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Metroid [a] 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 other malevolent forces and their attempts to harness the power of the parasitic Metroid creatures.
Metroid was one of the ten NES games released as part of the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program for people who purchased the Nintendo 3DS prior to its first price drop. It was released in North America on August 31 and in Europe on September 1, 2011. [26] [27] Metroid was released for all 3DS owners on March 1, 2012. [28]
Metroid II: Return of Samus [a] is a 1991 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy.The first Metroid game for a handheld game console, it was released in North America in November 1991 and in Japan and Europe in 1992.
Metroid: Other M [a] is an action-adventure game developed by Tecmo Koei's Team Ninja and Nintendo and published by Nintendo for the Wii on August 31, 2010. It is part of the Metroid series, and takes place between the events of Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion .
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]
Development of the game was continued by people from the Metroid fan community, including bug fixes, new enemies and story elements, and additional game modes such as New Game+ and a "Randomizer", which shuffles the locations of power-ups. [23] Nintendo released an official remake of Metroid II, Metroid: Samus Returns, in 2017. [24]
[3] [4] [5] He also directed Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion, Metroid: Zero Mission, Metroid: Other M, and was the producer for Metroid: Samus Returns and Metroid Dread. [6] [7] Sakamoto's design work is also found in Nintendo games including Balloon Kid (1990), Game & Watch Gallery (1997), Wario Land 4 (2001), and the WarioWare series.
Metroid Prime Hunters is a 2006 action-adventure game developed by Nintendo Software Technology and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It was released in North America in March 2006, with other territories later.