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The 2D Metroid games are side-scrollers, and the 3D Metroid Prime series gives the player a first-person perspective, [1] while Other M is a third-person shooter with the ability to switch to first-person view. [2] Metroid is one of Nintendo's most successful franchises, with over 17 million copies sold by September 2012. [3]
[2] [3] Samus Returns is a remake of the 1991 Game Boy game Metroid II: Return of Samus; [4] it features a story and structure similar to the original game but includes updated controls, visuals, and gameplay. [2] [3] [5] The game introduces several features new to the side-scrolling Metroid games. [5]
The first 3D Metroid game, Metroid Prime (2002), was developed by Retro Studios for the GameCube and received acclaim. It was followed by Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004) and the Wii game Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007). Metroid: Other M (2010), developed by Team Ninja for the Wii, received weaker reviews.
Samus in battle with a Flying Pirate. The player character is controlled from a first-person perspective. Metroid Prime is an action-adventure game in which players control protagonist Samus Aran from a first-person perspective, unlike previous games in the Metroid series, [5] [6] with third-person elements used for Morph Ball mode. [5]
Pages in category "Metroid games" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... Metroid Prime 2: Echoes; Metroid Prime 3: Corruption; Metroid ...
This category describes games that have been classified as falling into the Metroidvania genre of gameplay, a specific type of action-adventure game (as well as platform game, generally) that features a large interconnected game world that progressively becomes more accessible as the player collects power-ups.
Metroidvania [a] is a sub-genre of action-adventure games and/or platformers focused on guided non-linearity and utility-gated exploration and progression. The term is a partial blend of the names of the video game series Metroid and Castlevania, based on the template from Metroid (1986), Castlevania II (1987), Super Metroid (1994), and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997).
Metroid: Other M is the first game in the Metroid series to feature melee attacks. [11] With well-timed button presses, players can use special techniques, such as the Sense Move, which allows them to dodge enemy attacks, and the Overblast, where Samus jumps on the enemy and fires a charged shot at point-blank range.