<s>
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
SPD	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Longtime	O
Metroid	B-Device
director	O
Yoshio	O
Sakamoto	O
approached	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
to	O
develop	O
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
,	O
while	O
animation	O
studio	O
D-Rockets	O
handled	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
using	O
only	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
exploration	O
and	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Other	I-Application
M	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
its	O
elaborate	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
action-oriented	O
gameplay	O
,	O
although	O
heavy	O
criticism	O
was	O
directed	O
at	O
its	O
narrative	O
and	O
Samus	O
's	O
characterization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Other	I-Application
M	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
entered	O
an	O
extended	O
hiatus	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
not	O
seeing	O
a	O
mainline	O
entry	O
until	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Samus	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Other	I-Application
M	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
with	O
three-dimensional	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
operates	O
between	O
two	O
perspectives	O
with	O
differing	O
controls	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
orientation	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
regular	O
gameplay	O
features	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
hold	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
horizontally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
early	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
,	O
the	O
environments	O
are	O
three-dimensional	O
and	O
movement	O
is	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
plane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
is	O
pointed	O
towards	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
the	O
angle	O
switches	O
into	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
lock	O
onto	O
targets	O
and	O
fire	O
missiles	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
players	O
cannot	O
move	O
in	O
this	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Other	I-Application
M	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
to	O
feature	O
melee	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
,	O
enemies	O
do	O
not	O
drop	O
items	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
restoration	O
of	O
health	O
and	O
ammo	O
occurring	O
either	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
Navigation	O
Booths	O
,	O
or	O
employing	O
of	O
the	O
Concentration	O
technique	O
,	O
where	O
Samus	O
rests	O
and	O
replenishes	O
missiles	O
and	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Other	I-Application
M	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
between	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madeline	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
scientists	O
were	O
propagating	O
the	O
Metroids	B-Device
in	O
the	O
Bottle	O
Ship	O
,	O
reproduced	O
from	O
the	O
remnants	O
of	O
the	O
infant	O
Metroid	B-Device
found	O
on	O
Samus	O
's	O
power	O
suit	O
after	O
her	O
return	O
from	O
the	O
planet	O
Zebes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madeline	O
adds	O
that	O
the	O
scientists	O
have	O
created	O
a	O
Mother	O
Brain-based	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
called	O
"	O
MB	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
Metroids	B-Device
,	O
which	O
are	O
hidden	O
in	O
Sector	O
Zero	O
,	O
a	O
recreation	O
of	O
Tourian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
leaving	O
Madeline	O
informs	O
Samus	O
that	O
Adam	O
is	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
heads	O
to	O
Sector	O
Zero	O
,	O
but	O
Adam	O
stops	O
her	O
from	O
entering	O
,	O
warning	O
her	O
that	O
the	O
Metroids	B-Device
in	O
Sector	O
Zero	O
cannot	O
be	O
frozen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Samus	O
asks	O
Adam	O
why	O
he	O
is	O
credited	O
as	O
the	O
as	O
Metroid	B-Device
military	O
report	O
's	O
creator	O
,	O
he	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Federation	O
headquarters	O
requested	O
him	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
report	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
states	O
his	O
intention	O
to	O
enter	O
Sector	O
Zero	O
and	O
to	O
destroy	O
it	O
;	O
he	O
explains	O
that	O
,	O
by	O
causing	O
enough	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
sector	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
detach	O
from	O
the	O
Bottle	O
Ship	O
before	O
self-destructing	O
,	O
thus	O
destroying	O
MB	O
and	O
the	O
Metroids	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	B-Application
returns	I-Application
to	O
the	O
research	O
center	O
,	O
where	O
she	O
finds	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Deleter	O
"	O
,	O
whose	O
real	O
identity	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
James	O
Pierce	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mummified	O
remains	O
of	O
Ridley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
finds	O
a	O
survivor	O
,	O
and	O
defeats	O
a	O
Queen	O
Metroid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madeline	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
woman	O
Samus	O
met	O
earlier	O
was	O
in	O
fact	O
MB	O
,	O
the	O
very	O
android	O
created	O
from	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
's	O
genetic	O
material	O
to	O
