Super Metroid

The Good
What's not to like about this game? Graphics, sounds, music, difficulty, it's all perfect. Anybody will instantly fall in love with this game, including hardcore Michael Jackson fans. (Samus can moonwalk!) From what the description didn't tell you, Samus encouners a metroid egg (after the end of the game boy metroid) and after this egg hatches, the hatchling acts just like a bird, and presumes Samus is the mother. The game becomes a sort of "Pissed parent" sort of thing, which makes the hatchling a very vital part of the games end. Just remember to either search Planet Zebes inch by inch for every power up, or finish the game REALLY FAST. These will get you the best ending. Also, don't forget, all of the little freaks on the planet are pirates. They deserve to die just as much as the bosses.

The Bad
There is nothing I didn't like about this game, not one flaw.

The Bottom Line
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The Good
Super Metroid has been called one of the greatest games of all time - and by some critics, the greatest. While the game isn't quite the greatest, its classic status is well deserved.

Super Metroid is a 2D action/adventure, in the vein of the Castlevania series and previous Metroids - there really is no good term for the subgenre. Rather than a linear left-to-right progression, the player is free to explore different rooms in all directions. Gameplay is free enough to not seem overly constricted, but there still is a distinct linear progression throughout.

The game's visuals stand alongside some of the system's best. Entities in the game are detailed, and the different sects of Planet Zebes are visually appealing and compelling. Animation is smooth, and the game's look doesn't get old.

Few games manage to create a fan favorite character like Samus Aran - who stands alongside Nintendo franchise characters like Mario and Link, despite no dialogue or other such interaction.

The gameplay never gets old - for 5-9 hours, this game will keep your attention solidly (which is more than I can say for many of today's 20+ hour games). It may even inspire you to try a sub-3 hour run afterwards to get a special ending. The focus is balanced between exploration and action. The pacing is very well-balanced between the two. The game rarely drags, and also doesn't deteriorate into an action blast-fest.

The Bad
The play control, while largely sound, could have used some more work. Certain moves, like the wall jump, are unnecessarily unforgiving. Samus's spinning jumps may continue or stop when you let go of the directional arrows, depending on how quickly you do so. This inconsistency was the source of much frustration in certain parts of the game.

Unlike in Castlevania games (at least the ones I have played), Samus's "health" (her suit's energy, in this case), does not recharge at save points. There are a few areas in the game where one can recharge. However, more often than not, I found myself looking for an area where weak enemies continuously emerge, and would spend a couple of minutes slaughtering them for energy powerups.

The Bottom Line
Super Metroid is a great game - a true classic. I went back and played through it for the first time almost 10 years after the fact, and it captivated me from start to finish. If you missed out on this game during the Super NES's lifespan, as I did, go grab a used copy or fire up an emulator and give it a go.

The Good
With this phrase immortalized, one of the greatest adventures ever created for a game is started. Super Metroid was released for Super Nintendo in 1994. Also known as Metroid 3 is the sequel to Metroid II: Return of Samus, released for Game Boy. At the time of its release, with amazing 24 MB, was the greatest game ever released for a console.

The story shows our heroine (and bounty hunter), Samus Aran returning to the Planet Zebes (where she fought the leader of the space pirates - Mother Brain - in the original game for the NES platform), after a Metroid larva (which followed Samus as a confused child at the end of Metroid II) is stolen from a research spatial laboratory where Samus left the larva to be studied for the benefit of mankind, because the unique properties of Metroid, which could be used if properly studied. Clear that those responsible for the theft are no more, no less than Ridley, the general spatial Pirates Mother Brain, and his foes.

With a epic visual of genre sci-fi, Super Metroid brought beautiful graphics, showing an alien planet filled with secret passages and secrets. The game is non-linear, and you need to grab power-ups for weapons, armor and other items of movement to pass through places or obstructed with the original equipment Samus, are impossible to pass.

The soundtrack is unique, with subjects somewhat dark and mystical melodies, it immerses us in the game, making a perfect match with each scenario and progress of the story. Super Metroid still has three different endings, depending on playing time and the percentage of items that you get caught.

The Bad
There is nothing to dislike about this game!

The Bottom Line
Super Metroid is an absolute classic and still widely regarded as one of the best games of all time. A game so well designed that was considered as a "model" to make a 2D platform game action, and influenced many games that followed, from Castlevania to modern games where you have to collect new power-ups to reach areas previously inaccessible. If you've never played, do not waste time and go to know that this game is a work of art.