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Metroid: Samus Returns is a remake of the classic original Game Boy game Metroid II: The Return of Samus. The adventure served as a direct sequel to the 1987 NES Metroid game, and established Samus ...

Metroid is in many ways a black sheep among Nintendo’s most long-lived series, but Samus’ adventures deserve just as much ...

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GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Samus is injected with vampiric jellyfish DNA in Metroid Fusion and ...

Since 1986 the Metroid series has gone from 2D to 3D (and back to 2D) and to consoles and portables, with plenty of Samus appearances and cameos in other games along the way. It’s responsible for ...

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Since this franchise title makes up one half of the inspiration for the genre term “metroidvania,” you probably already know what a typical 2D Metroid game looks like, but I’ll break it down anyway.

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