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Metroid Prime (メトロイドプライム Metoroido Puraimu^?) is a video game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube, released in North America on November 15, 2002. It is the first 3D game in the Metroid series, and is officially classified by Nintendo as a first-person adventure, rather than a first-person shooter, due to the large exploration component of the game. In North America, it was also the first Metroid installment to be released since Super Metroid in 1994 (in all other markets, it was released after Metroid Fusion).^[1] The USKs official logo. ... The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... The Nintendo GameCube Game Disc is the medium for the Nintendo GameCube, created by Matsushita, and later extended for use of the Wii. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... â€œComputer and video gamesâ€ redirects here. ... Retro Studios is an American video game developer based in Austin, Texas, USA. It was founded in 1998 by Jeff Spangenberg as a second-party developer to Japan-based video game company Nintendo. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (ä»»å¤©å ‚ or ãƒ‹ãƒ³ãƒ†ãƒ³ãƒ‰ãƒ¼ NintendÅ; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 2002 in games 2001 in video gaming 2003 in video gaming Notable events of 2002 in video gaming. ... 3D computer graphics (in contrast to 2D computer graphics) are graphics that utilize a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images. ... The Metroid ) games are a series of video games produced by Nintendo. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about video games. ... â€œMetroid 3â€ redirects here. ... Metroid Fusion ) is a video game developed by Nintendo R&D1 and released for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance portable video game system. ...

Metroid Prime is the first of the three-part Prime storyline, which takes place between the original Metroid and Metroid II: Return of Samus.^[2]^[3] Like in previous games in the series, Metroid Prime has a science fiction setting, in which players control the bounty hunter Samus Aran. The story follows Samus battling the Space Pirates and their biological experiments on planet Tallon IV. This article is about the first game in the series. ... Metroid II title screen Metroid II: Return of Samus is the second title in the Metroid series that appeared on the Nintendo Game Boy. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... For other uses, see Bounty hunter (disambiguation). ... Samus Aran ), is the fictional protagonist of the Metroid video game series. ... The Metroid ) games are a series of video games produced by Nintendo. ...

Despite initial backlash from fans due to the first-person perspective,^[4] the game was released to both critical and commercial success, with extremely positive professional reviews^[5] and selling over one million units in North America alone.^[6]

Gameplay

As in previous Metroid games, Prime takes place in a large, open-ended world with different regions connected by elevators. Each region has an entire set of rooms separated by doors, that can be opened with a shot from the correct beam. The gameplay revolves around solving puzzles to uncover secrets, platform jumping, and shooting foes, with the addition of a "lock-on" mechanism that allows circlestrafing while keeping focus on the enemy. The game is the first in the series to use a first-person view as opposed to side-scrolling, except in Morph Ball mode when it uses a third-person camera.^[7] This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... A drawing of different reticles used in telescopic sights. ... Directed-energy weapon refers to a type of weapon that emits energy in a particular direction by a means other than a projectile. ... In computer and video games, linearity denotes that the objectives of the game must be completed in a fixed sequence whereas non-linearity means that the player always has multiple choices. ... A puzzle is a problem or enigma that challenges ingenuity. ... A simple platform sequence from the game Wonder Boy Platform game, or platformer, is a video game genre characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles. ... The blue player circlestrafes anticlockwise around his red adversary, firing continually as he does so. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ...

The protagonist, Samus, must travel through the world searching for power-ups that enable reaching previously inaccessible areas—such as the Varia Suit, that takes away damage caused by heat—and twelve Chozo Artifacts that will open the path to the Phazon meteor impact crater. A few of the artifacts were found before the start of the game's events by the Space Pirates, who have taken up residence on most of the planet. It is the first Metroid game to address why Samus doesn't start with any power-ups. The player begins the game with some upgrades, but during an explosion in the Space Pirate's ship they are all lost.^[8] Power Up, the Professional Organization of Women in Entertainment Reaching Up is an organization with the stated mission to promote the visibility and integration of gay women in entertainment, the arts, and all forms of media. Power Up provided funding and assistance to the 2003 short film . ... Tycho crater on Earths moon. ...

