For being my first metroid game it did a good job of getting me hooked on the series. This game is more linear than some of the other ones but around the half way point it starts to let you do your own thing. The main thing that I like about this game is the horror aspect, it does a great job of portraying it and it is probably one of the only games in the series that does it well. In this game you are powerless to most of the monster that lurk within the areas in this game and there are multiple times where you have to run and hide in order to survive and it is only at the end of the game that you get to fight the horrors that you once hid from and it feels so satisfying to win. Overall great metroid game you should try it out.