Okay, lol x-stats indeed. Since the series contest, the Metroid series has received Corruption and Other M, while MMX has nothing and Sonic has...Sonic '06, Sonic Unleashed, and Sonic Colors. Have fun with that, Sonic - IIRC both Sonic Colors and Generations are lower than Other M at Metacritic, and as much as I'd hate to say it, I think Other M would trash anything Sonic has put out since SA2 in a games contest setting - Other M was a much more high profile release, and we've seen time and time again that GFAQs doesn't care much for post-SM64 platformers in general. Corruption would mop up everything in either franchise released in the series contest without question.
So Sonic's reputation is undeniably tarnished, and MMX has nothing. Also, in the series contest, Metroid the series is behind some incredible SFF, while Sonic is overrated due to Smash's shenanigans against Mario. We have evidence that there may not have been as much SFF in Zelda/MMX as we originally thought due to MMX doing a good job resisting SFF from Link last year - plus I don't think anyone really gives a darn about any MMX game aside from the original in comparison, no? We at least know that the Metroid series has two games that are solid midcarders at worst (after Prime's showing in GOTD, I'd be willing to bet on Super Metroid having a similar boost - plus Super Metroid is a wildcard already as is!), and then the 3rd strongest Metroid game would probably trounce the 2nd strongest MMX game. So I guess the Metroid series would actually trash X and against Sonic...who knows?
Darn, we should see Metroid vs. Sonic in a series contest, and/or Sonic's rivalry vs. Samus's.
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