Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS)

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1 (Single Player)

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Nintendo Switch

15th Sep 2017
15th Sep 2017

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Review Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS)

Welcome back
You know, there’s a reason why they call it 'Metroidvania' and not 'Castletroid'. As much as the Castlevania series took the whole ‘interconnected 2D map’ ball and ran with it over the past decade while Metroid fans had to do without, it’s Nintendo’s series that first defined the rules and, when handled properly, did it best...
- Tue 12th Sep 2017
- Reviews
- 3DS
- Metroid
- Samus Returns

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Guide Best Nintendo Remakes & Remasters Of All Time, Ranked

Harder, better, faster, stronger
Updated with Luigi's Mansion 2 HD. Enjoy! When it comes to remaking, remastering, and re-releasing a game, it's easy to assume every publisher out there is plundering its back catalogue to refurbish and resell treasured titles to a nostalgia-laced audience happy to pay for the comfort of childhood classics brought...
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466
Guide Best Metroid Games Of All Time

Dreadful
Remember, this ranking is based on the games' User Ratings in our database and is subject to real-time change even now. If you haven't rated your Metroid collection, feel free to add your scores and potentially influence the order below. Enjoy! What's the best Metroid game of all time? The reveal and release in 2021 of 'Metroid 5', better...
- Tue 14th Feb 2023
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Guide Where To Find All The Upgrades In Metroid: Samus Returns

Upgrade path
Like any Metroid game before it, Metroid: Samus Returns is full of secrets, passages and loot for the famous bounty hunter to find. Your progression through the game is tied to finding these items as you'll invariably encounter doors, passageways and environmental hazard that necessitate the locating of these gadgets. To...
- Thu 5th Oct 2017
- Guides
- Metroid
- 3DS
- Features

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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (24th August)

All the water
Right, the weekend is here again, which means it's time to see what we're all going to be playing over the next couple of days. Before we do so, however, let's recap some of this week's more interesting goings on the in the world of Nintendo. First off, Nintendo held a new Direct broadcast, but perhaps not the one that many would...
- Sat 24th Aug 2024
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Talking Point What DS & 3DS Games Would You Still Like To See On Switch?

Dual-screen dreams
We are still receiving top-notch releases by the bucketload on Switch, but as the console enters the latter phase of its lifespan, we are well and truly in remake & remaster territory. The Wii U barrel has quickly run dry (though some remain that we'd like to see make the jump to the hybrid) and recent years have seen Nintendo...
- Tue 5th Mar 2024
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- Nintendo Switch
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Feature Samus' Suits, Ranked - Every Metroid Box Art Suit Design, From Worst To Best

"Honey, where's my super suit?"
Metroid's protagonist, Samus Aran, has a rather unique privilege in the world of Nintendo. Unlike characters like Mario, Link, and Kirby, all of whom retain the same general look across their respective franchises (okay, Link is a little more varied than the other two, but still), Samus' basic design can be altered...
- Tue 26th Dec 2023
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- Best of 2023
101
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 25th)

Sunsetting those eShops
Ahh... The weekend. It's been a bit of a quieter week in the world of Nintendo, but that doesn't mean there hasn't been a number of interesting stories to highlight. In confirmation of rumours circling the internet, Sega announced that it will be releasing Sonic Origins Plus in June, bringing Amy to the fold and adding...
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Feature 6 Things We'd Love To See In Metroid Prime 4

It's been four years since development was restarted
This week — today, in fact — marks an astonishing four years since the announcement that work on Metroid Prime 4 had been restarted from scratch and shifted over to original developer Retro Studios. We all remember the day when Shinya Takahashi, Senior Managing Executive Officer at Nintendo,...
- Wed 25th Jan 2023
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198
Talking Point How Were You Introduced To Metroid?

Lets get this morph ball rollin'
In case you didn't know, tomorrow (Monday, August 15th) marks the 35th Anniversary of Metroid's NES launch in North America. That's insane, right? 35 years! Do you feel old yet? In the years and decades since its debut in 1987 ('86 in Japan), the Metroid franchise has gone on to become one of Nintendo's tentpole...
- Sun 14th Aug 2022
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News Metroid Dread Sparks Improved Sales For Past Games In The Series

Metroid games run riot in the eShop charts
With Metroid Dread already looking like a mighty success, both in terms of its critical reception and early sales data, it perhaps comes as no surprise that the game's popularity appears to have kickstarted a flurry of purchases across the entire series. Metroid fever has been running high ever since...
- Wed 13th Oct 2021
- Nintendo Switch
- Metroid
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News Nintendo's Latest Metroid Dread Report Looks At 35 Years Of History

With an intriguing Dread tease
As we gradually get closer to the release of Metroid Dread, Nintendo has been sharing multiple 'reports' that showcase different aspects of the game and franchise, along with input from the development team. The latest report has now been localised and celebrates the 35th Anniversary of the franchise, while also giving...
- Fri 6th Aug 2021
- Metroid
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- Upcoming Releases
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News Yes, The Samus Returns Team Helped Nintendo Develop Metroid Dread

MercurySteam is back!
In case you missed it, MercurySteam - the Spanish studio behind Metroid: Samus Returns on 3DS is back for Metroid Dread. While this information wasn't shared during the western broadcast, it was mentioned by the Nintendo Treehouse team and also in a video featuring Metroid Dread Producer, Yoshio Sakamoto, after the show. In...
- Wed 16th Jun 2021
- Nintendo Switch
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News 505 Publishing New Game From Metroid And Castlevania Developer MercurySteam

What could it be?
It has been discovered the Spanish-based developer MercurySteam is working on a "brand-new" game for consoles and PC. This information was found within a Digital Bros. financial results PR - with its subsidiary 505 Games acting as the publisher. Digital Bros S.p.A. announces the contract between its subsidiary 505 Games and...
- Tue 11th May 2021
- Industry
- MercurySteam
- 505 Games
- Castlevania
- Metroid

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Preview Going Back to SR-388 in Metroid: Samus Returns

Exploring strange, old worlds
It’s hard to believe, but we haven’t received a proper Samus-starring Metroid adventure since Other M launched seven years ago - the role of Metroid Prime: Federation Force will always be disputed. Our chozo-suited heroine has finally come back to us in the aptly-titled Metroid: Samus Returns. It’s a...
- Sat 2nd Sep 2017
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- 3DS

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Bass_X0
Tue 13th Jun 2017

I was just playing the GB version yesterday and thinking they should remake it.

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Mon 19th Jun 2017

I wanna know if this Metroid is going to be availabe for the Old 3ds and 2ds systems. I love the franchise so much and I bought the 2ds 2 years ago hopping for a Metroid game on the Go. It would be nice if it can be played on the new 3ds and the old 3ds!