Metroid Dread

October 7, 2021ShooterESRB T

Available on

Nintendo Switch

Genres

Shooter Platformer Adventure Action

Overview

About Metroid Dread

Join intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran in her first new 2D Metroid story in 19 years. Samus’ story continues after the events of the Metroid Fusion game when she descends upon planet ZDR to investigate a mysterious transmission sent to the Galactic Federation. The remote planet has become overrun by vicious alien lifeforms and chilling mechanical menaces. Samus is more agile and capable than ever, but can she overcome the inhuman threat stalking the depths of ZDR?

Story setup

Face off against unrelenting E.M.M.I. robots: once DNA-extracting research machines, the imposing E.M.M.I. are now hunting Samus down. Tensions are high as you evade these E.M.M.I. to avoid a cruel death while finding a way to take them down. Find out what turned these robotic wonders into the scourge of ZDR and escape with your life. Feel Samus’ power grow as you gain maneuvers and abilities: acquire new and familiar abilities as you traverse the many environments of this dangerous world. Parkour over obstacles, slide through tight spaces, counter enemies, and battle your way through the planet. Return to areas and use your new abilities to find upgrades, alternate paths, and a way forward. Explore the sprawling map, evade and destroy E.M.M.I. robots, and overcome the dread plaguing ZDR.

Reference

At a glance

Released: October 7, 2021
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Genres: Shooter, Platformer, Adventure, Action
Play modes: Single Player
Age rating: ESRB T

Media

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Playing together

Multiplayer & game modes

Metroid Dread offers various play modes for different gaming experiences.

Play Modes

Single Player

Content

Age ratings

How rating boards around the world have classified Metroid Dread. Open a board for its content descriptors.

ACBM

Science fiction themes and violence

CEROB

Violence

CLASS_IND10

Violência (Violence)

ESRBT

Animated Blood
Fantasy Violence

GRAC12+

Violence

PEGI12

Violence

Violence during gameplay is non-realistic looking. Impacts result in flashes of light and often exaggerated responses. When fantasy characters are killed, they disappear immediately. When the player's character dies, the screen turns black and the level restarts. Cutscenes feature more realistic looking violence towards fantasy creatures, although there is no blood or gore. Cutscenes also feature instances of implied violence towards the player's character, such as them being held down and having a weapon thrust towards their visor, although the scenes cut away before violence is shown.

USK12

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Coverage

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10 Best Nintendo Switch Games

#13

Metroid Dread has the tightest controls and the best movement feel of any game on this list. The E.M.M.I. chase sequences are the rare instance of a horror mechanic in a Nintendo game, and they work because the tension is built on skill rather than randomness. It sits here rather than in the top ten because the difficulty spikes and the genre's specific demands make it a harder broad recommendation than the picks above. If you have finished the main list and you want the most technically sharp single-player game the Switch has to offer, start here.

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