Every Metroid Game RANKED

"Metroid" is one of Nintendo's best franchises, but which one reigns supreme? For this list, we’ll be going over every main game in the “Metroid” franchise and ranking them from worst to best. Our list includes "Metroid: Zero Mission" (2004), "Metroid Dread" (2021), Metroid Prime 3: Corruption" (2007), and more! If there’s a “Metroid” game you think should rank higher or think we should’ve included the spin-off titles, please let us know in the comments!
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[@marcusyates3044]

Spyro VS Crash! Battle of Sony's 2 Mascots!

[@marcusyates3044]

Mario VS Sonic! It Finally Comes to an End!

[@mocsin9351]

Ok, Other M should be above Metroid I, II, and Hunters

[@yudaya100]

Corruption and echoes higher

[@mattiasolsson1523]

Disney studio vs Universal studio

[@HaasSpitta]

The fact that Metroid Prime 1 was released in 2002 just baffles me, it still plays soo well in 2023! My favorite game of all time

[@teejmorrison]

I’m playing it now as well and it holds up unbelievably well. Still better than many games made today.

[@dylankurtz8423]

Easily a top 5 all time game, played it at only 10 years old in 2002 and still incredible today, could've been a Wii launch title and graphics were unreal for an early 2000s game

[@patroshannish]

It’s remastered on the switch with better controls

[@jarrickhillery8664]

Tbf, the controls were updated to modern fps standards, but every other aspect of the gameplay holds up exceptionally well.

[@venar4248]

@@patroshannish Thx Capt. Obvious we know that ...

[@arkhaminmate2263]

Prime Echoes was fun to play, surprisingly challenging compared to the original and much darker. It shouldn't be slept on.

[@crackers1232]

The multiplay was so much fun with fam

[@smokeyson]

That was one beautiful game. Loved it from beginning to bitter end

[@CrazyGamerDragon64]

I feel the same way, that & Metroid Prime 3

[@danielengel4593]

The OG was and is in my Top 10 favorite games of all time, with the new Remaster more than ever. I did not like Echoes, specially the dark world and the constant dmg, it felt like playing on a timer all the time, very stressful, not my cup of tea and the third entry finished last in my book, mostly cause of the gimmicky motion control scheme. Still great games and they tried to implement new mechanics, I give them that.

[@toaster_rtx1829]

Echoes is my favorite Metroid game :)

[@agente9988]

Metroid fusion will always be my favourite mainly because of the scary moments such as SA-X

[@StraitShot]

I am a casual nintendo fan. Meaning I have another main playing system. When I saw fusion was coming to NSO I immediately signed up. Hopefully Nintendo understands why they are suddenly selling Metroid Prime and NSO SUBS.

[@Packers1919]

Can’t wait for fusion to release on NSO!!

[@Quin360]

Yeah me too

[@rj_4mp100]

Fusion is in my top 3, but the SA-X loses a lot of that scare factor on a second playthrough once you realise it’s all scripted. The EMMI’s of Dread are a better, more lasting implementation of the SA-X concept imo.

[@najibzulkafli5820]

In the beginning recap cutscene in Dread, the look of SA-X was definitely more menacing to me

[@kraftthisile9113]

Metroid is so underrated I'm glad people are giving it so much love.

[@triple-d2640]

Metroid isn't underrated

[@thachocolategod]

HIGHLY slept on game series. So is Kirby. I love them both

[@giuliano8031]

They only do it because of Metroid Prime Remastered and the waves it's making right now.

[@mitchmediak]

@Joel Anderson lol wtf you talking about, so many games are called "Metroidvanias", it's got a genre half named after it

[@JCz28]

@@mitchmediak in terms of sales especially yes, the series is underrated. It’s not nearly as popular as Mario, or The Legend of Zelda. It really deserves just as much love as those other two franchise.

[@Mike-ge7pe]

Super Metroid isn’t just the definitive Metroid game, it’s likely the most refined side-scrolling platformer ever made. Easy to access, difficult to familiarize, and even more difficult to master, it contains layers upon layers of nuance that game designers are still trying to approximate nearly 30 years later. Limited only by the technology of the time in which it was made, Super Metroid is about as close to a perfect game as you can get. I’m glad that’s still recognized.

[@thirteenthirtyseven4730]

While agreeing to all of this, I couldn’t help but chuckle when hearing “still controls flawlessly today”…

[@toninhopavan2]

I bought a snes and and nice old tv just to play it on the real deal

[@augustinfrancotte3163]

I have the same love you have for that game, but I have to admit, the most recent one is more smooth in terms of control. Tho, it remains my favorite, for the ambiance, the musics, the subtle way to inteoduce scenario without a word... It's a game that inspire love, a deep love, the love that keep creating so many metroidvanias games, because no other than this one embodies this better.

