- First-person shooter game
- Action/adventure genre, sci-fi
- Follows a bounty hunter sent to rescue marines on a rogue planet
- Release 2004 (sequel to Metroid Prime 2002 / Metroid franchise started 1986)
- Retro Studios & Nintendo
- Platforms: gamecube & wii
- Pegi 12+
Language -
- Mise-en-scene
^ unusual setting - alien planet
^ futuristic machinery
^ dark lighting creates ominous atmosphere
- Cinematography
^ fast pans with dramatic effect
^ audience is engaged with the cinematic elements
^ more immersive and interesting
- Narrative
^ Todorov: equilibrium, quests
^ Propp: protagonist vs antagonist
- Genre: action/adventure, sci-fi elements
^ codes & conventions: quests, battles, tasks, danger