Metroid: Other M

Metroid Prime titles, as well as a few remakes—many of them are excellent demonstrations of Nintendo's first-party capabilities. Because of this all-killer, no-filler approach, a game that is just decent, such as Metroid: Other M, is at the bottom of the list. Team Ninja, best known at the time for the Ninja Gaiden series, spearheaded the production, and as a result, Other M was a totally different sort of Metroid game. It was the first game to have melee combat, and the perspective was a hybrid of classic 2D and Prime-like 3D.

It was a risky combination of ideas, and not all of them worked. While Other M was still a good game, with a 79 rating average on GameSpot sister site Metacritic, it was panned for its inconsistent difficulty and, in particular, its groan-worthy tale and voice acting. Worst of all, it took one of gaming's most famous heroines and turned her into a doting and immature child, taking away her autonomy in favor of a commanding commander.

Release date: 2010

Platforms: Wii, Wii U

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