establish	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
Metroids	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feeling	O
betrayed	O
by	O
the	O
scientists	O
and	O
Madeline	O
(	O
most	O
likely	O
due	O
to	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
's	O
corrupting	O
influence	O
through	O
her	O
DNA	O
)	O
,	O
MB	O
telepathically	O
commanded	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirate	O
special	O
forces	O
to	O
attack	O
those	O
on	O
board	O
and	O
had	O
managed	O
to	O
propagate	O
the	O
Metroids	B-Device
in	O
Sector	O
Zero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
clears	O
away	O
these	O
monsters	O
to	O
allow	O
Madeline	O
to	O
shoot	O
at	O
MB	O
with	O
an	O
ice	O
cannon	O
,	O
leaving	O
her	O
defenseless	O
and	O
helpless	O
for	O
the	O
Federation	O
soldiers	O
to	O
finish	O
her	O
off	O
,	O
ending	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
's	O
reign	O
of	O
terror	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Days	O
after	O
the	O
incident	O
,	O
Samus	B-Application
returns	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Bottle	O
Ship	O
to	O
retrieve	O
something	O
that	O
is	O
left	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
battling	O
Phantoon	B-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
monsters	O
Samus	O
had	O
fought	O
on	O
Zebes	O
,	O
she	O
arrives	O
at	O
the	O
control	O
room	O
and	O
recovers	O
Adam	O
's	O
platoon	O
helmet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Other	I-Application
M	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
"	O
Project	O
M	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
over	O
100	O
people	O
that	O
includes	O
staff	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
,	O
and	O
D-Rockets	O
,	O
with	O
production	O
lasting	O
for	O
three	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
producer	O
and	O
chief	O
Metroid	B-Device
designer	O
Yoshio	O
Sakamoto	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
opted	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
an	O
outside	O
company	O
,	O
as	O
his	O
usual	O
development	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
experience	O
in	O
producing	O
a	O
3D	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakamoto	O
eventually	O
approached	O
Yosuke	O
Hayashi	O
of	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
to	O
discuss	O
the	O
incorporation	O
of	O
the	O
flashy	O
engine	O
used	O
for	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
engine	O
to	O
encompass	O
his	O
new	O
vision	O
of	O
a	O
3D	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakamoto	O
served	O
as	O
producer	O
and	O
scenario	O
designer	O
,	O
and	O
main	O
design	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
three	O
designers	O
from	O
previous	O
2D	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
—	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	O
Ninja	O
took	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
programming	B-General_Concept
and	O
3D	O
modeling	O
,	O
and	O
D-Rockets	O
handled	O
the	O
CG	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
tried	O
to	O
create	O
"	O
the	O
ultimate	O
first-person	O
experience	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
series	O
,	O
Sakamoto	O
's	O
approach	O
with	O
gameplay	O
was	O
different	O
,	O
particularly	O
for	O
the	O
story	O
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
intended	O
to	O
tell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	O
Ninja	O
agreed	O
with	O
that	O
approach	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
felt	O
control	O
schemes	O
with	O
excessive	O
buttons	O
were	O
possibly	O
turning	O
players	O
off	O
the	O
action	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
tried	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
employ	O
only	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
without	O
resorting	O
to	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
developers	O
felt	O
no	O
need	O
to	O
integrate	O
everything	O
from	O
the	O
Prime	O
series	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
games	O
with	O
different	O
concepts	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
of	O
the	O
elements	O
that	O
"	O
made	O
those	O
games	O
unique	O
"	O
were	O
implemented	O
into	O
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
immersive	O
sight	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
first-person	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
questioned	O
if	O
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
would	O
be	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
,	O
Hayashi	O
responded	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
will	O
feature	O
heavy	O
action-based	O
sequences	O
,	O
there	O
will	O
still	O
be	O
the	O
exploration-based	O
sequences	O
characteristic	O
of	O
other	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakamoto	O
said	O
that	O
Other	O
M'''s	O
story	O
progression	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
as	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
is	O
"	O
unlike	O
anything	O
that	O
's	O
ever	O
been	O
done	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
;	O
it	O
's	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
a	O
collaborative	O
effort	O
—	O
it	O
's	O
one	O
group	O
working	O
toward	O
a	O
common	O
goal	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Other	B-Application
Ms	I-Application
development	O
,	O
Sakamoto	O
did	O
not	O
think	O
too	O
much	O
about	O
"	O
what	O
kind	O
of	O
person	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
was	O
and	O
how	O
she	O
thinks	O
and	O
her	O
personality	O
"	O
,	O
particularly	O
because	O
