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As of today, reviews for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond have finally started to hit the internet. Generally speaking, reviewers seem to be a bit split on the game, with some saying that it meets the lofty heights seen with past entries in the series, while others claim that it’s by far the worst mainline title in the franchise. As of this moment, Metroid Prime 4 sports an aggregate review score of 80/100 on Metacritic, which speaks to this split nature amongst critics.
How Do These Reviews Stack Up to Past Metroid Prime Games?
While an 80 aggregate score on Metacritic isn’t bad by any means, this is quite a low rating for the Metroid Prime series. The original Metroid Prime is one of the highest-rated games in history and sports a staggering 97/100 average score. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes isn’t much further behind it with a 92/100 score, while Metroid Prime 3: Corruption has a 90/100 average.
When taking these past review scores into account, it suggests that Metroid Prime 4 is the worst game in the series so far. Whether or not this will impact its sales or the excitement that fans have had for the game remains to be seen. Still, it’s good to see that MP4 didn’t turn out to be outright bad after its troubled development history.
