Samus’ latest outing Metroid Dread has received a lot of praise since it arrived on the Nintendo Switch in October and now it’s been crowned #1 in TIME’s 10 best games of 2021.
The newest chapter in the Metroid series managed to place ahead of heavy-hitters such as Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, and even The Game Awards’ winner, It Takes Two. Here’s exactly what TIME had to say about MercurySteam’s most recent Metroid release:
“When most people think of Nintendo, they conjure up images of kid-friendly characters like Mario and Pikachu. But Samus Aran, badass intergalactic bounty hunter of Metroid fame, has long earned her place on the Mount Rushmore of the company’s characters. And after more than a decade without a proper Metroid game, Samus returned in a big way with this year’s Metroid: Dread, a 2D side-scroller for the Nintendo Switch that sees our hero stalked by artificially intelligent killer robots on the mysterious planet ZDR. Dread, which longtime Metroid producer Yoshio Sakamoto has been cooking up on and off for nearly two decades, is often legit scary-though not quite on the level as something like an Alien: Isolation- and a delightful return to form for a classic and beloved franchise.”
And here’s is TIME’s full list:
- Metroid Dread
- Inscryption
- Forza Horizon 5
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Hitman III
- Returnal
- Halo Infinite
- Deathloop
- Sable
- It Takes Two
Just last week, Metroid Dread took out best “action/adventure” game at The Game Awards. It was up against titles like Psychonauts 2 and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.
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