Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004)

Developer: Retro Studios
Publisher: Nintendo
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Rating: 4.3 of 5, 191 player ratings
Main story: about 13 hours
Completionist: about 82 hours

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How it feels

A moody, atmospheric first-person metroidvania where you traverse twin light and dark worlds on an alien planet, always feeling the oppressive weight of isolation.

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About

An exploration-driven 3D metroidvania/first-person shooter hybrid and sequel to Metroid Prime (2002) in which Samus lands on Aether, an intricate planet torn into light and dark versions of itself, to help its remaining inhabitants defend against the invaders from its dark incarnation by traversing both the light and dark worlds, acquiring new power-ups and braving oppressive environments.

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