Most critically acclaimed first-person shooter (FPS) videogame
- Who
- Metroid Prime, Perfect Dark, Halo: Combat Evolved
- What
- 97 percentage
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 31 March 2020
As of 31 March 2021, the most critically acclaimed first-person shooter videogame is a tie between Metroid Prime (Retro Studios, 2002), Perfect Dark (
Metroid Prime was the first game in the Metroid series to use a first-person perspective, unlike its 2D side-on perspective predecessors. Perfect Dark however is considered a spiritual sequel to Goldeneye 007 (Rare, 1997), and Halo: Combat Evolved is the first in the Halo series, a flagship product of Microsoft's Xbox range.