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This is my favorite action/adventure game of all time!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 20 / 21
Date: December 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

It's sort of funny how I came to own Super Metroid. Back in 1995, I had some money and I was looking to buy some used Super Nintendo games at the local Movie Gallery. I found one that I wanted, but I had enough money to buy one or two more. I didn't really see any others that I was dying to have, but Super Metroid looked spectacular from the back of the box and I had always heard about how great it was, so I went ahead and bought it. Little did I know that it would turn out to be my favorite game of its kind, and possibly my favorite video game of all time!

When you first start a new game of Super Metroid, a short cinema that consists of 3D pictures and dialogue will start showing and telling the story. I could tell you the story, but that would spoil it.

Your job is to control Samus Aran, and guide her through several different and challenging worlds that mainly consist of futuristic-looking aliens as enemies. While you make your way through the game, you can always pause the game and look at the map to see where you need to go and where you're currently at.

Samus always has a gun that you can use, but there are several other weapons and gadgets that you can find somewhere in the game, and then use. There are missiles, super missiles, bombs, super bombs, other kinds of beams such as an ice beam, new suits such as a gravity suit for the underwater environments, the ability to run EXTREMELY fast, a grappling hook, X-ray vision goggles, extra energy units, and much more.

But it's not a piece of cake for Samus. All over the place, are several different enemies that can fly, eat Samus alive, jump from one side of a room to the other, and more. There are also AWESOME bosses that you have to defeat. These bosses can range from a towering dragon that throws claws at you, a bird that has wings that never get tired, to the all-powerful Mother Brain, and others.

Pretty much, Super Metroid is mainly about exploring the different environments. Samus starts out at scratch, with only one energy unit and a basic gun. You must find missiles, extra energy units, new suits, and all the other items, in order to be able to use them. The more items you find, the better off you'll be, and the better ending that you'll see at the end of the game.

There are also items other than weapons or powerups that need to be found in each world, such as save points (for saving your game), map data, and more.

Everything about Super Metroid couldn't have been any better. The graphics are haunting, well detailed, and couldn't have been any better for this type of game. The backgrounds have great effects such as lightning or morphing effects, and the characters in the game look very sci-fi and detailed. Just like the graphics do, the sound effects and music add to the science fiction and horror theme of Super Metroid. I'm one of the few lucky people in the world who is fortunate enough to own the Super Metroid soundtrack (it was only made in Japan and it's VERY hard to find), and let me tell you, it has the best music I have ever heard in a video game. All the tracks have that horror sound to them and they're all overly catchy.

As for sound effects, all of the sounds from the explosions, to the screeching and terrorizing voices of the enemies, are unbelievable. Super Metroid's control is slick, without being too touchy or sluggish; it's perfect in other words. Finally, Super Metroid has the best replay value of any adventure game I've ever played. I've went all the way through the game at least 50 times, and I'm still not tired of it! And I KNOW that I will NEVER get tired of playing Super Metroid. It's fun to see how many of the items you can find and how fast you can get through the game.

If there is anything bad about Super Metroid, it's the fact that it is only a one-player game. BUT, it is still one of the best games ever made. Super Metroid is as close to perfect as any game that has ever been made, in my opinion.

If you own a Super Nintendo, Super Metroid is a MUST-HAVE! It's not only one of the best games for the Super Nintendo, it's one of the best video games of all time, for any system. Electronic Gaming Monthly recently published a list of the 100 best video games of all time, and they chose Super Metroid as the best game of all time. That's right, they chose it as #1. When you play it, you will see why! Get it today while you can!

One of the best sides-crollers ever made

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: May 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

You're Samus Aran on your third (and best) video game adventure as you return to the ruins of planet Zebes. A side-scroller second only to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Super Metroid can blast with the best of'em, with 7 massive areas, 5 different weapons, a grappling beam, x-ray vision (no, you cannot peak through her armor!), a swirly-swirl attack that enables Samus to soar through the air, a jumping ball-curl, tons of well-detailed underling anemies, and several excellently-detailed boss enemies. . . are you still with me? You go all the way from the surface of Zebes, through an abandoned space station and dark tunnels and lots of water, to the extremely hot pits of the planets core, where you fight the infamous Mother Brain. I'm not giving anything else away though. You have to play this plastic little gem yourself.

Now for the bad stuff: like all her known previous adventures, Samus goes this one alone and, unlike the the Nintendo Power comic, does not interact with any other characters. This, in my opinion, can make the game feel kind of lonely, especially when there is also no sunshine to brighten the area.

