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Metroid Other M Review
I know that I am new to this wiki, but I, as a Metroid fan, feel as if I need to write a very honest review of this game where trolls won't spam my email address with complaints. Keep in mind that this is my first online review ever. If you do not agree with me, DO NOT insult me. You can, however, respectfully disagree with this review.

This game is so controversial that I can just make it into a list of complaints I've heard around the web along with my responses to said complaints, and that is exactly what I'm going to do since it is the best way to address everything about this game in this review. By the way, PREPARE FOR IMMINENT SPOILERS!

"The graphics stink."

First of all, if you want great graphics, buy a PS3 (I have one along with my Wii). Second, the cinematic graphics are probably the best that I have ever seen on the Wii. They are as good as 360 graphics. The gameplay graphics, even though they are not the best that I have ever seen on the Wii, are still some of the best for this system. Third, BETTER GRAPHICS DO NOT MAKE A BETTER GAME!!! If that were true, Modern Warfare 2 would be the best game ever, which it's not (It's still a good game, though).

"The gameplay is generic."


 * Sighs* I personally have not seen gameplay quite like this before. I've never seen a third-person 3D sidescroller with shooting, close combat, dodging, and an element of exploration in a single game before. I've never even seen missles having to be fired in first-person in a third-person game before as well. If you want generic, feast your eyes on this.

"The conrols are horrible."

They are unusual at first, but you get used to it. They are unusual but fluent.

"This game is SO sexist."

First of all, I think that we can all agree that X-Play's review of this game is complete and utter garbage, and X-Play itself is the result of giving incredibly biased trolls their own show. Second, call me a pig, but I did not find anything sexist about this game at all.

"The voice-acting is terrible."

The only bad voice-acting in the game was from Samus at the beginning. It gets a lot better by the end of the game, though.

"The dialogue is trash."

The only bad dialogue, again, only came from Samus at the beginning of the game. This also gets a lot better by the end of the game.

"It's too short." (That's NOT what she said)

I agree with this. I would have liked this game to have been an hour longer, but this also makes the game great for speed-runners (I am not one myself).

"The cinematics ruin it."

Not really, several of them were rather touching and had awesome special effects. There were however a very few times where it was bad ("Confession time." *country music starts playing* WHAT IS THIS?!?!?!?!). I can see how they would excessive to a Metroid fan, considering the fact that other Metroid games have very few if any at all. They were not excessive in my opinion (Have you ever played Kingdom Hearts 1 or 2?).

"What is with this idiotic concentration system?"

I agree with this one as well. I would have rather gotten health and missles from killing enemies, but this system does work within the context of the game.

"The soundtrack is GARBAGE!"

It is not nearly as good as the Prime series soundtrack, but you have to remember that the soundtracks of those games and most other Metroid games are bloody masterpieces. Other M's soundtrack does have what is perhaps the greatest remix of Ridley's theme. Overall, the soundtrack is good but not great.

"The ending is stupid."

I disagree. First of all, Higgs survives (Mysterious Black Dude LIVES ON!!!). Second, you get a powerful monologue from Samus. How is that bad? I did, however, want to fight MB (CURSE OUR PATHETIC HUMAN FORMS!!!). If you defeat Phantoon after the credits, you get a GREAT ending in my opinion. Samus goes back to the BOTTLE SHIP to get Adam's helmet back. When she finds it, you get a very touching/funny cutscene. You even get to do the escape sequence in the Zero Suit >:D (I'm not a perv...). I think that this ending is the best one for a Metroid game since Super Metroid.

"The final boss is so dissappointing."

In all honesty, I did not think that the Queen Metroid was the final boss. I was waiting to fight MB. It was too short and easy, but power bombing inside its stomach was very epic. Phantoon, the boss after the credits, is the most epic boss fight that I have seen in years.

"The plot was too much like Metroid Fusion."

I agree with this as well. They should have made the BOTTLE SHIP a lab for testing antimatter weaponry or something like that. It's not a bad plot. It's actually quite entertaining.

"It's too linear."

I'm not too picky about how linear a game is. I enjoy both the fast-paced action of the Call of Duty series (Yes, I admit preordering Black Ops) and the relaxed pace of the Prime series. This not a problem to me.

"You can't scan anything."

It would have been so cool if you could scan in this game.

Random Things that Were Done Right:

Most of the boss fights

The sound you get when you find an item

The second-best 3D out-of-suit Samus (next to the Prime Hunters model)

Making Mother Brain into a cute blonde (major plot twist)

Making Ridley into a creepy white Furby (another major plot twist)

Speed Booster

Shinespark

Explosion effects

Nostalgia value

Samus's Depiction
This is the big one in my opinion (She is my all-time favorite video game character by the way). This affects the entire series, not just this game.You'll probably not agree with me. I don't really care that much. I just want to be heard. This one is so big that I have divided it into subcategories.

"She's weak."

After all that Samus has been through, I think that it's impressive that she still has the will to fight. This is just another example of people confusing emotion with weakness.

"She's whiny."

I did not find her whiny (Trust me; I KNOW whiny). She followed orders without complaining and did her duty. I just found her emotional (not a bad thing).

"She's mopey."

Give her a break. She just had a near-death experience and lost the baby Metroid, something that she loved as if it was here own child (Even I was a little bummed out when it died; CURSE YOU, MOTHER BRAIN!!!). I also must point out that she slowly cheers up as the game goes on.

"She's girly."

I can see how people would think this (Even though it's not true). Samus has been SO masculine in every other game that, if we had never seen her under the suit, we would think that she was either a guy or a robot.

"She's overly-emotional."

Not really, she's had some very bad things happen to her before and during this game. She's finally showing some emotion, and now we're calling it "ridiculously overblown." That's just not true.

"She's stupid."

How did this even come up? I can't remember her doing anything stupid in the game. Can you? I would have NOT been able to figure out that there was a hired assassin on the mission as quickly as she did.

"Why did she have to take orders and not use all of her weapons until Adam said that she could?"


 * Facepalm x OVER 9000!!!* IT'S THE MILITARY!!! If you're joining in on one of their operations, you have to listen to what they say without questions or complaints. That's how it works. They also did not want to hurt any survivors (another good reason).

"Why did she cower from Ridley?"

First of all, it was revealed in the manga that Samus saw Ridley slaughter and eat her parents. Second, Samus was suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Third, her suit requires a great amount of concentration to operate (also revealed in the manga). Fourth, the epicness of Ridley's introduction made me ruin my pants (Not really, but it was epic). This would have easily been enough to overwhelm anybody, especially considering the number of other tragic moments in her past that I am too lazy to mention.

"This game ruined her character."

No, it really did not. I can now relate to her AND admire her at the same time. I like this Samus better, not by much, but it's still more than I liked her in Metroid Prime.

I don't know why so many people are complaining about this game. It's very fun and is far more creative in terms of gameplay than Halo Reach could have ever been. People just seem to blow things out of proportion. I blame a lot of it on X-Play (I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE!!!!!). Overall, this is a great game, one of the best for the Wii, (almost as good as Echoes) and is definately worth buying. I give it a nine out of ten.

What did you think of my review? I know that this is very controversial, and you probably did not agree with everything that I said. If you have any comments, please, put them kindly in my talk page. Any trolls will be eaten. Thank you reading.