Metroid Prime, up until this week’s Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, at least, is mostly free of spoken dialogue — especially when it comes to its mute protagonist, Samus Aran. But an unused monologue was recorded for the original Metroid Prime, and eventually uncovered by fans, with its performer remaining unknown. Until now.

For Metroid Prime 4’s own version of that conflict, the end result is a noble restoration attempt that does its best to pick up the pieces of a shattered vision. It’s a disjointed effort, one that erratically bounces between pensive sci-fi and loudmouthed military fantasy,

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is very nearly here. It's so close, in fact, that the reviews for the Switch 2 version of the game have now gone live, letting us all find out what we can expect from Samus' long-awaited adventure on the latest hardware.

Metroid Prime 4 is finally here, giving fans another chance to step into Samus’ visor in an epic first-person adventure. While this latest installment builds on the classic Metroid formula, there are some key tips,

The Metroid series has seen multiple actors voice Samus over the decades. For example, Nikki Garcia was credited with voicing the bounty hunter in Metroid Dread. Before that, Jessican Erin Martin brought the heroine to life in Metroid: Other M.

Two new unlisted adverts have been discovered for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, and one of them showcases a brand new boss.

Legendary voice actress Jennifer Hale has been replaced as the voice of Samus in Metroid Prime 4, the new game's credits have revealed.

For seven years, Metroid Prime 4 was just a logo. Fans obsessively tuned into every Nintendo presentation hoping for an update on the game to no avail until 2024 when a trailer was finally released and footage of the game in motion was actually revealed.

The Metroid franchise reached massive heights with the Prime trilogy, but the series has suffered from serious stumbles and big wins since.

If you would like to hop into the space journey with Samus ASAP, you can use our release time guide for Metroid Prime 4 below. First-party Nintendo game release times on the Switch eShop differ a bit from those of other major titles on different platforms.