The head-up display simulates the inside of Samus' helmet, featuring a radar, a map, ammunition and health meters, and a health bar for bosses. The display can be altered by exchanging visors, with one using thermal imaging, another with x-ray vision and one with a scanner that searches for enemy weaknesses and interfers with some mechanisms, such as force fields and elevators.^[9] Prime also introduces a Hint system that provides the player with a general idea of where to go, such as indicating "seismic activity" in a certain room.^[9] The HUD, short for Head-Up Display, is the method by which information is visually relayed to the player in computer and video games. ... For other uses, see Radar (disambiguation). ... Health is a game play mechanism, used in various forms of role playing and video games to give a value to characters and enemies related to death and/or the defeat of the player or enemies. ... Flag Ship from the video game Gorf A boss is a particularly challenging computer-controlled enemy in video games. ... This article is about the infrared imaging technique. ... In the NATO phonetic alphabet, X-ray represents the letter X. An X-ray picture (radiograph) taken by Röntgen An X-ray is a form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength approximately in the range of 5 pm to 10 nanometers (corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 PHz...

Items

Throughout the game, Samus must find and collect many different items, which include weapons, upgrades of her Power Suit and items that grant additional abilities. Among them are the Morph Ball, which allows her to roll into narrow passages and drop energy bombs, and the Grapple Beam, which latches onto special hooks.^[9] Most of the items from previous Metroid games make appearances here; however, the functions of many of them have been altered. The percentage of collected items and Scan Visor logs unlock art galleries and different endings. Manipulation of the game's physics can allow knowledgeable players to receive items much earlier than intended, or to bypass collecting them altogether, a challenge known as sequence breaking. Image File history File links Morphball. ... Image File history File links Morphball. ... Multiple endings refer to a case in entertainment (usually video games) where the story could end in different ways, depending on the actions of the characters. ... In computer and video games, sequence breaking is the act of performing actions or obtaining items out of the intended linear order, or of skipping â€œrequiredâ€ actions or items entirely. ...

Bonuses

With the use of a Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable, players of the game can gain two additional features. If Metroid Fusion is completed, the original Metroid game can be unlocked. If Prime is completed, the Fusion Suit which Samus wears in Fusion will become available for display while playing Prime.^[9] The connection need only be performed once in order to gain the extra features.^[10] Nintendo Gamecube Game Boy Advance Cable The Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable is a cable used to connect the GameCube (GCN) and the Game Boy Advance (GBA) to trade information. ... Metroid Fusion ) is a video game developed by Nintendo R&D1 and released for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance portable video game system. ... This article is about the first game in the series. ...

Plot

Prime has an extensive use of storyline which was considered a major difference from previous Metroid games.^[11] Short cutscenes appear before important battles, and the Scan Visor can be used to read text related to the Chozo and Space Pirates. A cut scene or cutscene (sometimes also referred to as a cinematic) is a sequence in a video game over which the player has no control. ...

The game starts as Samus receives a distress signal from the Space Pirate Frigate Orpheon, whose crew has been decimated by the Pirates' own genetically modified aliens. Upon arriving at the ship's core, she battles with the Parasite Queen, a giant mutated version of the tiny parasite enemies occasionally seen in the ship. After the battle, the Parasite Queen falls into the frigate's reactor, causing it to explode. While making her escape, an electrical surge destroys all of Samus' Power Suit's upgrades. After watching Ridley fly towards Tallon IV, Samus gives chase in her gunship. The Space Shuttle Discovery as seen from the International Space Station. ... The Metroid ) games are a series of video games produced by Nintendo. ... The term gunship is used in several contexts, all sharing the general idea of a light vessel armed with heavy guns. ...

Samus initially makes planetfall on the Tallon Overworld, a rainforest-like area. She discovers the Chozo Ruins, the remains of the Chozo civilization on Tallon IV that was destroyed with the crash of the Phazon meteor. After defeating that area's boss, a giant, mantis-like plant called Flaaghra, she obtains the Varia Suit upgrade and is able to enter Magmoor Caverns, a series of magma-filled underground tunnels that connects all other areas together. The Space Pirates use the caverns as a source of geothermal power, and Magmoor is the only area in the game without a boss or mini-boss to fight. Samus then journeys to the Phendrana Drifts, a cold, mountainous location divided into an ancient Chozo ruin, Space Pirate research labs that feature the first Metroids in the game, and ice caves and valleys that are home to many electrical and ice based creatures. Finally, Samus infiltrates the Phazon Mines, a mining and research complex that is the center of the Space Pirates' Tallon IV operations, where she obtains the Phazon Suit and the last of the Chozo Artifacts. Those allow her to enter the Impact Crater, where the Chozo have sealed off Metroid Prime.^[9] During the final cutscene, a dying Metroid Prime steals Samus's Phazon Suit, which then downgrades her back to the gravity suit, and, unbeknownst to her, becomes Dark Samus. The Metroid ) games are a series of video games produced by Nintendo. ... Ury House, Aberdeenshire ruined by removal of the roof after the second world war to avoid taxation. ... Magma is molten rock located beneath the surface of the Earth (or any other terrestrial planet), and which often collects in a magma chamber. ... Krafla Geothermal Station in northeast Iceland Geothermal power is energy generated by heat stored beneath the Earths surface. ... Flag Ship from the video game Gorf A boss is a particularly challenging computer-controlled enemy in video games. ... The Metroid ) games are a series of video games produced by Nintendo. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Universe of the Metroid series. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Universe of the Metroid series. ...

