14 DAY TRIAL // OK, so a lot of gamers kept their fingers crossed for the Wii's highly anticipated FPS from Retro Studios, but I didn't. Want to know why? Quite frankly, playing Call of Duty 3 on the Wii made me nauseous. Ever since then, I stood by those who thought that the Wii's controls sucked. However, lucky guys over at IGN got their hands on Retro's Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. They not only say that controls run smooth, but also that the game is setting a new benchmark. Huh...!
Let me tell you a little something about my experience with Call of Duty 3. Like I said, its controls made me nauseous. Come on, the strafe command meant moving the Wii Remote to the left or to the right! Anyway, given that I'm having a hard time with the damn controller since day one, I suppose there are some who even digg its scheme. Not me though.
But back to Metroid Prime 3 and our beloved Samus Aran. I don't need to tell you that if it's coming from gaming sites such as IGN, it's true. Here's what they say about the overall gameplay experience with Metroid Prime 3: Corruption:
"It plays better than any first-person console game ever... really. And it's one of Wii's best lookers, too.
In fact, the heroine's tight maneuverability and speed nurture a level of accuracy never before possible in a console-based first-person experience. Retro has included three different sensitivity levels for fans, so if you're the type who prefers a big bounding box and slower turns, you can do that. However, we highly recommend that all gamers play Prime 3 with advanced controls, which shrink the bounding box so that Samus turns quickly when your on-screen reticule begins to stray in any direction. Previously, Call of Duty 3 was the benchmark for accurate controls in a first-person game on Wii, but Prime 3 blows that title out of the water. If you've played any FPS-style game on Nintendo's system before, you will probably be running and gunning in Corruption and absolutely loving the freedom and speed of the controls in a matter of seconds, not minutes. It really is the new benchmark and simultaneously proof that smart studios can really utilize the Wii remote and nunchuk for some dazzling results."
Makes you want to go to Nintendo's HQ and tell them to finish it faster, right? I have to tell you, as much as I stand by my beliefs regarding the console's controllers, I'm also a fan of Nintendo's original series of games and a HUGE fan of the Metroid franchise. The game might just make me fall in love with Nintendo's machine.