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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.

A part of the Metroid series, it features gameplay in both first- and third-person perspectives, and is the first installment of the franchise to feature melee attacks which could only be executed when an enemy's health was reduced to a certain degree. The game gave significant focus on plot and characterization, with extensive usage of cinematics and voice acting. The regular gameplay features a…

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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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