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'''''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption''''' is the tenth installment in the [[Metroid (series)|''Metroid'' series]] and the | '''''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption''''' is the tenth installment in the [[Metroid (series)|''Metroid'' series]] and the third game of the [[Metroid Prime (series)|''Metroid Prime'' series]], the last of the original trilogy. The game was developed by [[Retro Studios]] and released for the [[Wii]] in 2007 and Japan in 2008. ''Corruption'' is the fifth game in the ''Metroid'' timeline and takes place six months after the events of ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''.<ref name="6 Months">{{Cite web|quote= Six months have passed since the events on the planet Aether.| url= http://press.nintendo.com/object?id=9690| title= Metroid Prime 3: Corruption| site= Nintendo Press Room}}</ref> The story revolves around [[Phazon]] and its [[Phazon Corruption|corruption]] of the galaxy and [[Samus Aran]] herself. A [[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Preview|Preview]] was available for purchase on the Wii Shop Channel a few weeks before the game's release. Overall the game lead to very positive reviews and turned out to be a critical success. The game has sold over one million copies worldwide. | ||
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[[File:Skytown2.jpg|212px|left|thumb|The aerial city of SkyTown amazes Samus.]] | [[File:Skytown2.jpg|212px|left|thumb|The aerial city of SkyTown amazes Samus.]] | ||
After destroying the Leviathan of Bryyo, Samus returns to her Gunship and receives her next orders from Unit 242. 242 explains how a very similar epidemic has struck the Planet Elysia, and instructs Samus to solve the situation. However, the energy shield that protects the Leviathan is indestructible, so her main objective is to deliver the Phazon vaccine to an Aurora Unit that has been inputted on the Planet, [[Aurora Unit 217|217]]. Elysia is an uninhabitable planet due to its highly radioactive surface, although a large city created by the [[Chozo]] was built and floats above the clouds, known as [[SkyTown]].<ref name=Creators>{{cite|I am Elysian, descendant of both the Chozo and the First. I am facing the last moments of my life and transferring my memory to the data pod. In a way, our chronicle begins nearly 1500 years ago. That was when our noble creators, the Chozo, began to build that which would become our home. A place of exploration and knowledge, floating in the clouds of planet Elysia, a fitting home for its great Chozo builders. They built many linked, hovering pods; in time they formed a net in the skies across the globe, instruments peering out in all directions, studying the cosmos. We did not exist then, only the Chozo walked these hallowed halls. To the distant stars they looked, and a great many things they discovered - including that which would later spell grim disaster for all.|[[SkyTown Data#Creators|SkyTown Data-Creators]]|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> The city is inhabited by a mechanical race of robot scientists, known as [[Elysian]]s, who were created by the Chozo to further maintain the SkyTown facility and monitor the stars to gain the knowledge that the bird race could not discover.<ref name=Creators/><ref name=Alone>{{cite|In the year 400 of Elysian reckoning, the time for our Chozo creators to leave had arrived. To us they entrusted the station and its purpose. We were to stand vigil and watch over the station until the time when others seeking knowledge and enlightenment arrived. With their departure came one last request from the Chozo Searcher - to continue exploring the skies for the answers to the mysterious planet. We gave her our word and resumed her tireless search. Day after day we hunted for the answers she desperately sought, but our efforts yielded nothing. We failed.|[[SkyTown Data#Alone|SkyTown Data-Alone]]|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> By the time Samus lands on SkyTown, over fifty percent of the facility's original design was destroyed and gone, a result of the Leviathan hurtling towards the Planet.<ref name=Phazon>{{cite|One week after we had lost communication with the Aurora Unit, we witnessed the living planet strike again. It sent forth several stellar objects, one aimed directly for us. It streaked through the clouds of Elysia, destroying a large portion of our home, ultimately striking the distant core below. Soon our sensors detected the presence of strange energy. Our readings matched with the Federation's data-this was the same toxin that corrupted countless other planets and our creators' world-the galactic scourge called Phazon.|[[SkyTown Data#Phazon|SkyTown Data-Phazon]]|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> She infiltrates the ziplines and pods of the facility and finally meets up with Aurora Unit 217, Corrupted by Phazon. Samus injects the vaccine into the Unit and connects it to the Main Federation Network, but a corrupted Ghor appears as if out of nowhere and severs the cables that connect 217 to the Network. As Samus chases after him, she receives ship status alerts that explain that heavy damage is being dealt to her Gunship. She has no choice but to fight Ghor to save her ship and the Aurora Unit, as well as acquire his [[Plasma Beam]] to mend the Network wires that were disconnected. After restoring the Aurora Unit, Samus sets off to locate three components to a [[Theronian Bomb]], a nuclear device that can be used to destroy the Leviathan's shield and allow access to the Seed. She locates a Space Pirate facility on SkyTown and infiltrates it, acquiring the [[Ship Grapple Beam]] that can carry the enormous pieces of the device. However, before she can acquire the top if the bomb, she must first return to Bryyo and locate a secret and unexpected Ice area that can be accessed by a warp terminal. By doing so, she acquires the [[Screw Attack]] and once again sets off for SkyTown to gain access to the component. | After destroying the Leviathan of Bryyo, Samus returns to her Gunship and receives her next orders from Unit 242. 242 explains how a very similar epidemic has struck the Planet Elysia, and instructs Samus to solve the situation. However, the energy shield that protects the Leviathan is indestructible, so her main objective is to deliver the Phazon vaccine to an Aurora Unit that has been inputted on the Planet, [[Aurora Unit 217|217]]. Elysia is an uninhabitable planet due to its highly radioactive surface, although a large city created by the [[Chozo]] was built and floats above the clouds, known as [[SkyTown]].<ref name=Creators>{{cite|I am Elysian, descendant of both the Chozo and the First. I am facing the last moments of my life and transferring my memory to the data pod. In a way, our chronicle begins nearly 1500 years ago. That was when our noble creators, the Chozo, began to build that which would become our home. A place of exploration and knowledge, floating in the clouds of planet Elysia, a fitting home for its great Chozo builders. They built many linked, hovering pods; in time they formed a net in the skies across the globe, instruments peering out in all directions, studying the cosmos. We did not exist then, only the Chozo walked these hallowed halls. To the distant stars they looked, and a great many things they discovered - including that which would later spell grim disaster for all.|[[SkyTown Data#Creators|SkyTown Data-Creators]]|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> The city is inhabited by a mechanical race of robot scientists, known as [[Elysian]]s, who were created by the Chozo to further maintain the SkyTown facility and monitor the stars to gain the knowledge that the bird race could not discover.<ref name=Creators/><ref name=Alone>{{cite|In the year 400 of Elysian reckoning, the time for our Chozo creators to leave had arrived. To us they entrusted the station and its purpose. We were to stand vigil and watch over the station until the time when others seeking knowledge and enlightenment arrived. With their departure came one last request from the Chozo Searcher - to continue exploring the skies for the answers to the mysterious planet. We gave her our word and resumed her tireless search. Day after day we hunted for the answers she desperately sought, but our efforts yielded nothing. We failed.|[[SkyTown Data#Alone|SkyTown Data-Alone]]|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> By the time Samus lands on SkyTown, over fifty percent of the facility's original design was destroyed and gone, a result of the Leviathan hurtling towards the Planet.<ref name=Phazon>{{cite|One week after we had lost communication with the Aurora Unit, we witnessed the living planet strike again. It sent forth several stellar objects, one aimed directly for us. It streaked through the clouds of Elysia, destroying a large portion of our home, ultimately striking the distant core below. Soon our sensors detected the presence of strange energy. Our readings matched with the Federation's data-this was the same toxin that corrupted countless other planets and our creators' world-the galactic scourge called Phazon.