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Game: Metroid Dread
Release Date: October 8, 2021
Developer: MercurySteam & Nintendo EPD

Metroid Dread is an action-adventure game developed by MercurySteam and Nintendo EPD, released on October 8, 2021, for the Nintendo Switch. Set after the events of Metroid Fusion (2002), players control bounty hunter Samus Aran as she investigates the source of a mysterious transmission on the planet ZDR. It retains the side-scrolling gameplay of previous 2D Metroid games and incorporates stealth elements.

Metroid producer Yoshio Sakamoto first conceived Dread for the Nintendo DS in the mid-2000s, but development ended due to technical limitations. Industry commentators expressed interest in a new 2D Metroid game, and listed Dread in their "most wanted" lists. After their work on Metroid: Samus Returns in 2017, Sakamoto appointed MercurySteam to develop Dread, the first original side-scrolling Metroid game since Metroid Fusion. Nintendo announced it at E3 2021.

Metroid Dread received generally favorable reviews and became the fastest-selling Metroid game in Japan, the UK and the US. It won the award for Best Action/Adventure Game at The Game Awards 2021.

Metroid Dread is an action-adventure game in which players control bounty hunter Samus Aran as she explores the planet ZDR. It retains the side-scrolling gameplay of previous Metroid games, alongside the free aim and melee attacks added in Samus Returns (2017). As the player explores, they discover new items and weapons, allowing them to access new areas.

Dread adds stealth elements, with Samus avoiding the E.M.M.I. robots in certain areas by hiding, reducing her noise, and using the Phantom Cloak, camouflage that makes her invisible but slows her movement. If an E.M.M.I. catches Samus, the player has two brief chances to perform melee counters and escape. If they fail, Samus is killed. E.M.M.I.s can only be destroyed when Samus obtains the temporary "Omega Blaster" upgrade, which is lost upon using it to destroy one; however, destroying an E.M.M.I. grants Samus a new permanent upgrade. Upgrades can also be found by finding Chozo statues or destroying a Core-X like in previous games. Players unlock images in an in-game gallery based on their completion time, difficulty level, and percentage of items collected.

Chapters/Timestamps:
00:00:00 Mission Brief
00:03:45 Prologue
00:07:25 Adam Briefing in Artaria #1
00:14:18 E.M.M.I.-01P
00:15:21 Destroying E.M.M.I.-01P
00:17:32 E.M.M.I.-02SM
00:20:24 Adam Briefing in Artaria #2
00:23:01 Charge Beam
00:38:04 Adam Briefing in Artaria #3
00:47:03 Destroying E.M.M.I-02SM & Spider Magnet
00:52:59 Copius & Phantom Cloak
01:02:01 Adam Briefing in Cataris #1
01:18:27 EM.M.I.-03MB
01:26:12 Adam Briefing in Cataris #2
01:40:19 Wide Beam
02:06:01 E.M.M.I.-04SB
02:09:51 Destroying E.M.M.I.-03MB & Morph Ball
02:19:00 Varia Suit
02:26:47 Kraid
02:36:19 Diffusion Beam
02:37:36 Adam Briefing in Darion #1
02:41:56 Bomb
02:50:06 Adam Briefing in Burenia #1
02:57:54 Flash Shift
03:07:45 Destroying E.M.M.I.-04SB & Speed Booster
03:25:18 Grapple Beam
03:44:46 E.M.M.I.-06WB
03:50:26 Quiet Robe
03:55:03 Robot Chozo Soldier in Ferenia
03:56:22 Adam Briefing in Darion #2
03:59:26 Drogyga
04:15:53 Robot Chozo Soldier in Ghavoran
04:21:47 Adam Briefing in Ghavoran #1
04:24:09 Super Missiles
04:26:21 Plasma Beam
04:38:43 Chozo Soldier in Elun
04:44:15 E.M.M.I.-05IM
04:48:50 Adam Briefing in Ghavoran #1
04:51:55 Spin Boost
05:01:52 Chozo Soldier in Ghavoran
05:04:49 Destroying E.M.M.I.-05IM & Ice Missile
05:16:47 Pulse Radar
05:20:32 Adam Briefing in Ferenia #1
05:29:51 Escue & Storm Missile
05:46:44 Double Robot Chozo Soldiers in Ferenia
05:54:39 Space Jump
05:57:09 Gravity Suit
06:17:06 Adam Briefing in Burenia #2
06:18:29 Chozo Soldier in Artaria
06:23:04 Adam Briefing in Artaria #4
06:31:20 Experiment No. Z-57
06:45:24 Screw Attack
06:50:56 Adam Briefing in Artaria #5
07:03:32 Double Robot Chozo Soldiers in Burenia
07:12:48 Golzuna & Cross Bomb
07:19:49 Adam Briefing in Hanubia #1
07:24:03 Destroying E.M.M.I.-06WB & Wave Beam
07:38:16 E.M.M.I.-07PB
07:41:47 Chozo Soldier in Hanubia
07:43:13 Destroying E.M.M.I.-07PB & Power Bomb
07:44:07 Adam Briefing in Hanubia #2
07:47:11 Elite Chozo Soldier in Hanubia
07:50:07 Raven Beak
08:04:14 Raven Beak X
08:05:34 Escape
08:09:07 Credits
08:13:55 Mission Complete