After playing Metroid Prime 4, a reader suggests that silent protagonist Samus Aran is the worst thing about it and dragging the franchise down.

Metroid Prime 4's Samus Aran vs. Halo's Master Chief is touted as an epic showdown between two gaming icons, but it might not even be a fair fight.

Samus Aran, the science fiction protagonist in the Metroid series, is arguably Nintendo’s most mysterious character. She ...

Since this franchise title makes up one half of the inspiration for the genre term “metroidvania,” you probably already know what a typical 2D Metroid game looks like, but I’ll break it down anyway.

Ritwik is a passionate gamer who has a soft spot for JRPGs. He's been writing about all things gaming for six years and counting. There was a time when Samus was hounded by a dark version of herself ...

This article contains spoilers for some Metroid lore, specifically from ‘Metroid Fusion,’ along with some wild theorizing about what’s going on in ‘Metroid Dread.’ Metroid Dread can be terrifying. At ...

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond not only reinforces that Samus Aran can headline a game in first-person or in side-scrolling form, ...

As I'm sure you know, Metroid Prime 4is finally arriving next week for Nintendo Switch 2. Given that it's been an eye-watering 18 years since the last Metroid Prime game, you'd be forgiving for ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. It’s been a busy day for E3 2021, with the biggest announcement probably being Nintendo’s revival of the long-rumored Metroid Dread title for the ...

When I was a teenager, I bought a lavish statue of Samus Aran. Crafted by high-end memorabilia company First4Figures, it was a loving recreation of her Varia Suit, as seen in Metroid Prime. At that ...

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