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Metroid Prime is a
video game developed by
Retro Studios and
Nintendo for the
Nintendo GameCube, released in North America in 2002 and in Japan and Europe the following year. It is the first
3D game in the
Metroid series, the fifth main installment, and is classified by Nintendo as a
first-person
adventure rather than a
first-person shooter, due to the large exploration component of the game and its precedence over combat. Like previous games in the series, Metroid Prime has a
science fiction setting, in which players control the
bounty hunter
Samus Aran. The story follows Samus as she battles the
Space Pirates and their biological experiments on the planet Tallon IV. The game was a collaborative effort between Retro's staff in
Austin, Texas, and Japanese Nintendo employees, including producer
Shigeru Miyamoto, who was the one who suggested the project after visiting Retro's headquarters in 2000. Despite initial backlash from fans due to the first-person perspective, the game was released to both universal acclaim and commercial success, selling more than a million units in North America alone. (
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West Virginia, were later reported missing by many of the recipients?
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