<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
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>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
(	O
2002	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
with	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
feature	O
,	O
Echoes	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
in	O
2004	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
in	O
May	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
after	O
she	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
rescue	O
Galactic	O
Federation	O
Marines	B-Application
from	O
a	O
ship	O
near	O
Aether	B-Application
,	O
a	O
planet	O
inhabited	O
by	O
a	O
race	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Luminoth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
troops	O
were	O
slaughtered	O
by	O
the	B-Application
Ing	I-Application
,	O
a	O
hostile	O
race	O
that	O
came	O
from	O
an	O
alternate	O
dimension	O
of	O
Aether	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
launched	O
a	O
viral	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
that	O
included	O
several	O
websites	O
written	O
as	O
if	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Echoes	O
received	O
several	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
awards	O
and	O
spots	O
on	O
"	O
top	O
games	O
"	O
lists	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
and	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
:	I-Device
Trilogy	I-Device
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
head-up	B-Application
display	I-Application
simulates	O
the	O
inside	O
of	O
Samus	O
's	O
helmet	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
radar	O
,	O
map	O
,	O
missile	O
ammunition	O
meter	O
and	O
health	O
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
others	O
reveal	O
and	O
highlight	O
interdimensional	O
objects	O
or	O
cloaked	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
create	O
a	O
visual	B-Application
representation	I-Application
of	I-Application
sound	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Echoes	O
features	O
the	O
parallel	O
dimensions	O
Light	O
Aether	B-Application
and	O
Dark	O
Aether	B-Application
;	O
changes	O
in	O
either	O
dimension	O
often	O
reflect	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	O
Aether	B-Application
's	O
atmosphere	O
is	O
caustic	O
and	O
damages	O
Samus	O
's	O
Power	O
Suit	O
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
move	O
between	O
"	O
safe	O
zones	O
"	O
that	O
allow	O
Samus	O
's	O
health	O
to	O
slowly	O
regenerate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Echoes	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
rogue	O
planet	O
in	O
the	O
Dasha	O
region	O
,	O
Aether	B-Application
,	O
inhabited	O
by	O
a	O
race	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Luminoth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Luminoth	O
lived	O
peacefully	O
,	O
protecting	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
pure	O
natural	O
energy	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
call	O
the	O
"	O
Light	O
of	O
Aether	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
split	O
creates	O
another	O
world	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
dimension	O
,	O
Dark	O
Aether	B-Application
,	O
a	O
mirror	O
version	O
of	O
Aether	B-Application
that	O
is	O
dark	O
,	O
arid	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
poisonous	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	O
Aether	B-Application
becomes	O
home	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Ing	I-Application
,	O
cruel	O
shapeshifting	O
creatures	O
who	O
intend	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Luminoth	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
possess	O
bodies	O
of	O
the	O
living	O
,	O
the	O
dead	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
artificially	B-Application
intelligent	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Ing	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Luminoth	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
war	O
over	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
energy	O
whichever	O
race	O
controls	O
it	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
destroying	O
the	O
other	O
,	O
since	O
if	O
one	O
world	O
gains	O
control	O
over	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
energy	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
will	O
perish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
base	O
on	O
Aether	B-Application
after	O
detecting	O
the	O
mutagenic	O
substance	O
Phazon	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pirates	O
had	O
previously	O
tried	O
to	O
weaponize	O
the	O
substance	O
after	O
it	O
contaminated	O
the	O
planet	O
of	O
