This story originally appeared on WIRED UK. This story follows the events of Metroid Fusion. In that game, a parasite known as the X steals Samus’ powers and reconstitutes itself as her soulless and ...

Since this franchise title makes up one half of the inspiration for the genre term “metroidvania,” you probably already know what a typical 2D Metroid game looks like, but I’ll break it down anyway.

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