[@MrTPoops]

Based​@@toninhopavan2

[@AlefSousa017]

I love the fact that I got into this series already as an adult, so there's no nostalgia attached when I say that the Metroid series is one of the best franchises to ever come out. I tried playing Super Metroid as a kid and it didn't land with me, I was really confused all the time, so I dropped it and never played another game in the franchise. Then, fast forward to, I don't know, 15 years later and as I was watching The Completionist's video on Super Metroid, I got the urge to try the game again just because of how passionate he was when talking about it. And then it clicked and I instantly enjoyed the game. Not only that, but I got on such a roll that after beating it I played Zero Mission, Fusion, Samus Returns (and the unnoficcial AM2R) and Metroid Prime, all back to back! I went from only knowing Samus from the original Smash on the N64 to becoming a huge fan of the franchise in less than a year, such is the power of this franchise!

[@FluffyMustache]

Have you played Dread? It is seriously a masterpiece

[@AlefSousa017]

@@FluffyMustache I sure did and it surely is, it instantly became not only my favorite 2D Metroid game, but my overall favorite Metroid game as well, it's nothing short of amazing!

[@toninhopavan2]

My mom bought me this game 30 years ago (super metroid). It was sooooo expensive here in Brazil and we didnt have much money. I love it. I even bought recently a snes and and nice old tv just to play it. Real deal. Dread and prime 1 are also great

[@C0L0SSUS]

Picking the top 3 is fairly easy. The hard part is putting them in order from 1-3 - there's so much room for debate. They are all incredible games.

[@theakiwar9118]

Agreed.

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

Dread, without question anymore. Super has aged the worst.

[@TheAlibabatree]

@@jarlwhiterun7478 Yup. I think it’s difficult to compare 2d and 3d games. But Super and Dread are easy to compare. And Dread is so much better in every way (except for the music).

[@peterc504]

@@TheAlibabatree I dont know why but dread jus looks bland/sterile. Im a sucker for pixel art and even now when i fire up super it looks amazing/alive to me...Yes the combat etc is better in dread but the world (way more variety in super),cooler/more variety of enemies in super, the graphics ( to me AM2R looks better than Nintendos version Samus Returns), the bosses, the atmosphere,the MUSIC,THE BEG with Ridley, THE ENDING with Mother Brain come on....its a no brainer super is still top dog in every one of these areas. The music in dread was total trash compared to SUPER by far the worst metroid besides maybe fusion? lol

[@TheAlibabatree]

@@peterc504 I prefer pixel art as well. And like i said before, the music in Super is god tier. But those two things dont make it a better game. I personally didn’t grow up playing Super, or really any Metroid games, so i have no attachment to any of them. The movement in Super just doesn’t compare to Dread. And more importantly, the level design is quite simply obtuse. Im not young, so I’m well aware that’s how games were designed at the time, but that doesn’t make it good. But, I suppose its a matter of preference. Some people genuinely enjoy being stumped for hours, running around, backtracking, trying to figure out where to go… maybe its a generational thing.

[@theakiwar9118]

My Personal Top 5 list 1. Metroid Fusion 2. Metroid Dread 3. Super Metroid 4. Metroid Prime 2 5. Metroid Prime It’s insanely hard to rank a franchise that consists 80% of insanely well done games.

[@fury_saves_world]

Uhh Super above Prime haha cute but no

[@amso7169]

@@fury_saves_world they’re about equal in my eyes but i personally prefer super because prime’s item collection is very back and forth feeling and annoying.

[@ExtremeAce]

@@fury_saves_world I also put Super above Prime, and even then it's not my favorite Metroid game. I love Prime a lot but it has some awful backtracking at times. Super doesn't feel that way, it's just the controls that haven't aged well but its level design is still peak.

[@travistotle]

Metroid Dread is seriously soooooo good. It probably has the best overall gameplay in the entire series. Honestly it would probably be my favorite in the entire series if the music wasn't so BLAND and uninspired :/

[@theakiwar9118]

@@fury_saves_world Super has developer intended sequence breaking. In prime you must use the ever living shit out of glitches to sequence break anything. Besides the backtracking in Prime is tedious. Prime 2 masterfully solved that issue I have like played Prime 1 like 40 times in my life. All of these games countless of times. And let me tell you how absolutely tedious some backtracking is. Especially the space jump boots, X ray visor, plasma beam and gravity suit. I played Metroid games so many times infact that I forgot my first playthroughs, so these games are ranked on personal enjoyment based on combat, backtracking and replayability. Fusion is on top due to a bias, but as for Dread, Prime, Prime 2, Super it’s based on personal fun and replayability That being said. The remaster rocks, but then again prime rocks overall. Like I said it’s incredibly difficult to rate a series which consistently pumps out 88-97 games

[@Whytho-dude]

Prime 2 is at the top of my list. It took everything from prime 1 and added onto it. It also still holds up graphically, unlike the older gen games. I understand Metroid started as a 2d game, but the 3d Prime games are a near masterpiece

[@zaneheaston8254]

Except for putting an ammo consumption for the Dark & Light Beams, that was so unnecessary

[@ExtremeAce]

@@zaneheaston8254 The Light and Dark beams were incredibly overpowered, so the ammo system was there to make sure that you don't just spam them all the time. And an ammo limit made it so the combat was never about spamming your beams but rather strategize around them and made you think more wisely with your weapons. It's not grindy to get either. Shooting enemies/storage caches gives you plenty of ammo, not to the point where you can just farm them to keep spamming, but also not too low so that it gets frustrating

[@KemoKidd]

STILL waiting for Prime 4. You know, the one they announced 6 YEARS AGO!

