It's been 7 years since the announcement of Metroid Prime 4, 9 years since the launch of the last Metroid game, and 18 years since Prime 3 landed. After an agonizing wait for longtime series fans, ...
Metroid is finally taking back its rightful place as one of Nintendo’s most beloved franchises, but which of its modern ...
Sometimes I find it hard to believe that Metroid is a nearly 40-year-old series. It still feels young next to the likes of Mario, which has countless games to its name. The Metroid library is ...
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 ...
As Metroid Prime 4: Beyond hits storefronts, I'm pretty sure you're going to see a whole lot of fevered debate online about the game's curious choice to place Samus, famously quiet Bounty Hunter, as ...
It was 2015 and Metroid fans were practically starving. Nintendo’s sci-fi series hadn’t gotten a new installment since 2010’s Metroid: Other M, a polarizing attempt to take the series in a more ...
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is enjoyable enough, and has glimpses of vintage Metroid shining through, but this game could and should have been so much more. Taken as a whole, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond feels ...
When I was a kid, Super Metroid was everything. Weaned on Nintendo’s haunting, Alien-inspired side-scroller, I spent countless hours watching my father trudge through the depths of the planet Zebes as ...
The credits for Nintendo's latest first-party game, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, features more than 20 external studios that helped make the game a reality in its credits. In 2025, discussion around video ...
Aaron McKinley is a writer, blogger and video game enthusiast with over five years of experience in web content and many more in playing games until the wee hours of the morning. His work spans many ...
I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming and future/emerging trends in our changing world. Other obsessions include magic, immersive theater, ...
It’s been 18 years since the last Metroid Prime game, but I felt right at home in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Almost too at home. Whether fighting my way through a volcano, exploring a research base in a ...