Description

On the planet Zebes, Space Pirates and their leader, the Mother Brain, are about to be caught out by the only hero that can stop them, Samus Aran. With a battle suit filled with powerful weapons and the ability to pull off amazing special moves, Samus must use all of her power to take down the Pirates and their leader.

The planet itself is filled with enemies, traps and deadly terrain. Using Samus' Grappling Beam, and other nifty items, you can traverse the landscape, while morphing into a fast ball device allows Samus to travel into hard to reach places. Power-ups also litter the levels, each helping Samus either with improvements to her weapons or her defensive output.

Alternate Titles

  • "Sūpā Metoroido" -- Japanese Romaji title
  • "Metroid 3" -- Game introduction
  • "スーパーメトロイド" -- Japanese spelling

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User Reviews

On a planet with this much intoxicating atmosphere, you're gonna need that space suit! SNES J. P. Gray (79)
A strong classic, if maybe SLIGHTLY overrated SNES *Legion* (141)
Gameplay greatness and pixel poetry SNES Vecster (24)
Bring back my baby!!!! SNES Daniel Maze (3)
A super sci-fi adventure! SNES Phobos-Romulus (42)

The Press Says

HonestGamers SNES Jan 13, 2004 10 out of 10 100
GamePro SNES Jun, 1994 5 out of 5 100
Mygamer.com SNES Oct 31, 2004 9.6 out of 10 96
IGN Wii Aug 20, 2007 9.5 out of 10 95
MAN!AC SNES Jul, 1994 95 out of 100 95
Total!! UK Magazine SNES 1994 94 out of 100 94
Nintendo Land SNES Sep 13, 2003 92 out of 100 92
Nintendo Magazine System UK SNES Jun, 1994 92 out of 100 92
All Game Guide SNES 1998 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
GameCola.net SNES Sep, 2003 6.8 out of 10 68

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
The art direction 2 J. P. Gray (79)
Apr 24, 2008

Trivia

Super Metroid, due to its incredible level design and planning, is one of the most popular games for Speed Runs and is still being perfected to this day.


This entry was contributed by Kartanym Bronze Star Contributing Member (9910) and gamewarrior (5118)
 

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