Many of the games are renowned, though there’s not a strikingly large number of them.
While most Metroidvanias tend to stick to 2D, there have been a handful of great 3D ones.
Let’s look at some of our favorites!
But what about Metroid itself?
How many Metroid games actually are there for the games to have built such a strong legacy?
Let’s find out.
How Many Mainline Metroid Games Are There?
The Metroid series began back in1986 with the game of the same name for the NES.
Still, it built a great foundation for the games to build upon.
Andjust how many games is that?
How Many Spin-Off Metroid Games Are There?
Like just about every Nintendo property, Metroid has a handful of spin-offs.
Well, perhaps a handful is a bit generous.
While Kirby and Pokemon may bejust as treasured in their spin-offsas mainline titles,Metroid is comparatively bare.
Yet those spin-offs may prove essential to the series.
It also had a multiplayer mode and voice chat, a rarity for any Nintendo game.
How Many Metroid Games Are There In Total?
Thankfully though,the side-scrolling entries were never superseded by the first-person Prime entries, with both co-existing.
Perhaps following Metroid Prime 4, a successor to Metroid Dread will grace us.
For the very time in a very long time, the future for Metroid seems quite bright.
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