Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Published by Nintendo, Developed by Retro Studios

Genres: FPS (1 players)

US release date: Aug 27th, 2007 | EU release date: Oct 26th, 2007

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

If you think you knew what it felt like to be the bounty hunter behind the visor, think again. Take aim at evil with Nintendo's revolutionary controller.

  • Players control Samus by moving with the Nunchuk controller and aiming with the pointer, allowing for a level of immersion unlike anything they have ever experienced. Through the eyes of Samus, players experience a quantum leap in first-person control as they wield the Wii Remote, the ultimate device for the first-person shooter genre.
  • Samus will employ well-known power-ups like the Grapple Beam and Morph Ball, as well as a bunch of new surprises, to help her survive her coming trials.

Game Storyline
The Galactic Federation's Base Sector Zero is under attack by Space Pirates. Samus must boot up the generator to restore the defense systems. But at the end of her path, someone awful is waiting for her.

Characters
Samus, Dark Samus, the Galactic Federation and many new bounty hunters.

How to Progress Through the Game
The war initiated by Dark Samus and the Space Pirates rages across many planets as they attempt to corrupt each with Phazon seeds. Players use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to explore alien landscapes, hunt for weapons and information, and destroy the seeds. Saving the planets from Corruption isn't enough, though. Eventually, players must take down Samus' mortal enemy, Dark Samus.

Special Powers/Weapons/Moves/Features
Besides using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers to pull off amazing feats like aiming and blasting in midair or at a full run, players also will have an array of different weapons at their disposal. In true Metroid fashion, these will become powered up as the game progresses. Not only that, but the controller will be used for a number of other game elements beyond the traditional first-person shooter standards.

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User comments

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Dark Magic said:

Haven't we had enough prime? Bring back 2-D!

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Zabdiel Rivera said:

OMG! I can't wait to get my hands on this. The Metroid Prime series is precious to me. Retro, please don't mess this up.

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big lord face said:

Imagine playing with the wii controller on this, *thinks* heavenly.

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SSBB Master said:

This game looks fun using the wii remote but I think there should be a 2D Metroid game for once.

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JD said:

Corruption?! Yeah right. This game'll be awesome!

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sonic lover said:

The prime games are ok but make a prime for the 3rd game with Mother Brain on Zeabes only in first person 3d. I bet the name would be Metroid Prime 3: Finding the truth.

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Justin said:

Ever since I saw the trailer for this game, I knew this looked like a good one.

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SSBB Master said:

uh Sonic lover, if you're talking about this game it's called "Metroid Prime 3 Corruption".

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sonic lover said:

I know that but read the whole thing DUH! I'm saying that is what the name of my game would be.

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Narnia said:

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is shaping up to be the best Prime game yet. I absolutely loved the previous Prime games and I am absolutely sure that Retro will bring a winner for the Wii. I can't wait to buy the game when the Wii launches!

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wii owns you said:

This game is gonna be awesomer than awesome.

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metroid said:

This game will be the best. Oh and by the way Ninendo owned Sony and Microsoft at e3. Sony was last, I hate Sony. Microsoft are ok.

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JD said:

Sorry about my last post, it was a terrible pun. Will you all forgive me?

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PANIC! @ the disco!! said:

I've played every single Metroid and I can't wait for this to come out.

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DEMON5007 said:

I wish that Nintendo could think of a storyline for Metroid 5, but until then I'm satisfied with this series.

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some random stranger said:

Must have prime 3. Metroid games rule.

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OldManHayes said:

I agree with the need for a storyline for Metroid 5. Been waiting for that ever since M: Fusion.

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Noah of Nintendo Bunker said:

This looks pretty sweet. Although I didn't Like Echoes, I hope this'll be a hit.

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DEMON5007 said:

How many adventures can Samus have in between metroids 1 and 2? (wich is when the Prime series takes place). I want to continue the story of Samus and her 2d legacy. I agree with you, Old Man Hayes. I think the problem is that they got rid of the two main planets that Samus hunted on and the metroids are extinct. You really can't have a metroid game without metroids.

