90
This is an excellent remaster that preserves a classic game and makes it highly playable by modern standards. It also confirms that Metroid Prime remains as special a title as ever.
100
Game makers: take note. Metroid Prime Remastered is a masterclass in how to modernize a masterpiece. Twenty years after the series made the transition to 3D, this remains a classic that has stood the test of time. The updated visuals prove that with some optimization and visual tricks, the Switch is really capable of delivering great games. In fact, this is one of prettier – if not the prettiest –Switch games to date.
96
A classic returns in Metroid Prime Remastered. A complete visual overhaul makes the world of the game look better and more detailed than ever before. A new dual-stick control scheme makes the game approachable and palatable for new players, while veterans can opt for controls that mimic the original. Underneath it all, though, the masterpiece that is Metroid Prime Remains unchanged. Some more quality of life improvements could perhaps have been made, but it is a tiny complaint for a near-perfect remaster.
5
Game looks fine. But as a remaster game, it felt really outdated and didn’t age well. The opening scene gave me headaches as the music was overwhelming.
4
Although I can clearly see the appeal to such a game, I find the game very hard and confusing, which ruins the experience. Though it might only be me, but I seem to have spent many hours walking around in circles trying to find the right thing to do. Therefore, I can only rate this as low as a 4.
9
This game is a great translation of a 2D series in 3D. The modernized twin stick controls are well implemented and the fact that the game still gives you the option to play with tank controls or pointer controls is great. My only gripe with the game is that it's unusually long and linear for a Metroid game but other than that I can say that it is one of the most impressive looking games on the Switch.
Metroid Prime Remastered
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Feb 8, 2023
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94
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8.8
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May 15, 2023
100
Game makers: take note. Metroid Prime Remastered is a masterclass in how to modernize a masterpiece. Twenty years after the series made the transition to 3D, this remains a classic that has stood the test of time. The updated visuals prove that with some optimization and visual tricks, the Switch is really capable of delivering great games. In fact, this is one of prettier – if not the prettiest –Switch games to date.
Feb 18, 2023
100
Featuring gorgeous graphics, revamped controls, and a budget price, Metroid Prime Remastered gives Nintendo’s glorious FPS classic the update and new audience it deserves.
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Feb 10, 2026
10
A gob-smackingly beautiful REMAKE that has to be one of the best-looking Switch games, while retaining the original version's sense of wonder, fear, and satisfying challenge.
Feb 13, 2023
100
An excellent remaster of one of the best games of its generation, that looks and plays so well you could easily mistake it for a modern game.
Feb 15, 2023
95
Metroid Prime Remastered is an easy game to recommend to veterans and newbies alike. Atmosphere, environmental narrative, combat, puzzles, platforming. It does a little bit of everything, and it does it everything well, even by 2023 standards. Samus is the queen of the metroidvania genre and today she reminds us again why.
Feb 27, 2023
90
There was already a lot to appreciate about Metroid Prime on the GameCube, and on Nintendo Switch it works better than ever before. It feels much better to be able to play with regular joysticks, and the graphical upgrade makes the game one of the most impressive Switch launches yet.
Feb 13, 2023
90
While some elements of its design feel antiquated, stunning changes made to Metroid Prime's visual design, performance, and controls are enough to breathe new life into one of the greatest video games of all-time. Whether this is your first journey to Talon IV or a return trip, Metroid Prime Remastered is well worth your time and attention.
Feb 19, 2023
75
Metroid Prime Remastered is a faithful beat-for-beat recreation of the GameCube classic with a comprehensively polished visual makeover. It remains a solid adventure shooter, even if its straightforward approach to player progress is a little unexciting these days. I’ve certainly not hated my time with it, though I do hate its refusal to properly credit the team that worked on the original...Maybe it’s the industry’s attitude toward attribution that could use a remastering.
Jan 15, 2026
10
A very good game. Its one of the reasons, I got so into metroid. Anyone who enjoy content that is about alien worlds and alien species. Will enjoy this game.
Mar 4, 2026
7
I do love the game but the remaster isn’t great. They never bothered to fix the broken door graphics for example. If you’ve access to the GameCube original then definitely stick to that
Jun 10, 2026
4
Although I can clearly see the appeal to such a game, I find the game very hard and confusing, which ruins the experience. Though it might only be me, but I seem to have spent many hours walking around in circles trying to find the right thing to do. Therefore, I can only rate this as low as a 4.
Aug 11, 2025
4
This game did not age well. Yes, you can see how all modern games draw inspiration from this design based on exploration.
Awful controls, no fast travel, ton of backtracking, MANUAL SAVING where you have to replay 2 hours if you forgot to save before a random boss fight. Absolute abysmal original sound design gets annoying after 15 minutes.
SummaryIntergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran receives a distress signal from a wrecked frigate in orbit around planet Tallon IV. Upon investigation, the frigate reveals itself to be a Space Pirate research vessel home to terrifying genetic experiments using the mysterious Phazon substance. There, Samus encounters her nemesis, Meta Ridley, whom... Read More
Rated Tfor Teen
Platforms:
- Nintendo Switch
Initial Release Date:Feb 8, 2023
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