Tallon	B-Device
IV	I-Device
,	O
but	O
their	O
efforts	O
were	O
thwarted	O
by	O
the	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
ships	O
suffer	O
heavy	O
damage	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
the	O
Federation	O
loses	O
contact	O
with	O
the	O
Marines	B-Application
,	O
they	O
call	O
Samus	O
to	O
investigate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
looking	O
for	O
the	O
Marines	B-Application
near	O
Aether	B-Application
,	O
Samus	O
's	O
ship	O
is	O
damaged	O
by	O
severe	O
lightning	O
storms	O
from	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Said	O
storms	O
have	O
caused	O
electromagnetic	O
interference	O
that	O
prevented	O
the	O
Marines	B-Application
from	O
communicating	O
with	O
the	O
Federation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deceased	O
Marines	B-Application
suddenly	O
rise	O
and	O
attack	O
her	O
,	O
apparently	O
possessed	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
fights	O
them	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
decides	O
to	O
follow	O
her	O
through	O
it	O
and	O
ends	O
up	O
on	O
Dark	O
Aether	B-Application
,	O
a	O
vile	O
trans-dimensional	O
duplicate	O
of	O
Aether	B-Application
,	O
where	O
she	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
dark	O
creatures	O
called	O
Ing	O
,	O
who	O
capture	O
Samus	O
and	O
after	O
stealing	O
the	O
weapons	O
from	O
her	O
suit	O
,	O
throw	O
her	O
back	O
through	O
the	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
returning	O
to	O
Aether	B-Application
,	O
Samus	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
Marines	B-Application
were	O
attacked	O
and	O
killed	O
by	O
Ing-possessed	O
Splinters	O
,	O
and	O
decides	O
to	O
enter	O
a	O
nearby	O
alien	O
temple	O
structure	O
to	O
look	O
for	O
clues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
she	O
reaches	O
the	O
structure	O
,	O
she	O
meets	O
U-Mos	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
remaining	O
sentinel	O
of	O
the	O
Luminoth	O
,	O
an	O
alien	O
race	O
that	O
have	O
fought	O
against	O
the	B-Application
Ing	I-Application
for	O
decades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
tells	O
Samus	O
that	O
after	O
a	O
meteor	O
struck	O
Aether	B-Application
,	O
the	O
impact	O
was	O
so	O
devastating	O
,	O
it	O
created	O
"	O
Dark	O
Aether	B-Application
"	O
,	O
from	O
which	O
the	B-Application
Ing	I-Application
spawned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
tells	O
Samus	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Ing	I-Application
have	O
taken	O
virtually	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
'	O
Light	O
of	O
Aether	B-Application
 '	O
,	O
the	O
entire	O
collective	O
planetary	O
energy	O
for	O
Aether	B-Application
that	O
keeps	O
the	O
planet	O
stable	O
,	O
and	O
begs	O
her	O
to	O
retrieve	O
it	O
,	O
for	O
if	O
either	O
world	O
gains	O
control	O
over	O
all	O
of	O
this	O
energy	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
will	O
perish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
reclaim	O
the	O
parts	O
of	O
Aether	B-Application
's	O
energy	O
taken	O
by	O
the	B-Application
Ing	I-Application
,	O
she	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
energy	O
transfer	O
module	O
,	O
which	O
the	B-Application
Ing	I-Application
that	O
possessed	O
the	O
Alpha	O
Splinter	O
she	O
fought	O
just	O
before	O
the	O
structure	O
just	O
so	O
happened	O
to	O
have	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
goes	O
to	O
three	O
regionsthe	O
Agon	O
Wastes	O
,	O
a	O
parched	O
,	O
rocky	O
,	O
desert	O
wasteland	O
region	O
;	O
Torvus	O
Bog	O
,	O
a	O
drenched	O
swamp	O
area	O
that	O
houses	O
a	O
partially	O
submerged	O
hydrosubstation	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Sanctuary	O
Fortress	O
,	O
a	O
highly	O
advanced	O
cliffside	O
fortress	O
built	O
by	O
the	O
Luminoth	O
filled	O
with	O
corrupted	O
robots	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
the	B-Application
Ing	I-Application
hive	O
in	O
Dark	O
Aetherto	O
retrieve	O
the	O
Light	O
of	O
Aether	B-Application
and	O
return	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Luminoth	O
temples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Samus	O
retrieves	O
three	O
pieces	O
of	O
the	O
Light	O
of	O
Aether	B-Application
,	O
she	O
enters	O
the	B-Application
Ing	I-Application
's	O
Sky	O
Temple	O
and	O
faces	O
the	O
Emperor	O
Ing	O
,	O
the	O
strongest	O
Ing	O
who	O
guards	O
the	O
remaining	O
Light	O
of	O
Aether	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
defeats	O
the	O
creature	O
and	O
retrieves	O
the	O
last	O
remaining	O
energy	O
,	O
causing	O
Dark	O
Aether	B-Application
to	O
become	O
critically	O
unstable	O
and	O
begin	O
to	O
collapse	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
her	O
path	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
