Metroid II: Return of Samus
| Metroid II: Return of Samus | |
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European box art
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo R&D1 |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) |
Hiroji Kiyotake Hiroyuki Kimura |
| Producer(s) | Gunpei Yokoi |
| Designer(s) | Makoto Kano |
| Programmer(s) | Takahiro Harada |
| Composer(s) | Ryoji Yoshitomi |
| Series | Metroid |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy |
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 79% |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | D+ |
| AllGame |   |
| IGN | 9.0 of 10 |
| Nintendo Life | 7 of 10 |
Metroid II: Return of Samus is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy handheld game console. The second installment and the first handheld title in the Metroid series, it was released in North America in November 1991, and in Japan and Europe the following year. The story of Metroid II follows the protagonist and playable character Samus Aran, who is sent on a mission to exterminate the Metroid creatures from their home planet SR388 before the antagonistic Space Pirates obtain and use them. The gameplay of Metroid II involves killing a fixed number of Metroids before the player can advance deeper through the planet's tunnels.
Metroid II was developed by Nintendo Research & Development 1 (Nintendo R&D1) and produced by Gunpei Yokoi, who both worked on the first Metroid game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The developers of the game added round metal shoulders on Samus' Varia Suit to differentiate it from her Power Suit, since both looked similar on the Game Boy's limited greyscale display. The updated suit has since been a staple of the series, appearing in all subsequent games. A unique color palette for Metroid II was added to the Game Boy Color console, a successor to the original Game Boy with a color screen.
The game was given generally favorable reviews. Critics praised Metroid II for its story and settings, while other reviews criticized its graphics and audio. A follow-up to the game, Super Metroid, was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994. Metroid II became available as a Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console title in 2011.
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