Prime Minister MetroidThe iconic first-person adventure game from developer Retro Studios, celebrates its 20th anniversary today.
First launched in North America on November 18, 2002The game marks a drastic change in direction for Metroid franchise, moving from 2D to a fully 3D rendered world, including many unique locations and implementing new gameplay mechanics like the beloved sweeping visor.
Metroid Prime has made a big impression on gamers all over the world and has since become one of the best games ever created. Heck, at the time of writing, it’s still sitting at number one on our list. reader ratings of the best GameCube games! It was awarded a new lease in 2009 as part of the Metroid Prime trio for the Wii, implements full motion controls and updated presentation, and now There are rumors coming for Switch with remastered visuals.
Former developers and fans alike celebrated the milestone on Twitter. Here are a few selection examples we’ve tried to spot:
Of course, Retro Studios is now plugging in Prime Minister 4The eagerly awaited fourth entry of the subseries should, in theory, make its way to the Switch at some point (though we personally don’t rule out the possibility that it will make its way to the next mainstream hardware). by Nintendo).
The game was originally announced over 5 years ago at E3 2017. Although it is rumored to be developed by Bandai Namco Studios, Nintendo announced that production has been re-established in early 2019 and will return to veteran developer Retro Studios. No further updates have been provided since then.