[@joshevans3421]

​@@KemoKidd don't worry. It'll arrive along with hollow knight silk song and elder scrolls VI next February 30th

[@robertwyatt3912]

The prime games suck to replay, though. The movement is slow and clunky, and you have to switch beams every two seconds to open beam doors. There’s also not many sequence breaks, and the general item order is very linear.

[@sidewinder2057]

I liked Fusion more than Super. Yes, it's a bit less exploration, more direction. But not a single section was boring (like Maridia in Super). Also controls are refined to perfection in Fusion.

[@rhovenom04]

Super metroid cant be finished without researching on youtube. i was stuck in an area because i never knew that the shine spark is mandatory in that one section after defeating the lava boss. its clunky as well. So yeah, fusion for me.

[@Strohseph]

@@rhovenom04 "Can't be finished" is hardly true at all. The game has been out for 30 years, I suppose those who beat it 30 years ago needed to look up how to use the shine spark on youtube as well? Oh wait.. Also, the game teaches literally teaches you how to use that ability.

[@rhovenom04]

@@Strohseph Where? I played super metroid for the first time 2 years ago and there were no instructions IN GAME on how to use shinespark. Regardless if its there or not, the point is, fusion is more streamlined. Imagine the struggle of 90's kids playing the game with no guide or friends.

[@tonyattardo9350]

@@rhovenom04 watch the load screen for hints at hidden abilities. Also, if you can’t finish Super without a guide, sounds like a skill issue my dude. Super is goat and I fucking love fusion.

[@yurivitorio407]

I played super metroid last year and the shinespark is teached by an alien bird that can do the same thing, I didn't see it on youtube. But is preety hard the first time.

[@RogerWazup007]

I would've switched Samus Returns with Zero Mission, but it's incredible how high the bar is in this series where almost every mainline game is really good.

[@fury_saves_world]

Ew ZM is superior

[@MacMan77]

@@fury_saves_world based

[@travistotle]

@@fury_saves_world That's literally what the dude is saying. Samus Returns is listed higher than ZW on this list. I personally did not like Samus Returns AT. ALL. Couldn't believe how good Dread turned out, considering it's from the same team.

[@fury_saves_world]

@@travistotle o fuc, lul, my memory is trash but right on, then. Yeah fuck them running Gamma Metroids, deep and hard-AYO?🤨 But ya lmao I was shocked abt that too, they do like to re-use the shit out of bosses in both but Dread was just so much better. Ridley and Raven Beak were equally great final bosses though. Actually SR had great one-off bosses but they literally only had fuckin 4 of them. Also BRUH THE EXACT SAME MORPH BALL PUZZLE FOR EVERY EXPANSION FUCK THAT SHIT ONGG

[@JorechDalc]

Yes, I agree, and even higher, Zero Mission is really good (I even like it more than Fusion)

[@pooky-changaming4089]

I looooooooooove the Metroid series!!! Personally, I rather like Prime 2 Echoes and Prime 3 Corruption-they are, IMO, quite underrated! And-again IMO-the things that make Other M different from the other Metroid games is what makes it neat! BTW, I hope that the other two Prime games get the Switch remaster treatment-wouldn’t it be awesome to have access to the entire trilogy on Switch? Also, I really want to see Zero Mission in the GBA lineup for NSO+EP!

[@mocsin9351]

Other M is underrated

[@supermario_bueno]

Poor Other M... I love this game so much! Even though I agree that the story is not one of the best, and that it's really annoying to wait for Addam to allow the usage of abilities, I simply adore the gameplay! That game plays fast, it's filled with action pieces and badass finishers.

[@fury_saves_world]

Preach dawg it's just a bandwagon sheep mentality to always put it at the bottom. Item hunt feels good and there are some gameplay issues like waiting for those yellow-black rails and pacing as well as having to circle thru Sector 2 three times near the end to advance the story but it's still pretty good.

[@educationalporpoises9592]

@@fury_saves_world I get what you mean but out of all the metroid games I've played I simply enjoy Metroid Other M the least overall. Still has some great moments, and some great bosses and environments. Overall there's just a lot of things that feel like a slog to me.

[@StormsparkPegasus]

Not only is it complete total garbage (even taken as its own thing and not part of Metroid), even putting it with Metroid games is an insult to the series. It's not just the story that's bad/nonsensical (contradicting every other game), the gameplay is bad too. This is pretentious irredeemable trash, and the only reason I gave it 2/10 instead of 1/10 is because the graphics were decent enough by Wii standards and it runs at 60fps. It's the worst game I've ever played that was not obviously unfinished or a broken asset flip. Give me Big Rigs over this shit any day of the week.

[@josephguillen5655]

Yes this game is very much underrated. They rate the game as if it were a movie but no one can argue that the game itself fell short on anything. I enjoyed it allot.

[@josephguillen5655]

@@StormsparkPegasus so you're saying the game mechanics were flawed? So team Ninja implementing the fast paced ninja Gaiden game play on a metroid game didn't work? I had no issue with it.

