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Game entry

Metroid Prime

2002 · Metroidvania, Platformer, FPS, Action-adventure · GameCube · Nintendo

Metroid Prime holds position no. 329 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,743 ELO points and 76% of duels won out of 690 played. Against Hollow Knight, the opponent it meets most often, the tally stands at 11 wins to 11 losses in 22 duels. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 10 out of 95 (Metroidvania).

World rank

no. 329

ELO score

1,743

Wins

76%

Duels played

690

About Metroid Prime

A 3D exploration-focused metroidvania with first-person shooting mechanics and the first 3D entry in the Metroid series, Metroid Prime follows Samus Aran after the events of Metroid (1986) as she boards a Space Pirate frigate, then chases her escaping archrival Ridley into the intricately structured Tallon IV, a planet full of deadly wildlife and former home to the advanced and ancient Chozo race.

The community says

It's 96th. Ninety-sixth. This game reinvented an entire genre and people rank it below stuff that copied its homework.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,743 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

In the same genre

All Metroidvania games →
  1. 1 Hollow Knight: Silksong2025 · Metroidvania 1,963
  2. 12 Ori and the Will of the Wisps2020 · Metroidvania 1,926
  3. 31 Super Metroid1994 · Metroidvania 1,880
  4. 35 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night1997 · Metroidvania 1,878
  5. 51 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow2003 · Metroidvania 1,865

Keep exploring

The standing

Where Metroid Prime ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Metroid Prime stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 10 out of 95 (Metroidvania).

Where Metroid Prime ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 329 5,035
Metroidvania 10 95
2000s 93 1,308
2002 11 110

The community

The debate

23 comments

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  1. Eloisa_40

    It's 96th. Ninety-sixth. This game reinvented an entire genre and people rank it below stuff that copied its homework.

    TurboBard

    ah la comparaison avec ori ca me parle pas trop, le rythme est totalement different, on compare pas un marathon et un sprint

    SaveByte40

    Same fight every duel cycle, same complaints, same defenders, and honestly I still show up and vote for it every single time anyway.

  2. Katelyn_1985

    The scan visor turning exploration into actual information gathering still holds up, way more than most modern lore-dump systems.

  3. NovaWolf1994

    I remember getting the scan visor and just standing there scanning everything in the room, probably wasted an hour on my first playthrough alone. I think that pace is what stuck with me the most, more than the boss fights honestly.

  4. CoopKnight4

    Rented it on a whim one weekend and ended up buying my own copy within the month.

    NeonRider

    Cada dos meses aparece alguien diciendo lo mismo sobre el visor de escaneo y honestamente ya ni me sorprende, sigue siendo de lo mejor que tiene el genero.

  5. ratke_candido

    I played this right after finishing Super Metroid on a rental, back to back over a weekend, and going from 2D to fully walking around Tallon IV in first person felt like stepping into a different medium entirely, my brother just watched most of the second day.

    TrudiePhoenix

    I loved Tallon IV too honestly, spent way too long just scanning random pirate logs, but the pacing dips hard once you're deep into backtracking for the last few items.

    Bayer15

    Weekend rental here too, never finished it though.

    Cortez_1998

    Playing it right after Super Metroid must have made the movement shift stand out even more than for me.

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