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The Ugly DucklingMariner5/10
Bumm.... Bummm....... Bummmm....Black_Crusher8/10
Atmospheric and innovative...but poor gameplay ruins itCeltic Forest6/10
A pirates life for me! (Sinse Samus isn't likely to defeat them).Dark empathy5/10
One of the greatest games of all time. Period.Doc Lathrop Brown10/10
The best Action/RPG everLeetdude9/10
In the beginning...MSuskie10/10
Metroid: Heavily flawed, irritating as Hell... and one of the best games in all of videogame history!Ofisil7/10
Some games stand the test of time. Some games were never great to begin with.Psycho Penguin6/10
The game that started it all deserves more credit. A LOT more.ShadowACS10/10
Now I know what a Screw Attack feels like...SilverMelee4/10
The early adventure game that sets the bar awfully high!the ultimate689/10
This game would sparkle with more! It is the truth in sense, yes!!!Vegita7/10
DIE! DIE! Glowing onion rings of death!!!Vyse the Legend7/10
Gave this game another try, and I was really surprised.Zylo the wolf9/10

GameFAQs Full Reviews

Our lovely heroines first adventure.AWing Pilot8/10
Obviously the best adventure game on the NES...DJellybean10/10
Hasn't aged well...dtm6665/10
Most unlinear Metroid ever!durango8/10
The Foundation For One Of The Greatest Games Of All TimeEggplant Wizard9/10
The game that started the amazing franchise.Galactic_Turtle8/10
Whee! It's fun to get lost!!Ice Water9/10
Ignore all of the other sugar-coated reviews.IMAP4/10
Founding father of Action Adventure....KasketDarkfyre10/10
Samus Aran in her original adventure!LightAngelTora8/10
A great start to a great franchiseLunarSonata8/10
What lies at the end of the maze like planet Zebes?Neon_Knight29/10
The beginning of one of the greatest franchises everplasmabeam9/10
Paving the way for action-adventure gamesquadruplesword9/10
READ this! The TRUTH about this AMAZING game!RichterVon10/10
An Intergalactic GemRottenwood10/10
The 'Mother Brain' gave me nightmaresStill Breathing6/10
This game has classic written all over it.TBranford9/10
Bring a MapTheRedneck148/10

GameFAQs Quick Reviews

If I bought this in 1987, I would give it a ten.Ali_X_Rexus5/10
The best game ever on the best systemantron10/10
One of the best NES games!Armored Core Expert9/10
A great game for its day, and it's still greatBenjG7/10
Really, Who The Hell Was Justin Bailey?Bobo The Clown10/10
Even after 10 years it is still one addicting gameBrainDog10/10
Metroid: When jellyfish go badbruplex9/10
Does this game really need an introduction?Bugs7274010/10
A Great Game You Must DownloadCHRISMC648/10
Spoiler free Metroid review!cutaia9/10
Samus Aran kicks off her buttkicking sagaD'Hoost8/10
Perhaps the Most Innovative Game at the Time of it's Releasefinalfnfantasy9/10
An unforgettable experience... the inception of one of the greatest video game series... ever.Hardcore_Gaming10/10
Man, I feel like a womanhorror_spooky8/10
While not as good as the SNES Super Metroid, it is still very addicting!Kirby Freak1019/10
Metroid: How does it stand today?MetaRidleyR278/10
An instant classic, enough said!Mitora10/10
Good for it's time, but now there are better games in the series.pyro9228/10
The classic one that started it all........Vertalyth709010/10
Samus vs Mother Brain and the Metroidsvoltage9/10
See? Even the earlier NES games could be great, too.Walker Boh Ohmsford10/10

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