Editing Metroid Prime Hunters (section)

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{{Infobox video game
| image = Mph cover updated.jpg
| alt = Samus Aran in a powered exoskeleton aims a weapon toward the viewer.
| caption = North American box art
| developer = [[Nintendo Software Technology]]<!-- Retro Studios should NOT be listed as a developer in the infobox; see Talk:Metroid Prime Hunters#Retro Studios' involvement. -->
| publisher = [[Nintendo]]
| director = [[Masamichi Abe]]
| producer = {{ubl|[[Kensuke Tanabe]]|Shigeki Yamashiro|Robert Champagne}}
| designer = {{ubl|Richard Vorodi|Wing S. Cho|Jonathan Johnson|Michael Harrington|Chris Donovan}}
| composer = {{ubl|Lawrence Schwedler|James Phillipsen}}
| writer = {{ubl|Richard Vorodi|John Layman}}
| series = ''[[Metroid]]''
| platforms = [[Nintendo DS]] <!-- Do not include emulated releases here (i.e. Virtual Console); see [[Template:Infobox video game#platforms]] -->
| released = {{video game release|NA|March 20, 2006|EU|May 5, 2006|AUS|May 23, 2006 |JP|June 1, 2006<!-- We only apply release dates for English-language regions to infobox per [[WP:VG/DATE]]; non-English date are mentioned in the body -->}} <!-- Do not put emulated releases dates (i.e. Virtual Console) here please -->
| genre = [[Action-adventure]], [[first-person shooter]]
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| artist = {{ubl|Michael Harrington}}
| programmer = {{ubl|Colin Reed|Jonathan Johnson}}
}}
'''''Metroid Prime Hunters''''' is a 2006 [[action-adventure game]] developed by [[Nintendo Software Technology]] and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Nintendo DS]]. It was released in North America in March 2006, with other territories later. The story takes place in between the events of ''[[Metroid Prime]]'' and ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''. Players assume the role of series protagonist [[Samus Aran]], who investigates a mysterious message that originated from the Alimbic Cluster and comes into contact with a legion of bounty hunters.

The game contains more [[first-person shooter]] aspects than previous titles in the ''Metroid Prime'' series, emphasizing various [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] modes with [[Wi-Fi]] and [[voice chat]] capabilities. It introduced new bounty hunters with unique weapons and alternative forms as well as the ability to travel to different planets with Samus' gunship, concepts later expanded upon in ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''. ''Hunters'' was announced by Nintendo at the 2004 [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]]. A [[pack-in game|pack-in]] [[game demo|demo version]] of the game, titled ''Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt'', was included with the Nintendo DS when it launched in November.

Reviews were generally favorable towards the game; praise focused on its gameplay and graphics, while criticism targeted its control scheme. It also received several honors; including an "Editors' Choice" award from ''[[IGN]]'', which also named the game the "Best DS Action Game" of 2006, while ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' gave it awards for "Best Graphics", "Best Shooter/Action Game", and "Best Wi-Fi Functionality". Over 410,000 copies of the game were sold in North America in its first month of release, and it was the fourth best-selling game during its debut month in Japan. ''Metroid Prime Hunters'' was re-released on the [[Wii U]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service in Japan in 2015, and in North America and Europe the following year.