Expanded Game

Metroid

1987 · Arcade · Nintendo 3DS · Wii · Wii U · Nintendo Entertainment System · Shooter · Platform · Adventure

66IGDB player score
241 ratings

Previously Take

That 66 average hides a game its 241 fans would defend to the death. Adventure in the classic sense, from Nintendo: science fiction, open world, forward momentum, and places worth seeing. Just you and the game. No lobbies, no teammates, no excuses. From 1987, back when games shipped finished.

About this game

It's you against the evil Mother Brain in the thrilling battle of Metroid! You're inside the fortress planet Zebes. The planet of endless secret passageways where the Metroid are multiplying. Left alone the Metroid are harmless. But in the wrong hands they could destroy the galaxy. It's up to you to prevent the Mother Brain that controls Zebes from using the Metroid for evil purposes. But that won't be easy. You'll have to use your spacesuit to absorb valuable energy for your search to gain the use of power items like the Ice Beam, Wave Beam, High Jump Boots and Varia. If you survive, it will be you and your acquired powers against the Mother Brain.