TheSixthAxis

12th September 2017
Metroid: Samus Returns

Categories: Review: Software
Author: Dave Irwin
Publisher: Nintendo
Machine: Nintendo 3DS

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Scores

Nintendo 3DS Version
Overall90%

Summary

Metroid: Samus Returns shows why 2D Metroid is still top-tier. It's far from the perfection of Super Metroid, but this takes my least liked 2D Metroid game and reimagines it so completely that it almost beats the remake of the original Metroid in my estimations.

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