Metroid II: Return of Samus
A Sinister Planet Threatens the Galaxy! Battle through a sprawling underworld, seeking out every last Metroid, and build up your arsenal by discovering mysterious artefacts. Enjoy new abilities like the Spider…
Metroid II: Return of Samus is an adventure developed by Nintendo R&D1, released 1 November 1991 on Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy.
What Metroid II: Return of Samus is
Metroid II: Return of Samus is an adventure game developed by Nintendo R&D1 and released in 1991. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Metroid II: Return of Samus is a 1991 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. The first Metroid game for a handheld game console, it was released in North America in November 1991 and in Japan and Europe in 1992. It follows the bounty hunter Samus Aran on her mission to eradicate the Metroids from their home planet, SR388, before the Space Pirates can obtain them. Players must find and exterminate the Metroids to progress.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Metroid series
Metroid II: Return of Samus is the third of 50 entries we hold in the Metroid series. It arrived 4 years after Metroid. The next entry was Super Metroid in 1994. Its critic score of 60 is 22 points below the series average of 82. The highest-rated entry is Super Metroid at 100.
How it was received
Metroid II: Return of Samus holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 15% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1991 averaged 68, so it scored 8 points below the year average. Players rate it 67, 7 points higher than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
What it launched against
Metroid II: Return of Samus launched on 1 November 1991, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Super Castlevania IV. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Castlevania IV.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Metroid II: Return of Samus yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
Metroid II: Return of Samus — frequently asked questions
When did Metroid II: Return of Samus come out?
If you like this
