Options exist for creating new multiplayer games or joining pre-existing ones. A two-to-four person multiplayer mode making use of the DS's Wi-Fi capabilities. Multiplayer: Exactly what it sounds like. Morph Ball: Basically has the player meander through a timed maze in Morph Ball mode, all the while required to continue running through symbols on the ground. Survivor: Essentially a survival mode where the player takes on gradual waves of enemies, until eventual defeat. The player ventures through a stage, solves a couple light puzzles, and collects a few items, and fights a generic boss. Regulator: This mode plays the most like the regular Metroid Prime Hunters game. Under the Training menu, the player has three single-player options as follows: Since the game is little more than a Nintendo DS tech demo, features and gameplay are fairly thin, although there are four gameplay modes. There are five choices for controlling the game available in the Options menu, and the ability for a player to enter his or her name for recording high scores.
In this sense, it plays from a first-person perspective for regular play, and from a 3rd person perspective when Samus transitions to Morph Ball mode. The game is built on the framework of the Metroid Prime titles from the GameCube and Wii, developed by Retro Studios. This version of the game, as a demo, does not contain the complete adventure, but rather features three training missions of sorts to familiarize consumers with the Nintendo DS early in the lifecycle of the system. Not an American user? Description Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt is the demo version of the regular Nintendo DS title Metroid Prime: Hunters.