Sources such as Gradiente, Brazil's former distributor of Nintendo, and the Nintendo Power comics adaptation of Metroid Prime,^[12] set the games as occuring after Super Metroid. The Brazilian publicity even states that the Phazon meteor is a piece of Zebes,^[13] destroyed after Super Metroid. Gradiente is a Brazilian consumer electronics company based in SÃ£o Paulo. ... Nintendo Power magazine is a monthly news and strategy magazine formerly published in-house by Nintendo. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ...

Development

After Super Metroid, many Metroid fans were eagerly awaiting a sequel. It was supposedly slated for the Nintendo 64 or its ill-fated accessory, the 64DD, but while the game was referenced several times,^[14] it never entered production, because "they couldn't come out with any concrete ideas".^[15] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Nintendo 64 ), often abbreviated as N64, was Nintendos third home video game console for the international market. ... The Nintendo 64DD is an expansion system for the Nintendo 64. ...

The game was developed as a collaboration between Retro Studios and important Nintendo EAD and R&D1 members. Retro Studios was created in 1998, by an alliance between Nintendo and former Iguana Entertainment founder, Jeff Spangenberg. After establishing their offices in Austin, Texas in 1999, Retro received five game ideas for the future GameCube, among them a new Metroid.^[16] Nintendo members, such as Shigeru Miyamoto, Kensuke Tanabe and Kenji Miki, as well as Metroid designer Yoshio Sakamoto, communicated with the Texas-based studio through emails, monthly phone conferences and several personal gatherings. Originally envisioned as having third-person perspective gameplay, this was changed to a first-person perspective after Miyamoto intervened, causing almost everything already developed to be scrapped.^[15] Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development (or EAD; formerly Research & Development Team 4) is the largest division inside Nintendo of Japan, under the management of Shigeru Miyamoto. ... Nintendo Research and Development 1 (R&D1) is Nintendos oldest development team. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Iguana Entertainment is a former sports and action game developper and has been credited on the following games: All-Star Baseball Batman Forever: The Arcade Game College Slam Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball NBA Jam NBA Jam 99 NBA Jam Tournament Edition NFL Quarterback Club 97 NFL Quarterback Club 99... Jeff Spangenberg founded and presided over video game companies Team Design, Punk Development, Iguana Entertainment and Retro Studios. ... Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas, the seat of Travis County. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallasâ€“Fort Worthâ€“Arlington Area Ranked 2nd - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 kmÂ²) - Width 773 miles (1,244 km) - Length 790 miles (1,270 km) - % water 2. ... This article is about the year. ... Shigeru Miyamoto , born November 16, 1952) is a Japanese video game designer. ... Yoshio Sakamoto is a game designer at Nintendo who was the manager of the companys R&D1 studio and is known as one of the central figures behind the Metroid series of games. ...

In 2000, three games were canceled in order to establish focus on Prime, and in 2001, the last project (an RPG called Raven Blade) was canceled, so that Prime would be the only game in development.^[17] The first public appearance of the game was a 10-second video at SpaceWorld 2000. In November of the same year, Retro Studios confirmed in the "job application" part of its website its involvement with the game, and at E3 2001, Prime was officially announced by Nintendo, receiving mixed reactions due to the change from 2D side-scrolling to 3D first-person.^[18] Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... SpaceWorld is a video game trade show hosted by Nintendo. ... EÂ³ logo The Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly known as EÂ³, was an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry presented by the Entertainment Software Association. ...

