Retro Studios’ "Metroid Prime 4: Beyond" aims to push Samus Aran into new territory with open-world travel, psychic powers and AI-driven allies — yet much of the game still leans on familiar formulas.

Samus Aran’s voice is very rarely heard. The intergalactic bounty hunter from the long-running Metroid series has barely spoken in any of the games in which she appears. She doesn’t speak in any of ...

Samus Aran vs. Master Chief: Both are genetically enhanced super-humans wearing a full-body armored suit. One has ballistic weapons and explosive grenades. One uses particle beams and morphing ...

Along with Link and Mario, Samus Aran of the Metroid series is one of Nintendo’s most beloved mascots. The fierce, space-age bounty hunter who patrols the galaxy snuffing out threats to humanity and ...

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This article contains spoilers for some Metroid lore, specifically from ‘Metroid Fusion,’ along with some wild theorizing about what’s going on in ‘Metroid Dread.’ Metroid Dread can be terrifying. At ...

These additions give Samus Returns a good foundation, which it wraps in a detailed stereoscopic side-scrolling landscape that offers a peek at the planet behind Samus Aran's adventures. The game is ...

A Hero Showdown is simple. Two gaming heroes march into our arena. They fight. One of them emerges from the ring victorious. So it is, and so it ever shall be. Last Week's Champion: Samus Aran By now, ...

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