I stand here today and say that Metroid Prime will be a FPS and nothing more. I\'m sure it will be good, but it won\'t be Metroid. The new Metroid is being developed by a different company and has turned from a 2d side scroller to a FPS. If you have played the original and have an ounce of common sense you know that it can\'t capture the same game play.
I love FPSs, I\'ve played nearly every one and a good number of mods. Are you telling me that 3d Street Fighter is the same as the side-scrolling one? You make sacrifices (and make gains) when you go 3d, and those sacrifices cannot be overcome.
This is simply Nintendo cashing in on a franchise. I gather they are also making a traditional Metroid game, this is good news. But to call a FPS Metroid is like calling an RPG Grand Turismo.