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E3 2007: Metroid Prime Corruption coming August 27 and it’s freaking awesome
E3 2007: Metroid Prime Corruption coming August 27 and it’s freaking awesome screenshot
Dyson
\\ 07.11.2007
50 comments

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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At least I have one high point to living in the UK: I've got 2 months to finish MP1&2. -    view discussion


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There are 47 comments about this post:
Ritalin Twitch's Avatar
Wait, isnt control on the wii supposed to be crap?

bhive01's Avatar
I believe!
Rockvillian's Avatar
I knew it would su- WHAT?!?
KyleGamgee's Avatar
Wow. Sounds pretty cool.

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

MP3 ftw!
Kaikara's Avatar
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
brb, gotta change underwear


ooo baby.
David Houghton 's Avatar
Damn you Dyson, daaamn yooooou!

Must... play... Metroid...
DanGale's Avatar
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
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.
deiga-the-semivaliant's Avatar
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
i still can't believe how incredibly awesome MP 1 was. now it's just sitting and waiting time.
Wa-Keen's Avatar
Metroid Prime Corruption ftw!
BlindsideDork's Avatar
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
samus is all pimped out federation style, that doesn't seem too good.
Blaaguuu's Avatar
So does it actually shoot where you are pointing, or does it auto aim at what you are "locked" onto?
dyslixec's Avatar
oh mannnn I cannot wait :D :D :D Finally a good shooter for the wii :D.
bleep's Avatar
Hmm Very interesting.
BahamutZero's Avatar
yay beam stacking
TheHunter234's Avatar
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
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
I wonder if I will have any free time once this comes out?

DM_L's Avatar
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
I'm going to be sooo broke in the coming months...but hella excited
waves's Avatar
Everybody buy your Wii now, before they are REALLY hard to find!
Oni's Avatar
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 :)
subnet6's Avatar
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!
dvddesign 's Avatar
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)

Im OK's Avatar
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
I think I might rename my Wii "Metroid Prime 3 Player.
ghnvt's Avatar
@ Rezbit

Must be Sony or Microsoft fanboy, right....
Dexter345's Avatar
This is excellent news. I knew the Wii had it in it to pull out some great FPSs.
Crunshii's Avatar
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
I still need to play the second one... Really like the "orbiting" feature.
Tubatic's Avatar
@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.
TheStripe's Avatar
@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.
Rezbit's Avatar
@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
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
@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
Oh, and RE4 with the 'mote aiming FTW. I just hope RE5 hits for the Wii at launch, too.
PappaDukes's Avatar
@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.
Crunshii's Avatar
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
Totally looks like Ultimate Iron Man, excited anyway.
lostalaska's Avatar
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
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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