Having a chance to play it at Nintendo's European press summit this week, it's clear that the plot settles down fairly quickly, however. In amidst The Women's Murder Club and the sight of good sport Satoru Iwata with his finger stuck inside the Wii Vitality Sensor (his steely gaze suggesting that, not only had he found the future of digital entertainment, but it had been in the back of an ambulance all these years), Other M looked shiny and vivid and genuinely alive: a muddle of rich oranges and deep purples that seemed to blur game styles together without ever settling down. Metroid: Other M was announced at last year's E3 in a glossy blur of over-saturated colour. The CG cut-scenes do go on, but they're the best you'll see on the Wii: stylish, glossy, and filled with detail.

As with Retro Studios, the developers of Ninja Gaiden have brought their own quirks and sensibilities to bear on Nintendo's classic franchise, but the result is a fascinating and very playable blend of old and new. Luckily, when it comes to the action, things are shaping up extremely nicely too: Team Ninja's take on Metroid is a bit like seeing the series' genome mutating in front of your eyes, at times, but it's a very likable process. Part of the idea behind Other M is getting to know Samus better, although you could argue that such a notion seems to fundamentally miss the point of a character audiences already relate to through her moves rather than her monologues. Bit of a problem with a huge screen-filling lizard down at reception the other day, but live and let live eh? PS: I'm still turning into a ball fairly regularly.'

Otherwise it's continuously mumbling about her feelings in voiceover, as if filling out a slightly melancholic postcard home. Often it's the deep-space scientist, looking just like Woody Allen, who's trying to give her a basic tutorial. She's talking, and as is often the case when introducing a new mechanic, Team Ninja - the series' latest custodian - has gone a little bit overboard with it.Īfter years of near-muteness, Samus suddenly won't shut up, blathering away in cut-scenes to whoever will listen. Five minutes into Metroid: Other M, Samus Aran already has a new skill.

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