the	O
games	O
tried	O
to	O
depict	O
Samus	O
as	O
a	O
mysterious	O
person	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakamoto	O
also	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
"	O
bring	O
everyone	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
of	O
understanding	O
in	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
universe	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
not	O
only	O
introduce	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
new	O
players	O
but	O
also	O
create	O
new	O
challenges	O
for	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chronological	O
setting	O
between	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
was	O
chosen	O
because	O
Sakamoto	O
considered	O
the	O
period	O
"	O
so	O
critical	O
that	O
without	O
addressing	O
it	O
,	O
we	O
would	O
n't	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
new	O
games	O
that	O
show	O
Samus	O
 '	O
adventures	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
increased	O
realism	O
,	O
professional	O
camera	O
operators	O
helped	O
with	O
the	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Samus	O
 '	O
face	O
had	O
a	O
more	O
detailed	O
frame	O
to	O
make	O
expressions	O
more	O
lifelike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
dual-layer	O
disc	O
due	O
to	O
extensive	O
usage	O
of	O
cinematics	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kuniaki	O
Haishima	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
.	O
The	O
team	O
hired	O
Haishima	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
music	O
because	O
the	O
producers	O
felt	O
he	O
could	O
"	O
tell	O
the	O
story	O
with	O
melodies	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
powerfully	O
 [ helped ] 	O
us	O
depict	O
Samus	O
 '	O
feelings	O
and	O
emotions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
Jessica	O
Martin	O
was	O
cast	O
to	O
play	O
Samus	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
recording	O
sessions	O
took	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
voice	O
cast	O
being	O
required	O
to	O
record	O
lines	O
with	O
storyboards	O
and	O
unfinished	O
cutscenes	O
as	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japanese	O
,	O
voice	O
actors	O
Ai	B-Application
Kobayashi	O
,	O
Rikiya	O
Koyama	O
,	O
Kenji	O
Nomura	O
and	O
Shizuka	O
Itō	O
provided	O
the	O
voices	O
of	O
Samus	O
,	O
Adam	O
,	O
Anthony	O
and	O
MB	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marketing	O
and	O
releaseMetroid	O
:	O
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
president	O
and	O
CEO	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aimé	O
and	O
a	O
trailer	O
was	O
briefly	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fils-Aimé	O
stated	O
that	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Other	I-Application
M	I-Application
would	O
"	O
take	O
you	O
deeper	O
into	O
Samus	O
 '	O
story	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
traditional	O
series	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
series	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
"	O
harder	O
edge	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
,	O
which	O
GameTrailers	O
picked	O
as	O
Best	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Game	O
and	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
expo	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previews	O
of	O
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
were	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
2010	O
editions	O
of	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Media	O
Summit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
other	O
territories	O
,	O
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
was	O
released	O
September	O
2	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
day	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
where	O
its	O
release	O
was	O
preceded	O
by	O
a	O
large	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
with	O
television	O
spots	O
,	O
trailers	O
at	O
theaters	O
,	O
and	O
online	O
ads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
strategy	O
guide	O
books	O
were	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
:	O
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Shogakukan	O
on	O
September	O
17.Other	O
M	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Other	I-Application
M	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
bug	B-Error_Name
where	O
the	O
door	O
in	O
Sector	O
3	O
is	O
permanently	O
locked	O
and	O
impassable	O
,	O
preventing	O
players	O
from	O
continuing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
revealed	O
that	O
a	O
bug	B-Error_Name
is	O
triggered	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
backtracks	O
to	O
the	O
room	O
within	O
Sector	O
3	O
where	O
they	O
have	O
previously	O
obtained	O
the	O
Ice	O
Beam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
has	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
program	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
bug	B-Error_Name
to	O
send	O
in	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
or	O
their	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
with	O
their	O
save	O
files	O
to	O
be	O
repaired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
dual-layer	O
disc	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
some	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
consoles	I-Operating_System
may	O
have	O
difficulty	O
reading	O
data	O
off	O
a	O
large-capacity	O
medium	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
contaminated	O
laser	O
lens	O
of	O
an	O
optical	O
