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==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
Upon its release, ''Metroid Dread'' received widespread critical acclaim from both critics and general audiences, even winning "Best Action/Adventure Game" at the 2021 The Game Awards. ''Metroid Dread'' has an aggregate score of 88 out of 100 on Metacritic from 122 critic reviews, indicating "generally favourable" reviews.<ref>{{cite web|title=Metroid Dread|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/metroid-dread|publisher=Metacritic}}</ref> Steven Petite of ''GameSpot'' praised the game for its graphics and aesthetics, whilst remaining faithful to traditional ''Metroid'' gameplay, stating "Metroid Dread is charmingly familiar, an old-school side-scroller with a modern look and feel." <ref>{{cite web|last=Petite|first=Steven|date=October 6, 2021|title=Metroid Dread Review: Space Truckin'|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/metroid-dread-review-space-truckin/1900-6417757/|publisher=GameSpot|access-date=January 7, 2022}}</ref> | Upon its release, ''Metroid Dread'' received widespread critical acclaim from both critics and general audiences, even winning "Best Action/Adventure Game" at the 2021 The Game Awards. ''Metroid Dread'' has an aggregate score of 88 out of 100 on Metacritic from 122 critic reviews, indicating "generally favourable" reviews.<ref>{{cite web|title=Metroid Dread|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/metroid-dread|publisher=Metacritic}}</ref> Steven Petite of ''GameSpot'' praised the game for its graphics and aesthetics, whilst remaining faithful to traditional ''Metroid'' gameplay, stating "Metroid Dread is charmingly familiar, an old-school side-scroller with a modern look and feel." <ref>{{cite web|last=Petite|first=Steven|date=October 6, 2021|title=Metroid Dread Review: Space Truckin'|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/metroid-dread-review-space-truckin/1900-6417757/|publisher=GameSpot|access-date=January 7, 2022}}</ref> | ||
The title has been a tremendous success upon its launch, selling 2.74 million units world wide as of December 2021 and becoming the second highest-selling game in the series after the original ''Metroid Prime'' by only 100k.<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2022/220203_3e.pdf</ref> | |||
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