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- Join Samus Aran in the first new 2D Metroid story in 19 years
- Explore planet ZDR’s many environments as you investigate a mysterious transmission
- Deadly E.M.M.I. robots, research machines, pose a threat more intense than ever
- Feel Samus’ power grow as you gain maneuvers and abilities like the new Spider Magnet
- Power up and return to previous areas to find new paths and secrets
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Product information
ASIN | B097B1149G |
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Release date | October 8, 2021 |
Customer Reviews |
4.8 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #1,629 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #182 in Nintendo Switch Games |
Product Dimensions | 0.44 x 6.59 x 4.16 inches; 1.76 ounces |
Type of item | Video Game |
Rated | Teen |
Item model number | HACPAYL8A |
Item Weight | 1.76 ounces |
Manufacturer | Nintendo |
Date First Available | June 14, 2021 |
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Join intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran in her first new 2D Metroid story in 19 years
Samus’ story continues after the events of the Metroid Fusion game when she descends upon planet ZDR to investigate a mysterious transmission sent to the Galactic Federation. After a harrowing encounter with a living Chozo—a race previously thought to be extinct—she ends up deep below the surface of the planet. The remote world has become overrun by vicious alien lifeforms and chilling mechanical menaces. Samus is more agile and capable than ever, but can she overcome the inhuman threats stalking the depths of ZDR?
Face off against unrelenting E.M.M.I. robots
Once DNA-extracting research machines, the imposing E.M.M.I. are now hunting Samus. Tensions are high as you evade these E.M.M.I. to avoid a cruel death while finding a way to take them down. Find out what turned these robotic wonders into the scourge of ZDR and escape with your life.
Feel Samus’ power grow as you gain maneuvers and abilities
Parkour over obstacles, slide through tight spaces, counter enemies, and battle your way through a dangerous world. You’ll acquire new and familiar abilities as you traverse the many environments of ZDR. Blast multiple targets with the new Storm Missile or use the Speed Booster to dash and break through walls. Return to areas and use your new abilities to find upgrades, alternate paths, and a way forward.
New modes let you ease into ZDR, experience true dread, or take on a boss gauntlet
If this is your first time sprinting and shooting as Samus, the new Rookie Mode increases health gained from items and decreases damage from bosses. Bounty Hunters looking for a true challenge can face the new Dread Mode, which can be unlocked if the Hard Mode is finished. Complete the game to unlock Boss Rush* and fight Samus’ most formidable foes one-after-another to try to get the best time possible!
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Join Samus Aran in her first new 2D Metroid story in 19 years
Suit up as intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran and battle your way out from the depths of a mysterious alien world plagued by a mechanical menace. Samus is more agile and capable than ever, but can she overcome the inhuman threats stalking the depths of ZDR?
Winner - Best Action/Adventure Game
Face off against unrelenting E.M.M.I. robots
Once DNA-extracting research machines, the imposing E.M.M.I. are now hunting Samus. Tensions are high as you evade these E.M.M.I. to avoid a cruel death while finding a way to take them down. Find out what turned these robotic wonders into the scourge of ZDR and escape with your life.
Traverse the many environments of a dangerous world
Parkour over obstacles, slide through tight spaces, counter enemies, and battle your way through the planet. Through her countless missions, Samus has never experienced a threat like the dread of ZDR.
Discover a sprawling world
Gain abilities and return to previous areas to find new areas and hidden upgrades in classic Metroid gameplay. Planet ZDR’s sprawling map is home to many secrets to discover and powers to find.
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Samus Aran
A super-skilled bounty hunter who has single-handedly confronted and defeated multiple galactic threats. She is said to be the strongest warrior in the galaxy.
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E.M.M.I.
Extraplanetary Multiform Mobile Identifiers (E.M.M.I.) are large, highly agile, research robots. Dispatched to planet ZDR by the Galactic Federation, these deadly robots are now in pursuit of Samus.
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Central Units
These brain-like organic supercomputers hold the key to wielding the Omega Cannon—a weapon strong enough to take down an E.M.M.I.
