“Metroid Dread checks all of the boxes one would expect in a 2D Metroid game: stellar map design, an excellent progression of powers and abilities, and rewarding exploration.”
IGN’s best action-adventure games of 2021 is… Metroid Dread
In their own words:
“19 years is a long time to wait for anything. And yet, that’s how long Metroid fans waited for a brand new 2D Metroid game. Fortunately, Metroid Dread met those sky high expectations that came along with that 19 year wait and then some. Metroid Dread checks all of the boxes one would expect in a 2D Metroid game: stellar map design, an excellent progression of powers and abilities, and rewarding exploration. But on top of that, it also delivered some of the best boss battles of the entire series, tense encounters against the dreaded E.M.M.I. robots that were unlike anything else Samus had ever seen before, and the thrilling conclusion of a story 35 years in the making.”
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