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| {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Metroid II: Return of Samus''}}
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| |publisher=[[Nintendo]]
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| |developer=[[Nintendo R&D1]]
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| |platforms=[[Game Boy]]
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| |releasedUS=August 26, 1991
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| |releasedEu=May 21, 1992
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| |releasedJp=January 2, 1992
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| |genre=Action Adventure
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| |ratings=ESRB: K-A (Player's Choice release)
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| |modes=Single-player
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| |media=2-megabit cartridge
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| |input=D-pad, face buttons
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| '''''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. Chronologically, its events follow those of the ''[[Metroid Prime: Trilogy]]'' and precede those of ''[[Super Metroid]]''. A remake for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] titled ''[[Metroid: Samus Returns]]'' is to be released in September of 2017.
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| ==Story continuity==
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| Although ''Return of Samus'' was originally intended to be a sequel to ''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'', several newer games take place between the two titles. The entire [[Metroid_Prime_(series)|Metroid Prime series]] takes place between ''Metroid'' and ''Return of Samus'', placing the game sixth in the timeline.
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| ==Plot==
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| [[Samus Aran|Samus]] lands on the desolate planet [[SR388]], the [[Metroid]] home world. Her mission is to eliminate every Metroid on the planet. Inside the labyrinthian cave system of the planet, she encounters many different hostile life forms, such as [[Hornoad]]s and the [[Metroid (species)|Metroid]]s. [[Alpha Metroid]]s, [[Gamma Metroid]]s, [[Zeta Metroid]]s, and even [[Omega Metroid]]s. As Samus proceeds deeper into the planet, she is forced to eliminate every Metroid. When she finally reaches the farthest depths of the caverns and she finds a giant [[Queen Metroid]]. After a difficult battle with the Queen, [[Samus Aran|Samus]] continues to search for the last remaining Metroid, only to discover a [[Metroid Hatchling]]. Rather than attacking her, it follows her, believing Samus is its maternal figure. Seeing the potential for scientific discoveries, Samus decides not to terminate it. She returns to [[Samus Aran's Gunship|her ship]] by way of an escape cavern that is cleared out by the baby Metroid.
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| After Samus's 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]], [[Samus Aran|Samus]] returns to [[Zebes]] to find it. This story is told in the 1994 [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] title ''[[Super Metroid]]''.
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| ==Endings==
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| Based on the amount of time in which the player beats the game, there are three different possible endings while the credits play.<br>The possible endings are:
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| *5 or more hours: Samus keeps running.
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| *Between 3 to 5 hours: Samus curls into a ball, jumps, and lands.
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| *Under 3 hours: Samus curls into a ball, jumps, and lands wearing a bikini.
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| ==Credits==
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| See [[Credits: Metroid II: Return of Samus]] for more information.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <center><gallery>
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| File:Samus m2 Artwork 3.png|Samus in her Power Suit from ''Return of Samus''
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| File:Samus m2 Artwork 2.png|Samus, as she appears in the official artwork
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| File:Samus m2 Artwork.png|Artwork of Samus in her [[Varia Suit]]
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| File:Metroid II Return of Samus Title Screen.png|''Metroid II's'' Title Screen
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| File:Gunship m2 Screenshot 2.png|Samus leaves her [[Samus Aran's Gunship|gunship]]
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| </gallery></center>
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| ==Trivia==
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| *''Return of Samus'' is the only main ''Metroid'' game not to have an exclusive game page on the [http://press.nintendo.com/search.jsp?search=Metroid&page=2 official Nintendo press site] (username: guest, password: nintendo).
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| *''Return of Samus'' is also the only 2D game that was not developed by ''Metroid'' director Yoshio Sakamoto.
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| ==External Links==
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| [http://metroid.retropixel.net Metroid Recon's] [http://metroid.retropixel.net/features/map/index.php?map=/metroid2/metroid2_map.gif Complete Map] of ''Metroid II's'' [[SR388]]
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