Metroid Prime (2002)
0.4179Canon Score · ranked #32 all time
Aggregated from 11 of 17 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the game
Metroid Prime is a 2002 action-adventure game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It is the fifth main Metroid game, and the first to use 3D computer graphics and a first-person perspective. It was released in North America in November 2002 and in Japan and Europe the following year.
Why it ranks #32
Every list on which Metroid Prime appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Slant 100 Greatest (2020) | Editorial list | #7 / 100 |
| Metacritic all-time (2026-07 snapshot) | Editorial list | #11 / 214 |
| Rolling Stone 50 Greatest (2025) | Editorial list | #41 / 50 |
| IGN Top 100 (2021) | Critics' canon | #42 / 100 |
| gamesTM 200 Greatest (2018) | Editorial list | #50 / 200 |
| EDGE 100 Greatest (2017) | Critics' canon | #72 / 100 |
| Game Informer Top 300 (2018) | Critics' canon | #113 / 300 |
| Polygon 500 Best (2017) | Critics' canon | #151 / 500 |
| 1001 Video Games (2013 ed.) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Hardcore Gaming 101 Top 200 (2020) | Editorial list | Selected |
| GDC Choice GOTY winners | Award | Winner |