Goomba Stomp: "It’s E3 2015 and Nintendo are midway through their online presentation when a new game in the beloved Metroid series is revealed, Metroid Prime: Federation Force. The game is shown to be a first-person shooter with a heavy emphasis on online co-op, a cutesy art-style and also featuring the mini-game Blast Ball, which is basically sci-fi soccer. The fans hated this. The trailer for the game to this day features an overwhelming majority of dislikes, and there was even a petition to get the game cancelled, decrying it to be an insult to the great franchise. But the fact is that this is not the first time Metroid has been handled questionably by Nintendo, as they have never known what do with the franchise throughout its illustrious history."
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?"
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