Metroid
Sign in to saveis an action-adventure game franchise created by Nintendo. The player controls the bounty hunter Samus Aran, who protects the galaxy from Space Pirates and their attempts to harness the power of the parasitic Metroid creatures. Metroid combines the platforming of Super Mario Bros. and the exploration of The Legend of Zelda with a science fiction setting and an emphasis on nonlinear gameplay. Most Metroid games are side-scrolling, while the 3D games use a first-person perspective. Players battle hostile alien enemies and obtain power-ups as they progress through the game world, with few non-pla
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- Metroid
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- August 6, 1986
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- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
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- December 4, 2025
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- Gameplay
- Audio
- Plot
- Setting
- Story
- Metroid Prime
- Development and history
- 1986: Origins
- 1991–2002: Sequels and first hiatus
- 2002–2009: ''Metroid Fusion'' and ''Metroid Prime'' series
- 2010–2016: ''Other M'' and second hiatus
- 2017–present: ''Samus Returns'', ''Dread'' and ''Prime 4: Beyond''
- Reception
- Sales
- Legacy
- Crossovers
- ''Super Smash Bros.'' franchise
- Other games
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- Television
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- Proposed film
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is an action-adventure game franchise created by Nintendo. The player controls the bounty hunter Samus Aran, who protects the galaxy from Space Pirates and their attempts to harness the power of the parasitic Metroid creatures. Metroid combines the platforming of Super Mario Bros. and the exploration of The Legend of Zelda with a science fiction setting and an emphasis on nonlinear gameplay. Most Metroid games are side-scrolling, while the 3D games use a first-person perspective. Players battle hostile alien enemies and obtain power-ups as they progress through the game world, with few non-player characters.
The first Metroid was developed by Nintendo R&D1 and released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986. Metroid II: Return of Samus was released for the handheld Game Boy in 1991. Super Metroid (1994), released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, drastically expanded the Metroid formula, with numerous new power-ups and a richer story. After a hiatus, the first 3D Metroid game, Metroid Prime, developed by Retro Studios, was released for the GameCube in 2002 alongside the Game Boy Advance game Metroid Fusion. They were followed by Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004) and the Wii game Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007).