Suddenly, the space pirate leader, Ridley, attacks the station, destroying it. And it's only amplified by the updated graphics.

Retro Studios has recreated it flawlessly from the original 2D Metroid trilogy over to 3D. Right from the moment you land on that space station – even in the original GameCube release – the atmosphere is unmatched. galactic bounty hunter Samus Aran answers a distress signal, this time from a space station outside of orbit of the planet Tallon 4, former home of the Chozo race, who raised Samus. Metroid Prime starts the way most Metroid games do. Plus, unlike The Last of Us Part 1’s extortionate price point of £69.99 / $69.99 / AU124.95, Metroid Prime Remastered is only £34.99 / $39.99 / Au$59.95, so you get a far better game for half the price! Super Metroid Metroid Prime Remastered is more in line with 2022’s The Last of Us Part 1, which saw the original game running in the background, but with completely reworked graphics and new models.

Now, the term ‘remastered’ typically brings to mind lazy ports that simply up-res the graphics, and call it a day. Metroid Prime Remastered for the Nintendo Switch comes courtesy of Retro Studios – the original developer of the game – and a group of support studios. Thankfully, this couldn’t be further from the truth. It was as if it was just dropped out as a quick, easy port to get it out of the way.

It was a surprise launch during a Nintendo Direct with very little fanfare it was just another headline in the middle of the show. Metroid Prime Remastered came out of nowhere.

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