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Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
- Nintendo Wii
- Price: $38.99
- Genre: Action/Adventure
Common Sense Media says
A first-person shooter on the Wii with puzzles.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this game is the third first-person shooter in the Metroid series of classic games. The motion control system provides a more immersive experience as players use the Wii remote to shoot. But the game is lighter on graphic content -- the aliens aren't shown bleeding or dying in agony. This game also focuses on puzzle-solving. It's possible to play this game online; Common Sense Media doesn't recommend online play for anyone under age 12.
What's it about?
METROID PRIME 3 is the first Nintendo-created first-person shooter. The story covers familiar ground to any seasoned Metroid veterans. Samus Aran is an intergalactic bounty hunter -- but she works primarily as an exterminator. The story line is about a mutagen infection and the gameplay focuses far less on shooting and killing than most games like this, and far more in puzzles and exploration.
Is it any good?
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is the first title that lives up to the immersive potential of aiming and shooting with a remote control, while moving using the stick atop the nunchuk controller. How'd they do it? We're not sure because this is the same movement system that was panned for Red Steel (the nunchuk is used for movement, while moving the remote to the edge causes the character to turn). Nintendo seems to have refined the sensor to differentiate aiming and turning better. The result is a lot more trick shooting and precision, and a lot less aiming at the floor or ceiling by accident.
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is rated "Teen," making it one of the milder shooting games, but the overall difficulty of some of the puzzles and shooting fights with superpowered Boss creatures makes for a game best recommended for more experienced gamers.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about how the game has changed over the years (check Nintendo's Wii Shop for older versions of Metroid to try) and Samus' evolving storyline. Do the Wii's motion-sensitive controls make you feel more like you are shooting the aliens? How about the perspective? Do you feel more a part of the story? Does it make a difference to you that the violence is directed at non-human enemies?
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A great first person adventure
The first thing to note about this game is that it is a first person adventure, not shooter. The focus of this game is slightly more puzzle solving than shooting. I would recomend that the player of this game to be 12+ due to the difficulty of the puzzles as well a the minimal violence. As to the actual shooting, you use beams, missiles, and bombs. The bodies disappear when they are killed and there is a minimal amount of blood.
The controls are awkward if this is the first 1st person viewpoint game on the Wii. After you get over that, it has some of the best controls I've seen in a long time. The graphics push the Wii's limit and are artistically great.
Another thing to note is that the CS note states that you can play online. This is not true. The only interaction online is you are able to send to your friends (the list off of the console) the vouchers you earn during the game. More stuff can be unlocked, like a screen shot tool, and it is no way dangerous.
Note for anyone who does not know, but cares. Samus is a woman.
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Kid, 9 years old
September 8, 2010
AGE
Sooooooooooooooo Mad At (NINTENDO)
One Of My Mom's Friend's Son Told Me About This Game about Violence He Said "It Isn't 'THAT" Violent But It Has Zombies With Blood On Them" I Have Some things To say About That.
1. "Zombies With Blood On them" ( Of Course They Have Blood On Them They're Zombies "Duh" ) 2. I Just Thought They Were Zombies. Now Language "No bad Words But This On Guy Says the "D" Word :Things To Say: 1. I Was Like What The Heck? 2. Okay Let me Just Say... I AM SO MAD AT NINTENDO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I KNOW I'M STILL USING CAPS BUT I'M JUST SOOOOO MAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I MEAN WHY WOULD NINTENDO EVER IN THEIR GAME MAKING LIFE DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT..........I Mean I Don't really Play ALL Their Games Like Zelda,Kirby,Pokemon etc. But Out Of All Their games I Play I Have Never never Never Ever Seen A Single Word That Is As Bad As That Word The Guy Says In This Game 'Metroid Prime 3" (I Just Wanted To Type This Games Name) But I Want To call (NINTENDO) So Bad And Have a Serious Meeting With Them To Talk About Why They put That Word in One Of Their Games IT"S JUST SO UPSETTING. okay Bye
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AGE
All the action of a AAA title without the gratuitous violence
Let me open up by saying this is quite possibly the best game available for the Wii right now. Once you experience the control system, you will think, "This is why I bought a Wii!" I think the game is very appropriate for older kids about 10 and older. The violence in the game is very mild. There is very little blood (just a couple drops of green fluid once or twice) You will never shoot a human being in any mode of this game. You only kill aliens who usually fall to the ground with no blood, and simply vanish. Sexual content is a non-issue. There aren't any inneuendos, the worst thing that ever happens is in a couple parts of the game Samus takes of her battle armor to reveal her jump suit underneath, which while it is form-fitting really isn't skin-tight (think the Star Trek uniforms and you've got it.) There is only one curse word in the entire word. The commander says D**n once. The gameplay is excellent and the controls are very fluid and responsive. This is a game you can feel good about letting your kids and teens play, considering the other stuff out there.
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AGE
you're shooting aliens that don't bleed... how is it bad or near to it?
this a nintendo game, which means that it is reated very carefully and has been tested and observed by parents before its release. It is rated teen, as in over 13 years old. Let your kid have this game if he is over 13. That's how the system works. 13+ is ok if your kid is 13+ years old. See? Kinda cool huh? Weird how that works... >_<
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Good game for 12+
In this game you shoot aliens and this game is not disturbing for most pre-teens and this game is moderate.
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AGE
great game but violent but it is still a great game
i loved this game when i got this game for my wii game rocked but there was a thing that made me wanna stop playing they took out the multiplayer from prime 2 whell still i love the story great controls one of the best games on the wii but there is a big red flag that poped up the violents is everywhere but it still a very great game one of my favs on the wii
buy it now
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AGE
Wonderful fun, and decent storyline
In addition to whats already stated in "What families can talk about". Throughout the game there are undertones in the conflicts between the different civilizations. Though this game is in the Sci-Fi category, its clear the makers of the storyline wanted to ask the player "when does technology cross moral lines?".
You see the remnants of the Chozos, who found a balance between the ways of old and new, their city is very beautiful, and they are portrayed as the enlightened civilization.
And then you meet the Space Pirates, who in a relentless quest for dominance genetically mutate themselves into monstrosities, and have polluted their planet to such extremes that it is covered in a constant cloud of acid rain.
This is great for 9+ kids because you get to discuss concepts concerning technology and morality, and allow them to form their own opinions.
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| Platforms: | Nintendo Wii |
| Available online? | Available online |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Developer: | Nintendo |
| Release date: | August 28, 2007 |
| Price: | $38.99 |
| ESRB rating: | T for Animated Blood, Violence |
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