It now features a Super Metroid-style introduction narrated by Samus Aran (narration above), about the nature of her mission on SR388. The game's plot is largely unchanged from Metroid II. What horrors await me within the depths of their homeworld? Once again I find myself standing alone against the Metroid menace. Hoping to secure peace in the galaxy, the Galactic Federation orders the extermination of the Metroid species. Numerous incidents in the past have brought to light the highly destructive power of these life forms, spreading fear across all known planetary systems. Looks like the ANOTHER part of #am2r still makes sense now.' Samus Returns was released on September 15, 2017, and was highly praised by Guasti. Guasti stated in response: 'N won E3 for me, #SamusReturns looks like the Metroid 2 I always wanted to play. It is speculated that this was the true reason AM2R was shut down by Nintendo, as historically the company has usually only taken issue with fan games that directly compete with current or upcoming official games in some way. On June 13, 2017, Nintendo announced an official remake, Metroid: Samus Returns, for Nintendo 3DS. Despite this, the game is still available through torrents, and continues to receive community-made updates. The game was intended to keep receiving updates from Guasti, however one day following the initial release, Nintendo sent DMCA notices to websites hosting the game, including the official blog and the Metroid Database, forcing their removal and halting the development of future updates from Guasti. After years of development, the game was released for free to Windows-based computers on August 6, 2016, coinciding with the Metroid series' thirtieth anniversary. The game updates the 1991 version with color, a visual style similar to Super Metroid and gameplay similar to Metroid: Zero Mission.

Microsoft Windows (officially), Mac, Linux (unofficially)ĪM2R (also known as Another Metroid 2 Remake or AM2R: Return of Samus) is an unofficial fan remake of Metroid II: Return of Samus, developed by Argentinian independent programmer Milton 'DoctorM64' Guasti.

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