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metroid lover said:

People are saying that MP3 looks like gamecube which is crap. The game has more polygons, better lighting, bigger environments, smart a.i. and beautiful particle effects not possible on gamecube.

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LordRandom said:

Wonder if they have any new metroids? Worker Metroids, perhaps. Or Warrior Metroids. Anyone else got any ideas?

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metroid lover said:

Metroid Prime 3 is going to rock! Can't wait to use the nunchuck to rip space pirates' shields off their hands.

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metroid lover said:

I agree with METROID, the nintendo booth had 6 hour long lines while sony had 20 minute lines. Nintendo did own sony and microsoft at E3.

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FPS gamer said:

2 words "kick ass".

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king of the shark's said:

Words can't describe how cool this looks.

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LordRandom said:

(Chanting) Meh-Troid! Meh-Troid! Meh-Troid! (Yes, I am a nut!)

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Samus said:

I sure hope this is my last game. I'm freakin' tired of fighting these darn aliens over and over, give me a break. I better have cooler suits too and stronger weapons. Don't give me all that light beam stuff. I'm talkin' about ak-47s, rocket launchers, shotguns, pistols, plasma cannons and light sabers. And for suits, don't give me all that silver light stuff. I'm talkin' about bullet proof vests and other things like that. This will probably be my last game for all of you, but before I leave I just wanna thank Nintendo for everything and I love you all. NOT!

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tobbins said:

I love prime 1 + 2, best games ever. I have faith that Retro will make this one just as stunning, if not probably better!

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LordRandom said:

Sorry Samus. No 21st century stuff, you retro junkie! Metroid is set in the FUTURE, so think FUTURISTIC. Besides, you'd only use handguns if you didn't have the Varia suit or whatever.

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Wii 911 said:

A little off topic but I'd realy like to see a Metroid storyline game (with metroid 1,2,3 and maybe 4) and actually give us a bit of story line, like a prolog or those things that tell us what's happening before the game. I REALLY didn't understand Metroid 1 until zero mission. But back to Prime 3, THIS IS DA BOMB!, NO.. THE NUKE! Lol. I saw Samus use the space jump ability from Metroid 3, wonder what else they'll have. Spring ball anyone? And Demon5007, maybe the metroid suit Samus had in fusion is taken by space pirates and they clone themselves with metroid DNA. Now that's Metroid to the max: Metroid Pirate!

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Justin said:

Oh boy, oh boy! Samus posted something here about her game. Hey Samus, I'm a big fan and I can't wait for MP:3 corruption to come. I've seen your trailer and I think you'll have a hit.

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Someone Cooler Than You said:

Oh great. Samus is posting. 10 bucks says Spongebob is going to start posting about his game next. Come on! And why would Samus hope that's her last game? And why does she want weapons that would suck compared to the weapons she already uses? Pistols? And bullet-proof vests don't really do much for you when you're in space. And I'm really sure Samus dosn't talk like that (end rant). Any dang way, this game is gonna be great. I just beat Metroid DS yesterday, and I can't wait to beat this one!

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Samus said:

Look I was just kidding about those sucky weapons ok, jeez!

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Someone Cooler Than You said:

I'm sorry to disappoint everyone here, but the real Samus is currently in space preparing for her adventure in Metroid Prime 3. This "Samus" here is most likely some 40-year old dude who lives with his mom.

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1 up Mushroom said:

Hey Justin, you believe in video game characters? YOU SUCK!

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kiki itachi said:

So Samus hello, meow. Samus the 2nd MP game sucked, only because I got stucked. Hey that rhymed.

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Lord Xenu said:

This game looks quite tedious, yet entertaining. A sure buy after I break out of my imprisonment chamber!

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PrimeX said:

Imprisonment chambers rock (I should know) and so does this game. I can't wait to get it.

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random hero said:

I really hope they drop that stupid light/dark work stuff, that was terrible!

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metroid lover said:

They won't use that light and dark world stuff twice in a game. They better not!

