When I was younger, My cousins had an
SNES. And to be honest, they had an assortment of great games.
However, there was one game they didn't have, one that happened to be
better than all of the games in their library. No, not Chrono
Trigger, Super Metroid. This game is considered by many to be one the
greatest games of all time, and after playing it for myself, I agree.
At the very least, It is the best game on the SNES (don't worry; A
Link to the Past is in a close second). Now let's start this
review!

Graphics
The SNES really had some great
graphics, even for as old as it is. I mean, some of those games look
better than games today. One such game is Super Metroid. Whilst it
was overshadowed graphically by Donkey Kong Country, that
doesn't mean it had bad graphics. In fact, the graphics in this game
were astounding! From the very instant you were thrown into this
game, you were investigating a dark, dimly lit, yet still quite
detailed space station. And that's only the beginning. From there,
you have to navigate a desolate, rain drenched surface, the rain in
the background looking great for that time. Then before you know it,
your thrown into a series of dark caves, overgrown underground
jungles, the ruins of a massive spaceship, a beautiful underwater
location, the insides of a volcano, and the mechanized nest of Mother
Brain. And every site is absolutely beautiful and unique, making this
game all the more fun to explore. 8/10

Sound
Oh....My.....Lord......
That's what people thought when they first heard this game's music.
From the beginning of the game, the music is perfect for whatever
situation you are in. The Ceres space colony music is mysterious and
eerie, the Crateria music is adventurous, and also a tad dark.
Brinstar's music fits the jungle theme perfectly, and the music for
lower Norfair is absolutely amazing. Maridia and Wrecked Ship also
have some good themes, but the Mother Brain fight has the best music.
The moment you get to that fight, and that music hits, you thinking,
"holy crap holy crap holy crap! This is bad!" Man that
music is awesome! 10/10

Addictiveness
This game is
so much fun it's amazing some people still haven't played it. Okay,
for those of you who have unfortunately not played this game, play
it, you will be addicted to it for weeks. I actually saved the game
right before the boss fight and fought Mother Brain three seperate
time because the boss fight was that much fun. And not just that
part. From the caves of Crateria where you fight the first Torizo
statue, to Brinstar's annoyingly long and yet greatly satisfying
bridge, to Maridia's beautiful underwater platforming. I especially
like when you go into the wrecked ship when it's power is out, and
especially the battle between Samus and Ridley. Each moment is so
wonderful you'll want to replay the game again and again.
10/10

Story
Admittedly, the story is kind of tough
to follow, so I'll give the basics:
The last Metroid is in
captivity.... it's power is being researched so as to benefit the
universe. However, as Samus leaves the Research Station she left the
Metroid at, it is attacked by Ridley, who is alive and has kidnapped
the baby metroid. Samus then tails him to Zebes, which survived Samus' last encounter, and there she journeys through Zebes, in her mission to defeat the Space Pirates again and the resurrected Mother Brain. Whilst the story isn't the best, I still found a lot of fun in the story, and the ending (which I won't disclose for anyone who doesn't already know it) is one the greatest and yet saddest moments in video game history. 8/10Depth                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
Can any game compete with the depth of this game? Seriously, even now, there are few games that are as big and open as this game. There is literally an entire planet to explore, and hundreds upon hundreds of secrets. And as for those secrets, unless you lived during the time this game came out or watched a walk through, you probably will not get all the secrets. And that's okay, because this game is HUGE! From the outer shell Crateria,to the Massive underground Jungle Brinstar, to the Volcanic Norfair, to the Wrecked Ship and Maridia, to Tourian, there is so much to do in this game, it is so awesome 10/10Difficulty                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Just like Super Mario 64, this game's difficulty lies in the ability to get all the secrets. This is the most difficult part, because some of the secrets are just ridiculous, like one is hidden in the same room as a missile pack, so getting all the secrets, even with a walk through, is brutally difficult, however, if your looking just to complete it, without all the secrets, it's not too hard, though there are some truly difficult, cheap, and tedious enemies (I'm looking at you, golden space pirates!!) However, this games isn't downright brutal, so gamers wouldn't have too much trouble in it if you know enough about the game 7/10This game is wonderful; A true masterpiece. Every Nintendo console has there perfect gem: The NES had the Super Mario Bros Trilogy, The N64 had Legend of Zelda OOC, and the SNES had this game. No matter how matter how you look at this game it will always receive the same score. 10/10

Nice review I'm glad you liked it I haven't played Super Metroid but I might sometime.