Editing Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

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| image=[[Image:Metroidprime3.jpg|200px]]
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| full title=Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
| developer=[[Retro Studios]]
| publisher=[[Nintendo]]
| genre=[[Action]]/[[First Person Shooter]]
| system=[[Wii]]
| release=US August 27, 2007<br>EU October 26, 2007<br>AU November 8, 2007<br>JP March 6, 2008
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| rating= ESRB: Teen
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'''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption''' is the final game in the Prime trilogy. It was originally scheduled as a launch title for the [[Wii]], but it was delayed to nearly one year later.

=Story=

The game takes place six months after ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'' and before the events of ''[[Metroid 2: Return of Samus]]''. In the game, [[Samus Aran]] is called on by the [[Galactic Federation]] to put a stop to the spread of [[Phazon]] by the [[Space Pirates]] and their new leader, [[Dark Samus]]. Samus must travel between several planets to end the Phazon corruption once and for all. 

Like the previous Prime games, much of the story is told though Lores that are scanned through the visor. Each world has its own set of lores relating to the people indigenous to it. However a new twist is the inclusion of various new characters to interact with. In a first for the series, these characters speak aloud, although Samus herself remains silent.

=Gameplay=

The game builds upon the same gameplay engine of the first two Prime games. The game is played in a first person perspective. The Wii [[Nunchuk]] is used to make Samus walk and to access Morph Ball mode, whereas the [[Wii Remote]] uses motion sensing to determine which direction Samus is aiming as well as to perform certain tasks, such as inputting data or operating levers. 

Unlike the previous Prime games, additional Energy Beams that Samus gains stack and retain all the abilities and effects of the previous beam. In its place is a more complex Grapple Beam system that now only allows Samus to swing from grapple points, but also to grapple objects and pull them apart as well as to grapple enemies and drain or overload their own energy.

Another new ability is entering Hyper Mode. The title name of Corruption is tied in with Samus's condition in which she herself is corrupted by Phazon. Once she is corrupted, she can inject an Energy Tank and convert it into Phazon beams that are more powerful than missiles. She eventually gains more Hyper Mode abilities, but using the Hyper Mode runs the risk of Samus becoming fully corrupted.

The game is divided into several planets and space vessels. Although the game begins with a very linear setup, the game gradually becomes more open-ended and often requires revisiting old planets to enter new areas previously inaccessible. Each planet itself is broken up into separate areas, giving Samus a larger range of areas to visit than ever before.

Another new feature is the ability to collect Achievement Points. These are awarded for a variety of tasks - such as killing a number of enemies, scanning lores and enemies,  defeating bosses, or finding secrets in the game, such as secret messages or secret techniques. These emblems can be then spent on unlocking concept art, in-game music, and special items to outfit Samus's gunship - such as a [[Mii]] bobble-head and bumper stickers with game titles.

=Metroid Prime 3 Preview Channel=

Nintendo had a unique way to promote the game. In August for North America and October for Europe, they launched the Metroid Prime 3 Preview Channel, a free channel download accessible from the [[Wii Shop Channel]]. Content was sparse featuring gameplay videos that would be added every few days and story information. There was also something of an easter egg where users could wave the Wii Remote over a background image, rubbing away pieces of it to reveal a different image. The Channel was expired by the end of the year and the content became inaccessible rendering it unusable. It was the first channel to ever be retired from the Wii Shop.

=Legacy=

==Ports and Rereleases==

*It was rereleased with the previous two ''Metroid Prime'' games on a single Wii disc as ''[[Metroid Prime Trilogy]]''. Although the former games are modified with Wii motion controls similar to ''Metroid Prime 3'''s, ''Metroid Prime 3'' is unaltered.

==Sequels==

The next ''Metroid'' game was ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'', which tried to combine gameplay elements from ''Prime'' and the classic ''Metroid'' games. In terms of storyline, it was set further in the timeline, between ''[[Super Metroid]]'' and ''[[Metroid Fusion]]''.

A handheld spin-off of the ''Prime'' series was later announced for release on the [[3DS]] in 2016, known as ''[[Metroid Prime: Federation Force]]''. It seems that this game will take some gameplay cues from ''Prime'' series, but it features members of the Galactic Federation as playable characters instead of Samus and allows for cooperative multiplayer gameplay.

A continuation of the series, ''[[Metroid Prime 4]]'', has been announced.

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