[@theanygamer4044]

I was from a different generation, Prime hunters was my Goldeneye. My friends and I would play that for hours back in the day 😢

[@fury_saves_world]

Ugh why the story mode gotta be so lame tho with a bunch of AWFUL jumping rooms in Celestial Archives and confusing ass portal warp puzzles also fck the Voldrums and Psycho Bits and Guardia s and repetitive bosses SLEEEENCH CURSE YOU and the the story is mid and the pacing is terrible and there's TOO...MANY...DAMN...ARTIFACTS

[@benjaminfleshman3948]

I’m one of the weirdos who thought the Prime series got better as it went along, so Corruption was my personal favorite. But I definitely agree with Dread and Super being so high on the list.

[@JustinPennito]

I'm the same way, I think they got better too, with each sequel.

[@pooky-changaming4089]

@@JustinPennito Same here! Prime 2 improved on Prime 1 by including an actual story (Prime’s story-let’s face it-was quite bare-boned). And Prime 3 improved on both 1 and 2 by including a more fleshed-out story AND interplanetary travel!

[@peterc504]

Unfortunaely for me I couldnt get into the prime games...I always felt samus should be fast agile etc. but in 1st person shes slow clunky and it just bothers me too much to care to play prime anymore...

[@Dzzy123]

Prime 2 and 3 had more creative environments. Corruption should at least be above the Samus Returns remake.

[@TheCrazyLinkUno]

While I think Prime 1 is the best of the Prime series, I have more fun playing Prime 3. I replayed that game so many times.

[@ExtremeAce]

I consider Prime 2 to be better than 1. It's more challenging, the world is more interconnected, the dark atmosphere is terrifying and feels like the best atmosphere a Metroid game has ever provided and the music is impeccable. The combat is also way better with much more interesting puzzle solving. Really underrated gem of a game

[@smokeyson]

1: Metroid Prime 2 Echoes 2: Metroid Prime 3: Metroid Dread 4 Metroid Prime 3 Corruption 5: Super Metroid Those are my absolute favorites in the series. I played Super later in life but was introduced to the GameCube version first. All it took was a demo gameplay at a toy r us and the rest is history lol. The Quadra-axis from Prime 2 is still my favorite boss fight. A 3 part boss fight with no shelter from the environment and so on was just chefs kiss

[@Sejikan]

Yes

[@fury_saves_world]

So accurate I can forgive the Super at 5

[@ExtremeAce]

Huge W Prime 2 is the best

[@Sejikan]

@@ExtremeAce huge fax

[@LuckyBeerCamper]

Metroid Prime (and now it's remaster) is the king to me, personally. Super Metroid is a close second, but the wonder that I experienced from Prime back and 2002, and am now re-experiencing again today is just untouchable.

[@bencook130]

I tend to agree. Not the Super part, that's much lower for me. And, being older, I can say that Prime is the only one that's come close to the original as far as that feeling of wonder

[@superavel]

​@@bencook130 I also rate Super lower and I actually quite enjoyed Other M, I finished it in one sitting and it is in my top 3. I haven't played every Metroid game though but some of them aged quite badly its so hard to go back and get the same feel from it.

[@niclaswingstrom3127]

Ah the original metroid, quite the shock when you had beaten the game and it was revealed you had played as Jennifer Lawrence the whole time.

[@thepikminbrawler1746]

My personal List from the games I’ve played: 10 Metroid: has anyone that I played this game in the past 20 years really enjoyed it? 9 Other M: A decent action game that makes a lot of stupid story decisions. 8 Zero Mission: why do some people like this game so much? It’s 10x better than the original and is an amazing remake but as a Metroid game it’s just so average 7 Samus Returns: 95% of the hate this game gets has nothing to do with the actual game. A great stepping stone for Dread and is very fun to play 6 Super Metroid: I’m sorry if this placement physically hurts you and I acknowledge that Super Metroid is a feat of level design genius but it’s just not that much fun and unintuitive 5 Corruption: Even the prime games at their worst are still amazing. The motion controls are tacky but the bosses and levels are fantastic 4 Fusion: weak level design and exploration is made up for by being atmospheric, hard, and very fun to play in an arcadey sort of way 3 Echoes: I’m convinced you have to play this game 2-3 times before the frustration goes away and you see it for the most bold and interesting game in the series 2 Dread: it’s just peak 2D Metroid and is nearly flawless 1 Prime: it’s perfect. Just go play the remaster right now

[@mattiasolsson1523]

I put Other M over the original, its hard to played it today. Its only Metroid prime 2 i haven’t played yet

[@TheAlibabatree]

Solid list

[@loganbuternowsky4634]

I honestly found Super Metroid really confusing without a guide, but I didn't have any issues in Dread.

[@yandrylopez317]

Please continue to number each entry like here love when you guys do that!!!

[@ryanpercival9823]

You guys slept on Corruption hard. Play it again. It is the worst of the prime games, but its defs better as a package than Samus Returns, which was placed too high on the list.

[@fury_saves_world]

So true

[@CloudandZack1st]

I remember playing Metroid Prime Hunters on DS back in middle school when the DS was first released. Me and all my friends would sit in the gym and just play multiplayer the whole time. Great memories!

[@michelletackett9489]

You did a video about Metroid. I approve.

