The game takes place on the planet Aether , 6 months after Metroid Prime where a technologically advanced race of moth-like creatures, the Luminoth, have been harbouring and protecting the natural energy of the planet, called the Light of Aether. Another Phazon meteor (similar to the one that collided into Tallon IV in Prime and the Leviathans in Prime 3) struck the planet, and although it was destroyed upon impact, it did succeed in dividing the planet and its energy into two dimensions; light and dark. This new dark world, called Dark Aether, is home to the Ing, a race of dark, semi-liquid creatures that can possess the bodies of the living, the dead, and the artificially intelligent. They can also have bodies of their own. The Ing and Luminoth are locked in a bitter struggle for survival, as Aether's planetary energy cannot support both worlds. The Ing so far have been the victors, taking the energy from three of Aether's four temples, leaving only the main energy controller to harbor any of the Light of Aether. Should the Ing steal this last piece of energy, Aether will be destroyed.
After playing through this game and spending about 15 hours of my life on it, i would like to say this this was an exellent game. The graphics are phenomenal and the sound is memorable. The gameplay is the best part o... Read Full Review
Gameplay: You are a bounty hunter named Samus Aran sent on a mission to help a race known as the Luminoth. You'll be instructed to find some keys throughtout the world called Aether. However, a meteor hits the Aether a... Read Full Review
