The Metroid Prime Trilogy

I am not an avid gamer. I have never owned a video game system in my entire life. Now that I am in college I can at least play the games I have been long denied. One of those games (or rather game series) is Metroid. Since I have been on campus I have started the Metroid Prime trilogy. As someone who has not played video games as faithfully as some other people I could mention, I have to say that it is one of the greatest video games that I have ever played.
Metroid Prime is not a heavily story-driven series as it focuses more on exploration and backtracking. The worlds created in these games are atmospheric, and the soundtrack sounds like it is a living organism in and of itself. You get this feeling of isolation as you traverse these hostile environments where it seems every living creature wants to disembowel you.
The greatest part of this game is it's way of using a wide collection of weapons and tools that you acquire as the game progresses. There is something you left behind somewhere a few miles behind you or even on another planet. This way in which you are forced to backtrack gives you the illusion that this a great expansive world. It is a thoroughly enjoyable experience that I will definitely wish to have again.