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Chozo Warriors
Chozo sightings are rare, as the remaining members of this once-mighty civilization keep a low profile. But the Chozo that Samus encounters on ZDR is on a warpath, ready to destroy whoever crosses it.
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Fierce Fauna
The planet's native species can be deadly. Stay on your toes to stay alive.
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Customers find the game fun, with a solid gameplay foundation. They also appreciate the beautiful graphics and detailed backgrounds. Customers also mention that the game has a decent amount of challenge and exploration. They say the worlds are well designed and worth watching over.
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Customers find the game awesome, fun, and enjoyable. They say the final boss is extremely fun and an amazing test of your skills. They also mention that the 60fps frame rate makes the game a joy to play, with fun boss fights. Customers also say it's the best 2D Metroid game they've ever played and worth grabbing.
"...did a good job of having items available throughout making it fun to go exploring when you weren't certain where to go next...." Read more
"...Art. Art is good. This game's got hella art. See the art. Very pretty, much gaze. The graphics, while not the best, still looks incredible...." Read more
"...Bottom line: this game is amazing and fulfills all the expectations 15 years of development have created, the game is gorgeous, the areas are varied..." Read more
"...foundation (this is easily the best she has ever felt in 2D) and fun boss fights (though I do miss having Ridley in a Metroid title..." Read more
Customers like the quality of the game. They say the gameplay is extremely fluid, responsive, and fun. They also mention that the game has a solid gameplay foundation, and the 2D gameplay is awesome. Customers also praise the controls and physics, saying that Samus feels like an agile super soldier.
"...being able to slide, and the new phase mechanic, traversing the maps can be really fluid...." Read more
"...I'm able to give M:D such a high score is because it doesn't hold back in the slightest...." Read more
"...will definitely be replayed a ton in the future due to its solid gameplay foundation (this is easily the best she has ever felt in 2D) and fun boss..." Read more
"...Overall, best 2D Metroid game due to it’s faster pace and more action oriented gameplay. A must get for Metriod fans and fans of the genre" Read more
Customers find the difficulty level of the game to be decent, with plenty of challenge and exploration. They also say the boss fights are challenging, but rewarding. Overall, customers say the game is well designed and provides a stiff challenge.
"...There are aliasing lines, but I can ignore those.Enemies are much more varied than in SR...." Read more
"...Exploration is well handled for the main path as well, you will never see one of the stupid flashing “go here” dots like you did in Fusion...." Read more
"...It can get kind of frustrating at times, but it never feels unfair and there are plenty of checkpoints so you don't have to keep replaying already-..." Read more
"...The same goes for the boss matches. Some of them are fairly simple to understand, others are missile magnets that require repeating certain attack..." Read more
Customers find the visuals in the game beautiful, detailed, and well designed. They also appreciate the level design and the variety of zones. Overall, customers describe the game as modern but nostalgic, with lovingly crafted animations and a 60fps frame rate.
"...Art. Art is good. This game's got hella art. See the art. Very pretty, much gaze. The graphics, while not the best, still looks incredible...." Read more
"...of development have created, the game is gorgeous, the areas are varied and distinctive, and the gameplay is unreasonably satisfying...." Read more
"...definitely knows how to treat Samus properly as her animations are very appropriate for her and of high quality...." Read more
"...Very cinematic during boss intros and defeatsSound is good. Best with headset or surround sound system when docked...." Read more
Customers find the classic series great and worth watching over and over again. They also describe the game as a solid entry in a great series that fits player's experiences. Overall, customers say it's a very fun and welcome Metroid game.
"...Overall, a very fun and welcome Metroid game to help bide time with until Prime 4 is released." Read more
"...There are numerous quality of life improvements and tons of well thought out mechanics, much more so than SR...." Read more
"...those out of reach items were located: Dread does a wonderful job of reminding and hinting without being too explicit...." Read more
"I'm really digging this game. Metroid Dread is a solid entry that will definitely be replayed a ton in the future due to its solid gameplay..." Read more
Customers like the plot of the video game. They say it has good story elements, a creative plot, and faithful and interesting puzzles. They also say the game progression and power-ups are fantastic. Customers also mention that the final boss fight is amazing.
