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E3 2007: Metroid Prime Corruption coming August 27 and it’s freaking awesome photo
Sorry. I’m getting a little overboard with my title, but to be honest, I’m having a hard time trying to retain a professional demeanor after playing Metroid Prime Corruption – it’s just that good.

The controls for Corruption are so responsive, so correct, and so intuitive, that I’ve finally been convinced that the Wii is the new home for first person adventures. I know that those are some bold words (and that games like Red Steel have left a pretty bad taste in player’s mouths), but if you play Corruption for just ten minutes, you’ll become a believer too.

I don’t know what those folks at Retro studious did, but strafing, and run ‘n’ gun tactics have never felt so good or so natural before. Without even thinking about it, you become immersed in the game; running, jumping and rolling through levels like you were born to it. Oh, and the camera? Perfect.

Seriously, Corruption is so wonderful to play, that I just may not want to go back to the ol’ dual-sticks again.  

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Ritalin Twitch's Avatar
Ritalin Twitch at 07/11/2007 17:41
Wait, isnt control on the wii supposed to be crap?

bhive01's Avatar
bhive01 at 07/11/2007 17:44
I believe!
Rockvillian's Avatar
Rockvillian at 07/11/2007 17:48
I knew it would su- WHAT?!?
KyleGamgee's Avatar
KyleGamgee at 07/11/2007 17:48
Wow. Sounds pretty cool.

Actual games FTW*! (For The *Wii)!
Dale North's Avatar
Dale North at 07/11/2007 17:49
indeed. actual games FTW//can't wait to see it
BluFire's Avatar
BluFire at 07/11/2007 17:51
Damn, I better finish up MP and buy MP2 before it comes out.
BlindsideDork's Avatar
BlindsideDork at 07/11/2007 17:52
Oh all those naysayers! I want to rub this in their face!

MP3 ftw!
Kaikara's Avatar
Kaikara at 07/11/2007 18:01
If this pulls the controls off I may finally be inclined to believe in the Wii and go buy one. I love the original MP, so hopefully this will be as good as that one- wii-ified. Of course I'll probably be waiting til Christmas until this comes out here in the UK (when I'll have no money as well).
CrackerlySeagull's Avatar
CrackerlySeagull at 07/11/2007 18:05
brb, gotta change underwear


ooo baby.
David Houghton 's Avatar
David Houghton at 07/11/2007 18:08
Damn you Dyson, daaamn yooooou!

Must... play... Metroid...
DanGale's Avatar
DanGale at 07/11/2007 18:10
I have Metroid Prime 2. I was hoping to finish before August when Prime 3 comes out...only now I hear it's October over here. So I have a few more months at the expense of probably an awesome game.
DM_L's Avatar
DM_L at 07/11/2007 18:10
You know what?

When I hear great news about a Nintendo game on Destructoid, I tend to take it the most seriously. Not only has this place slowly transformed into my favorite gaming blog, but its staffers are so critical that you can't take any praise lightly. That's not supposed to sound negative, I'm actually pretty psyched.
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deiga-the-semivaliant at 07/11/2007 18:12
I think if the game is really all that it's hyped up to be, it'll be the catalyst that will bring me to own a Wii this year.

I'll have to wait till Christmas time, but still.

Rawk.
Reeper's Avatar
Reeper at 07/11/2007 18:15
i still can't believe how incredibly awesome MP 1 was. now it's just sitting and waiting time.
BlindsideDork's Avatar
BlindsideDork at 07/11/2007 18:17
I feel this game will kind of be a sleeper hit. Not a full on Sleeper hit cause a bunch of ppl will play it but not as many asthat should
Reeper's Avatar
Reeper at 07/11/2007 18:22
samus is all pimped out federation style, that doesn't seem too good.
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Blaaguuu at 07/11/2007 18:24
So does it actually shoot where you are pointing, or does it auto aim at what you are "locked" onto?
WastelandTraveler's Avatar
WastelandTraveler at 07/11/2007 18:26
oh mannnn I cannot wait :D :D :D Finally a good shooter for the wii :D.
bleep's Avatar
bleep at 07/11/2007 18:28
Hmm Very interesting.
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BahamutZero at 07/11/2007 18:29
yay beam stacking
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TheHunter234 at 07/11/2007 18:29
Sound's great, I was fairly confident Retro was going to do a good job with the controls. What's up with the weird new armor though? It doesn't look like the corruption mode we've heard about, but it seems like small details on it change frequently. New upgrades? Customizable armor? Makeshift repairs related to the story? I must know!
Phist's Avatar
Phist at 07/11/2007 18:31
YEEESSSSSS?!!11! Just what I wanted to hear.

It locks, but you can still aim elsewhere on the fly. So, it's like you have the freedom to either auto-target (for n00bs) or "focus" targeting (for the core crowd). Win.
bleep's Avatar
bleep at 07/11/2007 18:36
I wonder if I will have any free time once this comes out?

DM_L's Avatar
DM_L at 07/11/2007 18:39
It shoots where you're pointing. See, the big change in Prime 3 is that "locking on" simply lets you rotate around a certain enemy. You can now shoot anywhere you want even when locked on, unlike previous Prime games. It's going to be way better.
F Whipple's Avatar
F Whipple at 07/11/2007 18:59
I'm going to be sooo broke in the coming months...but hella excited
waves's Avatar
waves at 07/11/2007 19:04
Everybody buy your Wii now, before they are REALLY hard to find!
Oni's Avatar
Oni at 07/11/2007 19:11
Man, a whole shitload of awesome Nintendo news today. MP:C and SMG are must-haves for the Wii that do everything right, apparently. Awesome :)
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subnet6 at 07/11/2007 19:51
Ok, I'm sorry but WTF?

