It's just hard not to feel like Metroid has been outdone by the indie games it inspired in the last decade.

The chunky music doesn't do it for me, Samus's handling feels occasionally stiff, the bosses are all spammy or tedious, and level design often can be a bit obtuse.

But, the charm of the metroid world is still there, and I still had a good time hanging out in it for five hours.