Metroid: Samus Returns
Metroid: Samus Returns is a remake of the classic Game Boy title of the same name and was released in 2017 for the Nintendo 3DS. The game features improved visuals and much tighter controls, while also allowing players to use the second screen of the 3DS to display a map of planet SR388.
Metroid: Samus Returns
- Franchise
- Metroid
- Platform(s)
- 3DS
- Released
- September 15, 2017
- Developer(s)
- MercurySteam , Nintendo EPD
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo
- Genre(s)
- Action , Adventure
- ESRB
- E10+ For Everyone 10+ due to Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes
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