<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
main	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
use	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
,	O
released	O
a	O
day	O
before	O
,	O
Prime	O
marked	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
after	O
an	O
eight-year	O
hiatus	O
following	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
takes	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Device
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Samus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
the	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
as	O
she	O
battles	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
and	O
their	O
biological	O
experiments	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
Tallon	B-Device
IV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
was	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Retro	O
in	O
Austin	O
,	O
Texas	O
,	O
and	O
Japanese	O
Nintendo	O
employees	O
,	O
including	O
producers	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
and	O
Kensuke	O
Tanabe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
received	O
acclaim	O
and	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
;	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
4	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
:	I-Device
Trilogy	I-Device
compilation	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
remastered	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
is	O
a	O
3D	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
series	O
protagonist	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
,	O
with	O
third-person	O
elements	O
used	O
for	O
Morph	O
Ball	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
must	O
travel	O
through	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Tallon	B-Device
IV	I-Device
searching	O
for	O
twelve	O
Chozo	O
Artifacts	O
that	O
will	O
open	O
the	O
path	O
to	O
the	O
Phazon	O
meteor	B-Language
impact	O
crater	O
,	O
while	O
collecting	O
power-ups	O
that	O
let	O
her	O
reach	O
new	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
can	O
be	O
altered	O
by	O
exchanging	O
visors	O
;	O
one	O
uses	O
thermal	B-Algorithm
imaging	I-Algorithm
,	O
another	O
has	O
x-ray	O
vision	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
features	O
a	O
scanner	O
that	O
searches	O
for	O
enemy	O
weaknesses	O
and	O
interfaces	O
with	O
mechanisms	O
such	O
as	O
force	O
fields	O
and	O
elevators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
gain	O
two	O
features	O
by	O
connecting	O
Prime	O
with	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
using	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Device
–	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
:	O
cosmetic	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Fusion	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
that	O
Samus	O
wears	O
in	O
Fusion	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
those	O
in	O
earlier	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
beam	O
weapons	O
in	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
have	O
no	O
stacking	O
ability	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
traits	O
of	O
each	O
beam	O
merge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Items	O
from	O
previous	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
appear	O
with	O
altered	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prime	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
reason	O
Samus	O
does	O
not	O
start	O
with	O
power-ups	O
acquired	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
;	O
she	O
begins	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
some	O
upgrades	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Varia	O
Suit	O
,	O
Missiles	O
and	O
Grapple	O
Beam	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
are	O
lost	O
during	O
an	O
explosion	O
on	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirate	O
frigate	B-Application
Orpheon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Studios	O
wrote	O
an	O
extensive	O
storyline	O
for	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
major	O
difference	O
from	O
previous	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Prime	O
trilogy	O
is	O
set	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
Tallon	B-Device
IV	I-Device
,	O
formerly	O
inhabited	O
by	O
the	O
Chozo	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
decades	O
ago	O
,	O
the	O
Chozo	O
race	O
fell	O
after	O
a	O
meteor	B-Language
impacted	O
on	O
Tallon	B-Device
IV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
meteor	B-Language
contaminated	O
the	O
planet	O
with	O
a	O
corruptive	O
,	O
mutagenic	O
substance	O
that	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
later	O
named	O
Phazon	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
brought	O
with	O
it	O
a	O
creature	O
known	O
to	O
the	O
Chozo	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Worm	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
large	O
containment	O
field	O
emitter	O
of	O
the	O
Artifact	O
Temple	O
in	O
the	O
Tallon	B-Device
Overworld	I-Device
area	O
was	O
built	O
as	O
a	O
seal	O
to	O
the	O
meteor	B-Language
's	O
energies	O
and	O
influence	O
within	O
the	O
crater	O
where	O
it	O
landed	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
attempt	O
to	O
disable	O
or	O
bypass	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
gain	O
better	O
access	O
to	O
extract	O
the	O
Phazon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
Aran	O
intercepts	O
a	O
distress	O
signal	O
from	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirate	O
frigate	B-Application
Orpheon	I-Application
,	O
whose	O
crew	O
have	O
been	O
slaughtered	O
by	O
the	O
Pirates	O
 '	O
own	O
genetically	O
modified	O
,	O
experimental	O
subjects	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
mysterious	O
radioactive	O
substance	O
called	O
Phazon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
escapes	O
the	O
frigate	O
and	O
chases	O
Ridley	O
in	O
her	O
gunship	O
towards	O
the	O
nearby	O
planet	O
Tallon	B-Device
IV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
landing	O
in	O
the	O
Tallon	B-Device
Overworld	I-Device
,	O
Samus	O
explores	O
nearby	O
areas	O
of	O
Tallon	B-Device
IV	I-Device
and	O
discovers	O
ruins	O
of	O
an	O
ancient	O
Chozo	O
settlement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
she	O
explores	O
the	O
ruins	O
,	O
she	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
Chozo	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
had	O
been	O
killed	O
off	O
by	O
the	O
Phazon	O
infesting	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
which	O
originated	O
from	O
a	O
meteor	B-Language
that	O
impacted	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
