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Games/Metroid/Reviews
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Metroid
Don the Power Suit of intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran as she recaptures the dangerous Metroid species from the evil Space Pirates. Released by Nintendo in 1986, this game introduced the "Metroidvania" style of open-world gameplay on consoles.
An Ambitious Classic Which Hasn't Aged Well
Metroid was an ambitious game when it was released. Having a large area to explore with no correct path to explore it, upgrades to your character which unlock areas for further exploration, and plenty… Read more
Metroid is quite flawed by today's standards, but it was still a gem back then
Metroid is one of those rather tricky classics I can clearly understand lots of the fuss against. I will admit a few things though, it is one of my all time NES favorites, it's more of a product of it… Read more
Samus' debut, in downloadable form.
For the start of such a popular series, it might be difficult to see what the appeal was to the original Metroid on the NES. Compared to later games in the series, it’s a massive technical step backwa… Read more
Review: Metroid (NES)
Some of these older videogame reviews will be for games I'm somewhat embarrassed to have never played. Metroid is one of those games. I feel I can't justify this omission without noting that my first… Read more
Metroid is amazingly atmospheric in an isolated way
Metroid on the NES was the birth of this franchise, and is now one of the most highly regarded franchises of all time. Metroid was also very revolutionary with its game design, and how it had no level… Read more
Obscure item locations, engaging core gameplay
Metroid on the NES is the game that started the Metroid series back then in 1986 and then was remade in 2004 with the game Metroid: Zero Mission on the GBA. I played the original NES version that come… Read more
A Sci-Fi Adventure Classic
Metroid - Nintendo Entertainment System Forward: I wanted to review this game as fair as I possibly could, seeing as It's 2009, and this game came out in the 80's. The best way I thought to approach i… Read more
Before America took the World Wildlife Fund seriously
Metroid : A popular NES platform/adventure game. One of the first games that could be called in adventure game in that there’s some sense of exploring/invading foreign territory. Story : Nintendo does… Read more