Release Date: Dec. 4, 2025

Developer: Retro Studios

Rating: 2/5 

What is Metroid?

estrangement

What used to be intelligently designed spaces to explore, repair, analyze, and combat through are now reduced to rote actions and minimal familiar structuring to Metroid or Metroid Prime. Mental constriction to prior frameworks (ideas) has been relinquished here. In my estimation, the high production values and Switch hardware compromised the intricacy and scope of the level design. 

endurance

Bad game design is noticeably apparent. x10 tasks. Dis-enjoyment. Numbness. Overexposure.

cut-ins

Excessive use of cinematic shots reduces immersive viewing and depth of environment.

monotony

Linear level design chopped up with rooms of overly-aggressive enemies. Linear structural intent.

negligible differences

PowerUPs boringly applied key-wise in combat and in navigation purposes than as unlocked higher powers.