S7E2 - Metroid Prime: Federation Force

Oct 15, 2025

Time to squad up Federation trooper! Mech masters Max Roberts and Logan Moore drop into the infamous team-shooter galaxy of Federation Force. Was Next Level Games’ multiplayer outing distilled Metroid Prime or a fiasco best forgotten in the annals of 3DS history?

You can download a copy of this episode's transcript here.

Metroid Prime: Federation Force

• Developer – Next Level Games
• Platform – Nintendo 3DS
• Release Date – August 19, 2016
• Game Director – Jason Carr
• Producers – Paul Martin, Rob Davidson, and Kensuke Tanabe
• Composers – Chad York, Darren Radtke, and Mike Peacock

Metacritic – 64/100

Links

• Metroid Prime: Federation Force Wikipedia
• MFP36 - “I will be Flabbergasted” with Logan Moore
• Petition for cancelation of Metroid Prime: Federation Force
• Federation Force’s trailer is no longer the most disliked Nintendo video
• An Interview with Kensuke Tanabe
• Federation Force Pricecharting
• Nintendo Buys Next Level Games
• Metroid Prime: Federation Force - Secret Ending
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’s Reference to Federation Force
• Soundtrack
  • YouTube
• Metroid Blast from Nintendo Land

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This episode was originally recorded on June 28, 2024.

Logan Moore
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