Metroid is a sci-fi action-adventure series by Nintendo, following bounty hunter Samus Aran as she explores alien worlds, uncovers secrets, and battles space pirates and deadly Metroids in a non-linear, atmospheric world.
Metroid Prime: Hunters, released in March 2006 by Nintendo Software Technology (NST) for the Nintendo DS, is a first-person shooter and action-adventure set between *Metroid Prime* and *Metroid Prime 2: Echoes*.
Super Metroid, known as Metroid 3 in Japan, is a 1994 action-adventure platformer developed by Nintendo R&D1 and published by Nintendo for the SNES.
Metroid II: Return of Samus, released in November 1991 for the Game Boy by Nintendo R&D1, is the second *Metroid* game and the first handheld entry in the series.
Metroid: Zero Mission, released in February 2004 in North America and April 2004 in Europe/Japan by Nintendo R&D1, is a Game Boy Advance remake of the original *Metroid* (1986) with enhanced gameplay and visuals.
Metroid Fusion, known as Metroid 4 in Japan, is a 2002 action-adventure platformer developed by Nintendo R&D1 and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance.