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Metroid is an action-adventure game franchise created by Nintendo. The player controls the bounty hunter Samus Aran, who protects the galaxy from Space Pirates and other malevolent forces and their attempts to harness the power of the parasitic M ...
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published by
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and primarily produced by the company's
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s, though second-party
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and third-party
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have also developed for the series. It debuted in Japan with on August 6, 1986, and was later released in North America (August 1987) and
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regions (January 15, 1988). All ''Metroid'' video games have been developed exclusively for Nintendo
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s and
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, dating from the
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to the current generation of video game consoles. The franchise consists of eleven video games, the latest of which was released in 2021. Comics, manga adaptations, and soundtracks have also been released. The series revolves around
Samus Aran is the protagonist of the video game series ''Metroid'' by Nintendo. She was created by the Japanese video game designer Makoto Kano (video game designer), Makoto Kano and introduced in the first ''Metroid (video game), Metroid'' (1986) for th ...
, a bounty hunter who protects the galaxy from the Space Pirates and their attempts to harness the power of fictional organisms, especially the eponymous Metroids. The series' gameplay contains elements from
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, platforming, and
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. It is known for its non-linear progression and solitary exploration. The 2D ''Metroid'' games are
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, and the 3D ''
Metroid Prime ''Metroid Prime'' is a 2002 action-adventure game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. ''Metroid Prime'' is the fifth main '' Metroid'' game and the first to use 3D computer graphics and a first-person perspec ...
'' series gives the player a
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, while '' Other M'' is a
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with the ability to switch to first-person view. ''Metroid'' is one of Nintendo's most successful franchises, with over 17 million copies sold by September 2012. The games have received varying levels of critical acclaim.


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Official ''Metroid'' website
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