|[[SkyTown Data#Phazon|SkyTown Data-Phazon]]|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> She infiltrates the ziplines and pods of the facility and finally meets up with Aurora Unit 217, Corrupted by Phazon. Samus injects the vaccine into the Unit and connects it to the Main Federation Network, but a corrupted Ghor appears as if out of nowhere and severs the cables that connect 217 to the Network. As Samus chases after him, she receives ship status alerts that explain that heavy damage is being dealt to her Gunship. She has no choice but to fight Ghor to save her ship and the Aurora Unit, as well as acquire his [[Plasma Beam (Metroid Prime series)|Plasma Beam]] to mend the Network wires that were disconnected. After restoring the Aurora Unit, Samus sets off to locate three components to a [[Theronian Bomb]], a nuclear device that can be used to destroy the Leviathan's shield and allow access to the Seed. She locates a Space Pirate facility on SkyTown and infiltrates it, acquiring the [[Ship Grapple Beam]] that can carry the enormous pieces of the device. However, before she can acquire the top if the bomb, she must first return to Bryyo and locate a secret and unexpected Ice area that can be accessed by a warp terminal. By doing so, she acquires the [[Screw Attack]] and once again sets off for SkyTown to gain access to the component. | ||
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===The Uncertainty Principle=== | ===The Uncertainty Principle=== | ||
[[File:Unknown Ship mp3 Screenshot 2.jpg|212px|left|thumb|A mysterious cliffhanging spaceship.]] | [[File:Unknown Ship mp3 Screenshot 2.jpg|212px|left|thumb|A mysterious cliffhanging spaceship.]] | ||
Samus returns to SkyTown to recollect all that has happened on her mission. She grieves the death of her friends as well as rejoices that the galaxy is safe. She flies away in her Gunship and carries on her mission as a savior to the Galaxy. | Samus returns to SkyTown to recollect all that has happened on her mission. She grieves the death of her friends as well as rejoices that the galaxy is safe. She flies away in her Gunship and carries on her mission as a savior to the Galaxy. As she does, [[Sylux]]'s ship appears behind her, chasing after her ship. | ||
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''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'' has received generally positive reviews from the top critics in gaming. Media site {{wp|1UP.com|1UP.com}} responded positively and with great enjoyment to the new control scheme for the Wii.<ref name="1up review"/> The site described the graphics as "some of the best visuals in gaming, period."<ref name="1up review">{{cite web|url =http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3162330|title=1UP.com: Corruption Review|1UP.com}}</ref> ''{{wp|Electronic Gaming Monthly|Electronic Gaming Monthly}}'' rewarded the game with a Silver award as well as a Game of the Month title, sharing the honor with ''{{wp|The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass}}'' and ''{{wp|FIFA 08|FIFA 08}}''. The famous Japanese magazine ''{{wp|Famitsu|Famitsu}}'' ranked the game a 31 out of 40 on their scale. {{wp| | ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'' has received generally positive reviews from the top critics in gaming. Media site {{wp|1UP.com|1UP.com}} responded positively and with great enjoyment to the new control scheme for the Wii.<ref name="1up review"/> The site described the graphics as "some of the best visuals in gaming, period."<ref name="1up review">{{cite web|url =http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3162330|title=1UP.com: Corruption Review|1UP.com}}</ref> ''{{wp|Electronic Gaming Monthly|Electronic Gaming Monthly}}'' rewarded the game with a Silver award as well as a Game of the Month title, sharing the honor with ''{{wp|The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass}}'' and ''{{wp|FIFA 08|FIFA 08}}''. The famous Japanese magazine ''{{wp|Famitsu|Famitsu}}'' ranked the game a 31 out of 40 on their scale. {{wp|GameSpot|GameSpot}}, a gaming website, ranked ''Corruption'' 8.5 on their scale, stating that the game's boss fights and puzzles were enjoyable, and that the levels were very atmospheric, siding with smooth gameplay that made the game feel more like a traditional shooter.<ref name="Gamestop">{{cite web|url= http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/metroidprime3/review.html|title=GameStop: Metroid Prime 3 Review|site=GameSpot.com}}</ref> {{wp|GameTrailers|GameTrailers}} stated that the game was more action-packed than the first two games of the series, and that the atmosphere of ''Corruption'' suited the hardcore gamers more than ''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Prime]]'' and ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes|Echoes]]''.