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}}'''''Metroid II: Return of Samus''''' is the second game of the ''Metroid'' franchise, and is the sequel to ''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]''. It was released on the [[Game Boy]].
}}'''''Metroid II: Return of Samus''''' is the second game of the ''Metroid'' franchise, and is the original sequel to the 1986 [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] title ''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]''. It was released for the [[Game Boy]] in 1991.
 
==Story continuity==
Although ''Return of Samus'' was originally intended as a sequel to ''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'', several newer games take place between the two titles. The entire [[Metroid_Prime_(series)|Metroid Prime trilogy]] takes place between ''Metroid'' and ''Return of Samus'', placing the game fifth in the timeline.
 
After Samus' mission on [[SR388]] is over, she brings the last surviving Metroid to the [[Ceres Space Colony]] to have scientists harness its power. After it is stolen by [[Ridley]], she returns to [[Zebes]] to find it. This story is told in the 1994 [[Super Nintendo|SNES]] title [[Super Metroid]].


==Gallery==
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Metroid II: Return of Samus
Metroid II: Return of Samus

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Publisher Nintendo
Developer(s) Intelligent Systems
Platform(s) Game Boy
Genre Action Adventure
Ratings ESRB: Kids to Adults (Player's Choice release)
Modes Single-player
Media 2-megabit cartridge
Input D-pad, face buttons

Metroid II: Return of Samus is the second game of the Metroid franchise, and is the original sequel to the 1986 NES title Metroid. It was released for the Game Boy in 1991.

Story continuity

Although Return of Samus was originally intended as a sequel to Metroid, several newer games take place between the two titles. The entire Metroid Prime trilogy takes place between Metroid and Return of Samus, placing the game fifth in the timeline.

After Samus' mission on SR388 is over, she brings the last surviving Metroid to the Ceres Space Colony to have scientists harness its power. After it is stolen by Ridley, she returns to Zebes to find it. This story is told in the 1994 SNES title Super Metroid.

Gallery

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