[Arikado]

Which Metroid game is, in your opinion, the best out of the series and why?

Here is a list of all of the officially licensed games in the series in order of release date:

Metroid (NES)
Metroid 2 (Gameboy)
Super Metroid (SNES)
Metroid Fusion (GBA)
Metroid Prime (GC)
Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (GC)
Metroid Prime: Hunters (DS)
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

If you don't like Metroid and voted so, please state your reasons for disliking it.

My favorite is Super Metroid. Although I prefer a lot more new games over classics, Super Metroid takes the trophy for being simply epic and fun, even after playing through it multiples times. The anticipation of boss battles when I first played this game used to make me shake slightly (no joke, but then again I wasn't particularly skilled at games at the time and I knew dying was a very likely option). I had the most difficult time with Phantoon, who I'll admit, kicked me ass on plenty of occasions. The music was also a great component of this game, giving it the proper atmosphere in certain environments and upping the ante before and during boss battles. 10/10 in all categories. Oh, and I lawl at those who got "stuck" in the pit in Brinstar and were unable to escape. Here's to you: Bwahahahah, learn to wall jump! ¦3

Close behind Super Metroid would be Corruption. It impressed me on many levels and blew away my expectations, even as high as they were.