"...So far the story is phenomenal, and I rarely give stories high praise. I won't say much here because these are spoilers you won't want spoiled...." Read more
"...The story is excellent, it gets a bit exposition dump-y in a certain cutscene at one point midway through..." Read more
"...Final boss fight is AMAZING. That's all I'll say on that to prevent spoilers.Seriously though, it's a really good Metroid game...." Read more
"...Incredible.Story is good, nothing mind blowing.A few nitpicks that I have are all minor.1...." Read more
Customers like the controls in the video game. They mention that they are precise, tight, and better than previous Metroid games. They also appreciate the difficulty settings, saying that it has an easy difficulty or a harder one. Customers also like the beautiful graphics and varied settings. They like that there are multiple ways to do everything that match your play level.
"...So there are definitely secrets, quite a few power-ups, and nice abilities...." Read more
"...Controls are tight. If you get hit, you are unable to move for a split second...." Read more
"...-time-use weapon that allows you to defeat it, but again the awkward controls to use it make the whole encounter artificially more difficult than it..." Read more
"...Number of upgrades and ability unlocks are constant and consistent (unless you get yourself lost)...." Read more
Customers find the pacing of the video game to be fast and fun. They also appreciate the smooth 60 fps performance and responsive controls. Readers also mention that the sliding makes things much faster paced.
"...Overall, best 2D Metroid game due to it’s faster pace and more action oriented gameplay. A must get for Metriod fans and fans of the genre" Read more
"...with Samus’s fluid movement, lovingly crafted animations, and a 60fps frame rate, makes this Metroid a joy to play...." Read more
"...Saves are forgiving. The game is well paced...." Read more
"...The story delivers, and it delivers quickly save for an intro with text to catch you up to speed since Fusion...." Read more
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Now, finally, came Dread, and it was a huge refresher. First off all, it didn't minimalize Samus' role as the galaxy's most feared bounty hunter, which already starts off better than a certain game did. The movement in Dread has been overhauled and really had some nice thought put in to it. Between being able to slide, and the new phase mechanic, traversing the maps can be really fluid. Then you add in the shinespark, and there are countless puzzle opportunities. Some of them are _extremely_ challenging, but can eventually be gotten with enough attempts, learning the game, and (in some cases) a little luck.
When you first begin, it appears that the game is going to be pretty linear - go get item X so you can fight boss Y to unlock ability Z, repeat. However, by the time you have finished the first or second major bosses of the game, things start to open up more. I wound up sequence breaking to get morph ball bombs early, then again later to get the gravity suit before I should have; which in turn made a subsequent boss battle significantly harder than I think it would have been had I gone in order... but that allowed me to also get screw attack out of order, and then back track to find the locations for a few key abilities I had skipped along the way (and had a much easier time with their respective bosses as a result). So there are definitely secrets, quite a few power-ups, and nice abilities.
Collecting everything was a bit too simple in my perspective, especially in comparison to Fusion, but overall, the game did a good job of having items available throughout making it fun to go exploring when you weren't certain where to go next. There are also a few places that the game really doesn't expect you to get to out of order that can lead to some extremely difficult tricks being needed to escape them, or reverting to last save (at least in one case for me). As always, when you are exploring a new area, it is useful to shoot ever surface looking for hidden breakable blocks, and the in-game map allows you to put down markers to help you remember areas to come back to later.
As far as story goes, I believe that they wound up cutting about 1 boss from the game, and likely at least 1 ability; just due to a certain boss not actually having a related ability unlocked after defeating them, and a background thing that was hunting critters that I do not recall ever encountering. This possibly would have led to a less-stark contrast as you approach the end of the game. Things... just sort of start happening without any background story behind them that would lead you to expect that was a part of the story, or a possibility to happen. As a result, they had to be filled in retroactively, which felt a bit unauthentic - a little more struggle along the path, particularly in the form of a cutscene or two would have made the ending transition a bit less jarring.
