Metroid Prime Hunters

Position in Timeline
Metroid Prime Pinball	Release Date	Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Metroid Prime	Metroid Chronology	Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Metroid Prime Hunters Metroid Prime Hunters North American Cover Art

Publisher Nintendo Developer(s) Nintendo Software Technology Platform(s) Nintendo DS Genre Action-Adventure, First-Person Shooter Ratings ESRB: T PEGI: 12+ USK: 12 Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Online Multiplayer Media 512 megabit cartridge Input D-Pad, buttons, touch screen, microphone

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Metroid Prime Hunters is the ninth installment in the Metroid series and the third game in the Metroid Prime series. The game was developed by Nintendo and released for the Nintendo DS in 2006. Although not directly related to the Metroid Prime storyline, it chronologically falls between the events of Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.

Plot

Bounty Hunters

Kanden

Kanden is a result of a failed experiment to create a super-soldier.

Noxus

Noxus is a bounty hunter originating from Vhozon.

Samus Aran

Samus Aran is a bounty hunter working under the Galactic Federation.

Spire

Spire is the only survivor of the Diamont race.

Sylux

Sylux is a bounty hunter that is in a enemy relation with the Galactic Federation.

Trace

Trace is a bounty hunter originating from the Kriken race.

Weavel

Weavel is a Space Pirate. He is able to split into two halves because his bottom half is a cyberkinetic life support unit, which was caused by his body being destroyed by Samus in the past.

Locations

• Celestial Archives
• Alinos
• Vesper Defense Outpost
• Arcterra
• Oubliette

Gameplay

Hunters is a first-person shooter.

Rumble Pak Support

Metroid Prime Hunters was compatible with the Nintendo DS rumble pak, which could be inserted into the GBA slot on the Nintendo DS handheld.

Multiplayer

Metroid Prime Hunters was the second Metroid title to implement a multiplayer game mode, but the first to offer online multiplayer through use of the Nintendo Wi-fi Connection and the first title that allowed the player to play as characters other than Samus. On top of online multiplayer, local Wi-fi was also available through use of either Single-Card or Multi-Card Play.

There are seven different playable characters and each have a different playable alternate form:

• Samus Aran: Morph Ball
• Sylux: Lockjaw
• Spire: Dialanche
• Trace: Triskelion
• Kanden: Stinglarva
• Noxus: Vhoscythe
• Weavel: Halfturret

There are seven different gameplay modes:

• Battle: A straight deathmatch. Player's fight each other until a pre-selected score or time limit is reached, in which highest score wins.
• Survival: Like Battle, except with lives instead of points. Player's fight until one player remains or a time limit is reached.
• Prime Hunter: One player is given the title "Prime Hunter", all others must kill that player to take the title. Player's fight each other until one player has retained the title of "Prime Hunter" for a set amount of time.
• Capture: Capture the Octolith, in teams of two. Player's fight each other until a pre-selected score or time limit is reached, in which the highest score wins.
• Bounty: A lot like Capture, except teams are optional, and there's only one Octolith for player's to fight over. Player's fight each other until a pre-selected score or time limit is reached, in which highest score wins.
• Defender: Like Nodes, but with only one ring, and like Prime Hunter in that Player's are trying to occupy it solely for a set amount of time. Player's fight each other until one player reaches the set time in the ring first.
• Nodes: Several rings will be scattered around the stage, the goal is to capture them. After about 15 seconds of occupying a ring, you will start slowly gaining points, however if another player enters your ring, the points will stop. Player's fight each other until a pre-selected score or time limit is reached, in which highest score wins.

There are 26 different playable maps in multiplayer, 8 are unlocked from the start, 12 are unlocked for playing various amounts of local Wi-fi multiplayer matches, 1 is unlocked for playing a 4 player multiplayer match and 5 are locked through doing certain things in Adventure mode. It should be noted that not all gameplay modes are available on some maps. It should also be noted that the hunters beams and the affinity weapon, cloak and double damage power ups are not on every map and the DeathAlt and Omega Canon power ups are only on 3 maps and 1 map respectively.

The maps are as follows:

• Combat Hall
• Data Shrine
• Processor Core
• High Ground
• Ice Hive
• Alinos Perch
• Sic Transit
• Transfer Lock
• Sanctorus
• Compression Chamber
• Incubation Vault
• Subterranean
• Outer Reach
• Harvester
• Weapons Complex
• Council Chamber
• Elder Passage
• Fuel Stack
• Fault Line
• Stasis Bunker
• Head Shot
• Celestial Gateway
• Alinos Gateway
• VDO Gateway
• Arcterra Gateway
• Oubliette

Trivia

• In some sources, such as Super Smash Bros. Brawl, there is often a colon inserted after "Prime" in Metroid Prime Hunters. However more official sources, such as Nintendo's website do not have the colon.

References

Metroid Games
2D Games	Metroid (Classic NES Series: Metroid) Zero Mission Metroid II: Return of Samus Samus Returns Super Metroid Metroid Fusion Metroid Dread
3D Games	Metroid Prime (NPC! · Remastered) Metroid Prime Pinball Metroid Prime Hunters (First Hunt) Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Bonus Disc · NPC!) Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Preview) Metroid Prime: Trilogy Metroid Prime: Federation Force Metroid: Other M Metroid Prime 4
Other Games	Metroid in Super Smash Bros. Metroid in Super Smash Bros. Melee Metroid in Super Smash Bros. Brawl Metroid in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Metroid in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate