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8.4
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Score Breakdown Based on 47 ratings
  1. 10 (8)
  2. 9 (17)
  3. 8 (15)
  4. 7 (4)
  5. 6 (3)
  6. 5 (0)
  7. 4 (0)
  8. 3 (0)
  9. 2 (0)
  10. 1 (0)

What Gamespot Users have to say about Metroid Dread

  • Rating:6

    Metroid Dread isn't work $60.00

    By SilentAssassin | Review Date: Dec 13, 2023 | NS

    I beat Metroid Dread in 8 hours. Nobody should dish out $60.00 for a game that you can beat in 8 hours.. maybe a survival horror game.. but Metroid? All the Metroidvania games I play take dozens of hours to beat. Length ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6

    Mediocre platformer

    By kallht | Review Date: Jan 01, 2023 | NS

    Average platformer.I'm a big metroid fan, but metroid dread was a big disappointment. I'll start off with the few things I liked.+ The graphics. The textures are good and the framerate is for the most part solidly locked... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Metroid Dread Review

    By jayruccmtl | Review Date: Dec 05, 2022 | NS

    In terms of gameplay and atmosphere, it doesn't get better than this. These have always been the two pillars of the Metroid franchise.The developer does an excellent job of weaving together upgrades and encouraging explo... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    Incredibly challenging and full of secrets, but it takes this too far

    By ivory_soul | Review Date: Jul 02, 2022 | NS

    Metroid has finally returned with a 2D game after almost two decades. With various spin-offs and portable outings, everyone wondered when Samus would return to her roots. The team behind the excellent Castlevania: Lords... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    Best 2D Metroid to date.

    By ILuvAnju | Review Date: Jan 23, 2022 | NS

    Good- can be a linear experience if you want, or it can backtrack for power ups if you want as well.- no more bs hidden passages like in the old games where you need to bomb every nook and cranny. They finally got the s... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    Effing EMMIs

    By lnorth88 | Review Date: Nov 19, 2021 | NS

    Metroid: Dread has the perfect title to how it made me feel. Every time I walked into one of those EMMI rooms my heart rate spiked and I ran as fast as I could to try and escape. I was frequently terrified playing this g... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    Essential Space Action

    By sodapop6548 | Review Date: Oct 18, 2021 | NS

    Back in the 90s, I got my first gameboy. One of the games that came with it was Metroid II, Return of Samus. While I was quite young and didn't make it very far in that game, I remember marveling at watching my older sis... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful