Metroid Prime

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Metroid Prime is an action-adventure game, the fifth main instalment in the Metroid series. It is the first part of the Prime storyline, taking place between Metroid and Metroid II. In a sci-fi setting, you control a bounty hunter named Samus Aran. The game follows Samus as she fights the Space Pirates.





Platform : Nintendo Gamecube
Format : MiniDVD
Publisher : Nintendo
Authors : Retro Studios
Date : 21st March 2003
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