Metroid Prime Hunters [First Hunt]
Metroid Prime Hunters [First Hunt]

Metroid Prime Hunters [First Hunt]

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For a lot of people who bought a Nintendo DS on launch day in November 2004, the first thing they played wasn't a full game at all. It was Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt, the demo cartridge packed in with North American launch systems, built by Nintendo Software Technology to show what the new hardware could do with a first-person shooter, a full year and a half before the finished Metroid Prime Hunters arrived in 2006.

First Hunt is short, but it is not thin. Three single-player training missions put Samus Aran through very different paces. Regulator races the clock through rooms of targets, with each door staying sealed until the room is clear. Survivor is a test of endurance, holding out against waves of enemies for as long as your energy lasts. Morph Ball sends Samus rolling through a course, where boosting is quick on the straights and treacherous in the corners.

The real revelation was the control scheme. Aiming with the stylus on the touch screen, much like a mouse on a PC, made a fast first-person shooter feel natural on a handheld, and it convinced plenty of skeptics that the touch screen could be more than a gimmick. Local wireless multiplayer gave groups of new DS owners an early taste of Metroid deathmatch and an early showcase of the system's wireless play.

The finished Hunters expanded all of this into a full adventure with rival bounty hunters, each with signature weapons and abilities, but First Hunt is the launch-day original, the demo many early adopters played far more than its size would suggest. It is a small, specific piece of DS history and a quick shot of Metroid action that still plays well on original hardware.

Fast factsgame data via IGDB
Released
2006
Publisher
Nintendo
Developer
Nintendo Software Technology
Players
Single player, Multiplayer
About the game

Metroid Prime Hunters is a first-person action-adventure game that combines exploration, shooting, and competitive multiplayer gameplay. Set across interconnected locations, it features objective-based progression alongside encounters with rival bounty hunters, each with distinct abilities and weapons. The game emphasizes fast-paced combat, environmental navigation, and upgrade-driven progression, with both single-player and multiplayer modes supporting a variety of playstyles.

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