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IGN's Matt Casamassina visited Retro Studios to talk about the history of the development behind the Metroid Prime series. It's an interesting article and worth checking out, though it focuses primarily on the development of Metroid rather than the other games Retro worked on. The most interesting bit for me was how Michael Kelbaugh ordered the last copy of Raven Blade burnt because it was so awful (so no, it's not coming back). The articles will continue later this week. If you want a taste of more Retro Studios news, here is an old article from N-Sider about the history of Retro Studios up until the release of Metroid Prime 2 that goes into more detail on Retro's canned projects.

In other news, about three or four hours into Shadow Complex, you'll pick up some really awesome speed boots. They work JUST like the ones in Super Metroid (only without the Shine Spark), and are incredibly satisfying to use. The visual and audio effects are astounding, and you can do all kinds of crazy stuff like run on walls and water and send people flying. We've all talked about how you could do these sorts of things with the Speed Boost, but to actually see it in action with these visual effects is amazing and the first time I opened my mouth to say 'WOW!' The game literally went from fun to incredibly kickass in a span of five seconds. If you've got a 360, go out and get it now!

Until next time...
Captain Commando