Way too long for a Metroid game as difficult as this--perhaps the most difficult game in the series both in the game design and the 3DS system. Hands get a bit cramped with long play sessions that require heavy use of the shoulder buttons, the slippery stick, the touch screen, and all face buttons.

But! This was MercurySteam's first foray into the Metroid franchise and they knocked it out of the park with sheer quality. You can see where the buttery-smooth Dread controls game from and it's wonderful from minute 1 all the way to the last, 3-phased boss fight.

This might be one of the greatest remakes of all time. I loved the action, the in-engine set pieces, the ending, the graphics, just about everything except the length; cut that metroid count by half and it wouldn't been flawless.

Between this, Dread, and the Prime Remaster, Metroid has never been in a better state. I'm fully back in on this franchise and plan to get all of the titles under my belt.