Metroid prime 2 remastered edition11/23/2023 ![]() The criss-crossing of imaginatively detailed environments as new power-ups are acquired, each allowing access to new locations or hidden caches, pulls players back and forth across the planet’s surface as compulsively as Samus’ classic 2D entries ever did. Developer Retro Studios (which handles the remaster with assistance from outside studios including Iron Galaxy and Zombot) could have gone the easy route and turned in a generic sci-fi shooter, but instead Samus’ journey across the abandoned world of Tallon IV packs in every bit as much puzzle solving, skilful navigation of tricky environments, and meticulous mapping of areas as fans of the series expected. What’s as remarkable now as it was over two decades ago though is how much it still feels like a Metroid game, despite the shift in perspective. Metroid Prime was always a radical entry for the series, jettisoning the familiar 2D action platforming in favour of a full 3D, first person shooter approach. Still, the surprise return of bounty hunter Samus Aran is a welcome one, and two decades on from its original release, Prime remains one of her finest adventures. A remaster of 2002 GameCube classic Metroid Prime has long been rumoured, which made it all the odder that Nintendo ultimately chose to effectively sneak its release out, launching digitally immediately after its most recent Nintendo Direct broadcast (with a physical release to follow).
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