Tanabe: 'Metroid Prime: Federation Force is an Attempt to Expand the Metroid Universe' - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 July 2015 / 3,256 Views

Metroid Prime: Federation Force is an attempt to expand the series universe, according to Metroid Prime lead Kensuke Tanabe.

"[Metroid Prime: Federation Force] is an attempt to expand the Metroid universe," Tanabe told Eurogamer. "As you can play with up to four players it wouldn't make sense to play as four Samus characters! The game will be focused on co-op, working together as a team with up to four players. And obviously it is available as a single-player experience as well."

There are different load-outs that players can pick. However, there is a limit to how much one can carry at a time.

"If you carry the Super Missile then you're classed as a Warrior type. If you have lots of Repair Capsules you could focus on being a Healer type," added Tanabe.

"I've always been thinking about having a battle between the Galactic Federation and Space Pirates. The Metroid Prime series fits between Metroid 2 and Super Metroid, as you may be aware. So it falls under that same timeline, but looking at it from a different perspective."

Tanabe also hinted that Samus might be in the game.

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