temple	O
's	O
gateway	O
is	O
blocked	O
by	O
a	O
horribly	O
altered	O
and	O
unstable	O
Dark	O
Samus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
her	O
foe	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
battle	O
,	O
Samus	O
is	O
surrounded	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Warrior	O
Ing	O
desperate	O
to	O
save	O
their	O
world	O
and	O
their	O
lives	O
;	O
she	O
escapes	O
to	O
Aether	B-Application
through	O
a	O
newly	O
revealed	O
portal	O
just	O
before	O
Dark	O
Aether	B-Application
and	O
the	B-Application
Ing	I-Application
disappear	O
forever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
brief	O
celebration	O
,	O
Samus	O
leaves	O
Aether	B-Application
in	O
her	O
repaired	O
gunship	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
Dark	O
Samus	O
is	O
shown	O
reforming	O
herself	O
above	O
Aether	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	O
asked	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
implemented	O
the	O
Screw	O
Attack	O
and	O
wall	O
jumping	O
features	O
seen	O
in	O
previous	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
not	O
incorporated	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Prime	O
due	O
to	O
time	O
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
first-person	O
adventure	O
and	O
its	O
deathmatch	O
mode	O
could	O
not	O
easily	O
replicate	O
other	O
shooting	O
games	O
,	O
Retro	O
just	O
tried	O
to	O
"	O
make	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
experience	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
would	O
instantly	O
know	O
and	O
recognise	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
opted	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
immersive	O
storyline	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
cut	O
scenes	O
and	O
a	O
plot	O
that	O
focused	O
less	O
on	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
and	O
Metroids	B-Device
of	O
other	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
sought	O
advice	O
from	O
the	O
producers	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
used	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
parallel	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Dark	O
Samus	O
,	O
Retro	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
character	O
that	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
Samus	O
and	O
be	O
the	O
same	O
size	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
enormous	O
monsters	B-Application
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
inspiration	O
was	O
a	O
boss	O
battle	O
in	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
in	O
which	O
Samus	O
fights	O
a	O
mirror	O
image	O
of	O
herself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
was	O
intended	O
to	O
familiarize	O
players	O
with	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
Retro	O
made	O
Echoes	O
more	O
challenging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wikan	O
regretted	O
this	O
decision	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
adapting	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
compilation	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
:	I-Device
Trilogy	I-Device
took	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
make	O
those	O
battles	O
easier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
hidden	O
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
were	O
canceled	O
for	O
lack	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
themes	O
used	O
for	O
areas	O
on	O
Dark	O
Aether	B-Application
are	O
dark	O
variations	O
of	O
the	O
themes	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
areas	O
on	O
Light	O
Aether	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
remixes	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
were	O
also	O
used	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
escape	O
theme	O
being	O
a	O
remix	O
of	O
Metroids	B-Device
"	O
Escape	O
"	O
theme	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Hunters	O
"	O
multiplayer	O
theme	O
taking	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Metroids	I-Application
"	O
Upper	O
Brinstar	O
"	O
theme	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
theme	O
for	O
the	O
underwater	O
Torvus	O
region	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Lower	O
Brinstar	O
"	O
theme	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
26	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PAL	B-Language
version	O
lacked	O
the	O
standard	O
50Hz	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
offered	O
60Hz	O
mode	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2005	O
as	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
launched	O
several	O
websites	O
to	O
initiate	O
a	O
viral	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
