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Metroid (1987)

Nintendo R&D1

Expanded Game of Metroid

Arcade · Nintendo 3DS · Nintendo Entertainment System · Wii · Wii U

3.37 from 1321 ratings

2938 members have it in their collection · 84 playing now · 638 backlogged · 290 wish listed

How long? Main story 5h · with extras 6h · 100% 4h (from 21 logged playthroughs)

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 … Read more
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. Read less

Details

Developers
Nintendo R&D1
Publishers
Nintendo, Playtronic
Genres
Adventure, Platform, Shooter
Themes
Action, Open world, Science fiction
Franchises
Metroid
Series
Metroid

Release dates

  • Aug 01, 1987 (Full Release) (North_America) Nintendo Entertainment System
  • 1987 (Full Release) (North_America) Arcade
  • Jan 15, 1988 (Full Release) (Europe) Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Sep 1994 (Full Release) (Brazil) Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Jul 20, 2007 (Full Release) (Australia) Wii
  • Jul 20, 2007 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii
  • Aug 13, 2007 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii
  • Mar 01, 2012 (Full Release) (North_America) Nintendo 3DS
  • Mar 15, 2012 (Full Release) (Europe) Nintendo 3DS
  • Jul 11, 2013 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii U
  • Jul 11, 2013 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii U
  • Feb 03, 2016 (Full Release) (Korea) Nintendo 3DS

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Rating distribution

5 stars
193
4 stars
374
3 stars
519
2 stars
203
1 star
32

Community All Reviews Statuses

8BitHero

Status 8BitHero Oct 14, 2016

Spent a few minutes playing last night and it was most enjoyable. Wanted to test something out to see if my modded controller lit up, which after some soldering and gluing it functioned again.

Not sure why I didn't get into the game before, but it's great and I can see why it's a classic. Will have to revisit soon.

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AlfredoSalza

Status AlfredoSalza Aug 17, 2015

A lot of farming and bombing everywhere to find secrets, but still a good NES game. Can't really recommend it over Super Metroid or Metroid Fusion, so it's pretty much 100% nostalgia.

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shinespark

Status shinespark Apr 24, 2015

Really glad I finally took the time to play through this! It's got a totally different feel from Super, much more alien and labyrinthine.

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