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Metroid Prime Hunters
Developer	NST
Publisher	Nintendo
Designer	Masamichi Abe Richard Vorodi
Released	First Hunt Demo November 21, 2004 November 21, 2004 February 24, 2005 March 11, 2005 Full Version March 20, 2006 March 21, 2006 May 5, 2006 May 25, 2006 June 1, 2006 December 6, 2007
Genre	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single player Multiplayer Online Multiplayer
Ratings	ESRB: T PEGI: 12+ CERO: A OFLC: M OFLC: G8+ (demo)
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS
Media	512 megabit cartridge
Input methods	D-Pad, buttons, touch screen, built-in microphone

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Plot and Characters

Plot

Chronologically, Metroid Prime Hunters takes place in the Metroid series after Metroid Prime and before Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. In the adventure mode, one plays as the primary bounty hunter Samus Aran. In the introduction to the game, Galactic Federation empaths receive a strange telepathic message stating that the key to the "ultimate power" resides in the Alimbic solar system. The Federation commissions Samus Aran, the renowned bounty hunter, to investigate and retrieve (or neutralize) this power. Despite the efforts of the Galactic Federation to encrypt the message, six other bounty hunters picked up the broadcast, proceeding to the system to claim the power as their own.

Upon arrival to the system, Samus finds that the Alimbic society has long since been destroyed. Investigating the two planets and two space stations orbiting the Alimbic sun, she gradually pieces together the history of the race.

The Alimbics were a peaceful, spiritual, highly evolved society. Eventually, the Alimbic utopia was shattered when a meteor struck, and out of it emerged a monstrous creature that they would name Gorea. Gorea copied the cellular structure of the Alimbics, physically mimicking them and their weapons, and destroyed their civilization.

The dying act of the Alimbics was to seal Gorea away until another could destroy it. The entire race transformed themselves into focused telepathic energy, then confined Gorea into a "Seal Sphere" which they placed in a Starship called the Oubliette. The ship was launched into a dimensional rift called the Infinity Void, to be released only when eight keys called "Octoliths" were assembled.

Warding off the competing bounty hunters, Samus retrieves the eight Octoliths from the powerful automated defenses (Cretaphid & Slench) in the Alimbic Cluster, and opens the Infinity Void. Here, she and the other six hunters confront Gorea, who originated the telepathic message in an attempt to free itself. The beast absorbs the powers of all of Samus' rivals. If Samus fulfills a prophecy by shooting triangles in a specific order with specific weapons, Gorea's true form is revealed. Samus manages to defeat Gorea in the final showdown by using the Alimbic weapon called the "Omega Cannon," the ultimate power alluded to in the beginning of the game. As she along with the other hunters evacuate the exploding Oubliette on their ships, three Alimbic spirits appear before a suitless Samus and honor her with a salute. However, if Samus fails to fulfill the prophecy, Oubliette will explode, but none of the hunters, including Samus, are seen escaping with their ships.

Characters

• Samus Aran, the renowned bounty hunter, is the protagonist of the Metroid series. Samus was orphaned as a child, and bequeathed her Power Suit by her adoptive Chozo parents. A favored agent of the Galactic Federation, Samus is often called upon to complete missions that would otherwise be impossible. Samus' exploits include her clashes with the Space Pirates over their weapon of choice, the deadly Metroids. Samus can change into the Morph Ball, a compact sphere capable of dropping energy bombs. Her weapon of choice is the Missile Launcher, which can be made to home in on enemy hunters during combat. The battle at the end of the beginning where Samus Aran is fighting a space pirate, the pirate possibly may have been Weavel

• A lab experiment gone awry, Kanden is an insane and power-hungry alien of unclear origin. He searches for the secrets of the Alimbics to prove himself the strongest bounty hunter. Kanden can morph into the Stinglarva, a slug-like creature with the ability to leave up to 3 portions of its tail behind as a target-seeking bomb. Stinglarvas are seen in red in Metroid Fusion, but are a greenish-black color in Metroid Prime Hunters. They cannot drop their tails and they eventually become wasp-like adults. His weapon of choice is the Volt Driver, an electrical weapon that is able to disrupt the enemy hunters' visors and distort their vision. An overcharged black from the beam will home in on and severly disrupt the foes' vision.

• Spire is the last of the Diamonts, a silicon based species. He believes finding the power of the Alimbics will help him solve the mystery of what happened to his own race, who have mysteriously died out. Because of his body's rocky composition, he takes no damage from lava. Spire morphs into the Dialanche, a slow boulder-like form covered in spikes, with the ability to climb walls and extend a pair of titanium battering rams. His weapon of choice is the Magmaul, which launches chunks of superheated magma. These latch on to enemies and burn them, causing prolonged damage.