for	O
Echoes	O
,	O
with	O
inspiration	O
drawn	O
from	O
Halo	B-Application
2s	I-Application
alternate	O
reality	O
game	O
I	O
Love	O
Bees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
websites	O
included	O
Luminoth	O
Temple	O
,	O
an	O
Internet	B-Application
forum	I-Application
;	O
Channel	O
51	O
,	O
a	O
conspiracy	O
theory	O
website	O
that	O
featured	O
grainy	O
QuickTime	B-Application
videos	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
if	O
it	O
were	O
footage	O
of	O
extraterrestrials	O
;	O
Orbis	O
Labs	O
,	O
which	O
sold	O
a	O
"	O
self-contained	O
armored	O
machine	O
"	O
called	O
"	O
Battle	O
Sphere	O
"	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Morph	O
Ball	O
;	O
and	O
Athena	O
Astronautics	O
,	O
which	O
advertised	O
sending	O
women	O
into	O
space	O
,	O
featured	O
a	O
blog	O
,	O
and	O
offered	O
job	O
positions	O
for	O
bounty	O
hunters	O
on	O
Monster.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Athena	O
Astronautics	O
gave	O
a	O
random	O
selection	O
of	O
25	O
people	O
who	O
replied	O
to	O
the	O
offer	O
an	O
"	O
interactive	O
training	O
manual	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
in	O
fact	O
a	O
free	O
copy	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Metroid-related	O
spoof	O
of	O
"	O
I	O
Love	O
Bees	O
"	O
appeared	O
online	O
in	O
October	O
2004	O
,	O
to	O
which	O
Nintendo	O
reacted	O
by	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
involved	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Echoes	O
was	O
re-released	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2009	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
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
revamped	O
controls	O
that	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
pointing	O
functionality	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Echoes	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
compilation	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
:	I-Device
Trilogy	I-Device
,	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Prime	O
and	O
Echoes	O
contain	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
enhancements	O
found	O
in	O
their	O
Japanese	O
New	B-Device
Play	I-Device
Control	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
The	O
compilation	O
was	O
re-released	B-Device
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
GameSpots	O
Brad	O
Shoemaker	O
said	O
that	O
Echoes	O
was	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
and	O
delivered	O
everything	O
he	O
expected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Echoes	O
was	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
single-player	O
experiences	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
by	O
Kristan	O
Reed	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
considered	O
the	O
story	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
intricately	O
designed	O
and	O
elaborately	O
constructed	O
into	O
a	O
coherent	O
environment	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
considered	O
suitable	O
for	O
players	O
of	O
any	O
age	O
by	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
called	O
Echoes	O
essential	O
for	O
anyone	O
who	O
owned	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Echoes	O
graphics	O
and	O
design	O
received	O
significant	O
praise	O
;	O
GameSpot	O
considered	O
it	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
gorgeous	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
prettiest	O
GameCube	B-Application
titles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publications	O
including	O
IGN	O
and	O
The	O
Independent	O
considered	O
the	O
gameplay	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
while	O
GamePro	O
was	O
unhappy	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
customizable	O
control	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
and	O
The	O
Age	O
were	O
disappointed	O
that	O
Echoes	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
innovative	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
as	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Echoes	O
won	O
an	O
award	O
in	O
almost	O
every	O
category	O
it	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
at	O
the	O
2004	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
won	O
awards	O
for	O
Best	O
GameCube	B-Application
Game	O
of	O
2004	O
from	O
IGN	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
rated	O
the	O
174th	O
best	O
game	O
made	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
list	O
,	O
the	O
74th	O
best	O
game	O
by	O
GameFAQs	O
users	O
,	O
the	O
15th	O
best	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
by	O
IGN	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
13th	O
best	O
by	O
GameSpy	O
.	O
</s>
