Metroid Prime 4 Kept One of Its Most Controversial Features Because It Was Too Late

Although Metroid Prime 4 has been mostly well-received, it currently has the lowest review scores of any main Metroid Prime game, continuing a pattern of decreasing scores with each new release. It launched with an 81 on Metacritic, and has since dropped to 78. Player reviews are also the lowest in the series, averaging 8.2 out of 10. A frequent complaint is that the game’s open world design doesn’t quite work and feels a bit old-fashioned, and it’s now becoming clear why that might be the case.






