| Metroid Prime: Battlefield | ||||
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| Developer(s) | Retro Studios, Platinum Games | |||
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo | |||
| Platform(s) | Nintendo eXtreme | |||
| Genre(s) | FPS, Adventure | |||
| Series | Metroid, Metroid Prime | |||
| Predecessor | Metroid Prime: Fedoration Force | |||
| Successor | None | |||
| Release Date(s) | April, 7 2020 | |||
| Mode(s) | Story Mode, Alien Swarm Mode, Local Battle Mode, Online Battle Mode | |||
| Age Rating(s) |     | |||
| Media Included | Nintendo Optical Disc | |||
Metroid Prime: Battlefield is an online-based FPS that takes place in the Metroid Prime universe developed by Retro Studios and Platinum Games, and is the 7th installment in the series. Metroid: Prime: Battlefield is not canon to the official Metroid timeline. The game features characters such as Samus Aran, Sylux, Rundas, and many more. With the use of the NX's powerful hardware, battles can have up to 128 players a server. The game's development for NX was revealed in E3 2017 and later released on April 7th, 2020.
Characters[]
Metroid Prime: Battlefield features characters from various Metroid games, mainly Metroid Prime. The list of characters includes:
| Image | Name | Race | Description |
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Samus Aran | Human (With the DNA of Chozo and Metroid) | Samus Aran is an intergalactic bounty hunter who lost her family to Space Pirates. She was taken to Zebes, adopted by the Chozo where she was infused with their DNA and was raised to become a warrior. She later joined the Federation Police under the command of Adam Malkovich but left to become a Bounty Hunter. |
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Dark Samus | Pure Phazon | Dark Samus is a a being of Phazon that took on the resemblance of Samus Aran. |
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Sylux | N/A | Sylux is a powerful bounty hunter that has a strong hatred for the Galactic Federation and Samus Aran. |
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Spire | Diamont | Spire is a rock-cored Bounty Hunter who is the last of his species. He seeks to see the true fate of the Diamont race. |
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Trace | Kriken | Trace is a cold, swift Bounty Hunter of the Kriken Empire. Like most Kriken, at a certain age, he was exiled by his clan and sent to a distant planet as a rite of passage to find new planets to invade for the Kriken Empire. |
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Kanden | Genetically-engineered Enoema Supersoldier. | Kanden, part of the Enoema species, was the brainchild of the Enoema Living Weapons Project, an experiment to create an invincible "supersoldier", however, Kanden's mind could not withstand the complicated neural combat encoding sequences. This completely transformed his mind, leaving him as a ferocious, unbelievably powerful and dangerously unpredictable monster. |
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Noxus | Vhozon | Noxus is a powerful Vhozon hunter that wanted to protect the Ultimate Power from those who have evil intentions. |
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Weavel | Cybernetic Space Pirate | Weavel is a Space Pirate special-forces warrior who was converted into a cyborg after his entire body was irreparably damaged in a past battle with Samus Aran. |
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Rundas | Phyrgisian | Rundas is an ice-wielding Bounty Hunter who was one of the very few Phrygisians able to use it's ability as a Hunter. |
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Ghor | N/A | Ghor is a cybernetic Bounty Hunter, capable of merging his body with a large armor suit. He is the veteran of the liberation war of Wotan VII. Ghor was heavily injured as a result of the war and was forced to modify much of his body with state-of-the-art cyberntic replacements. Only a mere 6% of his original body remained. |
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Gandrayda | N/A | Gandrayda posses metamorphic abilities similar to Jovia XII's inhabitants. She could assume the form and abilities of most living things, including creatures and even machines differing significantly in size. |
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Normal Trooper | Human | Normal Troopers are stand troopers part of the Federation Marine. |
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Missile Trooper | Human | Missile Troopers is taller than any standard trooper encountered in the Prime series, and fires powerful missiles. |
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Demolition Trooper | Human | Demolition Troopers are members of the Galactic Federation who are outfitted with explosive weaponry for special missions. While capable of destroying the strongest of barriers, they are not very effective in combat, due to lighter armor, and often rely on others to cover them while in battle. |
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PED Trooper | Human | PED Troopers are part of the PED Marine which are Federation Marines in the Galactic Federation. They have a Phazon Enhancement Device attatched to their suit, giving them the ability to utilize Phazon to increase the power of their suits. |
| Zenith | Cybernetic Human | Zenith is an original, new character added to Metroid Prime: Battlefield. He is a former member of the Galactic Federation and temporarily helped out with the Space Pirates. After his betrayal to the Space Pirates, he was attacked and lost most of his body. When he woke up one day, he had his body fully repaired but still to this day does not know who repaired him. He is equipped with a Minigun on his arm, an enormous Gatling-style machine gun with a large rotating barrel, complete with a large white underslung ammunition case and two handles. He's able to fire four bullets at a time at the rate of ten times a second. | |
| Cryixis | Unknown | Cryixis is an original, new character added to Metroid Prime: Battlefield. Not very much is known about Cryixis. He is much more mysterious than Cryixis. All known about him is he has a rapid-fire arm canon shooting beams at the rate of five times a second. |
Gameplay[]
The game plays just like previous installments in the Metroid Prime series. (Not including Pinball, Federation Force, and Blast Ball.) You shoot with A, charge by holding A, shoot missiles with Y, morph ball/roll around with X, target with L, aim with R, and jump with B.