[@BobBobOnYouTube]

Such a fantastic series. Hopefully we get some information on Prime 4 soon.

[@shibernyan2009]

Good news!

[@DanielNewm]

Great list! I think I might agree with it 100%. It would have been worth mentioning the new "Remaster" of Metroid Prime, though.

[@1997pinguim]

Metroid prime 2 echoes was the hardest game i ever beat, "I'm a SoulsLike fan BTW", but its difficult isn't about fight enemys or bosses, the hardest thing in this game is to know where should you go next, the most part of the time you will be lost, thats a common thing on metroid games but its get worse on Prime echoes because of the dark world, sometimes you need to cross the dark world through portals to reach an objective in the light world and the portals are tricky, some need special things to be activated or its only functional in one of the two worlds, its a very challenging game.

[@einfachtot6017]

Metroid Dread made me fall in love with the series and this kind of games in general

[@ignaciohernandez3103]

Spot on dude! 💯 specially those top 5…

[@matthewcarlton5693]

I have not yet been disappointed in a Metroid Game. Playing Fusion right now on Switch. Very fun.

[@TheBlazingBronzeBro]

The only Metroid games I have played were in the top three. Wrll I never played Prime, but have seen someone play it. Metroid is fun

[@theakiwar9118]

Well guess you are lucky that one hell of a remaster hit the switch a few days ago. The remaster of prime is insanely well done

[@JRJuggernaut1]

Metroid fusion was a game I only played after getting it for free through the 3DS ambassador program, and boy did I love it in spite of how challenging it could be at times!

[@najibzulkafli5820]

Nightmare fight had me stumped for a bit when i was young.. I didn’t use missiles enough 😅 SA-X scared me then

[@JRJuggernaut1]

@@najibzulkafli5820 omg that fight took me the longest, made me put the game down for a while before I finally beat it and the rest of the game!

[@ashmaster802]

That is how I got into the franchise too.

[@msg4672]

Personally I would put Metroid Prime #1, Metroid Dread #2, Super Metroid #3.

[@fury_saves_world]

You're right except for Super

[@x-celsius5905]

@msg4672 that's my top three, in that order!

[@Sdoo493]

Lol the bias when it comes to Super Metroid never ends

[@lukerne9260]

Maybe it's because it's the best?

[@bgc1081]

@@lukerne9260 At this point I wouldn't say it's objectively the best since there's stuff that Prime or Dread do better (so it depends of what you want in a Metroid game), but placing it lower than third is a sin.

[@fury_saves_world]

@@bgc1081 Cap

[@amso7169]

@@lukerne9260 you can’t deny that super has aged a bit and has been dethroned at least once (dread specifically kinda kicks it’s ass) it was a marvel in it’s time, and the fact that we can even have this debate is a testament to what the game achieved, but at times the game has some old game clunk attached to it, and the exploration in maridia is just not fun to new players

[@gameplayboy5686]

I haven't played every metroid but I'm gonna rank the games I did play. Worst to best Metroid Metroid 2 return of samus Metroid zero mission Super metroid Metroid fusion Metroid dread (it might be the best game of all time IMO) I'll return after I've played the other games

[@Cyberpunk747]

Actually a really good list! Coming from an old time fan of the franchise

[@thomasj.9686]

Whoop de doo, another retro top 10 list where the SotNs, the FF Tactics, the Super Metroids and OoTs take the no. 1 yet again. I'm glad Mario rankings exist. Those actually change up a bit from list to list.

[@danielengel4593]

Agree with 1 and 2, one of the best games ever made, now that we get the Remaster of MP we can enjoy this gem 21 years later.

[@Robotoda2000]

I'm glad Super Metroid got the top spot. It really does deserve it. They caught lightning in a bottle with that one.

[@yudaya100]

Echoes and corruption definitely aren’t getting the love they deserve. He didn’t mention anything good about echoes just the ammo systems flaws .smh. This list is very debatable

[@jaya_surya_a5118]

Raven beak is perfectly designed boss fight in entire series

[@rj_4mp100]

This is actually a really good list 👍

[@zakirstocks9514]

One of My Most Favorite Metroid Games of Nintendo Throughout the Years are: Metroid Other M Metroid Prime Hunters Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Metroid: Zero Mission Metroid: Samus Returns Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Metroid Fusion Metroid Dread Metroid Prime Super Metroid These are My Most Favorite Metroid Games of Nintendo Throughout the Years I Absolutely Love Playing from my Childhood

[@shibernyan2009]

Listed almost every game, I approve.

[@zakirstocks9514]

@@shibernyan2009 Thanks! These are my Most Favorite Epic *Metroid Prime* Games throughout the years!n😄😁

[@TheTOShow1]

I just finished Metroid Dread yesterday. What an amazing game. Thanks for the video.

[@kevinnguyen9138]

It would have been nice if you included what consoles each game playes on

[@JohnnyFromVirginia]

Those last three could seriously go either way, depending on who you’re talking to. I also would’ve put 2 and the original higher myself but this is a legit solid list.

[@TheMissingLink2]

Last 4 you mean. Fusion is fantastic in it's own right.

