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Metroid Planets

Metroid Planets is a Fan Remake of the 1986 Nintendo Entertainment System game Metroid created by vacantshade. It updates Samus' movement and adds a saving system, among other features. The game is called…

31 December 2019

Metroid Planets is a platform developed by vacantshade, released 31 December 2019 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Metroid Planets is

Metroid Planets is a platform game developed by vacantshade and released in 2019. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Metroid Planets is a Fan Remake of the 1986 Nintendo Entertainment System game Metroid created by vacantshade. It updates Samus' movement and adds a saving system, among other features. The game is called Metroid Planets because of its multiple maps. Planet Zebeth is a remake of the original Metroid. Planet Novus is a whole new map with new bosses and new areas. Selecting Planet Enigma will bring you to a room creator and a map generator that uses those rooms to create a world. (If you go to the Discord linked in the game menu, you can download a room pack and upload your own rooms.) The game also has online multiplayer.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Metroid Planets launched on 31 December 2019, within three weeks of Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot and Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore.

Released around the same time: Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore.

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When did Metroid Planets come out?
Metroid Planets was released on 31 December 2019 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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