THE GOOD:+ Superb Graphics
+ Amazing Storyline
+ Cool weapons
+ and suits
+ Bosses are cool and tough
+ Puzzles are unique and clever
+ Screw Attack is back!
+ Creatures are well designed
THE BAD:
- Backtracking
- You WILL get stuck
- Multiplayer is pretty poor
SUMMARY:
Metroid Prime 2, though not better than Prime, is a fanstastic game with gorgeous visuals, a thrilling story and is challenging. This is why you own a Gamecube, becuase this is the god of the Cube. Well, the semi-god. Prime is the god. Anyways, Prime 2 is an amazing game with so much idead packed into the game disc its unbelievable. From the minute you begin to when you complete it, its awesome all the way.
GRAPHICS
Just look at this graphics! Astonishing!
Metroid Prime 2 is easily the best looking game on the Cube, yes, even better than Prime. Every level is stuffed with amazing detail, texture is perfect, enemies are brilliant and the wide open areas simply look awesome. Nintendo have put so much effort into this games visuals and it turned out fantastic. This games graphics come so close to that of a PS2 game. MP2: Echoes proves the Gamecube can handle amazing graphics, so if you ever said the Gamecubes graphics were rubbish, take that back. This game WILL prove you wrong there, bud.
STORY
In the opening, Samus' ship is struck by lightning and crashes on Planet Aether.
Metroid Prime 2 has an amazing story packed with imaginative ideas, creative scenes and awesome baddies and goodies. The opening is cool, and the story is thrilling and has many twists in it. Basically, Samus goes to Planet Aether to find some lost Galactic Troopers, however when she finds them they are dead. Soon she comes in contact with Aethers race, the Lunimoth. They need her help, as a Phazon Meteor hit Aether and split into two worlds, a dark one and a light one. Samus has to gather the energy from the dark world and return it to the light world, but it won't be easy, as Dark Aethers race, the Ing, are after her. Each level has an amazing end boss battle. I love this story 
GAMEPLAY
Agon Wastes, a huge level packed with amazing detail.
Metroid Prime 2 is a first-person shooter game but with adventure game elements, so I like to think of it as an FPA (First Person Adventure) because it mostly figuring out puzzles and getting to areas rather than blasting the crap out of baddies, but there is a lot a bad guy busting so you will get your shooting fix. Also, Prime 2 is filled with amazing bosses that do not dissapoint. The bosses are massive, screen filling and very challenging. Each boss has a unique way to be beaten and mostly give you an item after beaten. Prime 2 has you solving many cool puzzles in each level to get to new locations or to get new items. Prime 2's gameplay is very similar to that of Prime, but that is good becuase the classic 3D Metroid formula is the most impressive load of gaming ever to be played. Metroid Prime 2's gameplay does not dissapoint, it is wicked.
BAD
Multiplayer in this game is pretty poor.
Prime 2, as great as it may be, does have negative points. Lets jump straight in. Firstly, the horror from Prime has returned. Backtracking. There is lots of it and it can get annoying, confusing and very repetitive at times. The amount of backtracking should be sliced down a bit. Secondly, is the fact that you get STUCK very easily in some areas. There should be a bit of an improved hint system to help new gamers out, then it would be nicer. Lastly, multiplayer. It has no CPU players, there is a nasty lag in 3 and 4 player modes and hardly any play options. Multiplayer is good with 2 players, but sucks with more. A poor attempt at Metroid multiplayer (but fixed in Hunters:) )
OVERALL
Prime 2 is the ultimate gaming experience FPA wise. Fantastic visuals, amazing gameplay and a brilliant story, this is a great sequel to the legendary Prime game. You simply have to own this.
Nintendo have done it again. Prime 2 is simply essential.
FINAL SCORES
Neoscore----------4.9
% Score-----------97%
/10 Score---------9/10
Grade-------------A+
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