It's been 7 years since the announcement of Metroid Prime 4, 9 years since the launch of the last Metroid game, and 18 years since Prime 3 landed. After an agonizing wait for longtime series fans, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is nearly upon us, and early reviews are already here. But while those scores aren't bad, they do suggest that Samus's latest adventure can't quite measure up to the classics of the series.
With 57 critic reviews factored in, Metroid Prime 4 currently enjoys a Metacritic score of 80, indicating a "generally favorable response." There are a few superlative outliers, including a 5/5 Giant Bomb review calling it "the closest the series has ever felt to the original Metroid Prime, in terms of tone, gameplay, and quality," and a 9/10 review from Nintendo Life calling it "quite possibly the boldest, most well-realised Metroid game to date."