• A Kriken of the despised Kriken Empire, Trace is undergoing his rite of passage into adulthood, during which he searches for a planet that the Krikens can invade, and ultimately conquer. He can become the Triskelion, a three-legged insectoid creature that attacks viciously by lunging forward and slashing anyone in his path with his razor sharp claws. Also, he becomes invisible in this form when he stays still. His weapon of choice is the Imperialist, a powerful sniper rifle with a scope. He turns nearly invisible using this item while standing still. After escaping from Oubliette, Trace returned to his planet with not the expected one planet, but Four planets. This gave him the rank of Assassin, the highest rank in the Kriken Empire.

• Noxus is a Vhozon bounty hunter and something of an overzealous "law enforcer". He seeks the Alimbics' ultimate power in service of justice, and intends to keep it safe from evil hands and the unworthy. His alternate form is the Vhoscythe, a spinning top with an extendable blade that can be used to damage adversaries. Noxus' weapon of choice is the Judicator, which is a weapon somewhat similar to Samus's own Ice Beam. When overcharged, it freezes enemies for 3-5 seconds.

• Little is known about Sylux except that he hates the Federation, and Samus Aran by association. His armor, equipment, and ship are all stolen Galactic Federation technology. He transforms into the Lockjaw, a small hovercraft that deploys bombs with electric tripwires. His weapon of choice is the Shock Coil, which rapidly drains energy from enemy hunters. In the 100% ending of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, a ship which is possibly the Delano 7, Sylux's ship, follows after Samus.

• Weavel, a Space Pirate general, was once left for dead by Samus after a battle on Brinstar. Only his brain and spinal cord remained intact, which the Space Pirates effectively attached to a mobile life support system and Weavel was reborn as a cyborg. It is unknown where his loyalties lie, though he remains with the Space Pirates as long as it suits his interests. Weavel changes into the Halfturret, in which his body splits in half. The upper body moves freely on its hands, attacking with a jumping, slashing move. The lower body remains stationary, acting as a self-sufficient gun turret. His health is shared between both halves of his body, leaving him very vulnerable in this state. His weapon of choice is the Battlehammer, a crude but effective rapid-fire weapon said to be quite popular among Space Pirates. This is the beam that the turret part of the halfturret uses. From some info, Weavel might be the space pirate seen on the opening video fighting with samus before he was equipped with the mobile life support system.

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Gameplay

Screenshot of Metroid Prime Hunters

The Metroid Prime series is often grouped into the first person shooter (FPS) genre, although Nintendo prefers to describe these games in the more specific sub-genre "first person adventure", to illustrate the uncommon focus on navigation and discovery. Metroid Prime Hunters made this distinction much narrower with the removal of assisted aiming, more action-oriented gameplay, and the inclusion of multiplayer modes which are popular in FPS games. Many players favor Metroid Prime Hunters' controls over the controls of Metroid Prime or Metroid Prime 2.^{[citation needed]} This is because while most other console FPS games use the left analog stick to move and the right analog stick to aim, Metroid Prime 1 and 2 use the left analog stick for both. However, Hunters uses the stylus for aiming. This gives the players more of a sense of freedom while playing. Image File history File links MetroidPrimeHunters_screen. ... Image File history File links MetroidPrimeHunters_screen. ... A first-person shooter (FPS) is a computer or video game where the players on-screen view of the game world simulates that of the character, and there is some element of shooting involved. ... First-person adventure is a relatively new genre of video games (the first was 2002s Metroid Prime, although 1997s Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (Nintendo 64) is almost one). ...

The top screen displays the view from the character's visor, including ammo for the current weapon and health. The bottom touch screen displays the radar. Using the default control scheme, movement over land is controlled using the D-pad, and aiming is controlled by dragging the stylus along the touch screen. The L button fires the weapon, and double-tapping the touch screen executes a jump as does pressing A, B, X or Y. Buttons on the touch screen are used to switch between weapons, visors and alt-modes. In most Metroid games, the functions of Samus' Power Suit must be obtained one at a time over the course of the game, but most such functions in Hunters are available from the start (including the Morph Ball and Missile Launcher) with the exception of the alternate beam weapons. The game is also compatible with the DS Rumble Pak. A Nintendo 64 gamepad with the Rumble Pak attached. ...

Locations

Celestial Archives

The Celestial Archives is a partially ruined data archive space station in orbit directly above Alinos, housing the combined knowledge of Alimbic scholars, scientists, and historians. The Celestial Archives contains the Volt Driver and the Shock Coil.

