Who knew that the winning formula to a great horror game was to create a creature infinitely more powerful than you and than have it hunt you?

Metroid really hit a good stride around this era, and Metroid Fusion is just the start. With the story being dark, the X parasite being horrifying, and even the dreaded SA-X giving me flashbacks to Mr. X in Resident Evil 2, this definitely improves upon the Metroid formula.

My one complaint is that the fucking Space Jump is finicky, borderline unreliable. But it definitely improves after you get the Screw Attack. Being on NSO, this game is a no brainer.