<ref name="Gametrailers">{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/player/24117.html|title=GameTrailers: Metroid Prime 3: Review|site=GameTrailers.com}}</ref> Overall, the game was said to be "far superior to the original ''Prime''" by the site.<ref name="Gametrailers"/> Their response to the control scheme was that "After playing ''Metroid Prime 3'' you'll never want to play a shooter with dual analog controls again, it's that good."<ref name="Gametrailers"/> Game website ''MyWii'' ranked the title as the second-best Wii game after Super Mario Galaxy.<ref name="Mywii">{{cite web|url=http://mywii.com.au/GuideDetail.aspx?id=207|title=MyWii: Metroid Prime 3 Review|site=MyWii.com.au}}</ref> ''Corruption'' was also ranked below ''Galaxy'' by {{wp|GameSpy|GameSpy}} for Game of the Year in 2007.<ref name="Gamespy">{{cite web|url=http://goty.gamespy.com/2007/wii/10.html|title=GameSpy: Metroid Prime 3 Review|site=goty.GameSpy.com}}</ref> | ||
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''{{wp|Nintendo Power|Nintendo Power}}'', Nintendo's official magazine, stated that "the stunning visuals and immersive gameplay of the finale to the Prime series proves that the Wii is ready for the mainstream gamer." Popular gaming network {{wp|IGN|IGN}} awarded ''Corruption'' with a 9.5 out of 10, praising its beautiful design and stating that it is the best-looking title on the Wii.<ref name="IGN mp3">{{cite web|url= http://wii.ign.com/articles/815/815424p4.html|title=IGN: Metroid Prime 3 Review|site=IGN.com}}</ref> The lack of voice acting in most Nintendo games amplified IGN's opinion on the voice acting, stating it was "well-done" with great actors.<ref name="IGN mp3"/> Overall, they entitled ''Corruption'' as the best game in the ''Prime'' trilogy.<ref name="IGN mp3"/> IGN awarded the game with the Best Wii Adventure Game, Best Artistic Design, and Best Overall Adventure Game titles.<ref name="IGN mp3"/> | ''{{wp|Nintendo Power|Nintendo Power}}'', Nintendo's official magazine, stated that "the stunning visuals and immersive gameplay of the finale to the Prime series proves that the Wii is ready for the mainstream gamer." Popular gaming network {{wp|IGN|IGN}} awarded ''Corruption'' with a 9.5 out of 10, praising its beautiful design and stating that it is the best-looking title on the Wii.<ref name="IGN mp3">{{cite web|url= http://wii.ign.com/articles/815/815424p4.html|title=IGN: Metroid Prime 3 Review|site=IGN.com}}</ref> The lack of voice acting in most Nintendo games amplified IGN's opinion on the voice acting, stating it was "well-done" with great actors.<ref name="IGN mp3"/> Overall, they entitled ''Corruption'' as the best game in the ''Prime'' trilogy.<ref name="IGN mp3"/> IGN awarded the game with the Best Wii Adventure Game, Best Artistic Design, and Best Overall Adventure Game titles.<ref name="IGN mp3"/> | ||
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*''Corruption'' is the only game in the ''Metroid'' series to feature downloadable content. | *''Corruption'' is the only game in the ''Metroid'' series to feature downloadable content. | ||
*Many of the upgrades that were featured in the previous two ''Prime'' games are replaced by Phazon weapons, such as the [[Power Bomb|Power Bombs]] being replaced by the [[Hyper Ball]]. | *Many of the upgrades that were featured in the previous two ''Prime'' games are replaced by Phazon weapons, such as the [[Power Bomb|Power Bombs]] being replaced by the [[Hyper Ball]]. | ||
*The four [[Bounty Hunter|hunters]] in this game are representative of the same four elemental beams featured in ''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]'': Rundas's [[Ice Missile]], Ghor's [[Plasma Beam (Metroid Prime series)|Plasma Beam]], Gandrayda's [[Grapple Voltage]], and Samus's [[Power Beam]] all correspond to the [[Ice Beam|Ice]], [[Plasma Beam (Metroid Prime series)|Plasma]], [[Wave Beam (Metroid Prime)|Wave]], and [[Power Beam|Power]] [[Beam]]s respectively. | |||
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File:MP3 Japanese Box Art.jpg|Japanese Box Art | File:MP3 Japanese Box Art.jpg|Japanese Box Art | ||
File:Metroid Prime 3 Poster.jpg|Promotional Art | File:Metroid Prime 3 Poster.jpg|Promotional Art | ||
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File:MP3 Logo.jpg|Official Logo | |||
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