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Lord Random said:

What's so wrong about the light/dark thing? I actually thought it made the game more challenging. Okay it was annoying with how often you had to switch between worlds, but if it weren't there I would've completed MP2 overnight. It has its pros and cons, so don't just give three-word opinions.

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metroid lover said:

There's nothing wrong with the dark and light thing, I just said they wouldn't use it twice.

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'Cooler Than You said:

What this game really needs is unlockable Sonic characters!

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Lord Random said:

Sorry about the confusion, Metroid Lover. I was actually asking Random Hero that question.

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Hey said:

If the initials of this game are MP3 then I hope I can listen to the cool Metroid Prime monks sing Halo-Style on my iPod! How cool would that be?

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wii thing said:

This game looks so awesome. The online better be as good as Hunters.

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Lord Random said:

It should be. Anyone wanna play MPH while we're waiting for MP3?

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wii thing said:

I still play MPH but I don't have wi-fi, I'll play it once I get the wii.

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ATrueNightmare said:

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption will be the one of the best Wii games ever! Oh yeah!

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boo rulz said:

Metroid was awesome aside from the fact that there was beam ammo. I like Metroid Prime better, but I think MP3 will be the best!

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BAR said:

Retro studios I think is doing great on the Metroid Prime series and this one must be at its best.

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cokie master said:

I wish they'd make it in third person, that would pwn!

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tallon said:

Do you think that the Prime series will be a trilogy or will Retro Studios produce other Metroid gold?

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ganondorfrules said:

I agree with all of you, like I never played any of the MP games to be honest. I never got the money to buy any and I don't have a DS. But I rented out MP2 echoes once, that game rocked. My mate didn't think so but stuff him, he is an xbox kid but most of all he loves world of warcraft. That game pawns along with this one.

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Hey said:

Pwn pwn pwn what the heck does that mean, anyways?

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TehB0n5lyK1n9 said:

Well as the legend goes, someone misspelled the word own, and people liked it and so it became a "real" word. Not something most guys would use in a face-to-face conversation, but I digress.

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Lickwid said:

Sorry if this has been said before, but I didn't read the whole page. It would be cool to see some returning hunters from Metroid Prime Hunters. With the new graphics, they could look pretty cool. Also, imagine uploading new features to your DS, or to your Wii from the other console! Cross platform wifi battles would be cool, kind of tough to really pull off but I can always dream. Lickwid is my hunters name, add me to your rivals list.

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Jordy said:

Man oh man I bloody well can't wait for this! I love 3D over 2D and also will there be a 4th Metroid Prime? Also I think there should be more functions in 3, like maybe ball jump like in fusion or stuff like that. Also I think the beams in 1 were better than the beams in 2. Sorry to be nerdy!

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p-nut said:

I'm definitely going to get this game. Hopefully you can play multiplayer on wifi. I have every metroid game ever made.

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metroid lover said:

Metroid prime 3 will have you travelling between planets to stop the corruption and you will be able to control her ship from a third person view when using the command visor.

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myspacebarisbroken said:

What happened to zero-suit? I'm not such a Metroid fan and I've never seen her without her suit. Is that just Nintendo's idea for only one game, SSBB, or has she appeared without any suit on?

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wii-mote dude said:

I hope the beams are as cool in MP1. The plasma beam totally owned the light beam.

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metroid lover said:

She will have stackable beams like in the old Super Metroid games. One of her new beam weapons will be able to shoot through walls.

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wii-mote dude said:

Oh yeah. Shoot through walls? That will be AWESOME. Dark Samus, prepare to die!

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Hey said:

I hope it will end up looking more like Zelda when it launches.

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ganondorfrules said:

I hope this one's more epic and mysterious so no one knows the storyline until they get the game.

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random hero said:

Delayed till 2007. Damn.

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ganondorfrules said:

Yea shame I wanted to get this game on launch.

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Master Foot said:

January 1st 2007 at 12:01AM? Hopefully! I bought the GCN just for Prime and same thing for the Wii. I'm mad that I have to wait!

