Metroid: Samus Returns

2017 action-adventure video game, remake of the 1991 video game Metroid II: Return of Samus
VideoGame video_game Q30325600
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Metroid: Samus Returns

Summary

Metroid: Samus Returns is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (802 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Metroid: Samus Returns received the Samus Returns — award received (P166): The Game Awards – Best Mobile/Handheld Game[3].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns's instance of is recorded as Samus Returns — instance of (P31): video game[4].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns was published by Samus Returns — publisher (P123): Q8093[5].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns's genre is Samus Returns — genre (P136): Metroidvania[6].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns's based on is recorded as Samus Returns — based on (P144): Metroid II: Return of Samus[7].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns's developer is recorded as Samus Returns — developer (P178): MercurySteam[8].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns's developer is recorded as Samus Returns — developer (P178): Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development[9].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns's part of the series is recorded as Samus Returns — part of the series (P179): Metroid[10].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns's Commons category is recorded as Metroid: Samus Returns[11].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns's platform is recorded as Samus Returns — platform (P400): Nintendo 3DS[12].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns was distributed by Samus Returns — distribution format (P437): digital download[13].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns's review score is recorded as 86/100[14].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns's review score is recorded as 90%[15].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns's review score is recorded as 73/100[16].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns's country of origin is recorded as Samus Returns — country of origin (P495): Japan[17].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns was published on September 15, 2017[18].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns's characters is recorded as Samus Returns — characters (P674): Samus Aran[19].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns's characters is recorded as Samus Returns — characters (P674): Ridley[20].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns's characters is recorded as Samus Returns — characters (P674): Raven Beak[21].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns's distributed by is recorded as Samus Returns — distributed by (P750): Nintendo eShop[22].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns's narrative location is recorded as Samus Returns — narrative location (P840): SR388[23].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns's ESRB rating is recorded as Samus Returns — ESRB rating (P852): Everyone 10+[24].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns's CERO rating is recorded as Samus Returns — CERO rating (P853): A (All ages)[25].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns's PEGI rating is recorded as Samus Returns — PEGI rating (P908): PEGI 7[26].
  • Metroid: Samus Returns's USK rating is recorded as Samus Returns — USK rating (P914): USK 12[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ce93f292-857c-4397-8061-4f328a8eb34b[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Metroid: Samus Returns was published by Samus Returns — publisher (P123): Q8093[5].

Publication

Metroid: Samus Returns was released on September 15, 2017[18]. Its genre is Samus Returns — genre (P136): Metroidvania[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as Samus Returns — part of the series (P179): Metroid[10]. It was distributed by Samus Returns — distribution format (P437): digital download[13].

Subject and Themes

Metroid: Samus Returns's part of the series is recorded as Samus Returns — part of the series (P179): Metroid[10].

Reception

Metroid: Samus Returns received the Samus Returns — award received (P166): The Game Awards – Best Mobile/Handheld Game[3]. Reviews include 86/100[14], 90%[15], and 73/100[16].

Why It Matters

Metroid: Samus Returns ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (802 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

What awards did Metroid: Samus Returns receive?

Honors received include Samus Returns — award received (P166): The Game Awards – Best Mobile/Handheld Game[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [3] . thegameawards.com. thegameawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Q4197757. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . ESRB rating database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . cero.biz. cero.biz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . kijkwijzer.nl. kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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