An early chunk of Prime 4 gameplay showcases exciting new psychic abilities that feel right at home in Samus's suite of ...

After the positive critical reception to Metroid: Samus Returns, many fans are sure to be delighted by seeing the beloved bounty hunter return to the limelight. While the Nintendo 3DS title has landed ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

In Super Mario RPG, Link can be found at the Rose Town Inn. However, the character can’t be found until after Geno joins the player’s party. Once Geno has taken over the body of a child’s toy, the ...

Leading the Metroid franchise since its inception in 1986, Samus Aran is the subject of one of the most well-known surprise endings in video gaming. The reveal of her gender at the conclusion of the ...

When Metroid first hit shelves in 1987, the Nintendo game about an alien-killing bounty hunter felt like nothing else. Set on an eerie, alien world, it eschewed the poppy optimism of most ‘80s games ...

Metroid: Samus Returns is the remake no one was asking for. Sandwiched between the birth of the franchise and the beloved Super Metroid, Metroid 2: The Return of Samus was the first portable entry in ...

Even without the benefit of childlike wonder or nostalgic lenses, I found myself developing an unbidden fannish fixation with the game’s leading lady, in part due to my own insecurities at that time.