I gotta say some things about Metroid: Other M. And fewer things about Federation Force. I figured here would be the best place to put it. But anyways, paragraph incoming!
OK, so Other M... The GAME is good. Let's talk about that for just a sec. It's good. It is an awesome representation of what a 2-D Metroid would look like if there was a Z-Axis in the original game. The game is super easy to control. Simple, sweet, and fun although a little clunky specifically in transition to First-Person. The game is face paced and has some awesome action... That sentence, however, is what spells out the gameplay's problem. It's almost all action. Linear action. A very tiny bit of exploration is in its entirety. Which is NOT Metroid. Metroid is all about exploration. So that's a negative on its part. Everything about the game is not Metroid...
Including the story. Oh boy here we go. The story is boring. It drags on too long. It makes Samus nothing like the Samus we love. It tries to be a sequel to, arguably, one of the greatest games ever made. It almost tries to retcon the entire Metroid series, most notably the Metroid Prime series. For ****s sake it even tried to give Samus PTSD over a Baby Metroid even after she's seen her parents slaughtered in front of her. The hell? The Daddy syndrome is even worse considering she cries over him leaving when any other time she would have just waved them off. She's cold. That's why she's a bounty hunter. Duh?
TL;DR ~ Other M is a good game with a bad story. BUT it is a bad Metroid game. Nothing makes sense in continuity at all. And the gameplay is way too much action for a Metroid game. But seriously, applaud Team Ninja for their gameplay. They did a good job.
Now, about Federation Force. This game... Is actually really really good. However, it is only really really good when you have friends. Otherwise, when you get to later levels, you will be constantly shooting at damage sponges for WAY too long. Seriously, the enemies take way to much damage near the end of the game. It is also quite action focused but it's broken up by quite open exploration. Especially for a mission based game. Way more than Other M. The level design is fantastic. The mission structure is great. The action is awesome. The gameplay's fun. I definitely recommend the game. As long as you get some friends to play with you. Offline or online, friends are a necessity for this game.
OK, done.