Is Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Hard? Difficulty Rating 5.9/10

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Is Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Hard? Difficulty Rating 5.9/10 | HDII

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Full Release (2004)

DIFFICULTY

5.9/10

Moderately Difficult

(12 ratings)

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Difficulty Summary

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes offers a moderate challenge, balancing accessibility with moments that require focus and adaptation.

Why Players Find It Difficult

Players usually describe the challenge in this game as coming from a few core areas:

Punishing enemy and boss encounters that require pattern recognition
High penalty for mistakes, often resetting significant progress
Combat demands precision timing rather than raw stat power
Tight movement and timing requirements throughout

Who Will Find It Difficult

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes may challenge beginners and players unfamiliar with similar games, but experienced players will usually find it manageable after learning its systems. Players who rated games like Resident Evil 4, God of War: Ascension, and Ori and the Blind Forest at a similar challenge level may find Metroid Prime 2: Echoes broadly comparable in difficulty.

User Defined Tags:

11 ratings

avg: 5.9

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Based on 12 ratings on Normal/Default difficulty, the average score is 5.9/10. Most players rated this game between 5 and 7.

Developer(s)

Retro Studios

Publisher(s)

Nintendo

Genre(s)

Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure

Platform(s)

Nintendo GameCube

Keywords

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About Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

An exploration-driven 3D metroidvania/first-person shooter hybrid and sequel to Metroid Prime (2002) in which Samus lands on Aether, an intricate planet torn into light and dark versions of itself, to help its remaining inhabitants defend against the invaders from its dark incarnation by traversing both the light and dark worlds, acquiring new power-ups and braving oppressive environments.

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