The bosses are majority new, with only 1 returning boss from what I could tell. There are a few mini-bosses which get a bit repetitive as they all fight basically the same and aren't overly interesting battles, but that does help show you as your skills and in-game power increase that you are in fact making progress.
Overall, a very fun and welcome Metroid game to help bide time with until Prime 4 is released.
However, I am delighted to say that this game absolutely exceeds ALL expectations. I've not beaten the game yet, but I'm willing to say this may be the single most perfect Metroid game Nintendo has ever given us. This game, unlike so many others in the last few years, gets a 10/10 from me, and this is high praise, as I am a very harsh critic.
The reason I'm able to give M:D such a high score is because it doesn't hold back in the slightest. If it's going to punch you, it's going to give you everything it has. Bosses are beautifully crafted and not one single boss has been too easy or lame. Every single one has challenged me, killed me, and forced me to think outside the box to beat them. Each death adds to your skill in ways most other games don't even touch on, even Samus Returns.
This game is built on the Samus Returns gameplay style. While I really enjoyed SR, M:D takes this engine to a new level. There are numerous quality of life improvements and tons of well thought out mechanics, much more so than SR. If Samus Returns were a food, it would be a hamburger, filling and delicious. If Metroid Dread were a meal, it would be a 3 course at Gordon Ramsay's restaurant. I mean this in every way. A hamburger you eat and you're done. M:D just keep coming and coming and coming and its amazing and terrifiying and beautifully crafted.
The sound design is so incredibly amazing. Rarely do I find myself in quiet rooms outside the safe area. The ambiance is superb. The soundtrack makes your heart race. When you're in danger, YOU ARE IN DANGER, and the audio beats right along with your poor overencumbered heart. The music and sound design makes this game feel like, "It's GOING," or, "It's HAPPENING!" Moments where you catch your breath are sweet sighs of relief, readying yourself to enter that doorway and get back in the fight or flight again. The only criticism I have on sound is that they reused the heat and lava warning sound from SR. That blaring alarm sounds so low quality next to all the other sounds. They also reused the parry sound, but that fits right in.
Art. Art is good. This game's got hella art. See the art. Very pretty, much gaze. The graphics, while not the best, still looks incredible. The stylization Nintendo is known for for making lower resolutions look outstanding is here. There are aliasing lines, but I can ignore those.
Enemies are much more varied than in SR. Each one has its own timing for parry, and some don't even have parry as an option. There seem to be enemy types that all areas abide by, but instead of how they did it in SR where new enemies were just recolors, every area has their own enemy models. Going to a new area and seeing new gnarly toothed floating things of rage is really cool and every zone has enemies that fit it's environment.
So far the story is phenomenal, and I rarely give stories high praise. I won't say much here because these are spoilers you won't want spoiled. Needless to say, Metroid type s*** is HAPPENING! This game has a lot of cannon. Metroid Fusion is important, being the last mainline 2D Metroid game in the series. Exploring the game later on after a certain event takes place (you'll know what I mean when you get there) is unbelievably cool and nostalgic. Beating my first... uh... certain.... boss... filled me with IMMENSE pride, like I showed it whos boss again and told it to sit tf back down. This story is very well crafted and I hate that I shant say anything more about it. 10/10. This game also has voice acting! And it's good!
Controls are tight. If you get hit, you are unable to move for a split second. The puzzles in this game are all well thought out and thought provoking. There were a couple spots where I thought I was softlocked but I was just being a big ol stupidhead. Being a veteran of Metroid games, I feel I have been able to find my way through the maze of the map fairly easily, but then again, I think the map design and room placement is also just really good.
If you like Metroid, have played a 2D Metroid in the past, and have played Samus Returns or Metroid Fusion, this game is for you.
Just a disclaimer for the weak of heart. This game is named Metroid Dread for a reason. This game will fill you with dread as you watch helplessly as you die. There are zones where you are powerless against the specific type of foe. I joked with one of my friends that this game could have also been called Metroid: Scary or Metroid: AAAH!
I find it helps to tell the enemies "please sir do not hurt me for I am just a wee baby."
Enjoy this masterpiece!
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Reviewed in Brazil on July 2, 2023