But like the ratings I gave it, this is a 5-star game and should be fun throughout the ages. Besides, it stars the arguably best (and best female) video game character to date. Go for it!!

A great series in its finest hour

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: May 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

When is Metroid going to appear on the Super Nintendo? For three long years, Nintendo's gamers asked that eternal question. Nintendo now had sixteen-bit technology on their hands, and their gamers felt it was time to see their gaming classic make a triumphant emergence into the world of sixteen-bit gaming. And in 1994, gamers got their prayers answered. Super Metroid had arrived. Read on for my review of the game.

PROS:
-AS FAR AS GAMES OF THIS ERA GO, THE IN-GAME GRAPHICS DON'T GET A WHOLE LOT BETTER. Sure, they can't hold a candle to Donkey Kong Country (released later in 1994), but they are solid nonetheless.
-THE STORYLINE IS SIMPLE AND TO THE POINT. The previous two Metroid games didn't have much of a storyline at all. This one doesn't really, either, but Nintendo made more of an effort to make one known in this game - and they tell it with some opening scenes that do the job very well. Thanks to these scenes, the previous two games fit in perfectly with this one - in fact, this one starts right where Metroid II - Return Of Samus leaves off.
-YOU CAN CONFIGURE THE PLAY CONTROL. The default control scheme for this game is, suprisingly, downright horrible, but Nintendo compensates for this by giving you a configuration mode. There are also some special settings that you can configure as well.
-SOME OF THE COOLEST ITEMS IN THE SERIES APPEAR HERE. The X-Ray scope, the all-time coolest Metroid gadget, makes its first (and only) appearance in this game. Other cool gadgets includes the Speed Booster, Gravity Suit, Super Missiles, and Power Bombs. And then, of course, all your old favorites like the Bombs, Varia Suit, and regular Missiles all make a triumphant return.
-THE BOSS BATTLES ARE INTENSE. Kraid and Ridley are back, and their badder than ever, as is a revivied Mother Brain. Two other boss characters (and an assortment of cool mini-bosses) also appear in this game.
-THE GAME HAS TONS OF HIDDEN STUFF - WAY MORE THAN THE FIRST TWO GAMES. If you want to get a one hundred percent rating for finding everything, you're going to have to search high and low.

CONS:
-THE ONLY THING I DON'T LIKE ABOUT THIS GAME IS "METROID SYNDROME", A FEATURE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE PREVIOUS GAME. Metroid Syndrome is the term I give to a game in which Game Overs are not calculated - rather, when you die, you start at the last place you save - AS you saved. This means if you forget to save for a while and die, it's going to hurt you severely, and you're going to have to do a lot of stuff again.

OVERALL:
Overall this is my personal favorite entry in the classic Metroid series, and I'm sure that there are tons of gamers out there who share my view. If you're a Super Nintendo owner, there is no excuse not to own this game!

N64? Gamecube? I was still playing this game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: January 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Now, first off... Metroid Fusion? Metroid Prime? Metroid Stupid?
Right! This god-like masterpiece of a video game is the reason gamers play Nintendo. See, when people play nintendo games, they are really just trying to realize that this game exists. And I pity all those fancy GameCubers who havent yet realized that this game completely obliterates EVERY OTHER NINTENDO GAME EVER CREATED!!!

Now, Super Metroid is a game of pure excitement, entertainment, graphics, and replayability. It is full of awesome bad guys, intense and unique bosses, incredible areas, and the coolest weapons and suit upgrades that any game will ever be able to present you with.

You start the game as Samus Aran, and must fight your way to the evil Space Pirate Mother Brain. In your adventure to find the evil space pirate, you must blast up her rich array of minions, who make your job no easy task. During your journey you will uncover countless secrets, obtain many increasingly powerful weapons and suits, fight tons of different types of unique aliens, enjoy the power of new items, such as the Morph Ball, Space Jump, Screw Attack, and X-Ray Vision. You will also encounter many a rough terrain, such as the Lava, Quicksand, Hindering Water, and many traps.

If you are looking for a Rich, Lovely, Colorful, Creative, Unique game, then you will find none better.

Super Metroid is truly, and I tell no lie, better than any Gamecube, PS2, or Xbox game I have, or will ever play in my life.

Gameplay: 4/5
Graphics: 5/5
Controls: 4/5
Replay Value: 5/5
Entertainment: 5/5
Difficulty: 3/5
Incredibility: Ridiculously Awesome 5/5

SNES, the system that plays the real treasures.

I have played Super Metroid literally countless times, and it still is the most entertaining game I have played to this day.

