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Metroid Prime [New Play Control] (JPN)

Metroid Prime [New Play Control] (JPN)

Aka: Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime [Wii de Asobu]
Console: Nintendo Wii
TV Standard: NTSC-J
Country: Japan
Developer(s): Retro Studios
Publisher(s): Nintendo
Release Date: 2009-02-19
Players: 1
Co-op: No
ESRB: Not Rated
Type: Action, Adventure

Samus makes her first leap into 3D with a first-person adventure for Nintendo Wii! Set sometime between the original Metroid and Metroid II, Samus tracks a newly-resurrected Meta-Ridley to the planet Tallon IV. Once there, she uncovers a malevolent Space Pirate plot that centers around harnessing a mysterious radioactive substance known as phazon.
This version of the game was released on the Wii in Japan under the Wii de asobu (New Play Control) label, which were Wiimote-compatible ports of Gamecube games, in NA it was released only in the Metroid Prime Trilogy Colection.