let's roll welcome to watch mojo.com and
today we'll be counting down the top 10
Metroid games
Samus looks like I'm going to need to
ask for your cooperation on this mission
for this list we've picked the 10 best
games with Metroid in the title although
Metroid Prime Trilogy doesn't count
since the individual Prime games have to
be ranked on this
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list number 10 Metroid Other M and the
explosion that followed destroyed Planet
zebus along with the remains of Mother
Brain Metroid Other M is okay let's just
say it's an inconsistent game compared
to the rest of the
series it removed the series's focus on
mystery giving Samus a rather monotone
portrayal with horrendous writing I had
been reliving the tragic moments of my
recent past to be 100% honest it only
made this list because it was either
this or a prime pinball for the 10 slot
and we're slaves to our format a
collaboration between Nintendo and
techos team ninja Other M is still a
decent action platformer let down by a
terrible unskippable story I knew it to
be true but still couldn't help looking
at my palm for a sign number nine
Metroid Prime
hunters Metroid Prime hunters
accomplished something many thought
Impossible by trans ating the amazing
FPS action of the Prime series to a
handheld console with some of the best
graphics seen on the system Hunters is
one of the best first person shooters
you can find on the
DS while the single player campaign was
really repetitive the online multiplayer
death matches were the real star of the
package
here overall some of the magic of the
Prime series was lost in the translation
mostly due to the focus on shooting over
exploration placing Hunters firmly in in
the good but not great
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territory number eight Metroid 2 return
of Samus be afraid be very afraid One
Life sucking Metroid survived the first
Metroid adventure and it's multiplying
rapidly Metroid 2 return of Samus put
Gamers back in the shoes of Samus Aran
except this time she's on a one-woman
mission to commit Metroid asde and rid
the galaxy of the aliens forever we'll
get to the ethics of samus's Miss later
but Metroid 2 is basically a direct
continuation of The Originals
gameplay without any map or hints to
guide you Metroid 2 is a daunting game
made even more difficult by the Limited
Graphics of the original game boy but
it's still a fun game that contained a
crucial turning point for later Metroid
titles number seven
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Metroid Metroid is the game that started
it all and introduced us to Samus the
badass Bounty Hunter intent on
destroying the deadly Metroid
aliens the original Metroid broke so
many barriers with its huge explorable
World nonlinear gameplay and controller
smashing
difficulty without any map system to
guide you Metroid is an unforgiving
experiment in space fairing isolation
but it holds a special place in
Nintendo's library for its
groundbreaking design and fantastic
inclusion of a female
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protagonist number six Metroid Prime 2
echo following up one of the most
critically acclaimed games ever was no
easy task but for the most part Prime 2
lives up to its predecessor while
introducing several new mechanics and
refining Prime's gameplay it introduced
Dimension switching gameplay play with a
light world and dark world that you have
to switch between in order to solve
puzzles and stop Dark
Samus oh and there is a multiplayer mode
but it's pretty forgettable so just
stick with the single player and you'll
have a
blast number five Metroid zero
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Mission now this is how you do a remake
fixing almost all of the issues with the
first Metroid game and giving us some
new surprises along the
way it features the same general story
with Samus exploring zebus which is
infested with space pirates metroids and
other alien Critters ultimately leading
to an epic battle with Mother
Brain the inclusion of a new stealth
section made the game feel fresh without
losing its nostalgic appeal as can be
expected in a 2d Metroid game the
graphics controls and atmosphere are all
amazing though it does lose a couple of
points for being a bit short and kind of
easy in certain sections it's still Mega
solid number four Metroid
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Fusion Metroid Fusion is chronologically
the latest entry in the Metroid series
and serves as a metaphor for upsetting
the balance of nature as samus's
genocidal actions in Metroid 2 has led
to a new deadly threat in the form of
the mysterious X
parasite Samus must explore an abandoned
research station now overrun by the X
who have the ability to mimic the form
of any host they infect including Samus
herself despite being a little more
linear Metroid Fusion impressively
packed all of the gritty Sci-Fi Action
that Gamers had come to expect into a
handheld package also that scream from
Neo Ridley woo
number three Metroid Prime 3 corruption
activating farious
suit suit diagnostic complete Metroid
Prime 3 managed to improve on the Prime
series already impressive immersion by
incorporating weote controls that made
you feel like you were controlling
samus's arm
gun Beyond The Amazing control scheme
Prime 3 also improved upon its
predecessors with better graphics more
intense battles and some awe inspiring
locations it's also a more cinematic
game compared to the other entries in
the Prime series bringing in voice
acting and a more action-packed story to
round off a fantastic Trilogy if we
don't make it to the top in time we can
kiss this planet goodbye relax We're the
good guys justice will prevail and all
that stuff right SS number number two
Super
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Metroid Super Metroid is one of the best
games on one of the most legendary
gaming consoles ever the Super Nintendo
Super Metroid features some of the most
hauntingly beautiful environments ever
seen in a video game while posing a
serious challenge for even the most
experienced
Gamers with daunting bosses and a huge
world you can search every nook and
cranny on planet zez and still only
finished the game with a 50% completion
rate even today Super Metroid doesn't
feel all that dated which is pretty
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impressive number one Metroid
Prime it was a very close call for the
number one slot between this game and
Super Metroid in the end it was our
suggest page that decided the top spot
cuz our staff was split on the decision
then again that's how amazing a job
Retro Studios did following up a
Timeless SNES game and successfully
bringing Samus into
3D it combined the open-ended
exploration and gritty atmosphere of
Super Metroid with an even more
immersive first-person perspective
amazingly Rich lore thanks to scanning
and an incredibly atmospheric
soundtrack Retro Studios undoubtedly
released one of the best games of all
time with Metroid
Prime do you agree with our list which
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