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I haven't played the game at all and have had zero fun, because, MY PARENTS WON'T LET ME GET IT! AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

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Abour 3.5 hrs. Damn fine game that will leave your arm sore.

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i don't get paid till friday... :(

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About 3 hours. Had to do an extra 10 minutes to save the game.

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18 minutes :( to much work the past two days.

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0.

Course I don't own it either. :(

Donations anyone? hehe

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I live in Australia. We still don't have a release date. F#$% you all.

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Personally, IMO, it is a waste of money to buy these games the day they come out. Any game that is not online multiplayer doesn't need to be bought at launch, for $50 no less. Yes this game is probably amazing. And I will be getting amazing savings when I buy it on eBay for $29 in a month or two.

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i have played 4 hours, me and my bro take turns so he played 4 hrs as well , a masterpiece i say =D

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About two hours.

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2 hours, approx. As my older brother said while he watched me play - 'this is what it's all about'!

Game is phenomenal!

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Got about 5 hours of play in last night.. but I'm taking my time. Not trying to rush through. It's an amazing game. The controls feel so natural now; I can't imagine how people put up with dual analog for FPS.

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About 3 hours. Loving it so far. Very impressed with the graphics.

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About 15 minutes. I just popped it in to see the controls, I want to finish Super Metroid and MP2 before I get this one started.

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480p look great graphic on my HDTV. Play more than 3 hours. Had sore arm in few minutes, now I get usually with it.

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I have to wait a few more weeks till i can get my hands on a copy as its not yet released in the UK!!

its killing me i really want to play it.

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About an hour and a half... Enough to get to a good stopping point... I've got a few more hours available tonight... :-P

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Yes, Jonathan Tran, without online there's no need to get in on day one. But many of us can't wait through the hype and talk. I have at least three games I want to play through before MP3, yet I had to buy it yesterday and try it out because I just didn't have the discipline to wait when everywhere I see people are saying this is easily the best game yet for the Wii and probably the best-control FPS ever. I'm really going to try hard to wait until Christmas for SMG and SSBB, but I don't know if I'll make it that long!

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5hrs, 564 kills.
Very cool, very fun, incredibly responsive (I mean, like WOW!). It's so nice to have Samus back. She was the reason I bought a GameCube and got back into gaming. Thanks Retro and Ninty!

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Now that people have played the game, I have a question to ask:

Is it ok to play this game even though you haven't played 1 and 2 yet?

This game has gotten great reviews and it looks nice, but I haven't played either of the other ones (never owned a Gamecube).

Thanks!

---Germ

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Only got 1 hour in, loving it so far. One question thou, what does the percentage mean? (meaning only got thru 2% in 1 hour?) Before you ask, I have not played the first or second game yet.

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The percentage in the Metroid games has traditionally meant a percentage of game completion in terms of items collected. For example, the percentage probably won't change if you beat a major boss, but it will if you collect a Missile Upgrade or a new beam.

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45 minutes, sadly.
I've got a lot of work, no play time till next month :( :D

BTW. 45 minutes and my arms are already in pain.. guess I left my Wii to collect dust for a bit too long.

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Hmmm. This game doesn't come out for another two months in the UK/Rest of Europe. Life's not fair.

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@Germ: You can certainly play this without 1 and 2, but it of course would make little more sense with the Dark Samus thing.

I would recommend some time just grabbing used copies of MP1 and 2 and play 'em in your Wii (you need to get a gamecube controller, though). You can probably find them for $5-$10.

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MP3:C is said to clock around 20 hours with a first run through, which is about 30 hours of play because the game clock doesn't count time spent reading scans or looking at the map.

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For those with arm pain - are you holding the remote out in front of you like a light gun? Why? I'm sitting upright with my hands on my thighs/knees and have 0 pain and the game still works great.

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1.5 hours, but for 2 reasons. I have kids, and they're too young to see it and I'm in the middle of home renos. Ergo I got little sleep.

So far I have some issues, I'm getting used to it - and it's better than the first two, the ship.... the ship is PRETTY.

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I have gotten about 1 hour into the game...I just landed on the planet.

For the most part, I am very impressed with the controls, but I am having difficulty with the lock-on feature. A little more time, and I feel like it be be second nature.