Kenji Yamamoto, assisted by Kouichi Kyuma, composed the music for Prime. The soundtrack contains some remixes of tracks from previous games in the series:^[19] the initial Tallon Overworld theme is a remix of Metroid's Brinstar theme, the music in Magmoor Caverns is a remix of Super Metroid's Lower Norfair area, and the music during the fight with Meta Ridley is a remix of the Ridley boss music first featured in Super Metroid; it has been remixed and featured in most Metroid games since. Tommy Tallarico Studios also helped with the sound effects.^[20] Kenji Yamamoto (å±±æœ¬å¥èªŒ) is a Japanese video game musician working for Nintendo. ... A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. ... Tommy Tallarico Tommy Tallarico (born on February 18, 1968) is an American video game music composer. ...

Kraid, a boss from Metroid and Super Metroid, was intended to make an appearance in Prime, and designer Gene Kohler modeled and skinned him for that purposed. However, time constraints prevented it from being included in the final version of the game. Though the beta model displays him inside Phazon Mines, Kohler says he was not replaced by the Omega Pirate.^[21]

Versions

Prime was released in three different versions: the original North American version, a second version, released in North America and Japan, with resolved technical issues (such as a freezing glitch causing occasionally by using elevators connecting to Chozo Ruins), and the European version, with resolved glitches and certain altered elements of the gameplay to prevent sequence breaking. In computer and video games, sequence breaking is the act of performing actions or obtaining items out of the intended linear order, or of skipping â€œrequiredâ€ actions or items entirely. ...

The European translation had some of the logs removed or changed, resulting in a different storyline and log book.^[22]^[23] For instance, a narrator was added in the opening and closing scenes. Some of the changes were in the NTSC region's Player's Choice re-release.^[24] The NTSC Players Choice release of the GameCube title, Star Fox Adventures. ...

Before the release of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes in 2004, Nintendo released a platinum-colored GameCube bundled with a copy of Prime containing a special second disc, featuring both a preview trailer and a demo for Echoes, a timeline of Metroid games and an art gallery.^[25] Metroid Prime 2: Echoes is the direct sequel to Metroid Prime, and is the latest game in Nintendos Metroid series to appear on the GameCube. ... Demo disc released with a magazine. ...

Reception

Metroid Prime became one of the best-selling games on the GameCube, with about 1.49 million copies sold in the United States alone, ^[6] earning more than $50 million in revenue. ^[33]It is also the 8th best-selling GameCube game in Australia,^[34] sold over 78,000 copies in Japan^[35] and over 250,000 copies in Europe, thus entering the Player's Choice line in the PAL region.^[36] Game Rankings is a website which keeps track of video game reviews from other sites, and combines them to present an average rating for each game. ... Metacritic is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and books. ... The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has been hosting the Interactive Achievement Awards for video game publication anually since 1998. ... The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has been hosting the Interactive Achievement Awards for video game publication anually since 1998. ... The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the largest annual gathering of professional video game developers, focusing on learning, inspiration, and networking. ... The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the largest annual gathering of professional video game developers, focusing on learning, inspiration, and networking. ... This is a list of video games that have sold over one million copies. ... The NTSC Players Choice release of the GameCube title, Star Fox Adventures. ...

Prime was also critically acclaimed, including a perfect review score from Electronic Gaming Monthly.^[37] It was praised for its detailed graphics, with many special effects and varied environments,^[38] moody soundtrack and sound effects, ^[11] level design, ^[39] immersive atmosphere, ^[7] and innovative gameplay, centered on exploring as opposed to the action of games such as Halo ^[40] while staying faithful to the Metroid formula.^[41] Criticisms were also made, mostly for the unusual control scheme, which Game Informer considered awkward;^[42] lack of focus on the story, making Entertainment Weekly compare the game to an "1990s arcade game, filled with over-the-top battle sequences, spectacular visual effects -- and a pretty weak plot"; ^[43] and backtracking, stated by GamePro that unexperienced players "might find it exhausting to keep revisiting the same old places over and over and over". ^[44] Electronic Gaming Monthly (often abbreviated to EGM) is an American video game magazine. ... Level design or game mapping is the creation of levelsâ€”locales, stages, or missionsâ€”for a video game (such as a console game or computer game). ... Halo: Combat Evolved, or simply Halo, is a video game in the first-person shooter (FPS) genre, created by the Microsoft-owned Bungie Studios. ... Game Informer (often abbreviated to GI) is an American-based monthly magazine featuring articles, news, strategy and reviews of popular video games and associated consoles. ... Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated EW) is a magazine published by Time Inc. ... Centipede by Atari is a typical example of a 1980s era arcade game. ... GamePro is an American video game magazine published monthly. ...