disc	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionMetroid	O
:	O
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Craig	O
Harris	O
of	O
IGN	O
called	O
the	O
gameplay	O
"	O
a	O
really	O
impressive	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
old-school	O
Metroid	B-Device
design	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
GameTrailers	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
nice	O
compromise	O
between	O
satisfying	O
fans	O
and	O
opening	O
up	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christian	O
Donlan	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
exclaimed	O
that	O
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
bears	O
graphical	O
similarities	O
to	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
which	O
"	O
tend	O
to	O
come	O
across	O
as	O
nicely-built	O
video	O
game	O
levels	O
at	O
best	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harris	O
wrote	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
not	O
being	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
the	O
Prime	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-looking	O
games	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Hoggins	O
of	O
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
described	O
the	O
environments	O
as	O
"	O
lush	O
and	O
detailed	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
they	O
helped	O
"	O
capturing	O
the	O
ethos	O
of	O
old-school	O
Metroid	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
derided	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
linearity	O
in	O
comparison	O
with	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
which	O
took	O
a	O
similar	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	B-Application
Ms	I-Application
short	O
length	O
was	O
criticized	O
by	O
reviewers	O
,	O
by	O
critics	O
such	O
as	O
GameTrailers	O
,	O
which	O
writes	O
that	O
the	O
bonuses	O
such	O
as	O
art	O
galleries	O
were	O
not	O
stimulating	O
enough	O
to	O
entice	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McShea	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
unskippable	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
overabundance	O
of	O
story	O
in	O
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
were	O
a	O
negative	O
deviation	O
from	O
Metroid	B-Device
tradition	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
feature	O
for	O
1UP.com,	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
states	O
that	O
many	O
Metroid	B-Device
fans	O
were	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
power-up	O
restrictions	O
and	O
its	O
"	O
awkward	O
handling	O
of	O
its	O
leading	O
lady	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
scholar	O
Luke	O
Arnott	O
argued	O
that	O
players	O
were	O
dissatisfied	O
with	O
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
because	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
consistently	O
balance	O
gameplay	O
constraints	O
with	O
player	O
agency	O
,	O
and	O
because	O
it	O
failed	O
at	O
what	O
he	O
calls	O
"	O
imperative	O
"	O
storytelling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arnott	O
suggested	O
that	O
studying	O
how	O
games	O
like	O
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
create	O
meaning	O
in	O
virtual	O
spaces	O
may	O
help	O
design	O
better	O
games	O
and	O
situate	O
them	O
within	O
wider	O
theories	O
of	O
postmodern	O
subjectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
former	O
president	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aime	O
expressed	O
his	O
disappointment	O
with	O
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
,	O
believing	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
hit	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
really	O
thought	O
that	O
that	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
defining	O
moment	O
for	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SalesMetroid	O
:	O
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third-best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
with	O
45,398	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
ranking	O
it	O
behind	O
Wii	B-Application
Party	I-Application
and	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Diary	I-Application
:	I-Application
Poka	I-Application
Poka	I-Application
Airu	I-Application
Village	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Story	O
award	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
chose	O
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
as	O
the	O
"	O
mangled	O
makeover	O
"	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
painted	O
Samus	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
unsure	O
,	O
insecure	O
woman	O
who	O
desperately	O
wants	O
the	O
approval	O
of	O
her	O
former	O
(	O
male	O
)	O
commanding	O
officer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
elements	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Other	I-Application
M	I-Application
have	O
appeared	O
in	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Geothermal	O
Power	O
Plant	O
is	O
featured	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
stage	O
in	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
,	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
by	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yosuke	O
Hayashi	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Samus	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
featured	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
better	O
to	O
let	O
her	O
focus	O
on	O
her	O
job	O
rather	O
than	O
kicking	O
everyone	O
's	O
butt	O
in	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
