Game Information

Original Release Date: March 19, 1994

Platforms: New Nintendo 3DS, Super Famicom, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U

Involved Companies: Nintendo R&D1, Intelligent Systems, Nintendo, Nintendo

Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure

Summary: The Space Pirates, merciless agents of the evil Mother Brain, have stolen the last Metroid from a research station, and once again Mother Brain threatens the safety of the galaxy! Samus Aran must don her awesome array of high-tech weaponry to retrieve the deadly Metroid hidden deep within the cave-riddled planet Zebes. Super Metroid features excellent graphics, with a huge variety of enemies and worlds to explore. The side-view action will be familiar to many players, only now there are new weapons and items, including the Grappling Beam, which allows Samus to swing across large chasms, and the X-Ray Scope, which reveals secret passages.