Favorite Metroid Game
 

I'm leaving the Smash Bros. games off this list because they don't count, and Prime 3 because its not out yet (though knowing what I know....if it were on this list, I'd probably vote for it). Now...

What's your favorite Metroid? I put a ton of thought into this. Super Metroid is going to get my vote by a VERY slim margin, but I have to give a special nod and shout out to the almighty Metroid Fusion because of story. With Ridley, Kraid, and Mother Brain dead, and what was left of the last Metroid in DNA sample containers, Intelligent Systems focused on Samus herself. The story between her and Adam was freaking amazing, and they kept you guessing until the end. Samus narrated the entire story, and being hunted throughout the colony was awesome. I also think it had the best "countdown escape sequences" of the series bar none. It was just an amazing game, and an amazing story in every way.

That said, Super Metroid is better by a slim margin. No game sets the tone of isolation better, and the style, music, and atmosphere have no equal. Still, with the things I've seen of the Metroid Prime 3 story....daaaaaaamn.

Why even put Hunters on there. lol

But anyway, Super Metroid. I'd be dumb to put anything else. I almost put Zero Mission, though. That game was simply awesome. But I grew up with Super Metroid, and I remember the first time I beat it. I was so excited.

Super Metroid for me as well. I don't think I've actually ever beaten it.

Hunters just has to be there so people can scowl at it. NST can't make a Metroid for sh*t.

The first Metroid Prime though can breath right down Super Metroid's neck. Retro just came out of nowhere. I thought Prime would murder the whole series, but it wound up saving it and is (to me) one of the greatest games of all time, and easily (again, IMHO) the best game of last-gen. I didn't enjoy Prime 2: Echoes NEARLY as much (the whole dark Aether thing got old), but everything I've seen & heard of Prime 3 amends that.

This is an unfair question :(
I can't pick just one :(

I picked Fusion, suckers!

I went ahead and voted for Metroid 1. First Metroid I played.

Fusion? YOU GOT MENTAL PROBLEMS!

Okay, the game was really good.

Zero Mission was my favorite. Though I almost put the original Metroid because that is just such a great game but Zero Mission was just more advanced yet it still held that classic feel. Didn't like any other Metroid games I've played though.

I went with Prime...simply loved that game from begining to end...

I liked Metroid Fusion so I voted for that. I'd vote for Super Metroid but I didn't play it all the way through and I had more time with MF.

Super Metroid, ftw.

It's just... perfect.

Zero Mission. Never played Super Metroid and I don't like Prime. Fusion is good too, I just prefer Zero Mission.

The first one is the best one hands down Those 3-D ones are a total pile of doo doo to me. 8-Bit rules.

Well... 2-D traditional playing rules. I hate 3-D games.

Same here actually, man the NES one is hard as hell.

There was a good Metroid game!?!

Get out of here, you mummy lover!

I loved Zero, and I haven't played Super Metroid yet...so I'd have to say Zero.

Prime Prime Prime Prime Prime Prime Prime.