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Metroid (Classic NES Series)
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 9 critic reviews
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Based on 4 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Genre(s): Action, Adventure
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: October 25, 2004
Summary
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]
Also On Metacritic
GAMES: Metroid Fusion Metroid Prime Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Metroid: Zero Mission
Also On The Web: Official Game Site
What The Critics Said
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...
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.
Read Full Review >Nintendo Power
A perfect primer for the rest of the Metroid series. [Dec 2004, p.148]
GameCube Advanced
A great game worthy of the Classic line, but the difficulty will turn off many prospective gamers.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >Play Magazine
If you want Metroid, get "Zero Mission" instead. [Dec 2004, p.100]
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.
Read Full Review >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.
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
[Anonymous] gave it a2:
Just buy metroid zero mission instead.
AB gave it a 6:
This game is awesome, but the problem is that it has already been remade on the GBA (Metroid: Zero Mission). On top of that, this game is unlockable in Zero Mission. Also, you can play this on the GameCube by connecting Metroid Prime to the GBA. So why would you want to spend $20 on this when you could a)buy Metroid Prime for $20 and connect it to Metroid Fusion or b)buy Metroid Zero Mission for $30.
