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Metroid Prime Preview (en meer) van MSNBC
http://www.msnbc.com/news/755214.asp#BODYLOS ANGELES, May 21 The big news at past Electronic Entertainment Expos (E3) has generally been announced the day before the show. Usually starting on a Thursday and ending on the following Saturday, E3 is the biggest trade show in gaming-the forum for the biggest names in PC and console gaming to show their hottest titles for the rest of the year. This year, however, the big news started the week before the show.
NINTENDO GETS AGGRESSIVE
This year will be Nintendos most aggressive publishing year since the days of the original 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System. In the past, Nintendo has relied on one big name game per year-i.e. a Mario, Zelda, or Donkey Kong adventure. This year, Nintendo has four of them-Mario Sunshine, Eternal Darkness, Star Fox Adventures, and Metroid Prime.
The first big announcement from Nintendo: No Legend of Zelda for GameCube until early 2003. A Zelda game delayed? Hey, its déjà vu all over again.
Now the good news: If there is one game that looks like a contender for game of the year, its Metroid Prime from Nintendo-but dont go celebrating just yet, GameCube owners.
Nintendo may be employing a heavy-hitter strategy-sort of going for a Mike Tyson punchout, but Microsoft and Sony have come up with impressive combinations of their own. That said, Metroid Prime is my favorite game of 2002 so far.
Metroid Prime is a single-player, first-person perspective adventure. Its got lots of shooting, but the emphasis is on exploration. The game is loaded with puzzles, jumps, tools, and power-ups.
Seen through the helmet of Samus, the toughest female astronaut since Ripley (Sigourney Weaver in the Alien movies), Metroid Prime takes players into an outer space derelict and dares them to look around. Monsters of all kinds abound.
Fortunately Samus has firepower. But this is no shooter. To save Samus, you must think as much as shoot. The visor on Samuss helmet has a window that locates hidden symbols. Finding these symbols will help players unlock doors and open new areas to explore.
And it goes on. Exploring new areas, players will find items that help them reach previously unreachable zones. Best of all, all the while that you solve these puzzles and do this exploration, you must deal with aliens.
Metroid Prime is visually stunning stunning beyond belief. Hollywood could take some lessons from the set and creature designs in this game.
But Metroid Prime is lacking one seriously important element-it has no multi-player options. Nintendo does not seem to be nearly as committed to online gaming as Microsoft or Sony. In the future, we may well see an online Metroid game in which players can explore alien-infested deathtraps together. Until then, this single-player exploration should not fail to excite even the most jaded players.
But Nintendos hopes do not rest solely on Samuss mechanized shoulders. Nintendo has games coming out for kids, adults, and all ages.
Animal Crossing, for instance, is a cute game in which players move into a real-time, virtual animal world. Dubbed by one game publication Pokemon meets The Sims, this is a fun game with loads of little activities and seemingly endless opportunities.
Animal Crossing is a great example of the kind of thing that Nintendo does best-cute innovations that look like kids stuff but entertain anyone who is willing to give it a shot. Yes, the graphics in this game suggest it is a toy and the sense of humor skews young, but dont be fooled. This is a game that parents and teens will enjoy.
In fact, all four of Nintendos heavy hitters will entertain older players. Like Animal Crossing, Mario Sunshine skews young but plays well for adults. Star Fox Adventures and Metroid Prime are games made with teenagers in mind, and Eternal Darkness is purely adult.
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