Great presentation in visuals and sound. Can't wait to see what is in store for all of us deeper in the game.

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Good to hear, I thought I was slacking w/ only ~2/3 hours in. It looks amazing and the controls...well, after you get used it they're amazing. I also enjoyed getting the 100, 200 etc kill tokens, gives a nice feedback for accomplishments. Is anyone going for Veteran mode yet? I figured I'd ease in due to the new control scheme and general hotness of the game, but do tell if you've tried

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Im stuck in it so I don't know what to do right now in it

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39 minutes...right before the berserker pirate...tried to beat but i had to leave it for later..

now i have a question for you guys...i had to update my system via the update software included in the game disc, having said that, i don't know if it was because of this or something to do with the game, but during the whole first level the conversations done by the "general/admiral/commander Dane (?) and the other hunters and some "key" troopers, kinda stuttered, and the music as well will "stutter"...
what the hell man?? this ruined my fisrt impression...
did this happened to anyone else???

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Played just over an hour... Saved after the Bridge battle and loaded up Bioshock on my PC (got 'em both at the same time).

It's great. The first FPS I've been able to play on a console...

But.

Am I the only one annoyed that the A button is the fire button?

Shouldn't B be the... Trigger?

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0 hours. I bought the game and then it was promptly wrapped for my birthday next week. Sucks getting older right around good game releases.

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Drew, buddy, you are in LUCK. There's a settings option that lets you flip them. Also, look in the sensitivity settings to adjusted things up how you want them.

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Drew, you are in LUCK. Go to settings to change the fire button to B; you can also adjust sensitivity to change how fast you spin.

I blame slow NWF if this double posts!

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I think you can change it in the options menu, right?

I've preordered THE game.! But it won't come out in Norway until 26 of october. Sad, but i just think about australia who apparantly even doesn't have a release date yet.

(sorry i english speaking am.)

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6 hours if you include continues. This game is a major pain. I love it. Very challenging with lovably cute unlockables.

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yeah just checked... 6 hours in. And all of it was amazing.

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1.5

I won't REALLY sink my teeth in until Labor Day Friday, then i shall gorge myself

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6hours into and I love it although I felt the same in regards to the trigger being A initially so I switched it to B, but later went back to A as I felt it more optimal for jumping(and shooting) the more I became accustomed. Also, I'm with vidguy's no. 28 post.. I kee my forearms near my legs/thighs and haven't had any arm pain. Great game so far.

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yes B makes a much better trigger!

I'm about 4:30-5 hours in. I was fighting that damn beast-rider boss thing in the Jousting area. The rider died quick but I think the beast is impossible. It says to grab it's tail but it doesn't even have one. I dno if i need a weapon upgrade to beat him so i just shut it off. I'll go back to the East half of the planet and do the other thing i was supposed to do

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7:22 here, once I got home yesterday on Tuesday it was all I did. I'm fairly impressed with it so far. It saddens me this is the last in the Prime series, hopefully Retro has a new one in the works because they really nailed the controls for the most part.

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Dear America,

We know it's tough being such a big and influential country such as yourself, but we would appreciate it if you took the time to remember that you're not alone on this great big blue globe of ours.

Signed,
Rest of the World

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Dear Kree,

We know it's tough being without such a wonderful game such as Metroid Prime 3, but those of us who own it would like to discuss it and not be heckled by those who don't. Please don't turn a friendly conversation about a video game into a shouting contest about nationality.

Signed,
Screw You

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Yup. I'm an idiot. Powered up last night and actually looked into the Options.

Thanks to all who pointed it out!

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1 hour,. am i the only one who has trouble shooting 100 times a minute? my thumb is too slow

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The Wii says I've clocked 2+. With continues and messing around with controls and what-not, I've got 4-ish. NOTES: Controls are wonderful! I HATE console FPS's, but I worked through MP1 and MP2 when they were released. (Until of course, I got the Main Research glitch in MP2. Haven't touched it since. *snarl*) This game, so far, is excellent. Special NOTE: Retro said this was the final of the 'Prime' trilogy. So that means MOAR! Why? Because moar! Now, I'm gonna go play some moar.

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28 hours and 45 minutes, most in the same 16 hour session. I make up for my lack of a life with dedication

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