Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (GameCube)

Metroid Prime is my personal favourite game ever made. Retro did a magnificent job of taking the Metroid series and spinning it in a different direction while still maintaining what is inherently 'Metroid' about Metroid. It still looks excellent to this day and plays magnificently. So when Echoes came out, I bought it day one without needing to think about it.Echoes tries to add a few new elements to Prime's make-up. Gone are your Wave, Ice and Plasma beams, being replaced by Dark, Light and (Eventually) Annihilator Beams. What's so different is how the Dark and Light beams can be used to interact with the environment of the planet Samus finds herself on this time, Aether, in that crystals scattered around can be super charged with light energy to repel dark creatures or smothered in darkness to harm Space Pirates chancing it in the dark world. The addition of ammunition required to fuel these beams adds an extra level of strategy to what you do - Running low on Light ammo will make you think about whether to super charge a light crystal and draw enemies to it or try to fight them long range and kill them quicklyThe dark and light sides to Aether are enjoyable to explore, rewarding you with power-ups if you seek them out (As you might expected). The lore is still fascinating to read up on through the use of the Scan visor too. It's pretty much more of the excellent first game with some changes to make things a little fresh, giving another of the best single player experiences you can have on a Gamecube.My only qualms, as is with most that played Echoes, are the difficulty and the poor multiplayer mode. Bosses in this game are merciless, and you will always hear tale of the Boost Guardian in particular from people who've played it. This issue was addressed in the Wii's Trilogy release, for those keeping track. The multiplayer mode qualm is, however, negligible. You can completely ignore the multiplayer mode and not worry about missing out on anything. They tried! But they failed, unfortunatelyOverall, every Gamecube collection needs this game, along with the original Prime. They're among the best games you can get on the system, and definitely worth the time to play even now. Must haves!

This is a good game, and is an improvement upon its predecessor in every way. Excellent graphics,sound, gameplay, weapons, storyline etc. (the others reviewers here have done a good job going through the positives). But as mentioned by some reviewers, the concept of backtracking (common to all metroid games) does get very annoying after a while. I managed to overcome it in Metroid prime, which took me about 3-4 months to finish as I frequently lost interest for large periods of time (but I always came back to it). With MP:echoes, I simply couldn't find the motivation to repeat it (not because its worse than its predecessor, its just having to go through the same experience again), it just wasn't enjoyable after a while. I've not touched the game in about 7 months ( I was around 25-30% through it). I really want to get back to it and finish it, but with the whole business of backtracking it feels more like going back to finish a chore.

Arrived sooner than expectedEven better quality than described, like new and great priceHighly recommended

This game is awesome!!! Arrived on time :)

Just like I remembered a real snatch as its hard to get a hold of

I bought it cause I love the series and got it cheap. I love collecting my old Nintendo games and I will definitely get playing this.

Fail. Doesn't working. Dont buy

Great game, quick delivery.