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Below are my current projects: Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (as well as some other pages). It will be written in short sentences first, then I'm going to write the plot as I play Echoes so that the information can be as accurate as possible and quotes that only appear once can be referenced.
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
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Metroid Prime 2: Echoes is a first-person adventure video game that revolves around combat, puzzle-solving, and platform-jumping. It is the second game released in the Prime series, though is chronologically set after Metroid Prime Hunters.
Gameplay
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes takes place on the planets Aether, and its dark twin, Dark Aether. Controls identical to Prime 1. Gameplay similar to Prime 1. Has three new beams with an ammunition system, two new visors.
Use portals to access Aether/Dark Aether. Atmosphere does damage on Dark Aether, damage reduced by acquiring different suits. Light Crystals and Light Beacons used to generate Safe Zones on Dark Aether.
Like Prime 1, equipment at lost beginning, must gain/regain abilities, backtrack, defeat bosses.
Many enemies exist in light and dark versions, dark versions are more resilient and more powerful.
Plot
P1
After the Federation loses contact with the marines of GFMC Task Force Herakles near Aether, they hire Samus Aran to investigate it and provide assistance. Her ship is damaged by a storm as she enters Aether's atmosphere, preventing her from leaving until its repairs are complete. After landfall, she finds her path obstructed so she takes an alternate route through a Splinter hive. There, she finds the marines dead.
P2
After Samus clears an obstruction that the marines placed to protect themselves from the Splinters, unknown creatures possess the marines' bodies. After destroying the possessed marines, she finds a dark entity creating a portal to an unknown location. Samus follows the entity through the portal then learns that it is a dark version of herself absorbing large quantities of Phazon. Dark Samus destroys the safe zone Samus is taking refuge in then a swarm of unknown creatures attack. Nearly all of her equipment is stolen but Samus escapes.[1]
2.1
After finding the Tyr, she learned that while on patrol they engaged a Space Pirate frigate. While following it into the atmosphere of Aether, their ship was disabled, forcing them to land on Aether. The crew set up a base and attempted to repair the ship. Eventually they were attacked by wild animals forcing them to fall back to their base. After several assaults they were all wiped out.[2] After Samus acquires a replacement Missile Launcher from a nearby crate, she is attacked by a small group of Dark Splinters.
P3
Samus then goes to the Great Temple, where she is attacked by another group of Dark Splinters, followed by there leader. After damaging him enough, the Alpha Splinter is possessed. After it is destroyed, an unknown technology fuses with her suit. Samus meets U-Mos who explains the plight of the Luminoth and the dangers the Ing pose to universe. Samus agrees to help, U-Mos sends her to Agon Wastes.
P4
After she arrives in Agon, she is attacked by a group of Space Pirates. Space Pirates die, Samus goes to Temple, attacked by Alpha Sandigger which is quickly possessed by Warrior Ing the stole Bombs. Bomb Guardian dies, Samus goes to Energy Controller. Automated message left by sentinel informs her about her next task.
P5
With her Bombs now acquired, Samus can power a portal to Dark Agon. Kills Warrior Ing, explores, attacked by Jump Guardian. Jump Guardian dies, Space Jump Boots acquired, Dark Temple Key acquired. Back to Agon, fight group of Pirates, infiltrates Pirate Base, fights Dark Samus, acquires Dark Beam. Back to Dark Agon, acquires another DTK, explores, finds Light Beam, kills group of Warrior Ing, acquires last DTK, back to Agon, then back to Dark Agon.
P6
Fights, kills the Amorbis, acquires Dark Suit, drains Dark Agon's energy. Transfer's energy back to Agon, goes to U-Mos. Goes to Torvus, explores a bit, attacked by Space Pirates in Temple. Space Pirates die, Super Missile acquired. Gets information from dead sentinel about Dark Torvus , goes to Dark Torvus, finds Boost Guardian. Kills the evil thing, acquires Boost Ball, Temple Key, heads back to Torvus then to Temple Grounds. Rearranges some things, acquires Seeker Launcher.
P7
Heads back to Torvus, goes to submerged portion, finds that Dark Samus survived. DS doesn't attack, laughs, goes away. Samus lifts two locks allowing her to access a lower part, acquires Gravity Boost, Alpha Blogg attacks, she kills it. Escapes with GB, goes to the nearby portal to acquire DTK. Goes to another part of Dark Torvus, fights Grapple Guardian. Once Grapple Beam acquired, final DTK can be acquired. Fights, kills Chykka, drains Dark Torvus energy.
P8
Returns energy to Torvus, goes back to U-Mos , who sends Samus to Sanctuary Fortress. On way to Sanctuary, Samus encounters then kills Space Pirates. Gets to Sanctuary Entrance, ambushed by Pirate Commandos. Commandos die, Samus gets into Sanctuary, attacked by a Quad. Explores, travels through Ing Hive, back to Sanctuary, to Temple. Attacked by two Dark Quads in Temple.
P9
Gets to Energy Controller, Sentinel tells her about area. Explores some more, finds Spider Guardian. Kills it by making it ram into electrical nodes. Attacked by Ingsmashers. Gets DTK in Ing Hive. Exists Sanctuary, Dark Samus blows up bridge. Goes to Torvus then Dark Torvus, battle, smashes Power Bomb Guardian. Back to Sanctuary, finds defeats Dark Samus, gets Echo Visor. Battles Caretaker Drone, destroys it, gets Screw Attack and DTK. Goes to Dark Temple, gets last DTK. Battles Quadraxis, gets Annihilator Beam and drains energy.
