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Game entry

Metroid

1987 · Metroidvania, Action-adventure, Platformer, Shoot 'em up · NES, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Arcade · Playtronic

Metroid holds position no. 574 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,671 ELO points and 56% of duels won out of 274 played. Against Batman: Arkham City, the opponent it meets most often, the tally stands at 2 wins to 8 losses in 10 duels. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 3 out of 27 (1987).

World rank

no. 574

ELO score

1,671

Wins

56%

Duels played

274

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About Metroid

It's you against the evil Mother Brain in the thrilling battle of Metroid! You're inside the fortress planet Zebes. The planet of endless secret passageways where the Metroid are multiplying. Left alone the Metroid are harmless. But in the wrong hands they could destroy the galaxy. It's up to you to prevent the Mother Brain that controls Zebes from using the Metroid for evil purposes. But that won't be easy. You'll have to use your spacesuit to absorb valuable energy for your search to gain the use of power items like the Ice Beam, Wave Beam, High Jump Boots and Varia. If you survive, it will be you and your acquired powers against the Mother Brain.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,671 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

In the same genre

All Metroidvania games →
  1. 1 Metroid Prime2002 · Metroidvania 1,988
  2. 4 Dead Cells2018 · Metroidvania 1,953
  3. 21 Ori and the Will of the Wisps2020 · Metroidvania 1,905
  4. 51 Ori and the Blind Forest2015 · Metroidvania 1,878
  5. 64 Hollow Knight2017 · Metroidvania 1,867

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Around this spot

The games Metroid sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 571 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 1,672
  2. 572 Diablo II: Resurrected 1,672
  3. 573 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis 1,671
  4. 574 Metroid 1,671
  5. 575 A Way Out 1,671
  6. 576 Tony Hawk's Underground 1,671
  7. 577 GreedFall 1,671

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Released in 1987

The standing

Where Metroid ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Metroid stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 3 out of 27 (1987).

Where Metroid ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 574 5,110
Metroidvania 15 96
1980s 10 154
1987 3 27

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