I don't care what anyone says - bring on the hate, but I loved Other M. Sure, it showed an overly-victimized and weak Samus that was too dependant on Adam, but gameplay-wise I would not change a single thing. Rarely did I play a better combination of side-scrolling action, platforming, third person and first person shooters. It had its hiccups with the execution of the storyline, but when you think about it, the story wasn't half-bad. Not only that, the game looked amazing on the Wii - I can't even begin to think how it'd look like on the WiiU. Even young Samus sort of made sense - she wasn't the cold bounty hunter we know and love back then - it was these events that forged her into an ass-whooping machine, so I actually enjoyed having a glance at her more human, more feminene side. They overdid it, granted, but at least they showed her as a person rather than a walking tank.
A lot of people hate on Other M because it tried to be "different", but you should expect that when grabbing a game that's clearly labeled Other M. It was an experience in itself and at the same time, a blast from the past on side-scrolling and FPS sections and I loved it, I'd give Team Ninja another go anytime - go for it!
They know their source material, they know what the fans complained about, they know what to improve. I say give them a chance, because their product wasn't downright bad like people claim it was - it was simply different.