Alinos

A once-beautiful planet home to Alimbic Elders, the planet's core exploded and all of the surface was drenched with lava, but all of the buildings remain and are mostly undamaged. Most of its surface is covered with lava, with cities dotted around it. This planet houses the Alimbic Cannon (not an actual weapon, it opens the alternate dimension holding the Oubliette) and the Magmaul.

Vesper Defense Outpost (a.k.a. VDO)

This small base far off in the Alimbic Cluster once operated as a refueling station. Subzero temperatures were used to prevent overheating, but structural failure left the station frozen with toxic fuel and was abandoned. The outpost was the Alimbics' defense and weapons facility, and contains many inactive bioweaponry mechanisms. The Battlehammer weapon is located here.

Arcterra

This frozen planet is located at the farthest reaches of the Tetra Galaxy. A barren Arctic world with caves and underground catacombs, it contains the Imperialist and Judicator weapons.

Stronghold Void

Each planet/space station has access to two Stronghold Voids, which hold the valuable Octolith artifacts along with biomechanical guardian bosses Cretaphid and Slench. These areas can only be reached by opening Stronghold Portals with three Alimbic artifacts found in the level.

Oubliette

The spaceship Oubliette was made by the Alimbics to hold the Seal Sphere with the creature Gorea inside it. The Oubliette was sealed in an alternate dimension to prevent Gorea from escaping. Oubliette contains the Omega Cannon. This page is intended to be a master list and information base for all Metroid series species. ...

Multiplayer

In this screenshot, Spire fights against Noxus (left), Samus (right), and Kanden (top, on ledge) in one of the game's many arenas.

For up to four players, Metroid Prime Hunters features single-card play, multi-card play and Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection online play. Metroid Prime Hunters is the fifth game to feature online play. Wi-Fi play shows numerous improvements over prior Nintendo Wi-Fi games, including voice chat with friends (being the first DS game to feature voice chat) and online stat tracking. The voice chat and text chat is used in the game lobby with only friends registered in each others friend's list. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection logo Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is an online service run by Nintendo to facilitate free Internet play in compatible Nintendo DS and Wii games. ... Voice chat is a modern form of communication used on the Internet. ...

Unlike Mario Kart DS, Hunters online mode does not have any restrictions on maps, modes, or options when playing against friends and rivals. Many game styles are available: Battle, Survival, 2 Flag CTF (Capture), King of the Hill (Defender), Nodes, Prime Hunter, and Bounty. Only Battle mode is available for the Find Game option, which automatically searches for a game in the local region or the world. If players have friends registered into their friend lists, and they battle with these friends, they can use the DS's mic to talk to other players. This also only works in friend mode. Players can also type to other players. All of the bounty hunters are selectable for multiplayer (The first time in the series where players can control a character other than Samus), but only Samus, Spire, and Kanden are available at the beginning. To unlock other characters, they must be defeated in single-player or multi-player mode. In a single-card multiplayer game, the player with the card can choose from any hunter, while the others can only play as Samus. In a multi-card multiplayer game, any player can choose any hunter. In addition to this, hosts may also add bots to play, even without other human players, allowing for single player deathmatch. Mario Kart DS, abbreviated to MKDS or MK:DS, is a racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS.[1] It is the fifth installment in the series and the first to use Nintendos free online service, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. ...

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The "Hunter's License" is the score card for play in multiplayer mode. The License displays a player's ranking (in stars), most used character, Wi-Fi win record, wireless win record, connection history, play time, win ratio, longest win streak, lucky arena (which is the arena they last played in), most used weapon, favorite mode, and longest kill streak, as well as the number of biped, alt-form and headshot kills. On the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection website anyone can view a leader board of the top ten scores in many different categories. Tracked stats include most used weapon, favorite character, mode, arena, wins, losses, win percentage, total games played, biped, alt-form, and headshot kills, shots fired, and rank (US only), as well as the number of times the player has prematurely disconnected from a game. A premature disconnect results in the connection history statistic decreasing, and a loss of "ranking points," certain numbers of which will put the player at different star ranks.

Production

The first details of the game emerged at the annual Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) show in 2004. In August 2005, Nintendo announced that Metroid Prime Hunters would be delayed, to implement WiFi support. [8] Just before launch, an updated demo version, derived from the final version of the game, was released for in-store demo units. In it, players can play through adventure mode until they encounter rival hunter "Kanden."^{[citation needed]} E³ logo The Electronic Entertainment Expo or E³, commonly known as E3, is an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry presented by the Entertainment Software Association. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in August August 31: Michael Sheard August 26: Lord Fitt August 24: Jack Slipper August 24: Maurice Cowling August 24: Dr. Tom Pashby August 23: Brock Peters August 22: Lord Lane August 21: Robert Moog August... Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection logo Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is an online service run by Nintendo to facilitate free Internet play in compatible Nintendo DS and Wii games. ...

