A reader is concerned that Nintendo is purposefully simplifying all its Switch 2 games, and going against the formula that ...

After a failure to expand the series into a co-op multiplayer game, developer MercurySteam successfully reinvigorated the traditional 2D gameplay the series made its name on, while Retro Studios saved ...

Prime 4 's Grievers — the planet's big, scary monsters so rabidly vicious, so intent on destruction that they easily overran the advanced Lamorn civilization in ages past — are at their deadliest when ...

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

Metroid is finally taking back its rightful place as one of Nintendo’s most beloved franchises, but which of its modern ...

Beyond is similar to how Prime games have played in the past. Nintendo and Retro Studios have recreated the formula that made ...

Since 1986 the Metroid series has gone from 2D to 3D (and back to 2D) and to consoles and portables, with plenty of Samus appearances and cameos in other games along the way. It’s responsible for ...

Super Mario Odyssey's stages are open-world. Mario Kart is literally called "Mario Kart World" and takes place in an open world. Donkey Kong Bananza is an open-world platforming wonderland. Metroid ...

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Metroid Prime 4 stumbled multiple times before being completely scrapped and restarted over the decade it took to make. Although it found its way back to Retro Studios, the team behind the original ...

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond opens upon a massive battle as Samus comes to the aid of Federation troops. The action-packed sci-fi spectacle wouldn't be out ...