[@ExtremeAce]

Honestly I'd say 7 Metroid games are very interchangeable - Super, Fusion, Dread, ZM, Prime 1, 2 and 3. Depending on anyone the top 7 can vary a lot. Hell add SR into it as well, a lot of people like it.

[@LelloDalamiq]

I was expecting Prime to be at the top... But to see Super Metroid take the #1 spot because of it being the staple that every other game in the series is built upon? And it's style being the inspiration for countless metroidvania titles outside of the franchise? You know what, yeah. The team thought hard about this, and this wasn't just a great take - It was a smart take. Good list.

[@evanclp514]

Metroid Prime was my first game in the Metroid series. i was blown away by the graphics and the detail of the world. exploration felt intuitive and the combat was fun but still difficult. probably one of my top 3 favorite games i've ever played.

[@danielpettersson2070]

Perfect list! considering in what era the game was released (sickly ahead of it's time) and how it aged, super metroid might be the best game ever made. A link to the past is the only compeditor... a tough one though.

[@JeFF19AquiLeSs]

Those two are at the top of my list, but I would include another game as well: Ocarina of Time. Those 3 games, in my opinion, are the closest to perfect games there ever can be.

[@georgemorley1029]

The series is not underrated. It is, however, often overlooked. Two different things. The series overall is rated very, very highly. The awareness of the game is however low. That doesn’t affect the fact that those people who are aware of the games almost all rave about them. Like me. They’re amazing.

[@Appelschorle]

That is just your opinion! I am a metroid fan since super but my fav. Is prime 2 100 %

[@ManiacArtist83]

I'm happy that Metroid is getting the love it deserves.

[@Dzzy123]

Prime 3 and Samus Returns should switch spots. Prime 2 and 3 improved on the first in terms of story and environmental design. I'd go as far as saying that Prime 3 has some of the best environmental designs in any Nintendo game. Bryyo and Elysia had a really nice aesthetic. I think Dread was really good and refined 2D Metroid a great deal, but I think its environments and OST are forgettable. I don't think it had as strong a sense of Dread as Fusion or Prime 2. The EMMIs only being a threat in specific areas removed some of the tension for me since you never had to worry about them popping up in regular areas, like you did the SA-X and Dark Samus. I also think that Dread didn't do enough with Raven Beak as a character. You meet him once at the beginning and don't see him again until the end when he gives you a plot dump, and then you kill him. I was hoping they'd make him a rival on par with Dark Samus or Ridley, but since they've killed him off after one title that seems to be off the table. Dread also didn't explain the fallout from Fusion very well. It was odd to see Samus still working for the Federation after the events of Fusion. At the very least, the game could have touched on how the Feds addressed the rogue groups within their ranks. There are some interesting story implications in Dread that they can continue with in future titles, though.

[@theclaudfather6436]

People always bring up how the EMMI's aren't a threat because you only encounter them in certain areas but praise SA-X and Dark Samus but fail to realize that them "popping up" is a scripted part of the game. Just admit your opinion is based on the voice of the Internet and you have no opinion of your own.

[@Dzzy123]

@@theclaudfather6436 We know the SA-X and Dark Samus are scripted. The point is that, on a first playthrough, the player doesn't know when these enemies will pop up. In Dread, however, this isn't the case. In Dread, you always know beforehand where the EMMIs can appear.

[@ignaciomunoz6753]

I understand all the mythology and legacy behind Super Metroid, but for me Metroid Prime is still the best the series has to offer. The new remake just puts the Prime franchise back into business, and I can’t wait to see the fourth entry

[@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu]

nailed the top 3 tbh, although i would be tempted to put prime 2 echoes in the number 3 spot. Prime 2 imo could be better that prime 1 its soo damn good, but i do understand why people love prime 1 more. It's just a simpler version of prime, and it uses all of the classic biomes from super metroid which are hard to argue with, same with why ocarina of time is so great. it's alot easier for people to get a grasp of and feel a stronger connection to using the four elements. Snow, fire, forest and desert, then phazon mines, as opposed to echoes light and dark worlds across the temple grounds, bog and sky temple. But i love the power ups and bosses in prime 2 and the mechanics with the light and dark beams. great to have the screw attack back and wall jumps, and dark samus is a great villain. also the maps are across a much larger scale and i love the morphball canons across the map.

[@d.howlett395]

5- Dread 4- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption(I think it's the 4th but to my personal taste is my 2nd, I truly love this game!!) 3- Super Metroid 2- Metroid Prime 1- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes(this one is fucki'n underrated so badly! It's the BEST Metroidvania ever!)

[@houseofshadow6380]

I'd swap Prime and Dread, and Zero Mission would be higher, with Fusion right below it. But other than that, solid list. Good video!

[@kcato5879]

My List: Echoes Prime 1 and Corruption are tied for 2nd place Dread Fusion Samus Returns (AND AM2R) Zero Mission Super Metroid Other M Hunters Pinball Federation Force NES Metroid 1 GBA Metroid 2

[@solidsnake9898]

- Metroid Prime - Super Metroid - Prime 3 - Metroid Dread - Samus Returns - Metroid Fusion - Metroid Zero Mission - Prime 2: Echoes

[@JamesHealeyTX]

My ranking: 1. Metroid Prime 2. Super Metroid 3. Echoes 4. Fusion 5. Corruption 6. Dread 7. Zero Mission 8. Samus Returns 9. Return of Samus 10. Metroid 11. Other M 12. Hunters 13. Federation Force I haven't played Pinball and I haven't completed Other M, so the ranking could change. It always does anyway.

