After a long wait, Nintendo has officially dated the next highly-anticipated installment in its Metroid franchise, Metroid: Other M, for June 27, 2010. This newest episode in the adventures of one of gaming’s earliest female icons promises to delve into Samus Aran’s past as well as offer brand-new gameplay innovations to the Metroid series.
One of the features employed in Other M allows players to switch between 1st-person perspective as used in the recent Metroid Prime games, but also has the option of 3rd-person for a more traditional experience. Though this kind of view-switch has been implemented in other games, most recently Dragon Age: Origins, Metroid is a different kind of game from Bioware’s strategy/RPG. Nintendo is sure to put an interesting spin on the mechanic for an action game such as Metroid, and gamers should eagerly anticipate summer to find out more.
The official Nintendo page for Other M
