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Entry: Metroid Prime - A1109017
Author: Hussassan (Human) and Faizhar (Tok'ra) , Bounty Hunter, Werescorpion, Patron saint of Eternal Darkness - U200779

Please note I have not played any of the other Metroid games, so i am judging this one entirely on its own merits.

Yeah, so, like, if anyone wants to post here, feel free.

Hi Hussassan,

I never normally comment on game reviews, it not being an area of interest for me, however I see you've been ignored. Good that you've bumped it up, though.

I had a brief look through. As I said, I know little or nothing about this type of game, so expressions like 'FPSes,' are completely lost on me. I assume 'low polygon count and poor framerate' means that the graphics aren't good?

It's usually good to assume little or no knowledge on behalf of your reader, so an explanation of jargon would be helpful.

Hi Hussassan,

I never normally comment on game reviews, it not being an area of interest for me, however I see you've been ignored. Good that you've bumped it up, though.

I had a brief look through. As I said, I know little or nothing about this type of game, so expressions like 'FPSes,' are completely lost on me. I assume 'low polygon count and poor framerate' means that the graphics aren't good?

It's usually good to assume little or no knowledge on behalf of your reader, so an explanation of jargon would be helpful.

Yeah OK, i'll stick in a few footnotes to explain that.

Polygon - basically a virtual bulding block, from which 3D objects in games are made.

Framerate - how fast the image on the screen changes.

FPS - stands for 'First Person Shooter' and is a game such as Doom where you see through the eyes of the character and have to shoot stuff.

I think that this is a very good overview for someone who wants to buy or is just starting to play the game. A certain relative of mine happens to like the Metroid games and this entry sounds a bit like his ramblings. It seems to cover everything a new player to it would want to know and you spelled the name of it correctly (yes, I have seen entries with the main topic spelled wrong, and not all of them weren't my own!).

Intersturber

I like this entry. It tells me what I would want to know about a game in a pretty concise fashion. I'm sure being a Metroid fan would help me even more.

Wouldn't make me buy the game, but that's not the point.

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