Metroid: Other MFollow

I've heard it's a slightly different take on the character of Samus.

I heard nothing good about this game.

Its focus on story and action makes Metroid: Other M one hell of a ride and a wholly recommended experience: it's an emotional tale and a fun adventure wrapped up in a surprisingly ambitious package.

Overall: 8.5/10

Developed jointly by Nintendo and the celebrated Japanese development studio, Team Ninja, the game also features exciting play options, including the ability to switch between first-person and third-person perspectives, pointer and sideways Wii Remote controller orientation, stunning in-game cinematics and a classic blend of Metroid action and puzzle-solving gameplay.

Overall: 79.78%

Other M is not your typical Metroid experience. The tenets of this venerable franchise are desolate feelings of loneliness coupled with an emphasis on exploring an alien world, but Samus Aran's latest adventure goes in a much different direction than most of its forebears. Intense, close-quarters combat is the backbone of this journey, and the linear level design ensures that you're continually pushing forward. This action-oriented approach removes many of the elements that are core to the franchise, but those holes have been filled with refined battle mechanics that make every fight a thrill. Combat is exhilarating, forcing you to move with precision if you want to stay alive against the swarming alien horde, and the gigantic bosses you square off against test your skills in unpredictable ways without ever feeling cheap. Drawn-out cutscenes do interrupt the breakneck pace of your adventure, and small graphical blemishes and control quirks keep this from reaching the dizzying highs its predecessors are known for. But Other M is still a great adventure that is sure to please longtime fans and bright-eyed newcomers alike.

Overall score: 4/5

But that's Other M: occasionally nonsensical (and always extraneous) story elements wrapped around generally excellent action and fun abilities. When you introduce more plot, you introduce more room for plot holes. And as you delve further into Other M, instead of getting more of the things that work (combat), you get more of the things you don't care about (overwrought story).

Overall rating: B-

GI: 6.25/10

Yahtzee

Not as many sources as yours, but they are the main ones I use :P.