Metroid: Other M

[BreakABone]

Here are some ads for the commercials, not sure where the first two will air, but know not American because of the release date





These are the Japanese ads

[ZebraRampage]

Nintendo has been emphasizing a lot of 2D stuff lately. First they did New Super Mario Bros. Wii, then Metroid: Other M, and the next one will be Donkey Kong Country Returns. Maybe they should bring back The Adventure of Link to go with this side scrolling theme haha.

[BreakABone]

The really awesome live action commercial.

And Zebra, technically this game is a 3D game.

[Angrist]

All very weird commercials.

[ZebraRampage]

Originally Posted by BreakABone

The really awesome live action commercial.

And Zebra, technically this game is a 3D game.

I know it's technically a 3D game. And I have seen how you move through the levels, which is definitely in 3D, but there seems to be a 2D feel to it, like in super smash bros. games. I just mean that they did throwback a bit to the older metroid games, with this one. Which is what they did with New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Also, I know that technically Donkey Kong Country Returns is 3D too, or built that way, but it definitely has a 2D feel to it for the most part.

[Angrist]

Donkey Kong Country Returns and SSB is what they usually call 2.5D. You move (mostly) in a 2D plane, but the graphics are 3D.
Metroid Other M looks like a mix of 2.5D and 3D.

[BreakABone]

GameFan Magazine - 9.5/10
Wired - 9/10
Joystiq - 4.5/5
Worth Playing - 9/10
Famitsu Magazine - 9/9/8/9 for a total of 35/40
Nintendo Power - 8.5/10
IGN - 8.5/10
GameSpot - 8.5/10
Metroid-Database - 85%
Digital Chumps - 8.4/10
Eurogamer - 8/10
GiantBomb - 4/5
GamePro - 4/5
Kotaku - Text, no score, but very positive.
N-Sider - Text, no score, but very positive.
Games Radar - 7/10
Destructoid - 6.5/10
Game Informer - 6.25/10
G4TV - 2/5

The game is getting decidedly mixed reviews.

Though its from good to terrible

[Vampyr]

I wouldn't consider those mixed. There's a few outliers who thought it wasn't that great, but the vast majority of giving it great scores.

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by Vampyr

I wouldn't consider those mixed. There's a few outliers who thought it wasn't that great, but the vast majority of giving it great scores.

I still say they are mixed. It isn't just like one or two reviews.

Though it seems most of the reviews have the same complaint, and I tend to agree with them.

My Wii is acting up so only got to play like 2 hours before it took a dump and now can't get this game working.

Anyhow, the D-pad.. really? Its an odd choice, and it works for most of the game, but there are times when you get into wide open spaces and its just awkward to control with a D-pad. I don't get why didn't just use the analog.

I've been on the record, several times, saying I dislike stories/cinemas in games it breaks up the action too much for my liking. This is no exception. The first I guess 20-30 minutes are very light on gameplay, but it does improve.. or has improved since then. With only a handful of shorter cutscenes spread out.

I will also note, that I don't mind the voice acting, Samus comes off as someone reading her diary or something, but I kind of expect that. She spends so much time on her own, I would imagine she has a somewhat detached nature. The rest of the cast isn't that bad.

But as a whole, the game is quite the treat so far. Samus is just so bad-ass in this game. Between her dodges and evasions and the ever so awesome lethal strikes, she has never been as athletic or deadly.

The game flows well. You always seem to be introduced to new type of enemies. There are a ton of mini-boss esque encounters. You seem to get upgrades at a fairly decent pace.

And the game looks nice.

[Angrist]

I don't think this has been posted before:


Also, Metroid games always seem to collide with Halo releases. Coincidence or not?