Metroid: Samus Returns
8.8
Platforms
- Nintendo 3DSSep 15, 20178.7playscore8.553 Critics9.43.41K Players
53 critic reviews · 9 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Metroid: Samus Returns isn’t just a simple reimagining that improves on the original game's limitations and notable issues. It’s a phenomenal blueprint of the 2D Metroid formula that captures the series’ best elements while adding in gameplay refinements and mechanics that feel just right. Some repetition lingers, but that's hardly enough to hold the game back from returning Metroid to the top tier of platforming.
Joey Thurmond · Oct 03, 2017 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - Metroid: Samus Returns is a remake that plays it close to the original, for both good and the bad. To its credit, the story (or lack thereof) is still a thrilling exercise of environmental storytelling and the puzzles are varied and interesting; however, the lack of boss variety, experimental stop-and-go gameplay, and dated visuals make this Metroid title more of a love letter for old-school fans, and potentially a chore to those more accustomed to contemporary genre norms.
Lou Contaldi · Oct 02, 2017 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - While not allowing for the subterranean trek through SR388 to fully flourish in its own individual right, Metroid: Samus Returns is nonetheless a highly enjoyable remake of one of the series’ more overlooked and forgotten entrants. With new items and gameplay mechanics added into the mix, not to mention the surprisingly tense confrontations with the many titular foes throughout, Nintendo’s own take on how Metroid 2 would and should fare in the modern age is frantic in its action but carefully balanced by the series’ slow-burning exploration. With Metroid Prime 4 looming on the horizon, the signs here at least are notably promising.
Jordan Helm · Sep 29, 2017 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - Metroid: Samus Returns is a triumphant return to form for the franchise, and its greatest victory is that it makes it feel as though Samus never left to begin with.
Pramath Parijat · Sep 28, 2017 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - This revitalization project between Nintendo and Mercury Steam is a beacon of hope for so much. Hope for Metroid to see a new era of great new games. Hope for moving forward in terms of what the series’ 2D entries can be, without just sticking to the same formulas (something a few million Metroidvanias on Steam could learn from). And hope that more collaborations like this may come in the future, where indie developers clearly inspired by Nintendo have teh chance to work side-by-side with the studio that started…everything. It’s a hopeful day in the dark workings of the cosmos. Samus has returned.
Jay Petrequin · Sep 22, 2017 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - Metroid: Samus Returns’ amalgamation of some things old and some things new results in a 2D Metroid game that, while at its most evolved, is caught in somewhat of an identity crisis. There are brief flickers of brilliance showing us what this exploratory new take on the series could have been, but it often finds itself carrying the overbearing weight of being a pseudo-authentic remake. Metroid: Samus Returns will satisfy most, but leaves too much to be desired to be considered a true leap forward.
Aaron Potter · Sep 21, 2017 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - Metroid: Samus Returns provides a strong return for the series, but ultimately the source material the remake is based off of holds it back from being more than it is...
David Fisher · Sep 15, 2017 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - Metroid: Samus Returns is another wonderful 3DS game that gives owners yet another reason to pick up their 3DS consoles, even with the Switch’s growing library. It looks great, plays great, and is as faithful to older Metroid games as you could ask for. All we can hope for now is that this is just the beginning of the 2D Metroid renaissance.
Dave Aubrey · Sep 13, 2017 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - It has been a staggering 13 years since the last 2D Metroid game and Samus has finally returned to her roots. But Metroid: Samus Returns doesn’t merely hope to satisfy a sense of nostalgia, it transcends those aspirations to become a much more compelling experience. It takes nearly everything about its predecessors that made them great and introduces new elements that make gameplay feel fresh and exciting.
Grady Penna · Sep 13, 2017 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - Despite the flaws with its pacing, Metroid: Samus Returns feels like true classic reborn- with all the polish expected of a modern release and stands proudly among the other fantastic 2D entries to the series.
Jae Lee · Sep 13, 2017 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
Brave the hostile terrain of an alien planet teeming with vicious life forms as legendary bounty hunter Samus Aran. Her mission? Terminate the Metroid menace in this masterful reimagining of her 1991 Game Boy™ adventure. Samus Aran's arsenal has been enhanced with new moves and abilities that are sure to help her face the deadly surprises that await. This intense, side-scrolling action platformer is a great entry point into the Metroid franchise and perfect for returning fans as well, and it's available only on the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
Developer: MercurySteam