Metroid Prime: Hunters (T)

Impressive shooter with great multiplayer; teens.

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  • Publisher: Nintendo
  • Genre: Video Games - First Person Shooter
  • Release Date: 03/31/2006
  • Platform(s): Nintendo DS
  • Online Enabled: Yes
  • ESRB Rating: T
  • ESRB Explanation: Animated blood, violence
  • Price: $34.99

Parents need to know

Parents need to know that this is a first-person shooter in which players blast their way through hordes of aliens, many of which are animals or robots. The game features some violence against human-like enemies, mainly in the multiplayer modes, but there is no gore or graphic death animations. Parents should also be aware that the game has a significant online mode; Common Sense Media does not recommend online play for anyone under 12.

Families can talk about video game violence from a first-person versus third-person perspective. Are games more immersive in a first-person perspective? Does it make a difference if the violence is directed at non-human rather than human enemies? Families should also discuss online etiquette.

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Violence

Lots of shooting with sci-fi weapons. The action is more fantastic than realistic, and the enemies are aliens/robots.

Sex

Language

Common Sense says

What's the story?

Reviewed by Chris Jozefowicz

METROID PRIME: HUNTERS is a first-person shooter that combines elements of adventure and action games. In the single-player game, players immediately find themselves exploring familiar territory as interstellar bounty hunter Samus Aran. Players can expect the classic Metroid dynamics of backtracking through ever-expanding regions and scanning elements of the world as they piece together a story about a mysterious vanished civilization.

The action is set in the standard locales (ice world, fire world, abandoned space station) and consists of a mix of exploration and shooting. The DS's touch screen is used to look around and aim, while the directional pad moves players and a shoulder button fires weapons. This control scheme takes some getting used to, but after an hour or so of play, it starts to feel natural and, surprisingly, more precise than console shooters that use a dual-thumbstick controller.

Is it any good?

4

Samus' world is rendered in smooth, flowing 3D, with only a few slowdowns when the action gets furious. Stylish menus on the touch screen make switching weapons a simple matter of tapping and dragging. The game world is sometimes dull -- there is only a handful of enemies, who are repeated). But battling the rival bounty hunters who pop up throughout the game provides a nice break from the routine.

Although the single-player portion feels a bit warmed-over, Hunters shines in its multiplayer modes, which stars the hunters. Like most of the DS's Wi-Fi games, the multiplayer mode is best when playing with friends. Hunters provides great first-person shooter action for up to four players, including variations on deathmatch and king-of-the-hill. Overall, the multiplayer action is some of the best on the DS, and the innovative controls will likely be copied by future shooters on the system.

How to play

  • Playability: Medium. Innovative control scheme takes some getting used to.
  • Reading Required: Medium
  • Graphics: High. Beautiful worlds presented in great 3D with smooth animation.

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Parents and kids say

All Reviews

There are 9 reviews.

3


Posted on 09/20/07 by Napkin Kid contributor, age 11

Okay...

Sadly, I lost this game, but it isn't that good. It's probably the worst Metroid Prime game. And one of the worst Metroid games. But it's still good.
5


Posted on 08/10/07 by awfuldude32 (Formerly gamecubefreak32/evildude32) Kid contributor, age 13

Retro Studios has done it again! ^-^

MP: Hunters is like Metroid Prime in your pocket, so it HAS to be good! And Nintendo/Retro Studios have done another good game! MP: Hunters has some violence with some blood but it's not graphic or anything, and the blood is green. So if you like MP and if you're over 8, then play this game! Bye!
4

Posted on 04/23/07 by Anonymous Kid contributor, age 9

It's awesome

I simply love playing it with my best friends.I say it doesn't have a lot of violence mostly sci fic.If you are looking for a game to buy I recomend this.
4

Posted on 03/12/07 by Anonymous Kid contributor, age 10

!

sweet game! i also have super metroid for super nintendo. play them all!
Age 8+
5


Posted on 12/20/06 by metroid Adult contributor

awesome buy now kids age 8-18

This game is great the violence wasnt really an issue because its sci-fi and its not really that bad:Explosions, and shooting not that graphic but its reccomended for ages 8-18 buy today
Age 8+
5


Posted on 12/20/06 by member Adult contributor

great game

this game is really good violence is ok but overalll greatness is very good you should buy this game from age 8-22
5


Posted on 07/01/06 by ps2gamer5-1-O Kid contributor, age 11

Awesome game, great multiplayer

This game is very fun. It's not very violent but there is one place where they're are these plants and when you kill them some very non graphic purple blood sqirts in the air then dissapears. The multiplayer on the other hand is not violent at all, it's also very fun too, there is also a way to make computer enemys so you don't have to play online or with a friend. Anyway I highly recommend this game for kids 10 and older.
5


Posted on 04/07/06 by Ryan#13 Kid contributor, age 13

Awesome game

The best game for the ds and its not bad there is no blood or anything terrible your objective is to go around to stop the power to falling in the wrong hands its not sugesting anything. I would recomend 9 and up like i said its not an issue.
Age 11+
4


Posted on 04/07/06 by superjoec Adult contributor

See all 9 reviews >

Adult Reviews

There are 3 reviews.

Age 8+
5


Posted on 12/20/06 by metroid Adult contributor

awesome buy now kids age 8-18

This game is great the violence wasnt really an issue because its sci-fi and its not really that bad:Explosions, and shooting not that graphic but its reccomended for ages 8-18 buy today
Age 8+
5


Posted on 12/20/06 by member Adult contributor

great game

this game is really good violence is ok but overalll greatness is very good you should buy this game from age 8-22
Age 11+
4


Posted on 04/07/06 by superjoec Adult contributor

Kids Reviews

There are 6 reviews.

3


Posted on 09/20/07 by Napkin Kid contributor, age 11

Okay...

Sadly, I lost this game, but it isn't that good. It's probably the worst Metroid Prime game. And one of the worst Metroid games. But it's still good.
5


Posted on 08/10/07 by awfuldude32 (Formerly gamecubefreak32/evildude32) Kid contributor, age 13

Retro Studios has done it again! ^-^

MP: Hunters is like Metroid Prime in your pocket, so it HAS to be good! And Nintendo/Retro Studios have done another good game! MP: Hunters has some violence with some blood but it's not graphic or anything, and the blood is green. So if you like MP and if you're over 8, then play this game! Bye!
4

Posted on 04/23/07 by Anonymous Kid contributor, age 9

It's awesome

I simply love playing it with my best friends.I say it doesn't have a lot of violence mostly sci fic.If you are looking for a game to buy I recomend this.
4

Posted on 03/12/07 by Anonymous Kid contributor, age 10

!

sweet game! i also have super metroid for super nintendo. play them all!
5


Posted on 07/01/06 by ps2gamer5-1-O Kid contributor, age 11

Awesome game, great multiplayer

This game is very fun. It's not very violent but there is one place where they're are these plants and when you kill them some very non graphic purple blood sqirts in the air then dissapears. The multiplayer on the other hand is not violent at all, it's also very fun too, there is also a way to make computer enemys so you don't have to play online or with a friend. Anyway I highly recommend this game for kids 10 and older.
5


Posted on 04/07/06 by Ryan#13 Kid contributor, age 13

Awesome game

The best game for the ds and its not bad there is no blood or anything terrible your objective is to go around to stop the power to falling in the wrong hands its not sugesting anything. I would recomend 9 and up like i said its not an issue.
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