Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

I’ve never really liked the way first-person shooters control on consoles; the dual analog stick setup doesn’t match up – or even come close – to giving you the kind of control a mouse-and-keyboard combo does.

What does come really close, however, is the Wiimote-plus-nunchuck control scheme of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. This has been designed so intuitively that it simply sets the tone for one of the best first-person shooter experiences out there.

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That said, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption ranks among the best shooters in my books, on any platform. The blend of a well-tweaked control scheme, a deep and lore-rich storyline, along with some of the best shooter gameplay you can expect to see in a first-person shooter, come together perfectly to give you an all-round experience that’ll leave any shooter fan breathless.

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The game lets you control your aiming reticule using the Wiimote, while you walk and strafe using the nunchuck. In this way, you – as bounty-hunter Samus Aran – can use your hands rather than two thumbs as on an analog controller to control pitch and movement. This allows more precision to land those well-placed headshots.

After playing other games like Red Steel and Wii Sports on the Wii, I had my doubts about the responsiveness of the Wii’s controllers. Such doubts were proven wrong once I played Metroid Prime 3. The controls are so well-tuned that they respond to every subtle movement with utmost precision. It took me less time to get acquainted with the controls than I expected, and they became second nature in no time.