We continue Women's History Month with another iconic female
character that has been with us since the 1980's, Samus Aran from
Nintendo's popular Metroid franchise. The above game is Metroid Prime,
a first-person action-adventure game developed by Retro Studios and
published for the Nintendo GameCube in 2002. It is the fifth installment
in the Metroid franchise and the first game to make the transition into
3D, and man, oh man, did it get a lot of hate when it was first
announced. From the decision to be a first-person view game to allowing
an unproven Western developer to handle a Japanese title. However, it
managed to endure all of that and became a critical and financial
success spanning a series all its own. So, without further ado, let's
dive into Metroid Prime!
