In the two decades since the original release of Metroid Prime I’ve had no problem giving it my highest recommendation, along with one nagging reservation: The controls take some getting used to.

When Metroid Prime released for the Nintendo GameCube in 2002, it seemed like an improbable success story. The Metroid series had been dormant for eight years, and the last thing fans wanted was a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Back in 2002, many of us old school Metroid fans were wary of the ...