"Next Level finds itself on the short end of a burning stick. Creating a new game in a franchise with very few releases in the past decade is nothing short of an impossible feat. Very few, however, would say “Blast Balls” was the way to go about it.
So, what exactly is Federation Force? And why is it not the Metroid game we all expected?"
Alex DS. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "Now that the series seems to have found its footing again, it’s a good time to revisit one of the most maligned titles Nintendo has ever released and ask the question – Metroid Prime: Federation Force, was it really that bad?"
It's the Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z of Nintendo. Who had this idea in the first place?
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Just remove the Metroid label and people will calm down. The game looks fine but its clearly not Metroid and those fans are already hurting cos their franchise seems to be misunderstood by the IP holders.
it was never intended to be