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Metroid Prime Pinball on DS (2007)

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Average rating: 59%
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3 stars out of 5
from 53 members
 
Certificate: Certificate: 7
Developers: RETRO STUDIOS
Format: DS
Number of players: 1-8
Released: 07/07/2007

Brief synopsis of Metroid Prime Pinball

Following It was only a matter of time before Samus Aran wound up in some kind of Metroid spin-off - football/singing/civil engineering or something along those lines - and sure enough, here it is. Following in the slimy trails of Worms and the path of lint left by a certain type of Pocket Monster, Pinball is Nintendo's genre of choice to extend the franchise. For those who detect a note of cynicism already, hold that thought. Metroid Prime Pinball (MPP), despite the inevitable sneering disillusionment of the Metroid faithful, is everything you could ask for from a portable pinballer.

The dual screen facility shows off the largest non-scrolling playing area we've seen on a handheld pinball game, and there are plenty of tables to conquer, but not right from the start: you have to earn the right to play these tables, and MPP will make you work extra hard for it. Tables represent familiar Metroid regions such as Phendrana Drifts and Magmoor Caverns, and are populated by all your old favourites: Space Pirates, Metroids, Triclops, Thardus, Omega Pirate, Meta Ridley and Metroid Prime. Of course, any self-respecting pinball adventure wouldn't be complete without a host of special modes, and MPP does not disappoint. Gameplay is intuitive enough: the shoulder buttons work the flippers as you'd expect, but there's maybe a need for another finger or whole hand when you find that you can tap the touchscreen to nudge the table to keep the pinball in play. It's a tough gig, but one that makes you keep on coming back. Download Play allows for a simultaneous eight-player game using just a single game card.

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Rated - 3 starsPleasant but too short

Spiceymike Spiceymike from Oxford [Highly rated reviewer] , 29/06/2008

This pinball version is very true to the original Metroid Prime game on the Gamecube, and surprisingly the graphics work very well on the DS, although this only works because most of the backgrounds etc on the pinball table seem pre-rendered.

In total there are about 6 tables some of which are unlocked as you progress through the first 2 tables that you start off with. These tables though are mainly mini tables in which to further progress along.

Unfortunately the downside to this game is that you can easily whizz through all of the tables and complete the game within a few hours in one sitting. It would had been nice if there was a good replay aspect to this in terms of collecting permanent items on a table, the Pokemon Pinball games are a good example of this as they give good re-playability as you have to go back to collect certain monsters on certain tables.

This is more of a game you are better off renting rather than having in your DS collection due to it's lifespan.

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Rated - 3 starsPleasant but too short

Spiceymike Spiceymike from Oxford [Highly rated reviewer] , 29/06/2008

This pinball version is very true to the original Metroid Prime game on the Gamecube, and surprisingly the graphics work very well on the DS, although this only works because most of the backgrounds etc on the pinball table seem pre-rendered.

In total there are about 6 tables some of which are unlocked as you progress through the first 2 tables that you start off with. These tables though are mainly mini tables in which to further progress along.

Unfortunately the downside to this game is that you can easily whizz through all of the tables and complete the game within a few hours in one sitting. It would had been nice if there was a good replay aspect to this in terms of collecting permanent items on a table, the Pokemon Pinball games are a good example of this as they give good re-playability as you have to go back to collect certain monsters on certain tables.

This is more of a game you are better off renting rather than having in your DS collection due to it's lifespan.

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