Super Metroid (1994)

Developer: Nintendo R&D1
Publisher: Nintendo, Playtronic
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Super Famicom
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Rating: 4.6 of 5, 1,053 player ratings
Main story: about 10 hours
Completionist: about 12 hours
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

Explore a labyrinthine alien planet alone, uncovering secrets and growing in power in a brooding, tightly crafted sci-fi adventure.

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About

The Space Pirates, merciless agents of the evil Mother Brain, have stolen the last Metroid from a research station, and once again Mother Brain threatens the safety of the galaxy! Samus Aran must don her awesome array of high-tech weaponry to retrieve the deadly Metroid hidden deep within the cave-riddled planet Zebes. Super Metroid features excellent graphics, with a huge variety of enemies and worlds to explore. The side-view action will be familiar to many players, only now there are new weapons and items, including the Grappling Beam, which allows Samus to swing across large chasms, and the X-Ray Scope, which reveals secret passages.

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