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It's 96th. Ninety-sixth. This game reinvented an entire genre and people rank it below stuff that copied its homework.
Game entry
Metroid Prime
2002 · Metroidvania, Platformer, FPS, Action-adventure · GameCube · Nintendo
Metroid Prime holds position no. 330 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. 330
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.
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.
- against Hollow Knight 50% 22 duels played · 86 points behind
- against Batman: Arkham City 50% 20 duels played · 85 points behind
- against Ori and the Blind Forest 60% 15 duels played · 84 points behind
- against Super Metroid 83% 12 duels played · 137 points behind
- against Dark Souls II 75% 8 duels played · 16 points ahead
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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).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 330 | 5,035 |
| Metroidvania | 10 | 95 |
| 2000s | 94 | 1,308 |
| 2002 | 12 | 110 |
The community
The debate
23 comments
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.
Katelyn_1985
The scan visor turning exploration into actual information gathering still holds up, way more than most modern lore-dump systems.
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.
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.
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.