Metroid II: Return of Samus

Summary

Metroid II: Return of Samus is a video game^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Metroid II: Return of Samus's instance of is recorded as Return of Samus — instance of (P31): video game^[3].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus was directed by Return of Samus — director (P57): Hiroji Kiyotake^[4].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus was directed by Return of Samus — director (P57): Hiroyuki Kimura^[5].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus was published by Return of Samus — publisher (P123): Q8093^[6].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus's genre is Return of Samus — genre (P136): Metroidvania^[7].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus's genre is Return of Samus — genre (P136): science fiction video game^[8].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus was produced by Return of Samus — producer (P162): Gunpei Yokoi^[9].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus's developer is recorded as Return of Samus — developer (P178): Nintendo Research & Development 1^[10].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus's part of the series is recorded as Return of Samus — part of the series (P179): Metroid^[11].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus's designed by is recorded as Return of Samus — designed by (P287): Makoto Kano^[12].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus's Commons category is recorded as Metroid II: Return of Samus^[13].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus's platform is recorded as Return of Samus — platform (P400): Game Boy^[14].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus's platform is recorded as Return of Samus — platform (P400): Nintendo 3DS^[15].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus's game mode is recorded as Return of Samus — game mode (P404): single-player video game^[16].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus was distributed by Return of Samus — distribution format (P437): digital download^[17].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus's country of origin is recorded as Return of Samus — country of origin (P495): Japan^[18].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus was published on January 21, 1992^[19].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus was released on November 1991^[20].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus was released on May 21, 1992^[21].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus's characters is recorded as Return of Samus — characters (P674): Samus Aran^[22].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus's distributed by is recorded as Return of Samus — distributed by (P750): Nintendo eShop^[23].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus's narrative location is recorded as Return of Samus — narrative location (P840): SR388^[24].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus's ESRB rating is recorded as Return of Samus — ESRB rating (P852): Kids to Adults^[25].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus's ESRB rating is recorded as Return of Samus — ESRB rating (P852): Everyone^[26].
• Metroid II: Return of Samus's PEGI rating is recorded as Return of Samus — PEGI rating (P908): PEGI 7^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Metroid II: Return of Samus was published by Return of Samus — publisher (P123): Q8093^[6]. It was produced by Return of Samus — producer (P162): Gunpei Yokoi^[9]. Directors include Return of Samus — director (P57): Hiroji Kiyotake^[4] and Return of Samus — director (P57): Hiroyuki Kimura^[5].

Publication

Publication dates include January 21, 1992^[19], November 1991^[20], and May 21, 1992^[21]. Genres include Return of Samus — genre (P136): Metroidvania^[7] and Return of Samus — genre (P136): science fiction video game^[8]. Metroid II: Return of Samus's part of the series is recorded as Return of Samus — part of the series (P179): Metroid^[11]. It was distributed by Return of Samus — distribution format (P437): digital download^[17].

Subject and Themes

Metroid II: Return of Samus's part of the series is recorded as Return of Samus — part of the series (P179): Metroid^[11].

Why It Matters

Metroid II: Return of Samus has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]