The Space Pirates, merciless agents of the evil Mother Brain, have stolen the last Metroid from a research station, and once again Mother Brain threatens the safety of the galaxy. Samus Aran must don her awesome array of high-tech weaponry to retrieve the deadly Metroid hidden deep within the cave-riddled planet Zebes. The side-view action of Super Metroid will be familiar to many players, only now there are new weapons and items, including the Grappling Beam, which allows Samus to swing across large chasms, and the X-Ray Scope, which reveals secret passages.

If you're stuck and need help getting through the game, our FAQs and Guides page is sure to help. We have 11 complete FAQs for this game, and 35 total.

If you just want to cheat or find out how to unlock something, our Cheats and Codes page has everything you need. We have 11 cheats for this game.

Reader Review Average	GameFAQs Rating Average	GameRankings Average
9.6 From 16 reviews	9.1 From 102 users	n/a No reviews posted

The Super Metroid message board has 109 topics and 721 messages. GameFAQs Answers currently has 0 open questions and 0 answered questions.

For this game, we also have a page with release details and information, 2 game saves, 1 box shot, 8 GameSpot screenshots, you can track this game and add it to your collection using My Games, and you can find out how to contribute to GameFAQs at Contributor Central.