metroid

A series of video games produced by Nintendo. One of the company's most successful franchises, the series spans through several Nintendo systems, with the first game, Metroid, released in 1986 for the Famicom Disk System and in 1987 for the NES.

The games chronicle the missions of bounty hunter Samus Aran, who protects the galaxy from Space Pirates and their attempts to harness the power of the parasitic Metroid creatures. The gameplay combines adventure based on exploration and item-gathering with platformer and shooter dynamics. The Metroid games are famous for their nonlinear gameplay, where one can complete a game with a fraction of the items available in the game.

For the eponymous alien lifeform, see Metroid (creature).

Media

Video games

• Metroid (FDS/NES)
• Metroid 2: Return of Samus (GB)
• Super Metroid (SNES)
• Metroid Fusion (GBA)
• Metroid Prime 1 (GC)
• Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)
• Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (GC)
• Metroid Prime Hunters (NDS)
• Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
• Metroid: Other M (Wii)
• Metroid Prime: Federation Force (3DS)
• Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS)
• Metroid Dread (Switch)
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Switch)
• Metroid Ravenous (Switch 2)

Comics

• Victory Techniques for Metroid
• Metroid (manga)

Characters

Player

• Samus Aran

Enemies

• Metroid
• Space Pirate

Recurring bosses

• Dark Samus
• Kraid
• Mother Brain
• Ridley

Recurring NPCs

• Adam Malkovich
• Galactic Federation Trooper

Related tags

Items and abilities

• Morph Ball
• Paralyzer
• Power Suit
• Zero Suit
• Samus's Gunship
• Speed booster
• Screw Attack

Other

• Chozo
• Phazon

External links

• Wikipedia: Metroid

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