A MOODY MASTERPIECE
SUPER METROID
SNES • 1994
For many, Yoshio Sakamoto’s sequel remains the best game in the Metroid canon. While there’s certainly an argument for it to be placed behind the astonishing piece of work that is Metroid Prime, it’s not hard to understand why so many consider Super Metroid to be a 16-bit masterpiece – after all, it’s an exceptionally atmospheric adventure with tremendously satisfying boss encounters, and it delivers a true sense of being stranded alone on a deadly, hostile world.