Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Reviews Are Here!

Major game outlets across the internet published their reviews of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond yesterday, and while the critical consensus may not be as universally positive as that of past entries, impressions point to yet another win for Retro Studios and the Prime series.

Those worried that, after such a lengthy development period, Metroid Prime 4 wouldn’t be able to match the quality of its predecessors should rest easy. Several reviewers out there agree that Samus’s latest mission stands right up there with Metroid’s best, with Game Informer asserting that Beyond “maintains the high standard set by previous games in the series” and Giant Bomb declaring it “the closest the series has ever felt to the original Metroid Prime, in terms of tone, gameplay, and quality.”

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Thankfully, that beloved Metroid Prime spirit seems to be fully realized in Beyond. Even among the more mild reviews, praise went to the game’s focus on exploration, visuals (especially on Switch 2), and sense of atmosphere. However, these positives contrast with a handful of noted shortcomings, with Prime 4’s new psychic abilities, its combat, and the characterization of Sylux earning mixed assessments.

Many of the common criticisms brought up in these reviews relate to aspects of the game that fans were already concerned about. Sol Valley, the game’s hub area, for example garnered a mixed response, with Polygon calling it “limited,” IGN calling it “empty,” and GamesRadar calling it “dated conceptually” — there were a lot of comparison’s to Hyrule Field from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time though.

The game’s NPC Federation Troopers drew an equally lukewarm response. After the internet got its first taste of Myles Mackenzie last month, we were all hoping Prime 4’s companion characters wouldn’t be as chatty as previews made them seem. Unfortunately, most reviewers bemoaned the excessive one-liners and unwanted hints of Samus’s Federation companions. Despite these interruptions, however, IGN confirms that Prime 4 still boasts a “relieving amount of exploration in total isolation.”

If you want an idea of how well Metroid Prime 4: Beyond was received by major publications, check out the review scores below:

• IGN – 8 / 10
• Game Informer – 8.75 / 10
• GamesRadar – 3.5 / 5
• Eurogamer – 3 / 5
• Shacknews – 9 / 10
• Gamereactor – 6 / 10
• Destructoid – 7.5 / 10
• TechRadar Gaming — 4 / 5
• VGC — 3 / 5
• PCMag — 5 / 5

What do you make of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’s critical reception? Are you more excited to play the game tomorrow? Let us know in the comments or over in our Discord server!

Source: Nintendo Life, Nintendo Everything

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Rod Lloyd

Rod Lloyd is the interim Editor-In-Chief at Omega Metroid, overseeing the news and feature content for the site. He also serves as the Editor-In-Chief at Zelda Dungeon, which covers the Legend of Zelda series. Follow him on Bluesky!