MP3: Corruption E3 2007 Impressions
On August 27, Nintendo invites gamers to get corrupted in Samus Aran’s upcoming adventure, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. The Wii first person shooter plunges the bounty hunter into another out of this world adventure, giving players the opportunity to blast aliens and solve puzzles using an enjoyable control scheme. In the game, Samus continues the battle against her alter ego, Dark Samus, who seeks to corrupt planets by infecting them with gigantic seeds called Leviathans. Samus essentially planet hops across the galaxy, saving the universe while at the same time coping with the mysterious Phazon corrupting her body. At the same time, she can harness this Phazon energy with a device called a Phazon Enhancement Device (PED), which gives her super strength and improved weapons, allowing her to tear through enemies and other obstructions.
The catch is learning to maintain this Phazon, using it responsibly to avoid breaching “safe” levels and killing her, so the game has a cool risk vs. reward system. Players must choose between easily defeating enemies and doing things the hard way to avoid death. Much like the other Metroid Prime video games, Corruption features alien landscapes full of life and vivid detail. Gamers will blast robots and a host of other creatures, all while scanning hundreds of objects to learn more info about their adversaries and surroundings. In addition, Samus’ morph ball returns, giving her the opportunity to fit in small areas and complete puzzles.
By Chris Buffa of Gamedaily.com