Maps
Expand Mode[]
Most of the maps have Expand Modes, which are larger versions of the stages so larger servers don't make stages feel crowded. However, there are some maps that are meant for larger servers and do not need an Expand Mode.
Gameplay Modes[]
Alien Swarm Mode[]
Alien Swarm mode is a mode for both a single and multi player mode. The objective is to survive in the selected map for 10 minutes while all sorts of aliens from every Metroid game come to attack you. All your upgrades such as missiles, morph ball, and bombs are all scattered around the map to make the mode more difficult.
Multiplayer[]
Local[]
Local multiplayer in Metroid Prime: Battlefield works just like it did in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. Up to four players can battle in an arena. You can also play Alien Swarm Mode locally.
Online[]
Online multiplayer is the main function of Metroid Prime: Battlefield. Servers have a minimum of 8 players and a maximum of 128. Players can choose the size of the server they want to play with to avoid any sort of lag. Players also have an option to set voice chat on or off. If the player is under the age of 13, voice chat is restricted until they are of 13 years old.
Battle Modes[]
Most of the battle modes featured in Metroid Prime: Battlefield return from Metroid Prime: Hunters. These modes include:
- Battle
- Survival
- Prime Hunter
- Nodes
- Defender
- Capture
- Bounty
Server Sizes[]
- 8-Player Server
- 16-Player Server
- 32-Player Server
- 64-Player Server
- 128-Player Server
Soundtrack[]
| Track Number | Name | Plays In | Link |
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| 001 | "Prime Battlefield" | Title Screen/Menu Screen | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmv_NQn0Rmw |
| 002 | "Online Menu" | Online Mode Menu Screen | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kajhsbs_ihE |
| 003 | "The Lobby" | Online Mode Battle Lobby/Hunter Select Screen | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4slbn6H7ho |
| 004 | "Theme of the Battlefield" | Combat Hall, Crossfire Chaos, Shooting Gallery, Sidehopper Station, and Spider Complex | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I916ZRFZ-A |
| 005 | "Celestial Gateway" | Data Shrine, Celestial Gateway | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKTpUC_U-Hc&list=PLKdN_FirZIXZbpyDUA7xLcScUOyxBjWt0&index=7 |
| 006 | "Processor Core" | Processor Core | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-QJlgGOTlU&list=PLKdN_FirZIXZbpyDUA7xLcScUOyxBjWt0&index=6 |
| 007 | "Arcterra" | Subterranean, Arcterra Gateway | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSsLFLI0Euk&list=PLKdN_FirZIXZbpyDUA7xLcScUOyxBjWt0&index=4 |
| 008 | "Multiplayer Echoes" | Crossfire Chaos, Sidehopper Station, Spider Complex, Shooting Gallery | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDqb2KTNKDE&index=45&list=PL3131658AD4C63BA7 |
| 009 | Frigate Orpheon Main Theme | Frigate Orpheon | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDReqFj4yeM |
| 010 | Mira (Part 1) | Planet Mira | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvuuSuIR0XY |
| 011 | "The Swarm" | Alien Swarm Mode | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyuDcV2QFCw |
| 012 | "Samus Intro Fanfare" | Battle Intro | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzozF1ZxqME |
| 013 | "Settings" | Settings Configuration | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtLAyUOoT9A |
| 014 | Zenith's Theme | Alien Swarm Mode (When Playing as Zenith) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBgq0ydUhCU |
| 015 | Cryixis' Theme/Credits | Credits | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hqStgAJ1Io |
