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| Metroid: Other M | |
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo,Team Ninja |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Year released | 2010 |
| System(s) | Wii,Wii U |
| Preceded by | Metroid: Zero Mission |
| Followed by | Metroid: Samus Returns |
| Series | Metroid |
| Japanese title | メトロイド アザーエム |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Metroidvania |
| Modes | Single player |
| Rating(s) |      |
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Metroid: Other M (メトロイド アザーエム,Metoroido Azā Emu?) is anaction-adventure game for theWii developed by "Project M", a team which consists of staff members fromNintendo,Team Ninja, andD-Rockets. A part of theMetroid series, it features gameplay in both first and third-person perspectives, and is the first installment of the franchise to feature melee attacks. Other M was released in North America on August 31,2010, in Japan and Australia on September 2,2010, and in Europe on September 3,2010.
Impressed with the 2004 action gameNinja Gaiden, series co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto approached Team Ninja to develop Other M, while D-Rockets was brought in to handle the in-game cutscenes. The development team employed a simple control scheme to make the game more intuitive and attractive, and gave significant focus on plot and characterization, with extensive usage of cinematics and voice acting.
Chronologically, Other M takes place next-to-last in the Metroid universe. The events of the game take place betweenSuper Metroid andMetroid Fusion. The story follows bounty hunter Samus Aran, who investigates a derelict space station along with a Galactic Federation platoon, which includes her commanding officer, Adam Malkovich.