Metroid Prime is a first person adventure video game developed by Nintendo-owned Retro Studios and released by Nintendo in 2002 for the GameCube. It was the first 3D Metroid game and is officially classified by Nintendo as a first-person adventure rather than a first-person shooter due to the large exploration element in the game. It was also the first Metroid game to be released since Super Metroid, nearly eight years earlier. Metroid Prime is a Player's Choice title.

Metroid Prime is also the name of the final boss character within the game. See Metroid Prime (creature) for more information.

The game has received a lot of critical acclaim for its very realistic graphics, varied and often innovative gameplay, and its soundtrack. Many Metroid fans believe that Prime was a great transition into 3-D for the series; however, some question the choice on having it made as a first-person game. Also, many fans of more conventional first-person shooter games have questioned the unusual control scheme. For most players, however, Metroid Prime is an instant classic.

<spoiler>The version released in North America has several storyline differences with the one released in Europe. The European storyline, among other things, says that:
• The Space Pirates never captured Metroid Prime.
• The meteor that brought the radioactive substance Phazon did not come to Tallon IV twenty of someone's years before the game starts; it came at an indeterminable time before the game began.
• The Chozo Lore entries paint a much different picture of the relationship between Samus and the Tallon IV Chozo.</spoiler>:

The versions released in Japan, Europe, and the North American Player's Choice versions have also had a number of gameplay modifications implemented to prevent players from using certain tricks to play the game out of sequence. Certain aspects of difficulty have also been increased.

Phazon
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Morph Ball
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Phazon
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Speed-Running

The Metroid movie
The Universe of the Metroid series

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External Links:
• Metroid 2002 - contains speed breaking tips for all Metroid games.
• Metroid Prime speed runs at archive.org
• GameFAQs entry for Metroid Prime
• GameForms--Metroid Prime Weapon Locations