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Metroid II: Return of Samus

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Metroid II: Return of Samus is a 1991 action-adventure game for the Game Boy and the second game in the Metroid series. The bounty hunter Samus Aran explores the underground caverns of planet SR388, where she must hunt and kill a fixed number of Metroids to progress. Power-ups such as the Spider Ball let her reach new areas.

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Metroid II: Return of Samus1991Super Metroid1994
Metroid II: Return of Samus screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment, character)
Super Metroid screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling (environment, character)

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Release
Original release · Game Boy
Developer
Nintendo R&D1
Publisher
Nintendo
Released
1991-11 NA, Game Boy
1992-01-21 JP, Game Boy
1992-05-21 EU, Game Boy
Platforms
Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS
Variants
Nintendo Power re-release
Type
platform_release
Platforms
  • Game Boy
Released
  • 2000-03-01, JP, Game Boy
Sources
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
Type
platform_release
Platforms
  • Nintendo 3DS
Released
  • 2011-09-28, JP, Nintendo 3DS
  • 2011-11-24, NA, Nintendo 3DS
  • 2011-11-24, EU, Nintendo 3DS
Sources
Nintendo Classics
Type
platform_release
Released
  • 2023-02
Sources
Also known as
メトロイドII RETURN OF SAMUS (JP)
Credits
Hiroji Kiyotake Director
Hiroyuki Kimura Director
Gunpei Yokoi Producer
Makoto Kano Designer

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Metroid series 5 games

Metroid II: Return of Samus screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment, combat)1991Metroid II: Return of SamusSuper Metroid screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling (combat, environment)1994Super MetroidMetroid Fusion screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, interior lines, baked lighting (environment, combat)2002Metroid FusionMetroid Prime screenshot: realistic, first-person, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2002Metroid PrimeMetroid: Zero Mission screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, baked lighting (environment, combat)2004Metroid: Zero Mission

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