Taking control of Samus after she leaps off her ship is simply revelatory, not to mention the exquisite morph ball controls. We like this one a lot! 2: Space Pirate Frigate "Orpheon" Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTubeĪs the opening location of Metroid Prime, the Space Pirate Frigate remains one of the most memorable areas of the entire trilogy. It’s also the largest, with a total of 63 rooms. Speaking of fun, here's a fun fact: the Chozo Ruins, specifically the main plaza, was the first major area to be built for the game. The standout boss encounter of the Chozo Ruins is undoubtedly the fearsome Flaahgra, though the Hive Mecha proved to be more frustrating than fun. There's a whole bunch of Phazon located here, the radioactive substance that plays a core role in the entire Prime trilogy, and its presence makes for some truly beautiful views. Impact Crater is the final main area within Metroid Prime, and it's another relatively small one, but it does house the incredible titular final boss, so it's a particularly memorable one for us. Points deducted! 5: Impact Crater Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube It’s essentially the gateway to the other locations in the game and serves as a good tutorial area, introducing Samus to smaller, more docile enemies.ĭisappointingly, there are no major boss encounters within Tallon Overworld, unless you count the Plated Beetle, which to be honest, is more of a minor sub-boss. Tallon Overworld is the first “main” area within Metroid Prime, and as such, it’s naturally one of the most beautiful, too, showcasing the GameCube’s excellent visuals (at the time, at least). Not exactly what Metroid is all about!Ħ: Tallon Overworld Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube It’s a great little location, but it comes quite low on our list due to its dependence on action over exploration it’s essentially one major fight after another, with little room to breathe in between.
Here you come across the iconic Metroid enemies for the first time, along with some truly brutal Space Pirate enemies. It’s found within Phendrana Drifts and acts as a research facility for the Space Pirates. Like the Artifact Temple, Glacier One is more of a location within a location. 7: Glacier One (Phendrana Drifts) Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube As it stands, it’s disappointingly constrained. It’s a shame the area as a whole was so small, because we would have loved to spend more time exploring it. It’s here that Samus faces off against the iconic Meta Ridley after collecting all 12 Chozo Artifacts, and it makes for one of the coolest boss encounters of the entire game.
Visually, it’s a bit of a cross between the naturalistic elements of Tallon Overworld with the architecture found in Chozo Ruins. The Artifact Temple is one of the smaller locations featured in Metroid Prime, though it stands as one of the most important, if not particularly memorable. Although, having said that, blasting a stalactite from the ceiling to land on their heads is pretty darn funny. There are also no boss encounters to speak of within Magmoor Caverns instead, we just get a boatload of Magmoor creatures wiggling about and shooting out a load of fire. It looks absolutely gorgeous, but the severe disadvantage of taking damage whenever you touch the lava is a massive pain in the backside. Urgh, Magmoor Caverns… perhaps the only area within Metroid Prime that we actively dislike. Feature: The Story Of Retro Studios' Secret Weapon In The Development Of Metroid Primeīut enough talk, let's set our visors to scan and check out every location in the masterpiece that is Metroid Prime.Be sure to vote for your favourite in the poll at the bottom of the page and share your favourite memories of the game (and your thoughts on our personal ranking) in the comment section. We've got them all here bar a few minor locations like the Sunken Frigate. With the game celebrating its 20th anniversary, we thought it would be fun to look at every main location in Metroid Prime and rank them from worst to best.
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When the series moved into the 3D realm with Retro Studios' Metroid Prime, it introduced some of the franchise's most iconic locations, adored by fans to this very day. The Metroid series is well known for its incredible locations, including the likes of Norfair, Ataria, and Kraid's Lair. (Also, you've never played Metroid Prime!? *tuts and shakes head for several minutes*) If you've never played the game, take this as your spoiler warning! Note: the YouTube embeds featured in this article will naturally contain footage of some of the boss encounters within Metroid Prime, including the final boss.
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