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A lone bounty hunter descends to a hostile world in this 2017 remake, rebuilding a classic Metroid adventure for the Nintendo 3DS.

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Metroid: Samus Returns is a Metroidvania game developed by MercurySteam and Nintendo EPD and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS on September 15, 2017. A reimagining of the bounty hunter Samus Aran’s early mission on the planet SR388, it rebuilds a classic adventure of exploration, upgrades and pursuit through labyrinthine caverns.

It is notable as the first entirely new Metroid game in years and the first mainline entry not made in-house at Nintendo’s own studios, with MercurySteam handling development alongside Nintendo EPD. Its arrival helped mark a return for the series.

Genre
Metroidvania
Publisher
Nintendo

Reviews

Metacritic

85/100

Critic score

OpenCritic

86/100

2017

IGN

8.5/10

GameSpot

9/10

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Releases

Platform Release date Region Edition Media
Nintendo 3DS September 15, 2017 —
Physical (Nintendo)
Digital (Nintendo eShop)

Wikis & community

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