On Game Rankings, Prime stands as the third-highest-rated game of all time and the highest-rated game of the 21st century, with an average score of 96.3% (as of September 2007).^[45] The video game countdown show Filter named Prime as having the Best Graphics of all time. It also won many 2002 Game of the Year awards from major publications and gaming sites. Game Rankings is a website which keeps track of video game reviews from other sites, and combines them to present an average rating for each game. ... September 2007 is the ninth month of that year. ... Filters logo, after the 2005 revamp. ... Game of the Year is a distinction awarded by various magazines and websites to a deserving PC or console video game. ...

Prime was also chosen into many lists of best games: 24th in IGN's Top 100,^[46] 29th in a 100-game list chosen by GameFAQs users,^[47] and 10th in Nintendo Power's "Top 200 Nintendo Games Ever".^[48] GameSpy chose it as the third best GameCube title of all time, behind The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Resident Evil 4,^[49] while IGN put it at first in a similar list.^[50] Metroid Prime also became popular among hardcore gamers for speedrunning, with specialized communities being formed to share these speedruns. GameFAQs is a website that hosts FAQs and walkthroughs for video games. ... Nintendo Power magazine is a monthly news and strategy magazine formerly published in-house by Nintendo. ... The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (or Zeruda no Densetsu: Kaze no Takuto in Japan) is the ninth game in the well-known The Legend of Zelda series of video games. ... Resident Evil 4, known in Japan as biohazard 4 ), is a third-person shooter, published and developed by Capcom. ... Hardcore gamer is a term used to describe a type of video game player whose leisure time is largely devoted to playing or reading about video games. ... A speedrun (IPA: ) is a play-through of a computer or video game, created with the intent of completing it as quickly as possible, optionally under certain conditions, mainly for the purposes of entertainment and competition. ... A speedrun (IPA: ) is a play-through of a computer or video game, created with the intent of completing it as quickly as possible, optionally under certain conditions, mainly for the purposes of entertainment and competition. ...

Legacy

Three other Metroid games in the same first-person style were released after Prime, as well as a pinball spin-off. The first was the sequel Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, for the GameCube, released in November 2004, in which Samus travels to planet Aether and discovers that a Phazon meteor crash in the planet created an alternate reality, while being pursued by a mysterious enemy called Dark Samus. It was then followed by Metroid Prime Pinball, a spin-off game developed by Fuse Games and released in 2005 for the Nintendo DS.^[51] It is a virtual pinball game that features some of the locations and bosses of Prime. The Metroid ) games are a series of video games produced by Nintendo. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the arcade game. ... Metroid Prime Pinball is a pinball video game themed after the Metroid series. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... Metroid Prime 2: Echoes is the direct sequel to Metroid Prime, and is the latest game in Nintendos Metroid series to appear on the GameCube. ... Parallel universe or alternate reality in science fiction and fantasy is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with our own. ... Metroid Prime Pinball is a pinball video game themed after the Metroid series. ... Fuse Games is a Cotswold, Burford based computer and video game developer best known for developing Mario Pinball Land for Nintendo. ... This article is about the arcade game. ...

The next game was Metroid Prime Hunters, for the Nintendo DS, with a storyline that takes place between the events of Prime and Echoes; a demo of the game was released with purchase of a Nintendo DS titled Metroid Prime Hunters - First Hunt, and the full game was released on March 20, 2006 in North America, and May 5, 2006 in Europe. The storyline follows Samus trying to discover an "ultimate power", while facing six rival bounty hunters. Hunters was not developed by Retro Studios, but by Redmond-based subsidiary Nintendo Software Technology. Metroid Prime Hunters is a first-person shooter and adventure game for the Nintendo DS developed by NST, a Redmond-based first-party developer for Nintendo, and released on March 20, 2006. ... NDS redirects here. ... is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Nintendo Software Technology Corporation (often just Nintendo Software Technology, or NST) is an American-based first-party developer for Japanese video game corporation Nintendo. ...

The second sequel is Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, revealed to close the Prime series,^[52] and released on August 27, 2007 for Nintendo's Wii. In Corruption's story, Samus is corrupted by Phazon after being attacked by Dark Samus, who became leader of a Space Pirate group and is sending Phazon asteroids to infect planets. The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ...

Metroid Prime's style of gameplay and HUDs led to influence and comparison in some later first-person shooters, such as Geist ^[53] and Star Wars: Republic Commando.^[54] Geist (early working title: Fear, changed to avoid legal issues[4][5]) is a video game for the Nintendo GameCube video game console, released on August 15, 2005 in the USA and on October 07 of the same year in Europe. ...

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