I am writing this review only 1 day before the wii release, and despite the next generation being truely underway i still enjoy playing this game. Everything about it reeks quality, from the graphics, to the music and the gameplay. It features some of the most amazing boss fights you will EVER come across, and the storyline is generally interesting. Retro added some nice features too: the scan system can get irritating, as it is extremely difficult to get 100% of scans, but it is an incentive to play again. If i had to pick one problem with the game it would be the backtracking. It can be VERY annoying having to walk from one end of the planet to the other, but this becomes less of a problem as more elevators are discovered, making backtracking times much shorter than they would have been. Overall it is a fantastic game, best on the gamecube, and one of the best of all time.