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 ...

Metroid Prime, up until this week’s Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, at least, is mostly free of spoken dialogue — especially when it comes to its mute protagonist, Samus Aran. But an unused monologue was ...

Sometimes I find it hard to believe that Metroid is a nearly 40-year-old series. It still feels young next to the likes of Mario, which has countless games to its name. The Metroid library is ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Developed by Tecmo Koei’s Team Ninja and Nintendo, Metroid: Other M was a heavily story-based ...

Metroid Prime 4 stumbled multiple times before being completely scrapped and restarted over the decade it took to make. Although it found its way back to Retro Studios, the team behind the original ...

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Trying to assemble the Metroid timeline is like examining layers of archaeological data. The information is there; it’s just scattered across decades of games, manuals, and developer commentary.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is enjoyable enough, and has glimpses of vintage Metroid shining through, but this game could and should have been so much more. Taken as a whole, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond feels ...