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#65. Metroid Fusion (GBA, 2002)



I know Fusion can be divisive among Metroid fans, but it turns out I really enjoyed it. It's a little more linear, and doesn't really open up until later on, but it still has a fair amount of exploration and experimenting with paths within small contained areas. It kind of reminds me of Kraid and Ridley's lairs in the first Metroid, where you know the path is there, it's just not quite the way you want it to be (and also a little less frustrating than those). Fusion also has some fantastic atmosphere. It borders on survival horror at points in a 2D action game, which are very fun segments and something quite unexpected.

Fusion was also a big deal when it released, because it was the first 2D Metroid game in 8 years. I had wanted a new one for so long, so I went hard on playing this game, completing it many times. I know I was doing 1% collection runs within a couple months. I think this one ranks above Zero Mission mostly due to familiarity. Zero Mission is also a great game, but came out a couple years later at a busier time in my life and I didn't put nearly as much time into ZM.

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