It's been 7 years since the announcement of Metroid Prime 4, 9 years since the launch of the last Metroid game, and 18 years since Prime 3 landed. After an agonizing wait for longtime series fans, ...

In the case of the Power Suit, that doesn’t come with any additional face parts. This is because Samus wears a helmet throughout, of course. Instead, the extra parts are designed to showcase different ...

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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 ...

The inclusion of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond into the overall series has often confused die-hard fans, as it isn’t clear when this game takes place relative to Samus’ other adventures. Thankfully, a ...

When I was a kid, Super Metroid was everything. Weaned on Nintendo’s haunting, Alien-inspired side-scroller, I spent countless hours watching my father trudge through the depths of the planet Zebes as ...

Metroid: Other M is a Nintendo Wii-exclusive action-adventure game developed by Team Ninja and Nintendo. This Metroid game features a blend of first-person and third-person perspectives, melee attacks ...

We're ranking the highs and lows of Nintendo's venerable sci-fi series to find the best Metroid games of all time.

Nintendo recorded more than 30 minutes of extra conversations featuring Metroid Prime 4: Beyond's chatty companion characters that don't currently appear in the game. Specifically, these conversations ...

A part of the Metroid series, it features gameplay in both first- and third-person perspectives, and is the first installment of the franchise to feature melee attacks which could only be executed ...