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"Metroid Prime 3: Corruption" is a video game for the Wii developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo. It is the tenth game in the Metroid series and is the third and final of the main installments in the Metroid Prime trilogy, excluding the two spin-off titles. It was released on August 27, 2007 in North America. The release in Europe is set for October 26, 2007. Nintendo released a preview channel to North American Wii owners via the Wii Shop Channel on August 10, 2007, containing storyline and gameplay videos.
The game takes place six months after the events of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and follows Samus Aran as she assists the Galactic Federation from stopping Space Pirate attacks, despite her body being corrupted by Phazon energy. The game introduces a new control system based on the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.
"Metroid Prime 3: Corruption" is a 3D first-person adventure game. The player controls Samus using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. The Nunchuk controller enables the player to move Samus around, lock on to enemies and targets, perform scans, switch in and out of Morph Ball mode and use Samus's various Grapple abilities. The Wii Remote allows the player to aim and fire weapons, switch between visors, engage Hypermode, and pull up the Logbook, Map and Inventory screens to read detailed information about the various items Samus has encountered.
In contrast to the interchangeable beams used in the first two Prime games, Corruption features a stackable upgrade system more like that of Super Metroid or the Game Boy Advance Metroid games, in which successive upgrades to Samus's beam, missile and grapple systems add to the capabilities of those systems rather than providing more options. (For example, the Nova Beam retains the properties of the Power and Plasma Beams.) Samus is also equipped with a new Command Visor, which allows her to order her gunship to land, pick up objects and destroy various obstacles. The X-Ray Visor from Metroid Prime makes a reappearance and can be used in conjunction with a new beam to fire through phazite walls. Players can also use the Metroid Prime 2: Echoes variation of the Screw Attack.
Corruption introduces several other new gameplay features as well: The Phazon Enhancement Device, or P.E.D., allows Samus to use Phazon energy to greatly increase her attack and armor strength. The Wii Remote functionality allows players to lock on and strafe around enemies and targets while simultaneously firing anywhere on the screen. Players can also flick the Wii Remote upward while in Morph Ball mode to perform a Spring Jump. Additionally, a new checkpoint system allows the player to restart immediately at certain points in the game between save stations.
Before release, Nintendo announced that Corruption would not include a multiplayer mode. The game instead introduces a system that rewards the player with three different types of tokens and "Friend Vouchers" for completing various tasks. The vouchers can be sent to friends via the WiiConnect24 service; when vouchers are received from others, they can be converted into Friend tokens. All four types of tokens are needed to purchase various bonuses and additional content. One of these features allows players to capture screenshots from within the game, which are posted to the Wii Message Board and can be sent to friends, and can only be sent within the Wii system, as there are no ways to transfer pictures to a computer. Wikipedia |
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