Metroid Dread review: Samus returns to old-school form on the Nintendo Switch

Hey, 1994 called and it wants its Super Metroid mechanics back. Then again, classic Metroid gameplay is not a bad thing and that's exactly what Metroid Dread delivers for series fans on the Nintendo Switch. Old-school gamers got an appetizer of what a modern 2D Metroid looked like four years ago in Mercury Steam's "Metroid: Samus Returns" for the 3DS. Now the studio is back with the entire full course as Metroid Dread doubles down on the classic formula that helped give rise to a whole genre now known as "Metroidvania." For folks who haven't played a game in the series since Super Metroid, 27 years is a long time – even longer if you go back to the original Metroid from 1986.