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Metroid: Samus Returns

Nintendo announces Metroid: Samus Returns for 3DS

Reimagined version of Return of Samus.

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Nintendo followed up the announcement of Metroid Prime 4 with another surprise for fans of the series, Metroid: Samus Returns, which is heading to Nintendo 3DS on September 15.

Described as "an action-packed, side-scrolling shooter", Nintendo says the game has drawn heavy influence from Metroid 2: Return of Samus, the 1991 Game Boy classic. Mercury Steam has been confirmed as the game's developer.

Check out the announcement trailer below to see it in action, and let us know what you think in the comments.

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