[@Mayzer7]

Super Metroid GOAT

[@Funcrashmalej]

Even after that Metroid dread is still arguably the best Metroid game by a landslide

[@GoodrumMC]

I like playing Metroid Prime with the old school controls. At first it can be odd, but they whole game was built with those controls in mind

[@killerhappyface]

For me 1 to 5 are: Super, Prime, Echoes, Dread, Zero Mission. Echoes is my personal favorite but Super and Prime gain points for being so dang groundbreaking. Dread is near perfect but loses points for some really poor writing choices imo. Zero Mission remains a beautiful and accessible 2D-art title even as it begins to show its age.

[@CrazyGamerDragon64]

I haven't played many of the Metroid games, the only ones I've played (& finished) were the Metroid Prime trilogy & Fusion, that being said MP3 is one of my favorite games of all time!

[@georgetompson]

I personally have echoes over prime 1 and fusion over super but still all really awesome!

[@mrmaninred22]

Really good list. Never understood all the hate for Other M. It plays really well and has a pretty good story. Especially the connection between her and Adam..

[@jamescampbell9236]

My personal top 5. 1. Metroid Prime. 2. Super Metroid. 3. Metroid Zero Mission. 4. Metroid Dread. 5. Metroid Prime 2

[@marcusyates3044]

Spyro VS Crash! Battle of Sony's Two Mascots!

[@thedoomslayer108_YT]

Now both of them are in Activision's hands and Microsoft's too but Microsoft is trying to get the acquisition completed but Sony is trying to sabotage it which I don't like as I'm a PlayStation person here.

[@kylefabisiak9740]

Me personally I would swap prime with super but I agree with this list overall and I completely understand super metroid being 1st

[@eonamiella2124]

My list would be pretty different and no doubt some would take issue with it. 1. Zero Mission 2. Corruption 3. Fusion 4. Prime 5. Echoes 6. Dread 7. Super 7. Samus Returns 8. Other M 9. Metroid 10. Hunters 11. Metroid 2 Super is great don't get me wrong but personally I never liked how floaty Samus feels, and things like the wall jump and overall movement feel a little clunky. It's still the best sprite based Metroid though easily, game is gorgeous Dread is in a weird spot for me. Game feels...incomplete but not like Pokemon did. Everything works but the ending is really abrupt, there's strange blank areas on the map and doors that go nowhere. Supposedly the development of the game was troubled and they had more in store but ran out of time and it certainly feels that way at times. Movement feels phenomenal in Dread but I really don't like the speed booster and invisibility being mapped to pressing down on the joystick. Speed booster especially feels really awkward and I wish it was automatic like ZM/Fusion. I liked the story but I honestly didn't like Samus' characterization that much. Sure she was cool but she didn't feel like Fusion Samus at all which was jarring since Dread is a direct sequel

[@TheMissingLink2]

You guys are insane for ranking Samus Returns higher than Zero Mission.

[@robertkenny1201]

Not really Samus Returns is much more challenging then Zero Mission.

[@robertkenny1201]

The only game left in the franchise that both needs and deserves a remake is Prime Hunters.

[@MN-xo1cj]

My top 8 is the same as theirs, but I would rank them 1. Echoes; 2. Dread; 3. Prime; 4. Super; 5. Fusion; 6. Corruption; 7. Returns; 8. Zero

[@christianspolit-satire9013]

Even today, 25 years after playing Super Metroid (SNES), I remember this game as one of the best video games I ever played. Very intense atmosphere.

[@romahnae]

3:40 you smokin’ crack, boi.

[@Yokai_Yuri]

Totally agree with this list. This guy knows whats up. Super metroid is the perfect metroid game, it gives the player absolute freedom to explore whichever they want, something thst is missing even in prime 1. There is even videos about reverse boss order which is absolutely insane but it can be pulled off. Super metroif even has a reset glitch in which you can reset the entire game and start with all the power ups. Nothing can best that.

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

Reverse boss order is unintended by the developers. I don't know if you can use that as an argument for why the game is good.

[@theshadowdirector]

No, I would put Metroid II over I. You can crouch, aim downwards, the maps are less copy and paste repetitive and the different Metroid forms do amount to more unique types of fights versus the mere three bosses of the first game. Also, actual save points.

[@HeroMonsterPS3]

My personal ranking 12. Metroid II: Return of Samus 11. Metroid 10. Metroid Prime Hunters 9. Metroid Other M 8. Metroid: Samus Returns 7. Metroid Zero Mission 6. Metroid Fusion 5. Metroid Dread 4. Metroid Prime 3 Corruption 3. Metroid Prime 2 Echoes 2. Super Metroid 1. Metroid Prime

[@robertkenny1201]

Hunters is better then Other M.

[@LorianandLothric]

That’s a huge spoiler in the end 🤣

[@erkscollectibles]

It hurts my soul to see Prime 3 so low on the list 😢

[@KemoKidd]

We have the same top 2. 👍 I play a Super Metroid randomizer quite often.