many	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
regaining	O
her	O
lost	O
abilities	O
in	O
the	O
ruins	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
defeating	O
a	O
mutated	O
plant	O
creature	O
that	O
was	O
poisoning	O
the	O
local	O
water	O
supply	O
,	O
Samus	O
finds	O
her	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
Magmoor	B-Device
Caverns	I-Device
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
magma-filled	O
tunnels	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
as	O
a	O
source	O
of	O
geothermal	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
tunnels	O
,	O
Samus	O
travels	O
to	O
the	O
Phendrana	B-Device
Drifts	I-Device
,	O
a	O
cold	O
,	O
mountainous	O
location	O
which	O
is	O
home	O
to	O
another	O
ancient	O
Chozo	O
ruin	O
and	O
a	O
Space	O
Pirate	O
research	O
lab	O
used	O
to	O
study	O
the	O
Metroids	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
obtaining	O
new	O
abilities	O
,	O
Samus	O
explores	O
the	O
wreckage	O
of	O
the	O
crashed	O
Orpheon	O
and	O
then	O
infiltrates	O
the	O
Phazon	O
Mines	O
,	O
where	O
she	O
learns	O
the	O
outcome	O
of	O
the	O
Phazon	O
experimentation	O
project	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
a	O
creature	O
that	O
had	O
come	O
to	O
Tallon	B-Device
IV	I-Device
with	O
the	O
meteor	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
some	O
point	O
,	O
Samus	O
discovers	O
the	O
Artifact	O
Temple	O
that	O
the	O
Chozo	O
built	O
to	O
contain	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
and	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Phazon	O
from	O
spreading	O
over	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
meteor	B-Language
's	O
Impact	O
Crater	O
,	O
Samus	O
must	O
collect	O
and	O
unite	O
the	O
twelve	O
Chozo	O
artifacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
defeats	O
Ridley	O
and	O
enters	O
the	O
Impact	O
Crater	O
,	O
where	O
she	O
finds	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
she	O
defeats	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
absorbs	O
Samus	O
's	O
Phazon	O
Suit	O
and	O
explodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
escapes	O
the	O
collapsing	O
crater	O
and	O
leaves	O
Tallon	B-Device
IV	I-Device
in	O
her	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
completes	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
items	O
obtained	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
reconstructs	O
itself	O
into	O
a	O
body	O
resembling	O
Samus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
producer	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
did	O
not	O
develop	O
a	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
as	O
the	O
company	O
"	O
could	O
n't	O
come	O
out	O
with	O
any	O
concrete	O
ideas	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
co-creator	O
Yoshio	O
Sakamoto	O
said	O
he	O
could	O
not	O
imagine	O
how	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
control	O
Samus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
approached	O
another	O
company	O
to	O
make	O
Metroid	B-Device
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
the	O
offer	O
was	O
declined	O
,	O
supposedly	O
because	O
the	O
developers	O
thought	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
equal	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
was	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Nintendo	O
EAD	O
and	O
R&D1	O
and	O
the	O
American	O
company	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
would	O
create	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
forthcoming	O
GameCube	B-Application
targeted	O
at	O
a	O
mature	O
demographic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
establishing	O
its	O
offices	O
in	O
Austin	O
,	O
Texas	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
Retro	O
worked	O
on	O
four	O
GameCube	B-Application
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Miyamoto	O
visited	O
Retro	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
he	O
suggested	O
a	O
new	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
after	O
seeing	O
their	O
prototype	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
crew	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
producers	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
Kensuke	O
Tanabe	O
,	O
Kenji	O
Miki	O
,	O
and	O
designer	O
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
co-creator	O
Sakamoto	O
,	O
communicated	O
with	O
Retro	O
through	O
e-mails	O
,	O
telephone	O
conferences	O
and	O
personal	O
gatherings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
change	O
was	O
prompted	O
by	O
camera	O
problems	O
experienced	O
by	O
Rare	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
developing	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
had	O
to	O
break	O
down	O
the	O
stereotypes	O
of	O
what	O
a	O
first-person	O
game	O
is	O
and	O
make	O
a	O
fun	O
Metroid	B-Device
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
intended	O
that	O
Kraid	O
,	O
a	O
boss	O
from	O
Metroid	B-Device
and	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
,	O
would	O
appear	O
in	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
and	O
designer	O
Gene	O
Kohler	O
modeled	O
and	O
skinned	O
him	O
for	O
that	O
purpose	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
cut	O
for	O
time	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
considered	O
implementing	O
the	O
Speed	O
Booster	O
power-up	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
but	O
concluded	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
work	O
well	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
and	O
"	O
limitations	O
imposed	O
by	O
the	O
scale	O
of	O
our	O
environment	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
emphasis	O
on	O
exploration	O
and	O
despite	O
the	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
would	O
be	O
a	O
first-person	O
adventure	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
E3	O
2001	O
in	O
May	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
title	O
confirmed	O
as	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
contains	O
arrangements	O
of	O
tracks	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
because	O
Yamamoto	O
wanted	O
"	O
to	O
satisfy	O
old	O
Metroid	B-Device
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
Tallon	B-Device
Overworld	I-Device
theme	O
is	O
a	O
reinterpretation	O
of	O
Metroids	B-Device
Brinstar	O
theme	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
heard	O
in	O
Magmoor	B-Device
Caverns	I-Device
is	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Metroids	I-Application
Lower	O
Norfair	O
area	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
heard	O
during	O
the	O
fight	O
with	O
Meta	O
Ridley	O
is	O
a	O
fast-paced	O
reimagining	O
of	O
the	O
Ridley	O
boss	O
music	O
first	O
featured	O
in	O
Super	O
Metroidwhich	O
