Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Explore Viewros as Samus Aran, scanning unfamiliar life and ruins to uncover routes forward. Psychic abilities let you activate mechanisms and bend a charged beam's path as your expanding abilities open new territory.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.8 / 10
About this game
Samus Aran explores the unknown planet Viewros in a first-person adventure built around investigating the environment and acquiring abilities. Switch to the Scan Visor to analyze ancient writing, creatures and unfamiliar materials. Progress involves gaining powers that let you enter areas you could not reach before. Psychic abilities provide specific ways to interact with those obstacles: the Psychic Glove activates responsive mechanisms, while the Control Beam lets you bend a charged shot's trajectory. Beyond the ruins and research facilities, Samus rides Vi-O-La across Sol Valley, a desert hub linking different areas. The journey takes her through environments including jungle and cold research facilities, with exploration and new capabilities shaping where she can go next.
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AI review
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An investigation-led adventure for players who like abilities to change their route forward.
The Scan Visor and newly acquired powers may suit players who enjoy interpreting obstacles before overcoming them. Psychic mechanisms and steerable beam trajectories give that investigation concrete actions to work with.
Strengths
- Ability-based access can give exploration a clear connection between discovery and progress.
- Psychic mechanisms and a steerable beam may satisfy an interest in solving spatial problems through specific powers.
Weaknesses
- The need to investigate surroundings may be a mismatch for players mainly seeking a continuous sequence of firefights.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy exploring from a character's viewpoint and learning how new abilities change accessible space.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Opening previously inaccessible territory through new abilities offers a progression focus beyond simply reaching the next location. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Analyzing surroundings before choosing a psychic interaction may appeal to players who want investigation to inform their actions. | Reviewed | 8.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The first-person viewpoint may make the contrast between jungle and research facilities meaningful to players interested in alien environments. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Verified Pro Controller support provides an input option for players who prefer that controller layout. | Reviewed | 7.4 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Retro Studios
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Release date
- Dec 4, 2025
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Shooter · Primary genre
- Tags
- Real-time CombatFast-pacedPlatformingThird PersonSolo-friendlyMain Story Under 10 HoursDodgeReplayable3D GraphicsLinear Levels
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- First person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideDec 4, 2025
- Nintendo Switch 2WorldwideDec 4, 2025
Game gallery
Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com