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8th of January 2006

METROID PRIME HUNTERS - UPDATE

A few new facts on Metroid Prime Hunters. Read on if you want to stay up-to-date on the upcoming shooter.

Gamepro Magazine supplied its readers with a few new facts on the upcoming 3D shooter on the Nintendo DS, Metroid Prime Hunters. Below, six of the most important parts:

1. Metroid Prime Hunters will have 5 different planets, and at least 25 different areas.

2. Weavel can split his body into two sections, one of which is a stationary automatic gun battery. It fires at anyone in the way of the mobile section.

3. Each bounty hunter will have his or her own ship. Designs will reflect similarities to the each bounty hunter's armor structure.

4. The Metroid Prime Hunters single-player adventure will be extremely non-linear. You (as Samus) are trying to get the special Alimbic artifacts, but if a rival hunter gets there before you, you must get in your ship, force down to a planet, and take the artifact from him.

5. Nintendo is trying to make each bounty hunter a separate entity. If Metroid Prime Hunters is a success, man may expect new Metroid games with protangonists other than Samus Aran.

6. The story of Metroid Prime Hunters takes place between Metroid Prime 1 and Metroid Prime 2.

src: Gamepro magazine and CURLYHAIRBOY from the Nintendo NSider Forums.

Posted by Matt Ducky

Reader comments

Ali/FireGalaxy DS-x2 said:

Dang!!! That's totally sweet!!!

Darkling05 said:

Cool. I hope the game destroys sales expectations.

Andrew DS-x2 said:

I'm sure it will.

gi4d2 said:

cant wait to get my hands on it

Nintendude said:

I can't wait!!! W00t for Metroid Prime Hunters!

shinneri said:

I hope the single player isn't just an afterthrough... though wi-fi WILL rule. :)

carldermonkey said:

Oh gosh this game will rock!

Ali/FireGalaxy DS-x2 said:

@ Shinneri: Single player won't be a after thought; they were working on it from the day DS launched. Then they decided to add WiFi play some time after wifi for ds was launched.

trinest said:

heh sounds cool.

Olpus Bonzo said:

I hope this game rocks in single player. Hope that once you finished with Samus, you can play single player from other bounty hounters perspective, just to give it a twist and encourage replaying.

trinest said:

nar I hope not, Idd just play online no matter what single player was like.

NPC said:

Awsome! I like the direction this Metriod is going! I hope I win the Nintendo power contest, then I could be playing this sooner then anyone else! :)

stoof said:

I'm already prepared :). I have my pre-order, my DS, and my handy-dandy pink stylus all ready.

curlyhairboy said:

wow, i got a mention! this is something to register over!

i preordered this back in sept. 05. i can't wait!

wolfmanz51 said:

SWEET this game gets beter by the Minute

caleb DS-X2 said:

Could this game be any better? I think not.

JAZ3B said:

apparantly this game also has some kind of scan visor. the whole game sounds cool and unlocking the other bounty hunters and playing in their point of view would be amazing.

neeks said:

Hmm, if this takes place in between Prime 1 & 2..... anyone else think a surprise visit from Dark Samus could happen?

caleb DS-X2 said:

It's about 70% certain that Dark Samus is the mysterious 8th character.

jedibmoney said:

/Drool. IM PREORDERING THIS TONIGHT!!! :D

curlyhairboy said:

ooh. dark Samus. that would totally rock.

ah the multiplayer! it's gonna be awesome!

Wolf_Link435 said:

this game is going to rock!!

flipping_heck said:

"4. The Metroid Prime Hunters single-player adventure will be extremely non-linear. You (as Samus) are trying to get the special Alimbic artifacts, but if a rival hunter gets there before you, you must get in your ship, force down to a planet, and take the artifact from him.
"

The first thing to make me smile today :)

megamn606 said:

I think that the game will be awesome, but the realese of a headset would have seald the deal for the big N

Olpus Bonzo said:

To me is was cooler if the game get place after Super Metroid and before Metroid Fusion, but maybe the story is better if interlaced with the "Prime" storyline. But i wait to see.
And I wait Metroid Dread too, I hope they have only frozen and not deleted the project.

gi4d2 said:

a headset would be amazin. i would taunt my opponents soo much

zaraf said:

"...you must get in your ship, force down to a planet, and take the artifact from him."

What is "force down to a planet"?

Z3r02007 said:

Coded Arms, eat your heart out.

darkshadow61 said:

single player sounds AWESOME! and so does WIFI!! this game is going to get preorederd sometime this month.
and yes the headset would have sold the deal.
is there any form of talking in-game or after game? *hopes* (although i doubt it)