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Metroid Fusion is Now Available for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack

Ravi Sinha — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 08:09:02 +0000

As Metroid Prime Remastered reminds new and old players why it’s a masterpiece, Nintendo has added Metroid Fusion to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. Released in 2002 for the Game Boy Advance, it’s considered one of the best games in the series. Now Nintendo Switch players can experience the magic for themselves.

Metroid Fusion sees Samus Aran traveling to a research station suffering from an outbreak of parasites called X. After nearly dying to X, it’s now Samus’s mission to eradicate them. Unfortunately, parasite-affected pieces of her armor have created the SA-X, a powerful copy of Samus that hunts her throughout.

As players traverse the station, they’ll retrieve Samus’s abilities – including classics like the Screw Attack and Wave Beam – and hopefully survive against the SA-X. If you’ve never experienced a 2D Metroid title, then Metroid Fusion is a great place to start. Stay tuned for more details on Game Boy titles coming to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack in the coming months.

Search out the X! Experience classic Metroid game play as Samus Aran explores the secret passages of a massive research station teeming with hostile life forms!

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Metroid Fusion Coming to Nintendo Switch Online on March 9th

Ravi Sinha — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 04:46:48 +0000

Nintendo has announced that Metroid Fusion, the acclaimed 2002 Game Boy Advance title, will release for Nintendo Switch on March 9th. It will be playable via Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, which costs $49.99 per year. Check out the trailer below to see how it looks.

After assisting a mission on SR388, Samus Aran is attacked by the X parasite. After recovering, she discovers that a research station has suffered an outbreak of X parasites, which can mimic different lifeforms. Samus ventures to the station and encounters the SA-X, an X parasite mimicking her at full power.

Traversing the station and regaining abilities like the Wave Beam, Screw Attack and more, Samus must take out all the X while simultaneously evading the SA-X. Metroid Fusion has received extensive acclaim for its visuals, gameplay and usage of survival horror mechanics. Stay tuned for more details when it goes live next week.

Future Game Boy and Game Boy Advance Titles for Nintendo Switch Online Revealed

Ravi Sinha — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 08:46:08 +0000

Nintendo finally added Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance titles to Nintendo Switch Online today. Game Boy games are available for both Nintendo Switch Online and Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, while Game Boy Advance titles are exclusive to the latter.

The list consists of classics like Kirby’s Dream Land, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX, Metroid 2: Return of Samus, Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga and The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. However, there will be more titles added in the future. These include The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, Pokemon Trading Card Game and Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble.

On the Game Boy Advance side, Metroid Fusion, Kirby and the Amazing Mirror, F-Zero Maximum Velocity and Golden Sun are coming. The frequency of new titles remains to be seen, so stay tuned in the coming months. Nintendo Switch Online costs $20 per year, while Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack retails for $50 per year.

15 Games Whose Conclusion Came Out of Nowhere

Ravi Sinha — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:57:56 +0000

Have you ever played a game, enjoying its various highs and lows but dreading the inevitable conclusion? Has said conclusion come out of nowhere, leading to the desire for more? Let’s take a look at 15 games that encapsulated that feeling. Spoilers incoming so be warned.

Vanquish

Rocket sliding into cover and vaulting over in slow-mo to gun down foes never looked or felt as good as it did in Vanquish. But even at roughly six hours for the main campaign, it just simply ended following the battle with Bogey Alpha and Bravo. No final battle with Victor Zaitsev, who subsequently escapes and destroys Providence. Even US president Elizabeth Winters, who sought to destroy Moscow with Providence’s microwave transmitter, simply kills herself. At least Sam and Elena survived so that’s nice.

15 Scary Stalkers In Video Games

Ravi Sinha — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 06:51:24 +0000

When building tension, video games are defined by the threats thrown at the player. Some threats are more vicious while others are tough to kill (or just plain invincible). Combine these traits together and let loose an entity that hounds the player, cultivating an atmosphere of fear over where it could strike next, and you’ve created an effective stalker. Let’s take a look at 15 of the scariest stalkers in video games.

Xenomorph – Alien Isolation

Alien Isolation’s intelligent, menacing and nigh invulnerable Xenomorph is one of the more renowned stalkers in recent times. It can sense when you’re using the motion tracker nearby, will investigate any strange occurrences or noises made, and pounce on you when least expected. It even travels through the air ducts, making it all the harder to discern where it could be coming from. Yes, it’s scared of fire but limited flamethrower ammo means it won’t be long before it returns.

14 Video Game Bosses Who Will Defeat Players With Their Own Abilities

Alex Jackson — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 12:55:44 +0000

A gigantic titan? An enormous robot? Flying after an escaping mad scientist? yawn! Ok, boss battles can take the form of nearly anything in video games, and their status as climactic set pieces in most games make them some of the most memorable parts of our favourite titles. But the kings of kings, the ones who we remember months and years after we finish the game, are the dopplegangers. Those mirror matches or evil versions that take the powerful abilities that we as the player have mastered and turns them against us, usually forcing a creative rethinking of our own approach in the process. We’d like to celebrate some of those here, so beware of spoilers ahead and be sure to share your own in the comments below.

SA-X – Metroid Fusion

The Metroid series was creating atmosphere and tension from simple world design as far back as its inception, so when Metroid Fusion took the series on a slightly different path for a handheld game, their masterstroke was introducing the SA-X. The result of her infected Power Suit being pulled together by the mimetic X Parasites, the player is hunted throughout the game by the heartless creature with the full power of a endgame Samus. Powerless to harm the SA-X, should they hear the telltale footsteps and accompanying anxiety, the player can only run or hide throughout the entirety of the game, until the final showdown at least.