Why would Nintendo fill the latest Metroid entry with a rote sci-fi story, annoying new characters, and a literal sandbox?

Quick Verdict Generally, I’d have a hard time summarizing any game with just a single word. With Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, ...

Nintendo's recent attempts at creating open world games have left something to be desired, so CGM wonders if maybe they're just not up to it?

Metroid Prime 4 went viral with a clip showing how eerily quiet its desert is, with players discovering that the only way to add music is by buying the new Samus amiibo toy. On December 3, ...

Metroid Prime 4 stumbled multiple times before being completely scrapped and restarted over the decade it took to make. Although it found its way back to Retro Studios, the team behind the original ...

After a wait of 18 years there’s finally a new Metroid Prime game on Nintendo Switch, but will it live up to the hopes and expectations of its fans? We feel certain that Metroid Prime 4 is going to ...

The latest first-person adventure for Samus purposely goes out of its way to be both familiar in some ways and disruptively different in others, resulting in a mixed but still undeniably alluring ...

Metroid Prime 4 has finally arrived after eight years of anticipation. Now subtitled “Beyond,” the latest chapter in Samus’ journey takes her to a mysterious new planet where she comes face-to-face ...

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is enjoyable enough, and has glimpses of vintage Metroid shining through, but this game could and should have been so much more. Taken as a whole, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond feels ...

As Metroid Prime 4: Beyond hits storefronts, I'm pretty sure you're going to see a whole lot of fevered debate online about the game's curious choice to place Samus, famously quiet Bounty Hunter, as ...

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond can't possibly live up to years and years of anticipation, but that's not to say it's a disappointment. Drop-dead gorgeous visuals pair with stunning environments and a ...

Since 1986 the Metroid series has gone from 2D to 3D (and back to 2D) and to consoles and portables, with plenty of Samus appearances and cameos in other games along the way. It’s responsible for ...