-wins-game-of-the-year-at-the-bandlab-nme-awards-2022-3172995) at the [BandLab NME Awards 2022](https://www.nme.com/awards). [2021](https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/nintendo-might-be-re-releasing-metroid-prime-for-nintendo-switch-3053300) and [2022](https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/a-metroid-prime-switch-remaster-will-reportedly-launch-this-year-3257808), the remaster came as a surprise to many fans as [Nintendo](https://www.nme.com/brands/nintendo) had announced nothing prior to its reveal and same-day launch. Metroid Prime Remastered is the second Switch launch for the Metroid series, following [Metroid Prime Remastered](https://www.nme.com/games/metroid-prime) has been launched for the [Nintendo Switch](https://www.nme.com/tag/nintendo-switch), following a surprise announcement during the Nintendo Direct showcase last night (February 8).

Today's Nintendo Direct was full of announcements and reveals, but none more surprising than Metroid Prime Remastered. The first Metroid game makes its way ...

The digital version of the game is available now and a physical version will be available on February 22! It’s also the first time this classic game can be played on the go! Today’s Nintendo Direct was full of announcements and reveals, but none more surprising than Metroid Prime Remastered.

Nintendo and Retro Studios' classic GameCube adventure has been released for Switch, and the version allows for pointer controls in the style of Wii's ...

“Pointer,” based on the Wii release, works similarly to the dual-stick mode but uses gyro controls on the right Joy-con for aiming, with fire on the A button (the right trigger is used for gyro recalibration). The gyro controls are very responsive and accurate, and map perfectly to the movements of Samus’ right arm. What it didn’t mention was that the game also has a “pointer” control scheme enabling motion controls for camera movement and aiming, “similar to Metroid Prime Trilogy for Wii.” It’s possible the remaster was done in-house at Retro, although the team there is presumably busy working on It will doubtless be nostalgic fun if you happen to own a GameCube controller and [the adapter](https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/24/16533932/nintendo-switch-gamecube-controllers) that was released alongside Super Smash Bros. “Hybrid” works like the classic controls but enables the pointer-style gyro controls for aiming.

Best physical deals + digital discounts! - Despite the many rumours we've had over the past few years surrounding potentia...

Let us know in the comments. The game costs $39.99 / £34.99 to buy digitally, so make use of some of our discounted eShop credit to save some pennies. [Metroid Prime Remastered](games/nintendo-switch/metroid_prime_remastered) is already available digitally, but there's also a lovely physical copy headed our way very soon indeed.

At its Nintendo Direct event, Nintendo announced Metroid Prime Remastered, which will be available on the Nintendo Switch on February 8th.

A fourth game, the aptly named Metroid Prime 4, is in the works [which hit the Switch in 2021](https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/25/18197164/metroid-prime-4-nintendo-switch-delay-release-date). It’s not Metroid Prime 4, but it’s still big news for fans of intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran: the original Metroid Prime is being remastered for the Switch.

But not everyone. Zoid Kirsch, one of the original developers on Metroid Prime, had some harsh criticism for whoever worked on the remaster's doors (with thanks ...

[follow-up tweet](https://twitter.com/ZoidCTF/status/1623511541336391680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) softened its tone and offered praise for the remasters visuals. That might be in the wind as Amazon On the right, all those details are washed out by the shield's blue glow. I tend to be a bit picky about this since I literally spent months working on the doors. "They have the wrong alpha level on the door shields. Fans have had a chance to dive into a visually remade Tallon IV and most are impressed with what Nintendo has been able to do with the Switch’s limited hardware.

It's a nice surprise which brings improved visuals and sound to Samus' beloved first-person adventure. It also adds the option to use dual stick controls in the ...

Metroid Dread, a new 2D installment not tied to the Prime series, released in 2021, but that was put together by MercurySteam, the talented developers behind Metroid II remake Samus Returns. Metroid Prime Remastered is certainly good news, and Nintendo fans are rightfully elated. Is Metroid Prime Remastered meant to pave the way for the next proper installment in the series? With safer hands working on the project, it seemed like Metroid Prime 4 was finally on track, but that’s become increasingly harder to tell when we’ve not heard anything new about the project since 2019. Originally, development was delegated to Bandai Namco Studios, who worked on the title until at least 2019, when Nintendo revealed that the project had restarted in-house, with Retro Studios back at the helm of the series it first spearheaded in 2002. [Nintendo Switch](https://www.denofgeek.com/nintendo-switch/), but not with the brand-new installment you were probably hoping for when the publisher announced this month’s Direct presentation.

Nintendo suddenly drops Metroid Prime Remastered on the Nintendo Switch eShop, but one of the developers is unhappy about the new doors.

[remastered version of the Metroid Prime](https://gamerant.com/metroid-prime-remastered-switch-release-date-today/) are mostly missing the internal locking mechanisms. The screenshot of the original Metroid Prime for GameCube shows a hexagonal door with intricate locking mechanisms that fittingly move around once Samus interacts with the barrier. [the Nintendo Switch eShop](https://gamerant.com/nintendo-switch-update-searching-eshop-easier/), one of the original developers has voiced their displeasure with it.

Nintendo just released Metroid Prime Remastered on Nintendo Switch, and I was nervous about whether it would hold up. In my first hour with Remastered, ...

The space station is a tightly designed series of rooms and hallways, but the first area you see on Tallon IV is a lush, open biome with waterfalls in the distance. Sure, in a now commonplace trope, you lose much of your gear early on — in this case, while trying to escape the station after beating the parasite queen boss (which has one of the Perhaps the finest moments of the game’s opening take place when you finally escape the space station and land on Tallon IV. Many parts of the station are in ruins, and bodies of alien space pirates lay on the floor, sometimes dead, sometimes hanging on to their final gasps of life to try and kill you. But there’s a reason Metroid games have repeatedly used that trope to pull players in: it’s easy to get attached to Samus’ quest to recover the missing pieces and, eventually, become even more powerful. Metroid Prime isn’t a regular shooter, and this mechanic helps it channel the moody exploration of the 2D games. Back in 2002, this was a critical moment to demonstrate how a 2D series would play in 3D, and while most gamers are probably more familiar with first-person shooters nowadays, Metroid Prime’s lock-on system is still different enough that I appreciated the refresher. The first thing it teaches you is how to use Metroid Prime’s distinct lock-on system, which you’ll rely on throughout the game to defeat enemies and solve puzzles. But I’ll admit that I was a touch nervous to return to the game, which I hadn’t played in years. I scanned one, and the game told me the space pirate had died by “severe lacerations to the abdomen.” Another was killed by “cranial trauma.” [theme song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42u0KB6f5eU) is just as effective at setting the tone of the game as it was when I first played Metroid Prime in 2002 on the GameCube. I tried it briefly, but I vastly prefer the dual-stick controls.)