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 ...

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With Metroid Prime 4: Beyond finally becoming a reality (cue screaming), let’s talk about the legend herself: Samus Aran. It’s the perfect time to revisit the bounty hunter behind the Power Suit, ...

Ok, straight-up? We don’t want to talk about this game. We just don’t. Metroid Prime: Federation Force is an abomination unto the franchise. It doesn’t even have you controlling Samus! This title came ...

Back in 2002, Metroid fans learned a lot more about the series’ mysterious heroine Samus Aran. On Nov. 18 that year, the first-person shooter Metroid Prime — developed by Retro Studios and recently ...

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Samus is back in a remaster of the classic GameCube game with updated graphics, dual-stick controls and purist-pleasing classic control options. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Visually, sci-fi can be a hard nut to crack as imagining the technology of tomorrow can look very dated if not done properly. Not Metroid though, as ...