Metroid Prime Hunters: [First Hunt]

A highly prototypical demo, titled Metroid Prime Hunters: [First Hunt], was included as a pack-in (now discontinued) with the DS launch on November 21, 2004 in North America. Australia and Europe also received the demo on their respective release dates. This demo was not released in Japan. Pack-in games are those games that have been included with home video game systems, as gratuity. ... is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

First Hunt had a different layout to the lower screen, and a slightly different weapon system. There was a different default control method, in which the screens were transposed, and targets could be fired upon by tapping them with the stylus regardless of whether they were centered in view. The control schemes found in the final version were also available. The Power Beam had no charge function, and it had an ammo system. When Power Beam ammo was exhausted, the rate of fire slowed greatly. There was also a "Double Damage" pickup that caused Samus to cause twice as much damage with each shot (which reappeared in the multiplayer battles of the final version of the game) and only two sub-weapons, missiles and the "Electro Lob" (similar to the Volt Driver and Battlehammer, it lobs and explodes on impact but also can impair vision). Three training scenarios were present, as well as a multi-card multiplayer mode. Some of the multiplayer levels from Hunters were included in the demo.

The single-player game consists of training scenarios, with no specific plot. Only four types of enemies appear: traditional Metroids and Zoomers, smaller less aggressive "Xenomorphs," and a green Samus doppelgänger. After obtaining a high score in each single-player scenario, a video is unlocked. In this video, Samus is about to be ambushed by a Space Pirate hanging above her, but someone else shoots it first. In slow motion and accompanied by the Space Pirate theme from Metroid Prime, Samus spins to see the silhouettes of three other hunters, none of which match the cast of the final version of the game (though one has a forearm scythe like Weavel and other Space Pirates, and one appears to resemble the bulky Spire). Another hunter's "visor" resembles Dark Samus's visor. The camera then zooms in down the barrel of Samus' arm cannon as she fires. The video finishes with the tagline "The Real Hunt Begins", and the URL http://www.metroidhunters.com/ (http://ds.nintendo-europe.com in the UK) In later versions of the demo cartridge, the three armored figures and the URL do not appear. Instead, Samus herself destroys the Space Pirate.^{[citation needed]} After being unlocked, the video can be watched any time by tapping a glowing dot on the main screen. For other uses, see Doppelgänger (disambiguation). ...

Reception

Metroid Prime Hunters received generally positive reviews, with the multiplayer mode (and Wi-Fi play) receiving frequent praise, and most criticism leveled against the single-player adventure mode. The game was criticized, especially from Metroid veterans, ^[8] for having a relatively easy and linear single-player campaign with little variety in enemies and bosses. It is noted to be significantly different from other games in the Metroid series, with relatively simple, infrequent puzzles and secrets, and an increased focus on combat skills over exploration.^[9] For other uses, see IGN (disambiguation). ... GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. ... Nintendo Power magazine is a monthly news and strategy magazine formerly published in-house by Nintendo. ... 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. ... GamePro is an American video game magazine published monthly. ... Official Nintendo Magazine, or ONM is the UKs official Nintendo magazine, and is published by Future Publishing(OCLC 46390444). ... X-Play logo X-Play (previously Gamespot TV and Extended Play) is a video game review television show hosted by Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb. ... 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 awkward play control scheme was also an object of complaint for many long-time fans of the series, even those long-time fans who enjoyed the console Prime games. Game review show X-Play gave the game an average three-out-of-five score.

The game debuted at fourth in the Japan charts, with over 32,000 copies sold^[10] and sold over 410,000 units in North America. ^[11]

Hacks and Glitches

There are many glitches and hacks that are frequently exploited over Wi-fi and multiplayer, some of the most famous being the ability to enter the walls of Combat Hall, flying far outside of Harvester, the Ice beam glitch (Commonly referred to as the "Shadow Freeze"), and more. Action Replay, a popular hacking device that allows users to gain near unrestricted access into the game code, has gained wide-spread use to find and exploit such glitches, as well as provide services such as unlimited ammo, health, super speed, deathalt (a power up for the alternate forms thats allows them to kill anything on contact), and more.^{[citation needed]}

References

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External links

• Official site (US)
• Official site (EU)
• Metroid Prime Hunters at Nintendo.com
• Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt at Nintendo.com
• Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection page
• Metroid Prime: Hunters at MobyGames
• Metroid Prime Hunters guide at StrategyWiki