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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).
Characters of the Metroid series; Characters of the Punch-Out!! series; List of Animal Crossing series characters; List of Donkey Kong characters; List of Pokémon characters. List of Pokémon; List of generation I Pokémon; List of generation II Pokémon; List of generation III Pokémon; List of generation IV Pokémon; List of generation V ...
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.
Nintendo did also once offer a subscription motive that included four of the aforementioned Player's Guides instead of only one. Following these four Player's Guides, a fifth was released to Nintendo Power subscribers entitled Top Secret Passwords, containing passwords for a wide variety of NES, SNES, and Game Boy games. While initially billed ...
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.
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.
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 ...
Metroid Prime Hunters: 1.08 million [8] June 1, 2006: Nintendo Software Technology: Nintendo: Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings: 1.04 million [e] April 26, 2007: Square Enix: Square Enix: Drawn to Life: 1 million [25] September 10, 2007: 5th Cell: THQ: Scribblenauts: 1 million [26] September 15, 2009 [27] 5th Cell [27] Warner Bros. Interactive ...