May you put down your funky Gamecube controller and unlock the secrets that have been hidden from you for far too long, and enjoy a TRUE Nintendo game.

A timeless classic that will be remembered forever...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: March 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Words cannot describe how blown away I was by this game when I played it for the first time at the tender age of about 8-10 years old. Being a huge fan of the original Metroid for NES (possibly the greatest game ever made, or equal to this one), I was frantic when I saw the commercial for this game on TV (Yep, I still vividly remember the commercial, even after all these years.) When i finally was able to purchase this game, I could barely handle the excitement. Sitting down and playing it, I was not the least disappointed. The graphics were amazing, the music atmospherically beautiful, and to be honest, I was completely captivated by the awesomeness of Samus's suit. I have played most of the great NES and SNES games, but none of them stand out in my memory as strongly as this one. I still remember getting stuck in Brinstar for a long time because I didn't know pressing "B" made the character run!!( this was the first game I ever played that had a run option, i believe). I vividly remember looking in the instruction booklet and anxiously awaiting finding the powerbombs. Anyway, this game is just great, so I'll break it down for you:

Graphics-10/10 WOW...the graphics in this game were the best a console system had ever seen at the time. (I believe this came out before Mario RPG, Donkey Kong, and Chrono Trigger.). It was the first game to go beyond 16 bits and make it to 24 bits (amazing feat back then). The backrounds are great, and while in the Norfair stages the backround is wavey symbolizing the effects of the lava and extreme heat. The bosses are absolutely breathtaking, especially Kraid. Instead of the little itty-bitty Kraid that was in Metroid one, this one has been totally redone, and is bigger and badder than ever. Samus's suit looks great, and the weapons look awesome as well.

Music-100,000/10 The music is absolutely beautiful and extraordinary. Hearing Brinstar's green theme for the first time was just amazing, and it is still stuck in my head. The more recent metroid game, "Metroid- Fusion" had a pretty low grade, techno-esque soundtrack, but this game is totally different. The music is often times somber and sad sounding, and often dark or mysterious. Every single levels song perfectly fits that area. The music for the Norfair area is quiet and dark sounding, fitting the darkness of the area, and the Maridia music is very eerie and brilliant, fitting for a water area. Definitely the greatest soundtrack ever for a video game, and even better than a lot of other music.

Controls- 10/10 Controlling Samus is a breeze, anyone can do it. She stops moving when you take your hand off the buttons, and runs smoothly. You can also wall- jump among other things in this game. Like I said, this is one of, if not the first game to create the ability to run, which as small as it sounds is a great thing.

Fun factor- 1,000,000/10...yep you read that right. There are plenty of power-ups to collect, among many other things such as missle containers and energy tanks. I've beaten this game probably 15-20 times, and it NEVER gets old. In fact, my SNES malfunctioned recently , deleating my Super Metroid file i had recently started. I was near the end of the game when it got deleted, but I still found myself playing it again without being bored or sick of it. In fact, I'm glad it got deleted, because now I can play through it again!!
Seriously though, if you do not have this game you are missing out on the greatest video game ever created, and it isn't just for kids either, I'm 18 and i still love this game after 10 years. I would also recommend getting Prime, and the first Metroid. Zero Mission is also pretty good, but be aware it is extremely short, but still MUCH better than Fusion, which was a total let-down.

One of the best games ever created. A true classic.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

What makes this game so fun, so classic?
A slow beginning that recaps the previous metroids; being dumped into a HUGE, absolutely MASSIVE world filled to the brim with secret passages, secret items, secret weapons, freaky enemies, and surprise after surprise. When this first came out, there was no gamefaq.com to help you; you were on your own, and chances were you didn't beat the game in under 3 hours the first time you played. This is the game that inspired Symphony of the Night and all the GBA Castlevania games.
Personally: This was the first game that I ever played for five hours without getting anywhere. How frustrating! To get to the end of a looong passageway only to find a dead end. But wait.... just shoot the ceiling in the right spot... or roll into ball mode and go through a fake wall... voila! There's the elusive speed boost, or the space jump, or any of the dozens of pickups, and another portion of the map became available, granted that you could find it.
Another thing other reviewers missed is the inclusion of all kinds of 'secret moves'; such as the wall jump, bomb jump, power bomb health refill, the energy jump, the power bomb beams, etc. There was often a second way to beat a boss other than attacking head-on. These were NOT mentioned in the manual. The player figures these moves out almost intuitively.
This is a perfect game. The graphics and sound are perfectly matched; the gameplay is incredible and easy thanks to Nintendo's trademark flawless controls; unless you don't like exploring new worlds and blasting space vermin, this is a classic.
First timers, be aware that though the enemies are pushovers, this game is NOT easy the first time; you WILL spend hours shooting walls and floors and ceilings looking for an energy tank or a missile upgrade..... that is, until you find the Search Scope, which reveals all the secrets for you....
And after you get the good ending, try going back and getting 100% item pickups; Gotta Catch 'Em All!
(Suck on that, pokemon!!)
Good luck. Even if you get frustrated at times, the experience is more than worth it.