has	O
reappeared	O
in	O
most	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
&	O
Fusion	O
Original	O
Soundtracks	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Scitron	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
a	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
GameCube	B-Application
bundle	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
second	O
disc	O
featuring	O
a	O
trailer	O
and	O
a	O
demo	O
for	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
,	O
a	O
timeline	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
art	O
gallery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2009	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Play	I-Device
Control	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
improved	O
controls	O
that	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
pointing	O
functionality	O
,	O
bonus	O
content	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
take	O
screenshots	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
other	O
countries	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
compilation	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
:	I-Device
Trilogy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compilation	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometime	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
rumors	O
started	O
to	O
circulate	O
that	O
there	O
might	O
be	O
an	O
official	O
port	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
Remastered	O
,	O
a	O
high-definition	O
remaster	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
Remastered	O
was	O
acclaimed	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
however	O
criticized	O
for	O
not	O
crediting	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
by	O
name	O
,	O
instead	O
crediting	O
them	O
as	O
"	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
development	O
staff	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
games	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
GameCube	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
second-best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
November	O
2002	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
behind	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
;	O
250,000	O
units	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
eighth-bestselling	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
until	O
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
(	O
2022	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
numerous	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
and	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
,	O
special	O
effects	O
,	O
varied	O
environments	O
,	O
moody	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
immersive	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
innovative	O
gameplay	O
centered	O
on	O
exploration	O
in	O
contrast	O
with	O
action	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Halo	O
,	O
while	O
staying	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
countdown	O
show	O
Filter	O
said	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
had	O
the	O
best	O
graphics	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
appeared	O
on	O
several	O
lists	O
of	O
best	O
games	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
ranked	O
23rd	O
in	O
IGN	O
's	O
Top	O
100	O
,	O
29th	O
in	O
a	O
100-game	O
list	O
chosen	O
by	O
GameFAQs	O
users	O
,	O
18th	O
in	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazines	O
2009	O
list	O
of	O
greatest	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
and	O
10th	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
Power'''s	O
"	O
Top	O
200	O
Nintendo	O
Games	O
Ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
named	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
the	O
best	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
,	O
while	O
GameSpy	O
ranked	O
it	O
third	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
list	O
,	O
behind	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
also	O
ranked	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
as	O
the	O
sixth-best	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
2000s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wired	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
10th	O
in	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
15	O
Most	O
Influential	O
Games	O
of	O
the	O
Decade	O
"	O
for	O
popularizing	O
"	O
exploration	O
,	O
puzzle-solving	O
,	O
platforming	O
and	O
story	O
"	O
among	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
breaking	O
the	O
genre	O
free	O
from	O
the	O
clutches	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wireds	O
writer	O
continued	O
that	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
took	O
a	O
massive	O
stride	O
forward	O
for	O
first-person	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
also	O
became	O
popular	O
among	O
players	O
for	O
speedrunning	O
;	O
specialized	O
communities	O
were	O
formed	O
to	O
share	O
these	O
speed	O
runs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legacy	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
rereleased	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Play	I-Device
Control	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
series	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
compilation	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
:	I-Device
Trilogy	I-Device
(	O
2009	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pinball	O
game	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
action	O
spin-offs	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Hunters	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
handheld	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
console	O
,	O
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Federation	I-Application
Force	I-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
4	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
have	O
appeared	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
series	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Frigate	B-Application
Orpheon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
playable	O
stage	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Parasite	O
Queen	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
and	O
music	O
from	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Primes	I-Device
gameplay	O
and	O
HUDs	O
influenced	O
and	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
Geist	B-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
Commando	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
a	O
2D	O
fangame	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Metroid	O
Prime''	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
