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| − | '''Metroid''' is a series of [[video game|games]] made by [[Nintendo]]. The [[protagonist|main character]] is Samus Aran. As a [[child]] she was orphaned and raised by a tribe of bird-like creatures called the Chozo, and grew up to be a bounty hunter. While earlier games in the series dealt with story-lines focusing on the eponymous creature called metroids, later games would focus on a corrupting substance called Phazon. The developer of the later games, Austin Texas' Retro Studios, have described Phazon in terms of corruption, and a few Christian fans have compared its saddening effects on worlds quite similar to those of sin on the world. | + | '''Metroid''' is a series of [[video game|games]] made by [[Nintendo]]. The [[protagonist|main character]] is Samus Aran. As a [[child]] she was orphaned and raised by a tribe of bird-like creatures called the Chozo, and grew up to be a bounty hunter. While earlier games in the series dealt with story-lines focusing on the eponymous creature called metroids, later games would focus on a corrupting substance called Phazon. The developer of the later games, Austin Texas' Retro Studios, have described Phazon in terms of corruption, and a few Christian fans have compared its saddening effects on worlds quite similar to those of sin on the world.{{fact}} |
The series was created by [[Gunpei Yokoi]], famous for creating the [[Game and Watch]]. | The series was created by [[Gunpei Yokoi]], famous for creating the [[Game and Watch]]. | ||
Revision as of 22:37, June 6, 2008
Metroid is a series of games made by Nintendo. The main character is Samus Aran. As a child she was orphaned and raised by a tribe of bird-like creatures called the Chozo, and grew up to be a bounty hunter. While earlier games in the series dealt with story-lines focusing on the eponymous creature called metroids, later games would focus on a corrupting substance called Phazon. The developer of the later games, Austin Texas' Retro Studios, have described Phazon in terms of corruption, and a few Christian fans have compared its saddening effects on worlds quite similar to those of sin on the world.[Citation Needed]
The series was created by Gunpei Yokoi, famous for creating the Game and Watch.
Titles in the Series
- Metroid (1986) (NES)
- Metroid II: Return of Samus (1990) (Gameboy)
- Super Metroid (1994) (Super Nintendo)
- Metroid Prime (2003) (Nintendo Gamecube)
- Metroid Fusion (2003) (Gameboy Advance)
- Metroid Zero Mission (2004) (Gameboy Advance)
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2005) (Nintendo Gamecube)
- Metroid Prime Hunters (2006) (Nintendo DS)
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007) (Wii)