85%
Highly Likely
A new Metroid game titled Metroid Ravenous was spotted earlier today in Brazil's Ministry of Justice and Public Security's rating system by Universo Nintendo. It was eventually removed, likely at Nintendo's behest, but fans of the sci-fi action franchise are already buzzing with excitement.
To be clear, this is obviously not going to be another Metroid Prime. The fourth installment, Beyond, took over eight years to make (including a change in the studio at the helm of the development) and launched only a few months ago. In all likelihood, this may be another side-scrolling game 2D game in the vein of MercurySteam's Metroid Dread.
Released in 2021, the game was a critical and commercial success for MercurySteam and Nintendo, selling over 3 million copies in less than a year and becoming the best-selling game in the franchise. In Wccftech's review, the game earned an 8.8 out of 10 score from Rosh Kelly:
If anything lets Metroid Dread down, it is the story. It feels tacked on at the start of the game and doesn’t offer anything in the way of characterization or growth, assuming you don’t count a vast array of collectible weaponry as such. Metroid hasn’t exactly been known for its storytelling in the past, and diehard fans of the series will most likely enjoy it nonetheless, but those less familiar will be expecting more. Games like Hollow Knight have proven that the genre has a great opportunity for storytelling, but it seems Metroid decided to avoid it.
But apart from that, Metroid Dread is a fantastic game, filled with old-school Metroidvania fun and some new exciting inclusions as well. The EMMI hunting grounds are hands down some of the most innovative and exciting parts of the game and prove that Metroid still holds powerful sway over the genre it helped build.
By the way, according to VideoGameChronicle's Andy Robinson, this won't be the only Metroid game of this kind:
More than one of these are coming, I'm told. We eating, Metroid fans!
Nintendo is very active on the franchise as a whole. According to a recent rumor, there's a bidding war between Sony and Universal on a feature film based on Metroid.
About the author: With over two decades of experience in gaming journalism, Alessio Palumbo has led the gaming vertical at Wccftech since August 2015. He started working at a young age for Italian websites like Everyeye.it, Gamestar.it, Nextgame.it, and Multiplayer.it before kickstarting the indie English-language publication Worlds Factory as its founder and Editor in Chief. In the last decade, he has coordinated the overall output of Wccftech's gaming section, managed PR relations, assigned reviews, produced daily news coverage, edited gaming content as needed, and delivered game reviews. Arguably, his trademark content is the long series of exclusive developer interviews that have been cited by Wikipedia and by the biggest news media and gaming publications. His passion for technology also makes him knowledgeable when it comes to gaming hardware and tech. His favorite genres include RPGs, MMORPGs, and action/adventure games.
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