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Metroid [a] is a series of nonlinear science fiction action games published by Nintendo, featuring side-scrolling, metroidvania, and first-person shooter elements. The player character and protagonist of the series is Samus Aran, a space-faring bounty hunter who battles Space Pirates and a species called the Metroid.
Ridley (Japanese: リドリー, Hepburn: Ridorī), also known in-universe by the alias Cunning God of Death, [1] is a major antagonist in the Metroid series. An evil and aggressive draconic extraterrestrial, he became Samus Aran 's archnemesis after murdering the latter's parents as he led a Space Pirate raid on her homeworld.
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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
195 page Manga/Strategy Guide, released only in Japan. [66] Super Metroid: Shounen Oh Game Comic, issue #1 August 1994 Notes: 18-page adaptation, consisting of comedic strips with four panels. [67] Metroid: Monthly Magazine Z: November 2003 [68] –May 2004 [69] Notes: Two-volume manga, tells the backstory of Samus Aran up to the events of Metroid.
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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).
Super Metroid [a] [b] is a 1994 action-adventure game developed by Nintendo and Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.It is the third installment in the Metroid series, following the events of the Game Boy game Metroid II: Return of Samus (1991).