Metroid: Samus Returns is a 2.5D reimagining of the Game Boy original

Nintendo didn’t just reveal a new Metroid Prime, it is also making a side-scrolling sequel for the 3DS.

Metroid: Samus Returns is a 2.5-D exploration game for Nintendo’s last-generation handheld, and it is due out September 15. Nintendo announced the new game as part of its ongoing Nintendo Treehouse Live broadcast from the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) show floor in Los Angeles. Nintendo used the 1991 Metroid II: Return of Samus as the foundation for this new reimagining. Fans should expect a similar map and familiar bosses, but the publisher also showed off new features like a melee counter as well as the upgraded 3D visuals.

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