Metroid: Ranking All Main Games From Worst To Best
2. Super Metroid (1994)
Released in-between the Super Nintendo's lifecycle, Super Metroid pushed the power of the system at the time, which added more details and depth compared to earlier games released on the console.
From battling the gigantic boss Kraid to exploring large labyrinths, the map featured gigantic locations and rooms that made your task of completing the game seem like an impossible accomplishment.
Being one of the most difficult world records to beat, Super Metroid have given gamers a fun yet challenging adventure from start to finish. With the popularity of charity speed-running events and world records, gamers today all over the world have tried to beat the game with it adapting the alternate endings from the original Metroid with more variety and tougher time records to see them all.
Furthermore, the game's re-releases on the Wii, Wii U and 3DS as well as it's successors Metroid: Fusion and Metroid: Zero Mission continued to build upon the side-scrolling action gameplay it helped to progress, the game has easily stood as one of the best examples of game design in the video game industry.
Modern independent titles like Axiom Verge and Guacamelee have been built specifically on the game's mechanics and designs and even with a lack of a mainstream Metroid game recently, some of these independent games have introduced many new players to the fast-paced Metroidvania gameplay that Super Metroid evolved.