A solid transition to 3D but I much prefer Metroid in 2D. The music, atmosphere, the gunplay and a lot of smaller details I really liked. I just don't enjoy how much slower everything plays out in 3D. Backtracking, fighting enemies again, platforming, hunting for upgrades. All the things you'd expect in a Metroid game but more often than not I found myself unenthused about going to wherever the game pointed me next.