Metroid Prime: Federation Force might be one of Nintendo’s most controversial games in recent years. The reception has been very mixed – leaning more towards the negative side – since its reveal in 2015, and the conversations haven’t slowed down since then. But on Friday, the game finally launched and everyone has a chance to play it for themselves.
We thought Metroid Prime: Federation Force was alright, as you can read in our review. It’s definitely not one of the worst titles on 3DS, but we feel it’s not towards the top of what the system has to offer as well. The critical reception has also been mixed. Some outlets feel strongly that Federation Force is a great release while others haven’t felt nearly the same. Given how things have gone for the game, I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised by the critical reaction.
If you’ve had a chance to play Metroid Prime: Federation Force since it came out yesterday, what are your feelings on it thus far? If you don’t have it yet, do you intend to change that at any point down the line? What are your thoughts on it in general? Let us know in the comments below!
Highlights from last week’s topic: What are you playing? – August 2016
Nintendo of Europe will be introducing some new products between now and November. These include another round of Nintendo Selects as well as color variations for the New 3DS XL.
Most can now be pre-ordered on Amazon UK. We’ve rounded up the various items below.
Nintendo Selects
Nintendo Selects: Super Mario 3D World
Nintendo Selects: Pikmin 3
Nintendo Selects: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Nintendo Selects: Mario Party 10
Nintendo eShop Collects: SteamWorld Collection
Nintendo eShop Selects: FAST Racing Neo
3DS
Dragon Quest VII
Paper Mario: Color Splash
Rhythm Paradise Megamix
Systems
New footage of Noitu Love: Devolution is in showing the game’s first stage. Have a look at that in the video below.
Inti Creates has now prepared an English version of Azure Striker Gunvolt 2’s second trailer. View it below.
Axiom Verge will be released on the Wii U eShop on September 1. Some direct-feed footage has come in early though, which you can see below.
Amazon has given us a look at the cover for The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 1: Ocarina of Time Parts 1 & 2. What we have above is the cover. The second image below shows off the back.
The first Legendary Edition for The Legend of Zelda comes out in November. It includes two volumes of the Zelda manga series, presented in a deluxe format featuring new covers and color art pieces by Akira Himekawa.
When Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure comes out later this summer, it will only be playable in English. But that could eventually change depending on how well the game does.
Mastiff said recently that a expansion pack could be made available for Gurumin 3D, which would add Japanese audio. It’s all dependent on performance/popularity/sales, according to the publisher. If Gurumin 3D takes off on the eShop, we’ll hopefully see Japanese voices at some point!
Snowcastle Games has readied a new trailer for Earthlock: Festival of Magic. Check it out below.
As is the case in Europe, Pixel Paint is confirmed for the North American 3DS eShop next week. The title will arrive on August 25 for $3.99.
Originally released for Wii U in October 2014, this new version has been converted for Nintendo’s portable. Here’s a brief overview:
“Pixel Paint is an easily-to-use painting package that let’s players draw retro-style graphics from the classic days of video games. Using the stylus players can paint pixel-by-pixel making
it easy to create pixel artwork seen in many indie games these days.”
New features for 3DS include a shape tool to draw circles, triangles, squares and lines, the ability to export images to an SD card as a .JPG file, and Easer.
Just like on Wii U, Pixel Paint will support the ability to upload and share drawings on Miiverse.
Source: Rainy Frog PR
Last night, Inti Creates once again a live stream for Azure Striker Gunvolt 2, which was mostly in English. Find the full recording below for the full archive (which contains a decent amount of footage).