[@mattrodgers157]

If prime is the ocarina of time of Metroid echoes is the majoras mask.

[@kagemara277]

Totally agree with every single rank! Also, recently replaying Fusion and Dread, I with Dead’s story wasn’t just copy and paste of Fusion. I love Dread totally, but hated the introduction which was poorly written. Also, Dread tries to be mysterious about Samus being a ……. But we know that from Fusion already. So the story to me is- Dread just replaced Galaxtic Federation with Raven Beak and Metroid’s/Space pirate X variants with Chozo robots and dead X soldiers. Also music in Dread is subpar. Bosses in Fusion (not saying better than Dreads-which were great) were more diverse. I wish Dread just had a better twist to the Chozo/Metroid lore. Otherwise gameplay was awesome, just wish Dread had more organic environments-they all feel too similar-more backstories to bosses. And anyone sad Samus didn’t have the chance to absorb the experiment Z-57 parasite? What skill could that be?! It would be sweet if you could gain slightly different built which would affect your playthrough. Overall, it might be one of the best 2D Metroids, but it still lacks in comparison to Super/Fusion. I can’t wait now for more Prime remakes! Thanks for the great video!

[@kbird2222]

Dread didn't live up to the quality of previous metroid titles...but somehow it was worked on forever.

[@kagemara277]

@@kbird2222 so what would you change in Dread to make it surpass the previous titles?

[@mopbrothers]

Super Metroid is definitely the best Metroid. It’s atmosphere and graphics are unmatched. Fusion is also a big contender.

[@ianchandler4649]

Samus Returns marked the franchise’s return, Super Metroid may be superb, but I found Metroid Prime to be a prime example of good game design.

[@MrLachek]

Metroid Prime 1 was so ahead of it's time.

[@SKRicochet]

I’m so thankful we got the Prime Remastered, now I just new Super Metroid remastered with Dread’s controls.

[@Thelodis]

Super Metroid doesn't control flawlessly, there are some things that were handled better in the GBA games. Like the quick selection of missiles, not having the run button, easier wall jumping (the wall jumping in the SNES game is a little unreliable) and not having to use five missiles to open a red door. But there are hacks that fixes these things, making the game even better.

[@fredydiaz144]

Great list! I do agree that Super Metroid should be #1 for the sole reason at how incredible the level design is and is still the best one of all Metroid. Games to this day try to meet the quality of level design of Super Metroid and it's the game that really created the Metroidvania genre

[@peterc504]

I dont think anything will ever top super metroid...I still remember playing it as a teen and thinking wow this is the pinnacle of gaming...And yep I was right. Literally only game that ever game me goosebumps from beg to the very end...

[@starchild4627]

Metroid Prime 4 will prob top it

[@iangarcia1585]

​@@starchild4627The only way I can see MP4 topping Super is if the game turns out to be the Ocarina of Time of the Metroid series (in terms of the impact and innovation)

[@tobi_versace]

Super and Prime are blinding people with nostalgia. Dread is #1, Prime #2 and Super #3

[@monstermike22]

My first exposure to Metroid was dread, so I have no nostalgia for any of these games. I fell in love with the franchise and since then have beat, samus returns, dread, super Metroid, fusion and am currently playing prime remaster. That being said NOTHING compares to Super Metroid. The feeling of isolation, claustrophobia, and exploration it can achieve is unmatched. The asthetics, the level design, the atmosphere put it in a tier on its own. The entire game has a less is more approach that has its own unique charm. The minimalistic story is beautiful, the almost non existent tutorials for upgrades and direction of progression is refreshing. The game remains mysterious in a way due to its reserved story and information it provides you. What a masterpiece

[@maxg2335]

1. Prime 2. Super 3. Dread 4. Prime 2: Echoes 5. Zero Mission 6. Fusion 7. Prime 3: Corruption 8. Samus Returns 9. Federation Force 10. Prime Hunters 11. Prime Pinball 12. Metroid 2 13. Metroid 1 100. other m

[@squizza64]

Honest the only changes I'd make, are: 3rd: Super Metroid 2nd: Metroid Dread 1st: Metroid Prime For one reason. As great as Super Metroid is, and it is fucking fantastic, at times it borders on obnoxious when it comes to progressing/exploring. But that might just be me. Otherwise, pretty spot on list.

[@syrexio]

I would place Echoes over Prime 1 personally. I kinda prefer it to the original. Now all I need is for it to also be remade like prime 1.

[@amso7169]

my ranking is 1. Dread 2. Fusion 3. Zero Mission 4. Prime 2 5. Prime 3 6. Super 7. Prime 8. Samus Returns 9. Other M 10. Metroid 2 11. Metroid

[@atlas6157]

Metroid Dread is a perfected carbon copy of Super Metroid. It’s like putting Ocarina of Time at the top of every list instead of saying “it changed the game forever, but it’s been improved upon”.

[@ianphillips103]

All the Metroid games are good, except the one which will not be named, the real answer is whichever you prefer to play. For me, that's Super Metroid, for a lot of others that will be Prime, Zero Mission, Prime Echoes, Dread.