Jake Valentine
DualShockersMetroid Prime 4: Beyond Review
Published 12/11/2025
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Switch 2 / Switch - 12/4/2025
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Deadly sharpshooter Sylux has finally caught up with renowned bounty hunter Samus Aran! After an unexpected accident in the wake of their clash, Samus finds herself transported to Viewros— a mysterious planet once inhabited by an ancient race. Now she must explore this planet, all while battling the strange creatures that inhabit it, to find her way home. Scan your surroundings for clues, make the most of your equipment and weapons, and use Samus's newfound psychic abilities— and her technologically advanced bike, the Vi-O-La— to traverse and explore the environment. Operate mechanisms, control your charge beam, and more— you'll need every tool at your disposal to survive and escape Viewros!
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- Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 6, Retro Studios
- Publisher
- Nintendo
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The critic average is 78 across 18 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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90–1005 reviews · 28%
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Dalton Cooper
Game RantMetroid Prime 4: Beyond Review - The Most Disappointed I Have Ever Been With a Video Game
Published 12/11/2025
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50
-28 vs critic avg
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Read originalScott Duwe
DestructoidMetroid Prime 4: Beyond review - Welcome back, Samus – Destructoid
Published 12/4/2025
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75
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalAnthony Spadafora
Tom's GuideMetroid Prime 4: Beyond: The shooter the Switch 2 needed | Tom's Guide
Published 12/3/2025
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90
+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalOllie Barder
Forbes‘Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’ Switch 2 Review: C’est Vi-O-La
Published 12/2/2025
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+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalSteve Watts
GameSpotMetroid Prime 4: Beyond Review - Prime, But Not Quite Prime Prime
Published 12/2/2025
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80
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalOscar Taylor-Kent
GamesRadar+Metroid Prime 4: Beyond review: "The series' atmosphere has never been better, while being dragged down by a boring overworld and clunky psychic powers" | GamesRadar+Total FilmTotal Film
Published 12/2/2025
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70
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalDan Ryckert
Giant BombMetroid Prime 4: Beyond Review
Published 12/2/2025
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100
+22 vs critic avg
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Read originalLogan Plant
IGNMetroid Prime 4: Beyond Review
Published 12/2/2025
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80
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalOllie Reynolds
Nintendo LifeReview: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2) - Samus Returns In Prime Form
Published 12/2/2025
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+12 vs critic avg
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