What blog is this and where is my destructoid?

These previews for MP3:C and SMG are just TOO FUCKING POSITIVE.

It must be April Fools or something.

Are they really THAT great? Sweet Jebus, it doesn't seem possible and I'm a damn fan. Surely they've shitted something up!
BluDesign's Avatar
BluDesign at 07/11/2007 19:53
Awesome. One of a mere handful of brightspots out of E3.

UT3 is still delayed for me, so this will have to do.

(swallows and smiles through clinched teeth)

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Im OK at 07/11/2007 21:35
Oh come on. I know that Summa could have found a way to spin this negatively. Way to fail!

(I'm kidding. Of course.)
Rezbit's Avatar
Rezbit at 07/11/2007 21:48
I think I might rename my Wii "Metroid Prime 3 Player.
ghnvt's Avatar
ghnvt at 07/11/2007 22:06
@ Rezbit

Must be Sony or Microsoft fanboy, right....
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 07/11/2007 22:33
This is excellent news. I knew the Wii had it in it to pull out some great FPSs.
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Crunshii at 07/11/2007 22:43
not to divert the wii happism but I think of MP3 like Sigma for PS3 or Lost PLanet for xbox... its just a good game people. I honestly do not see the GROUND SHAKING OMFG HOW DEY DO THAT feel to it thats going on this thread.

now if they made Samu's show some skin... hey ill jump on the happy wagon as well :D

Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 07/11/2007 23:41
I still need to play the second one... Really like the "orbiting" feature.
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Tubatic at 07/11/2007 23:52
@Crunshii

Its proof of concept, in my opinion. Someone's "done it". "It" being made a good game that makes the Wii control scheme work intuitively (as Dyson has described).

That's just really exciting. Of course, it'll spoil us from putting up with shoddy third party control implementations, and see the ratings of every half-cocked FPS clone/port plummet to legendary depths.

Good times.
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TheStripe at 07/12/2007 01:10
@Crunchii - Hmm, controlling a FPS smoothly and easily with a pointing device and a single analog stick. Yeah, that's exactly like the dual analog setup, so I agree, nothing at all new and different about MP3. Just another FPS. Well, except for all the stuff unique to metroid prime games, like scanning and scouring for weapons, and backtracking, it's just another FPS. Oh, and that pointything is probably going to be a little different, but no, nothing new really, just another FPS.

What is it going to take to view a new control scheme as a marked improvement on the current mostly-stale state of the FP(anything) genre? Even games like Breakdown which were amazingly conceived and incredibly poorly executed due to the inadequacy of the analog sticks that haven't changed at all since the days of the dual shock. Yeah, sensitivity goes up, and reliability goes up as technology gets better, but the human to game interface hasn't changed at all. Computers have touch screens now, and look at the iPhone. Compare it to input devices on mobile phones as little as five years ago. Remember big rubbery buttons on a cell phone the size of a lunchbox? Apparently none of you played keyboard ASCII games, and were amazed at the neat stuff you could do with a mouse. No new-tech lust here. Just denial. Dirty, dirty denial.
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Rezbit at 07/12/2007 02:54
@ghnvt, not at all, Metroid fanboy! Just take a look at my screen name, it's a creature from Echoes! This game gets me hyped.
PappaDukes's Avatar
PappaDukes at 07/12/2007 10:40
oh Stripe, you crusty old bat. Learn to love, love to learn. Sure, there may not be anything dramatically new with MP3, but after playing RE4 with the Wii controls, I must admit, I am fucking STOKED for this title. Oh, and no, nobody remembers your big rubbery cell phone buttons. I talk to my cell phone, and it dials for me. VOICE COMMAND FTW!
TheStripe's Avatar
TheStripe at 07/12/2007 14:33
@dukes - I was being sarcastic. I think we need more games like the Prime series. The lock-on focus (but not aiming) is probably going to be a great mechanic that makes fighting bosses that shoot other enemies at you much easier, and I have no doubt that retro knows that too.
TheStripe's Avatar
TheStripe at 07/12/2007 14:35
Oh, and RE4 with the 'mote aiming FTW. I just hope RE5 hits for the Wii at launch, too.
PappaDukes's Avatar
PappaDukes at 07/12/2007 17:33
@Stripe

I was being sarcastic too. I wholeheartedly agree with ya. And I have all 10 fingers and toes crossed that RE5 is launched for the Wii at launch as well.
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Crunshii at 07/12/2007 18:14
nice answer stripe. I play the Wii once in a while, but honestly, I think of Metroid as a mega classic just like Symphony of the Night. for my taste I would love if nintendo did metroid in 2D sidescroller just like the old times but with prob more sick stuff.

I just finished playing Odin's Sphere and wow that was addictive 2D sidescroller rpg with high visuals. hope nintendo reads this >_>;
wendigo_45's Avatar
wendigo_45 at 07/12/2007 21:31
Totally looks like Ultimate Iron Man, excited anyway.
lostalaska's Avatar
lostalaska at 07/13/2007 16:48
Crunshii, you could always ask 'em really nicely to put out Super Metroid on the VC.

Or they could actually come out with a 2D version of Metroid, but they'd probably mess it all up... Anyone want to play some Super Paper Metroid?
nicolastheadept's Avatar
nicolastheadept at 08/28/2007 10:34
At least I have one high point to living in the UK: I've got 2 months to finish MP1&2.
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