Super Metroid (スーパーメトロイド Sūpā Metoroido?) is an action-adventure video game released in 1994 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
It is the third game in the Metroid series and was developed for Nintendo by its subsidiary, R&D1.
Super Metroid is a direct sequel to Metroid II: Return of Samus from 1991.
In it, the player controls bounty hunter Samus Aran, who travels to the planet Zebes to recover a Metroid stolen by the Space Pirates.
During her adventure, Samus will find upgrades for her armor while searching for bosses and her ultimate goal, the Metroid.
