Metroid Prime Hunters Preview

source: nintendoinsider
   

Metroid Prime Hunters seems like quite a departure from the series’ incarnation on GameCube. The primary focus of this DS title is first-person multiplayer shooting, while the GameCube game was considered a “first person adventure.” But a new system calls for new changes – after its introduction to gamers through the demo Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt, how is the title shaping up?

Game Features

    – Compete in a series of action-packed arenas.
    – Try out at least three modes of play, with game-play features similar to Deathmatch and King of the Hill.
    – Link wirelessly with up to three friends.
    – Six new bounty hunters, including Noxus, Spire and Kanden, fight against Samus in both single-player and multiplayer modes.
    – All hunters have their own unique back stories, weapons (from sniper beam to mortar to shotgun) and fighting styles (i.e. stealth, melee, sniper, etc.).
    – Single-player details will be revealed at a later date.

Thanks to the wireless capabilities of the DS, you’ll be able to play against three of your buddies with the local wireless connection. During multiplayer, the ability to play as 6 different bounty hunters (including Samus) allows for variety in fighting. The bounty hunters will all have different abilities; for example, one of the characters has a morph ball that has spikes that works as a weapon. Multiple weapons will also be available (i.e. fire and ice types), though we don’t yet know exactly how this will affect the advantages and disadvantages in battle. Like most FPS multiplayer games, there will be a variety of environments and the main mode of play will be deathmatch.

The game is under development at Nintendo Software Technology in Redmond and is scheduled for release sometime in late fall of this year. The game seems like a risky yet ambitious take on the Metroid series, and there is uncertainty as to how fans will react. One thing is for sure, though: this type of 3D shooting multiplayer has yet to be seen in a great handheld title. Will Nintendo be the first?

-Efrain Lopez

source: nintendoinsider
   

Metroid Prime Hunters seems like quite a departure from the series’ incarnation on GameCube. The primary focus of this DS title is first-person multiplayer shooting, while the GameCube game was considered a “first person adventure.” But a new system calls for new changes – after its introduction to gamers through the demo Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt, how is the title shaping up?

Game Features

    – Compete in a series of action-packed arenas.
    – Try out at least three modes of play, with game-play features similar to Deathmatch and King of the Hill.
    – Link wirelessly with up to three friends.
    – Six new bounty hunters, including Noxus, Spire and Kanden, fight against Samus in both single-player and multiplayer modes.
    – All hunters have their own unique back stories, weapons (from sniper beam to mortar to shotgun) and fighting styles (i.e. stealth, melee, sniper, etc.).
    – Single-player details will be revealed at a later date.

Thanks to the wireless capabilities of the DS, you’ll be able to play against three of your buddies with the local wireless connection. During multiplayer, the ability to play as 6 different bounty hunters (including Samus) allows for variety in fighting. The bounty hunters will all have different abilities; for example, one of the characters has a morph ball that has spikes that works as a weapon. Multiple weapons will also be available (i.e. fire and ice types), though we don’t yet know exactly how this will affect the advantages and disadvantages in battle. Like most FPS multiplayer games, there will be a variety of environments and the main mode of play will be deathmatch.

The game is under development at Nintendo Software Technology in Redmond and is scheduled for release sometime in late fall of this year. The game seems like a risky yet ambitious take on the Metroid series, and there is uncertainty as to how fans will react. One thing is for sure, though: this type of 3D shooting multiplayer has yet to be seen in a great handheld title. Will Nintendo be the first?

-Efrain Lopez