"Metroid Prime Hunters" was given "generally favorable" reviews, according to Metacritic. Several reviews praised the amount of value that "Metroid Prime Hunters" offered on the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. GameZone considered the game phenomenal, and believed that it used the DS to its maximum potential regarding graphical ability and innovation. "The Toronto Sun" remarked that the graphics were big enough selling points on their own for the game, and "The Press" called "Metroid Prime Hunters" the best-looking game for the Nintendo DS. "The Australian" agreed that the graphics are "outstanding" and push the Nintendo DS to its limits, and "The Independent" asserted that "Metroid Prime Hunters" was perhaps the best first-person shooter ever for a handheld console. "GamePro"s review stated that "it's hard to imagine how Nintendo squeezed Hunters into a tiny DS cartridge." Despite a few "small quirks", the magazine noted that "Hunters" "is a very polished game". "The Times" concurred with these claims, remarking, "A lot of thought has clearly gone into making the most of the DS's touch-screen capability here, and it works gloriously."