In an incredible show of fan service, Metroid: Other M opens with a beautifully rendered cutscene of the final battle between Samus and the Mother Brain at the climax of Super Metroid, as well as the infamous hatchling Metroid sacrificing itself in order to allow Samus to administer the killing blow. In fact, most of this game’s development team seems to have taken a bit of inspiration from the latest (chronologically) title in the series, and as such Metroid Fusion is definitely “required reading” for those looking for smaller nuances within the story.

Metroid: Other M takes place between the events of Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion, and follows Samus Aran’s exploits with Adam Malkovich and the Galactic Federation, the former of which was a character briefly touched upon during the events of Metroid Fusion. And the final product of this collaboration is not all that bad, really – most of the complaints that you’ve no doubt read about are overblown. What I like to refer to as Nintendo’s first product that attempts to bring back the core audience to the Wii, Metroid: Other M is an extremely ambitious title from both Nintendo and co-developer Team Ninja. It’s just not necessarily anything revolutionary or as ground breaking as the last time the series got a make over. With that out of the way, however, it’s important to note that Other M is by no means a bad game, nor a bad Metroid game. Secondly, as a player of the game itself, you will most probably also be disappointed with at least some aspect of the game, too. You, as a reader will probably be disappointed with some aspects of my review of Metroid: Other M. Let me open this review with a few comments that will most probably ring true.

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