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[XMonkey]

9.6

 

[Firest0rm]

9.0

 

[Kai Dracon]

6.8

Discuss.

 

[DIrtyWeasel]

9.4

 

[puck1337]

It's going to be 9.5....

 

[Mrbob]

The IGN GCN board already has a thread with about 300 posts about Gamespots 9.1 score! Damn. Matt better watch out if he goes any lower!

 

[FoneBone]

9.5 or 9.6.

 

[Reanimated]

7.9

Shitty boring scan and read story mode, worthless multiplayer, and still assy controls.

 

[snapty00]

http://boards.ign.com/message.asp?topic=71930447 :lol

This is awesome! It's like a fucking mad house. There's one called "eightbitguy" who seems like he's just about ready to end himself. :lol

The IGNboards make it seem like Christmas every time a new review of a GameCube game is released!

 

[TheGreenGiant]

My predocytion 9.1 (overall)

 

[Speevy]

9.3, and an apology for not giving Pikmin 2 the 9.6 it deserves.

 

[Bishman]

I predict a 9.7

 

[CrimsonSkies]

10.0 . This review was written a year ago.

 

[Soul4ger]

10.0 . This review was written a year ago.

This isn't the Halo 2 review thread, this is the Metroid Prime 2 one. Halo 2 already got its 10's, you don't have to predict that anymore.

 

[Bluemercury]

10.0 . This review was written a year ago.

I think you mean Halo 2......with all the money spent in this by Microsoft giving it a lower score than 9.8 from most publications would mean death to them, we all know Microsoft has a death squadron ready to use.

 

[AniHawk]

With all he's been hyping the game with recently... 9.9

But he doesn't want to seem like a fanboy, so... 9.4

 

[Soul4ger]

But he doesn't want to seem like a fanboy, so... 9.4

Is there really any turning back for him at this point?

 

[Kandinsky]

Its Up, 9.5

 

[king zell]

10.0 . This review was written a year ago.

the game is not being reviewed by IGNXbox

 

[Soul4ger]

Its Up, 9.5

I'm not in any hurry to read an IGN review, but, come on, how about a link?

http://cube.ign.com/articles/565/565908p1.html

 

[Speevy]

the game is not being reviewed by IGNXbox

Yeah, it's good, but not WWE RAW 2 good.

 

[AniHawk]

Its Up, 9.5

Ah, I was close.

 

[AniHawk]

0.0 * Presentation
Retro knows what it's doing. Slick menus and cut-scenes, huge amounts of logbook data that can be viewed, and unlockable art, too. *

* 9.0 * Graphics
Gorgeous. One of the prettiest GameCube titles, to be sure. Huge worlds filled with detail. Unequaled art direction. Near-perfect framerate. Textures tend to blur up close. One or two framerate dips. *

* 9.5 * Sound
Moody music by composer Kenji Yamamoto and a wide assortment of thumping sound effects, too. But more voice work is missed. *

* 9.5 * Gameplay
Superb. Nearly flawless. An extension of Metroid Prime in every way. Extremely satisfying platforming and puzzles. Some minor lock-on issues and a Dark World that is not as compelling as the Light. *

* 10.0 * Lasting Appeal
A bare minimum of 20 hours to complete the single-player quest and likely double that for completionists who want it all. Then there's the archaic, but still enjoyable multiplayer mode.

 

[CrimsonSkies]

"Yeah, it's good, but not WWE RAW 2 good."

I know.

 

[SantaC]

Ah, I was close.

9.5

I win.

 

[AniHawk]

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Closing Comments
Metroid Prime 2 Echoes proves that Retro Studios' first game was not a fluke. This long-anticipated sequel to what I consider to be one of the greatest games ever made arrives as one hell of a great new installment to an already-outstanding franchise.

Echoes isn't exactly a groundbreaking product. The feeling of originality, of freshness, that overwhelmed me as I played through Prime is not present in this sequel, and that's mainly because Prime 2 doesn't stray from the winning formula. It strictly adheres to it, in fact. That's a little disappointing. But at the same time the end experience is every bit as amazing as the first, which means that if you loved the original game then you're going to love this one too. And if you hated it, well, you're probably not going to have a sudden change of heart now.

Prime 2 succeeds because it successfully recreates the Metroid experience in 3D. It succeeds for all the same reasons that the first did, and no new ones. The wide-openness of the huge, gorgeous world. The gargantuan number of hidden upgrades that promise access to areas unreachable. The intense boss fights. The intuitive first-person platforming elements and the challenging third-person environmental puzzles. And most of all, the exploration factor. Just getting to know the world is immensely enjoyable and extremely rewarding. Did I mention that the game is artistically and technically head and shoulders above most games on the market, competing systems included?

I have a couple of minor quibbles with the Echoes. The Dark World is less compelling than the Light World. The lock-on system is not without problems. A dual-analog control setup is long overdue, at least as a secondary option for those who might prefer it. And at least one boss fight was made unfairly more difficult due to the lack of a nearby save point.

But everything said and done, this is still one of the best games to come out in the last couple years and in many ways it stands side-by-side with Metroid Prime. Some gamers may actually prefer it.

And what it boils down to is this: if you're okay with Echoes being an extension of the first game and not a revolution, you're going to flip out over this sequel.

Our highest recommendation.

 

[Solid]

Anything under 9.5 would be shocking.

Half right I guess.

 

[paul777]

The art Retro comes up with is just stunning.

Great score, btw.

 

[Gek54]

And what it boils down to is this: if you're okay with Echoes being an extension of the first game and not a revolution, you're going to flip out over this sequel.

Our highest recommendation.

Yeah, um.......what?

 

[Che]

And what it boils down to is this: if you're okay with Echoes being an extension of the first game and not a revolution, you're going to flip out over this sequel.

Something inside me tells me that I'll start whining for another game being just an expansion pack again. Well at least they didn't rate it 99%.

 

[mumu]

The score will be worthless anyway, so they better give it a 7.2 so we can at least get some entertainment out of it.