Despite beautiful art direction, graphics, and sound design, Metroid Prime 4 is a baffling game to play. It focuses too much on action instead of puzzle solving and exploration. It has annoying side characters who won't leave you alone. Its desolate overworld lacks personality.

The credits for Nintendo's latest first-party game, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, features more than 20 external studios that helped make the game a reality in its credits. In 2025, discussion around video games has centered on the size of development teams ...

A generation-defining financial crisis, Donald Trump somehow getting elected president twice, and the entire existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe come to mind. Most pertinent to Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, however, is the way big-budget video games have evolved.

Our Metroid Prime 4 beginner's guide lists eight essential tips to help carry you through your early hours on Viewros. If you're at a loss for how to proceed at any point during your Viewros expedition,

Metroid Prime 4 is finally upon us and while the finished product likely wasn't worth years of hype, the overall game is still solid.

Metroid Prime 4 will take between 8-12 hours to complete the main campaign and story mode and 10-18 hours to 100% the game, i.e., finding all items, scans, collectibles and content.

Nintendo Prime 4 kicks off much the same, beginning with an action-heavy tutorial that sees Samus arriving in the nick of time to help the Galactic Federation withstand an assault by an opposing force led by rival bounty hunter Sylux.

Beyond opens upon a massive battle as Samus comes to the aid of Federation troops. The action-packed sci-fi spectacle wouldn't be out of place in a Halo game, signaling a very different take on the Metroid series.

Green Crystals in Metroid Prime 4 Beyond are special items that are necessary for upgrades and at one point in the story become mandatory for the players to hunt down. It can take a while if you haven't been doing it already, so below we'll explain how to find Green Crystals, as well as what you need to do with them.