Metroid: Zero Mission

Metroid: Zero Mission is the second Game Boy Advance title to feature the legendary bounty hunter Samus Aran. The details regarding this exciting title are...
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GBA

9.5

excellent

Game Overview

Metroid: Zero Mission is the second Game Boy Advance title to feature the legendary bounty hunter Samus Aran. The details regarding this exciting title are scarce at the moment, but judging by the title and screenshots t looks like the game will be a prequel of sorts to Metroid Fusion, and possibly to both Metroid and Super Metroid as well. The game seems to be an original adventure that borrows elements and locations from the past Metroid games on the NES and Super NES. And the engine looks more capable as well, as seen in one screenshot that features transparent foreground so players can see through them.

The Bottom Line

Explore the roots of the saga behind legendary bounty hunter, Samus Aran, in this retelling of the great NES classic. Completely new graphics, level design, control elements, power-ups, and story twists make this trip back to Zebes a thrilling new experience for fans of the series.

Sent to Zebes to investigate rumors of a deadly alien species, Samus meets her match in the form of the mysterious Metroids -- energy-sapping creatures that emerge from an oversized cerebrum beneath the planet's surface. Samus isn't the only traveler searching for the Metroids. A band of Space Pirates has touched down to extract the curious creatures and use them as weapons. Samus must thwart the pirates, but they are wily and will prove to be more trouble than Samus expects.

Expert Reviews

85/100

score

A disappointingly short-lived experience. That's partly because the game is so captivating for as long as it lasts that you may be compelled to blast your way through in just one or two sittings.

90/100

score

So while it's a somewhat weak one-shot experience, digging deeper after it's done is where much of the reward comes from.

Character Profiles

Samus Aran
Nintendo's female bounty hunter, known for her physics-defying combat armor made by an alien race known as Chozo. The main star of the Metroid series, Samus is also a Smash Bros. regular.

ESRB Game Ratings

This game is Rated: Everyone
Content is most suitable for children ages 6 and up. This game may contain some cartoons or fantasy characters and potentially mild violence or language.

Content Descriptors:

Fantasy Violence

Game Info

Platform:	Nintendo Game Boy Advance
Release Date:	2/9/2004
Publisher:	Nintendo
Developer:	Nintendo R&D1
Genre:	Action
ESRB Rating:	E
Gamesite:	--

Game Quality Ratings

Overall

9.5

Gameplay

9.5

Graphics

Sound

Concept

Difficulty: Medium

OVERALL

9.5/10

Recent Customer Reviews

Second Best Metroid Ever Made Right After Super Metroid.

The original Metroid remade in the same vein of Super Metroid with plenty of things added to make it...
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Published 1870 days ago by michael45

A dramatic retelling of a video game classic.

Definately worth getting. Worth playing on the GBA adapter on the gamecube. Great game.
Published 1928 days ago by firebird1

Why do re-makes always suck?

If you can rent this game, do so. But if you are the kind of person that likes to play the same game... over and over again, then buy this.
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Published 3175 days ago by cheatmasterx

Zero mission is what the orginal Metroid should have been

You know something I just relized Metroids suck.
Published 3213 days ago by tommy_lop