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Metroid: Other M

The adventures of Samus Aran continue on the Nintendo Wii with Metroid: Other M, a game that successfully fuses gameplay elements from both the 2D Metroid games and the more recent Prime trilogy, all within a more story driven structure that seems to be a first for a core Nintendo title.
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72%Game Brain Score
gameplay, story
72% User Score Based on 76 reviews
Critic Score 87%Based on 3 reviews

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Metroid: Other M is a single player shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Team NINJA and was released on August 31, 2010. It received positive reviews from critics and mostly positive reviews from players.

"Metroid: Other M" is a game in the Metroid series that combines first and third-person perspectives, introducing melee attacks for the first time. It focuses heavily on plot and characterization through extensive use of cinematics and voice acting. Gameplay primarily takes place in a third-person perspective, with 3D movement and a melee combat system. Samus can jump, fire her arm cannon, turn into a morph ball, and use special techniques such as Sense Move and Overblast.

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Audience ScoreBased on 76 reviews

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Metroid: Other M is a shooter game with science fiction theme.

Metroid: Other M is available on Wii U and Wii.

Metroid: Other M was released on August 31, 2010.

Metroid: Other M was developed by Team NINJA.

Metroid: Other M has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players disliked this game for its gameplay.

Metroid: Other M is a single player game.

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