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DarkVic said:

They should make a Metroid Prime game with Samus not in the suit. That would be sweet!

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Zeldude said:

They should make a Metroid Prime game with Samus in her Birthday Suit! That would be even better.

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ganondorfrules said:

They should make a Metroid Prime with Samus in her Pimping Suit. That would be even better and funny.

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Captain Jamesman said:

Samus never wore a pimping suit! And I hope this game is fun because I didn't like Metroid Prime 2.

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DarkVic said:

Either way, I'm still getting this classic.

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Master Foot said:

Why are they taking so long? Mmmm. Phazon.

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Lord Random said:

On the topic of Samus in her undies or whatever, maybe you'll have to do it the old way: Type Justin Bailey into the codes section. Maybe it'll be an unlockable extra like the fusion suit in Prime 1. Or maybe they'll do the old 'the better you do, the more flesh you can see at the end' thing like in Super, Fusion and Zero Mission. In any case, Samus is hot! Aw tittybiscuits, it's been delayed. Oh well.

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Lord Random said:

One more thing, anyone seen the vid showing a boss fight against Ridley? That's going to be kickass! I wonder if you'll have to fight Kraid at any point, and Mother Brain maybe. Who knows?

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Master Foot said:

Kraid got shafted from Metroid Prime 1, so it would be fair to at least bring him back respectfully. I hope that the music is better than MP2. The Amorbis and Thardus battles are the best in the series. Now that BigN PURPOSELY delayed it, I'm expecting a PERFECT PRIME! I bought GCN for MP alone and I will buy a Wii for the same.

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Scooby!_ Jew said:

Yeah, I don't think I'm going to get this game but I have no doubts that my brother is. I can never really "get into" games like Metroid, so it would just be kind of a waste of money for me. Nevertheless, this looks like one of Retro's better games and if I was really into the series, I'd buy it in a flash. And lastly: I really hope to see Mother Brain in this game, that would rule.

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Dunx said:

Nothing will ever top Super Metroid, unless they bring back 2D. Fusion and Zero were okay, but too straight forward. In my opinion, Metroid, Metroid II, and Super Metroid is where it's at and they should start again from there. Don't get me wrong, the Primes are fun, just in a different way.

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waterskipper said:

Wow. The details are just awesome. I've heard rumors of this game be rated M, but Nintendo made this game. They don't do M rated games!

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BrothaZ said:

If it is M, that'll definitely give Nintendo a darker and better reputation.

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I am BOSS said:

Well I must say this game looks amazingly superb. I can't wait to be running around as Samus (which I think is a bit strange some of you like her) and all in all I don't care about the other main enemies JUST KRAID *drools*.

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Cupnoodles said:

Pwn was first used in the shooter for the Xbox (forgot the name) when you killed somone with taking little damage it would say "cupnoodles just pwned *persons name here*" .

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c rules said:

2d sucks. 3d all the way.

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Fire_Fox171 said:

I agree with Dunx. 2d is how Metroid started, and that's how Retro Studios should keep it.

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Ja-Mez said:

This is the first game for Wii I wanted besides SSBB and I'd love to see it in action whilst using the Wiimote. I read about this and the storyline and new upgrades are totally awesome!

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Captain Jamesman said:

This game would be better if it wasn't a first person view game. I like it when I see the whole character.

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Crimson Demon said:

This game is going to kick ass!

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metroid lover said:

First person view makes the game more realistic and feels like you're in the suit. Seeing the whole character just wouldn't feel right.

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wiiman said:

This game looks SO SWEET. I love samus and I saw previews for it and the graphics rock.

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Operative Snake said:

Cooler than you, Sonic characters? OMG get out! GET OUT! You ruined this forum, ok Sonic is cool, but in a Metroid game? Just get out, you wrecked my life with your stupid comment, GET OUT!

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Owlboy said:

While I don't think I'll go to the extremes of what operative snake said. But seriously sonic in metroid? I'd rather sit on a blender. Actually I think I just went past snake.

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big cheese said:

Oh man, this game will be the best prime game ever! I hope mother brain is in it.

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