P10
Returns energy, back to U-Mos, gets Light Suit . Acquires all nine Sky Temple Keys after long quest through all areas of Dark Aether. Goes to Gateway in Sky Temple Grounds to Sky Temple. Battles, destroys Emperor Ing, drains last Dark Aether Energy Controller. Dark Aether starts to collapse. Samus escapes to Sky Temple Grounds only to be attacked by Dark Samus. Dark Samus defeated after Samus uses Phazon against her. Samus attacked by large group of Warrior Ing, instead of fighting, she escapes through a portal she may now access.
P11
Returns last of Aether's energy, Luminoth thank her. Samus leaves Aether. If 100% of the items are acquired, Dark Samus is seen reforming herself.
Listings
Characters
Bosses
Enemies
Places
Items
Glitches
Production
Production of Echoes announced in 2003. A Link to the Past developers provided assistance due to familiarity with the concept. Elements not included in Prime due to time constraints were implemented in Echoes. Wanted more opportunities to do unique boss fights. Super Metroid inclusion was discussed but not implemented cause of time constraints.
Reception
Metroid Prime 2 was given high reviews by many critics. It was the highest rated GameCube game in 2004,[3] it also won IGN's GameCube Game of the Year Award.[9] Many reviewers praised its graphical capabilities as well as the artwork. IGN praised the detail put into Aether, but was critical of Dark Aether's appearance saying "The Dark World can be summed up in a word: purple."[10] Metroid Prime 2 was given the award for best graphics on the GameCube in 2004 and was also placed as the 7th best looking GameCube game by IGN.[11][12] It was placed as the 13th best GameCube game by GameSpy and 15th best by IGN.[13][14] Its sound and music was also praised by reviewers. Many reviewers noted that Metroid Prime 2: Echoes is more difficult than the original Prime, but also commented that it is more rewarding.
The multiplayer included in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes received negative reception. Kristan Reed of EuroGamer said that single player mechanics were not meant to be translated into multiplayer and that players would tire of it easily. Most reviewers said that the multiplayer was average and unnecessary. Some reviewers did say that they enjoyed the multiplayer however.
Several reviewers were critical of the some issues that come with locking onto enemies, but said that it was manageable. Other complaints came from the difficulty increasing in some parts due to a lack of Save Stations.
A-Kul
A-Kul was the Luminoth champion and one of the ten warriors sent to acquire the Sky Temple Keys. Much of the Luminoth equipment Samus uses in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes was previously used by A-Kul.
Other M Reception
References
- ↑ "Chozo Battle Suit
Ver. SA1-3368-VM6-P
Alert! Gear stolen by unknown creatures..
Space Jump Thrusters: Offline
Grapple Beam Launcher: Offline
Morph Ball Boost Unit: Offline
Power Bomb Generator: Offline
Missile Launcher: Offline
Morph Ball Bomb Module: Offline
All remaining systems: Online and Active " —Varia Suit after equipment stolen (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes) - ↑ "While on patrol in the Dasha system, we engaged an unknown Space Pirate frigate. The enemy frigate was crippled, and it crashed on the planet Aether. We followed the Pirates, but our ship was damaged by a storm as we entered Aether’s atmosphere. Heavy magnetic activity during the storm disabled our comm systems. Upon landing, we split into two units: one to set up an Ops base, the other to repair the ship. Each unit was doing fine, no problems… …until they appeared." —Final report, GFMC Task Force Herakles (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes for GameCube, GameRankings
- ↑ Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Video Review, GameTrailers
- ↑ Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Review, Eurogamer
- ↑ Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Review, IGN
- ↑ Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Gamespy
- ↑ Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Review, GameSpot
- ↑ The Best of 2004, IGN
- ↑ "The Dark World can be summed up in a word: purple. Although the alternate dimension houses some clever puzzles and some truly remarkable boss fights, we oftentimes found ourselves preferring the Light World locations for their variety and for their beauty." Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Review, IGN (HTML)
- ↑ The Best of 2004, IGN
- ↑ Top Ten Best Looking GameCube Games, IGN
- ↑ Top 25 GameCube Games of All-Time, GameSpy
- ↑ The Top 25 GameCube Games of All Time, IGN
Retro
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Retro Studios is a game developing company based in Austin, Texas.[1] The company was founded by Jeff Spangenberg on October 1st, 1998.[2] Nintendo later purchased Spangenberg's shares, causing Retro to become fully owned by Nintendo.[3]
Began developing four games, three canceled. Game not canceled became Metroid Prime. Layoffs happened, Spangenberg quit.
Retro then began Echoes development in 2003
Retro is now developing Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Nintendo Wii.
- ↑ "Our studio is located in beautiful Austin, Texas." Retro, Retro Studios.com
- ↑ "On October 1, 1998, Jeff announced that he had formed a new company right out of his very own home. Much like Iguana, the company was a video game development studio. Naming the fledgling company Retro Studios Inc." A Retrospective: The Story of Retro Studios, IGN.com
- ↑ "Nintendo purchased the remaining 55 million shares for a sum of $1 million. Previously Nintendo owned 15 million shares, a 21.4% stake in the company, with the majority ownership being held by Mr. Spangenberg." Retro Studios Bought Out, IGN.com
