[Lynk Former]

Metroid, an energy based parasitic predatory life form, also the name of a series of action/adventure videogames which no one in their right mind should overlook.

Samus Aran, the mysterious bounty hunter made famous by the Metroid series, also the first true kickass heroine in any videogame and still the only truly credible woman to exist in a videogame.

Not many people know or realise this but Metroid is actually based off of Alien, the creator, Gunpei Yokoi, going as far as to name one of the bosses in the game Ridley, after Ridley Scott. And for the most part the story of Metroid has also been shaped from the series of movies. Even Alien Resurrection had influenced the storyline of Metroid Fusion. I'm sure you can find some articles about it on the net if you looked hard enough XD I remember there being one somewhere but I forgot where it is.

I love this series and the ways in which it has evolved over the years. And the new paths it's taking. I love the way Super Metroid makes you feel so isolated and alone, the way the space pirates research lab in Metroid Prime makes you feel so damn uneasy as you wander around in the dark not knowing what's around the next corner. I love how you KNOW you're going to get killed by S-AX if you don't get the hell out of there in Metroid Fusion and the exciting battles you have with Dark Samus in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. And throughout all... well, most of the games, I love how you're left to explore the world yourself, to find every little nook and cranny and all those lil hidden items littered around the place. And to find a door or breakable wall you can't get through with your current inventory.

I love how the Metroid Prime series stays true to its origins and adds greatly to the series. I love scanning different objects, learning about the local environment and the lifeforms that live there. I love it when you walk into a room and they're several dead bodies there, and when you scan them you learn exactly how they became this way and what had happened. I also love the way that the Metroid Prime series has made the existance of the Metroids themselves more mysterious and far more dangerous than anyone realises.

I also like where it's going, Metroid Prime Pinball has been so much fun to play, it's been a long time since I've played a game where it's purely about the highscore and nothing else. And I love how Metroid Prime Hunters is gonna be so much fast paced multiplayer (both local and online) fun. And I can't wait to see what Retro Studios has in store for us for Metroid Prime 3. I'm sure that with the Revolution controller setup it's going to be so damn kickass and look so damn good. I so so so can't wait @.@

Of course I still want another traditional 2D Metroid game. They remade the original, they could easily remake Metroid II: Return of Samus at least, if a brand new game isn't on their list.