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As Samus Aran, your mission is to penetrate the space pirates' home planet, Zebes, and keep them from destroying the galaxy with the dangerous life forms known as Metroids. Collect power items to attack enemies in new ways! [Nintendo]
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more... 85
Armchair Empire
Provides an excellent source of platforming at a very moderate price tag. There can’t be enough good said about this title as it serves as a remake of one of the early titles that changed the face of gaming forever.
 84
Nintendo Power
A perfect primer for the rest of the Metroid series. [Dec 2004, p.148]
70
GameCube Advanced
A great game worthy of the Classic line, but the difficulty will turn off many prospective gamers.
69
Nintendojo
Frankly speaking, it's one of the best titles from the NES years. However, the game has been ported so many times that it hardly stands on its own as a stand-alone experience.
60
IGN
The only reason to spend 20 bills on this one is if you have no interest in zipping through the awesome GBA remake, "Metroid: Zero Mission," or simply want to complete the Classic NES collection. It's not worth the purchase otherwise.
52
GameSpot
It's easy to see how certain aspects of Metroid's design made it a classic, but 18 years later, the overall package just doesn't measure up to today's action adventure standards.
50
Play Magazine
If you want Metroid, get "Zero Mission" instead. [Dec 2004, p.100]
50
1UP
For $10 more, you can get the exact same thing in the form of a free bonus [in "Metroid: Zero Mission"] with a top-notch remake of the game that brings its graphics, level design and story up to contemporary standards along with a cool bonus section that serves as a valuable prelude to the subsequent games. Now which one would you rather have? Think hard, now.
30
Cheat Code Central
You would be better off spending a few extra bucks and getting the "Zero Mission" game if you don't already have it. Otherwise I would be very hesitant to spend the twenty bucks on this old clunker.
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