Post by -Sinister- on Sept 1, 2008 17:36:32 GMT -5
Metroid Prime: Hunters Overview
(August 31, 2008)
The Story
In the beginning of the game, you receive a telepathic message saying ultimate power lies in the center of the Alimbic Solar System, so the Federation sends the renounced bounty hunter Samus Aran to investigate the meaning of the message and hopefully retrieve the this so called power. But the Federation isn't the only ones who receive the message, six other bounty hunters received the message and travel to the Alimbic Solar System to receive the power for themselves.
Upon Samus' Arrival, she finds that the Alimbic Galaxy has long been destroyed, but as she explores the two planets and two space stations left, she gradually learns about the alimbic society from clues and leftovers of the civilization. She then learns that the Alimbic society was destroyed by a meteor, and out of the meteor arose a monstrous creature known as Gorea.
Gorea copied the cellular structure of its surroundings and copied the utopia's weapons and used them against them. But the Alimbians managed to seal away Gorea until another comes to destroy it. They sealed Gorea away in a Seal Sphere in a starship called the Oubliette. The only way to get into the Seal Sphere is to gather eight keys called octiloths. Once you get the Octiloths you must go to Alinos, one of the planets, and bring them to the Alimbic Cannon which opens the new dimension where the Oubliette lies.
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The Charcters
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Name: Samus Aran
Alt. Form: Morph Ball
Primary Weapon: Missle Launcher
Specials: The Missile Launchers rockets will home in on an opposing enemy if charged all the way and fired by Samus. Morph Ball form can drop bombs that are timed usually by three seconds.
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Name: Kanden
Alt. Form: Stinglarva
Primary Weapon: Volt Driver
Specials: The Volt Driver, when fully charged, will dissort the target vision if they are hit. Stinglarva Form drops bombs that are proximity bombs, that means they explode when an enemy gets too close.
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Name: Spire
Alt. Form: Dialanche
Primary Weapon: Magmaul
Specials: Spire's body is made of rock, so heated weapons have no affect. In Dialanche Form, Spire can climb up walls and release two revolving "battery rams" that hit an enemy if too close.
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Name: Trace
Alt. Form: Triskelion
Primary Weapon: Imperialist
Specials: Trace is the ideal sniper of the game, its weapon, the Imperailist, zooms in for a more accurate shot. Also when Trace stands still with the Imperialist, he turns almost completely invisible. He also turns invisible when standing still in his Alt. Form, Triskelion, which his attack is lunging forward and slashing an enemy with its claws.
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Name: Noxus
Alt. Form: Vhoscythe
Primary Weapon: Judicator
Specials: Noxus in Vhoscythe Form forms into a spinning top which has blades and damages enemies if they are touched while this hunters is spinning. Also his weapon, the Judicator, is capable of freezing an enemy in its tracks if hit when fully charged by Noxus.
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Name: Sylux
Alt. Form: Lockjaw
Primary Weapon: Shock Coil
Specials: Sylux, in Lockjaw form, can deploy 3 linked bombs that connect and are like trip wire, exploding on impact. Also, his weapon the Shock Coil, continuously drains energy from the enemy.
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Name: Weavel
Alt. Form: Halfturrent
Primary Weapon: Battlehammer
Specials: When 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 weapon, the Battlehammer, is a harsh rapid firing weapon also used by his lower body in Alt. Form.
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Awards
IGN Awards
- Editors Choice Award
- Best DS Action Game (2006)
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X-Play Awards
- Best Nintendo Wifi game (2006)
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Nintendo Power Awards
- Nintendo Power Awards 2006
- Best Wifi Functionality
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[/li][li]Nintendo Power Readers Pick: 2006[/color]
- Best Graphics (DS)
- Best Shooter/Action Game
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Hyper Magazine
- #4 in Top Ten Handheld Games of 2006
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