This article contains spoilers for some Metroid lore, specifically from ‘Metroid Fusion,’ along with some wild theorizing about what’s going on in ‘Metroid Dread.’ Metroid Dread can be terrifying. At ...

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is officially here, and while most players are still plumbing its depths, an all-time classic power scaling conundrum has bubbled to the surface once again: Master Chief vs.

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.