Drew Swanson is a Features Article Editor from the Pacific Northwest of the United States. He is a lifelong gamer with a passion for a variety of genres. A connoisseur of everything from JRPGs and ...

Retro Studios broke conventions and reimagined the adventures of Samus Aran as a first-person shooter with the wildly successful “Metroid Prime.” The studio has followed that up with several sequels ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

With Metroid Prime 4: Beyond finally becoming a reality (cue screaming), let’s talk about the legend herself: Samus Aran. It’s the perfect time to revisit the bounty hunter behind the Power Suit, ...

Back in 2002, Metroid fans learned a lot more about the series’ mysterious heroine Samus Aran. On Nov. 18 that year, the first-person shooter Metroid Prime — developed by Retro Studios and recently ...

After playing Metroid Prime 4, a reader suggests that silent protagonist Samus Aran is the worst thing about it and dragging the franchise down. If there’s one thing Nintendo has never been very good ...

It’s already looking like 2025 is going to be a big year for the Metroid franchise, and fans have something new to look forward to thanks to a new announcement from Nintendo and Piggyback. Metroid ...