This is SERIOUSLY the BEST VIDEO GAME EVER!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: August 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

When I say this is the best video game ever, i'm not kidding. I'v played many video games for many systems like Genesis, SNES, N64, Saturn, Playstation, Playstation2, NES, Atari Jaguar, and original Atari. I recieved it as a gift and considered returning it, since I knew nothing about it. That would have been the biggest mistake I had ever made in my life. Once I started playing this, I couldnt stop.

This game has everything a gamer can want. Awesome graphics and sound, challenging gameplay, awesome moves, and incredible bosses. I loved it so much, I couldn't stop playing. This game creates such an awesome effect, you feel like you're there. I had been looking for a game that was a little harder, and I found it. I can go on and on about how great this game is. It's more of a role playing adventure than a video game. When I finally beat it, I almost cried, there was no more Super Metroid. Ever since then I'v been waiting for Samus to return in an all new Metroid adventure.

There is no reason NOT to get this game. I can't think of anybody that wouldn't like it, except for a small child, because it would be too difficult and probably a bit scary. But if you've graduated from pre-school yet, GET THIS GAME. If you don't like it... well since that's impossible, I don't have to tell you what to do if you don't like it. GET THIS GAME. GET IT NOW. I'M NOT KIDDING. YOU NEED IT. BUY IT NOW.

Super Metroid

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: October 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I loved the game. The weapons, the creatures, the levels and of course the ending. Which I've beat game countless times, each time with a sense of accomplishment. You find different weapons after battling the bosses. Picking up Energy Tanks, missiles, power bombs, reserve tanks, etc. You've reached a point in the game where you've picked up all the weapons, missiles, bombs, and suits you can muster. And boy do you need it to do battle with Motherbrain! It's an all time favorite just as Zelda is. I would recommend this game to action-adventure game players who love to seek and destroy. Super Metroid is an A+++++ game!

The best Metroid game, and possibly SNES game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: June 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Everyone remembers "Metroid" for the NES and its sequel for the Game Boy, "Metroid II: Return of Samus." Well, third time's the charm for this series as Samus Aran must hunt down and capture the Metroid larva that had been taken from a security lab. Once again, she battles through Zebes. Read on to see WHY this is the best Metroid game in the series and why I think it's the best game on the system.

THE GOOD
The capabilities of the SNES allowed Super Metroid to far surpass its predecessors with cooler and smoother graphics, eerie music, and more areas to explore. Samus simply looks awesome in this game. The map is HUGE and you will spend hours finding hidden stuff and more enemies to blast. There is also a wall jump technique here that's introduced. I was also enthralled by the EXTREMELY LARGE bosses in this game. These are probably the biggest bosses in any game. The story is also very engrossing and has good use of flashbacks to previous Metroid games. WOW. I can't emphasize this game enough; WOW.

THE BAD
What bad? That's right, NONE!

OVERALL
Reading other reviews on Amazon (and "Metroid Fusion" in particular), I cannot believe all the reviews "Metroid Prime" is getting. Don't get me wrong, it's certainly a good game, but it is NOWHERE NEAR THE QUALITY OF THIS GAME. By far, this is the best the Super Nintendo ever produced and it is therefore, the best in the series. Sure, the graphics may have aged (note to you gamers: just because Donkey Kong Country followed less than a year later, DOES NOT MEAN IT COULD'VE BEEN BETTER WITH THOSE TYPES OF GRAPHICS), but WHO CARES?! This game is a masterpiece. Don't be washed by away by graphics; BUY THIS GAME. It's a keeper.

A Masterpiece

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: May 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Super Metroid is a Masterpiece of Sci Fi Gaming. Originally released in 1994 on the SNES, Super Metroid has withstood the test of time and inspired countless other games and media productions. Every bit of the game has been carefully constructed and fine-tuned to weave the world of planet Zebes and it's underworld web of labyrinths. The Ambient Electronic soundtrack is absolutely haunting and beautiful, one of my favorite soundtracks of all time. I love the second Brinstar theme, which reminds me allot of a more ambient Depeche Mode, and both the Maridia Themes.

A timeless Masterpiece!

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