<s>
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Research	O
&	O
Development	O
1	O
(	O
R&D1	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
on	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
retells	O
the	O
story	O
with	O
updated	O
visuals	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
Metroid	B-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
,	O
who	O
travels	O
to	O
planet	B-Application
Zebes	I-Application
after	O
learning	O
that	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
are	O
experimenting	O
with	O
Metroids	B-Application
,	O
hostile	O
parasitic	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
received	O
acclaim	O
for	O
its	O
new	O
content	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
received	O
minor	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
several	O
honors	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
46th-place	O
ranking	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
compiled	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
named	O
the	O
ninth-best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
by	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
Planet	B-Application
Zebes	I-Application
,	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
open-ended	O
world	O
with	O
areas	O
connected	O
by	O
doors	O
and	O
elevators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
save	O
their	O
progress	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
enter	O
either	O
Save	O
Rooms	O
or	O
Samus	O
's	O
ship	O
on	O
Crateria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Application
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Missions	I-Application
layout	O
bears	O
a	O
resemblance	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
powerups	O
and	O
items	O
make	O
reappearances	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
similar	O
uses	O
,	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
appearances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
include	O
a	O
sequence	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Samus	O
without	O
her	O
Power	O
Suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
unlocks	O
an	O
emulated	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
also	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
unlock	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
picture	O
gallery	O
by	O
linking	O
between	O
Zero	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
and	O
Fusion	O
cartridges	O
via	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Game	O
Link	O
Cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	O
Pirates	O
attack	O
a	O
Galactic	O
Federation-owned	O
space	O
research	O
vessel	O
and	O
seize	O
samples	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Application
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dangerous	O
floating	O
organisms	O
,	O
Metroids	B-Application
can	O
latch	O
on	O
to	O
any	O
organism	O
and	O
drain	O
its	O
life	O
energy	O
to	O
kill	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
plan	O
to	O
replicate	O
Metroids	B-Application
by	O
exposing	O
them	O
to	O
beta	O
rays	O
and	O
then	O
using	O
them	O
as	O
biological	O
weapons	O
to	O
destroy	O
all	O
living	O
beings	O
that	O
oppose	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
searching	O
for	O
the	O
stolen	O
Metroids	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Federation	O
locates	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
 '	O
base	O
of	O
operations	O
on	O
the	O
planet	B-Application
Zebes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
lands	O
on	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
Zebes	B-Application
and	O
explores	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
traveling	O
through	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
caverns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Samus	O
leaves	O
the	O
planet	O
in	O
her	O
gunship	B-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
,	O
causing	O
it	O
to	O
crash	O
back	O
onto	O
Zebes	B-Application
,	O
near	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirate	O
Mothership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
both	O
her	O
Gunship	B-Application
and	O
Power	O
Suit	O
destroyed	O
,	O
Samus	O
infiltrates	O
the	O
Mothership	O
,	O
eventually	O
leading	O
her	O
to	O
Chozodia	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
Chozo	O
Statue	O
offers	O
her	O
a	O
trial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Yoshio	O
Sakamoto	O
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
veteran	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Application
series	I-Application
since	O
its	O
debut	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
played	O
a	O
role	O
in	O
every	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
except	O
for	O
Metroid	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakamoto	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Application
development	O
team	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Zero	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
Metroid	B-Application
game	O
after	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
developers	O
for	O
Fusion	O
suggested	O
that	O
Super	O
Metroid	B-Application
be	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
;	O
however	O
,	O
Sakamoto	O
decided	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
roots	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Application
gameplay	O
by	O
creating	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakamoto	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
Fusions	O
gameplay	O
and	O
structure	O
were	O
drastically	O
different	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
wanted	O
to	O
"	O
show	O
people	O
who	O
had	O
never	O
played	O
a	O
Metroid	B-Application
game	O
prior	O
to	O
Fusion	O
,	O
the	O
roots	O
of	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
what	O
Metroid	B-Application
is	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
that	O
Metroid	B-Application
sprang	O
from	O
 [ ... ] 	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
retell	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Samus	O
's	O
original	O
mission	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
challenges	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
faced	O
was	O
adding	O
enough	O
elements	O
to	O
Zero	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
to	O
make	O
it	O
feel	O
new	O
,	O
while	O
keeping	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
both	O
games	O
were	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Zero	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
rebuilt	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
used	O
for	O
Fusion	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
built	O
from	O
scratch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
marked	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
two	O
Metroid	B-Application
installments	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
had	O
offered	O
connectivity	O
with	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
GameCube	O
,	O
and	O
Zero	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
to	O
offer	O
similar	O
functionality	O
with	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Echoes	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
plans	O
ultimately	O
fell	O
through	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakamoto	O
explained	O
that	O
because	O
there	O
was	O
not	O
enough	O
development	O
time	O
for	O
Zero	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
,	O
compounded	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
both	O
of	O
their	O
release	O
dates	O
were	O
too	O
far	O
apart	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
prevented	O
from	O
doing	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
did	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
manage	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
Fusion	O
to	O
connect	O
with	O
Zero	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
retelling	O
the	O
plot	O
from	O
Metroid	B-Application
,	O
Zero	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
introduces	O
new	O
cinematics	O
to	O
push	O
the	O
story	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
it	O
particularly	O
difficult	O
to	O
convey	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
accurately	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
understand	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
sparse	O
use	O
of	O
dialogue	O
in	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
for	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
was	O
rewritten	O
to	O
explore	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
's	O
backstory	O
more	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
with	O
Mother	O
Brain	O
marked	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Application
,	O
but	O
Zero	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
offers	O
an	O
extra	O
story	O
segment	O
featuring	O
Samus	O
in	O
her	O
blue	O
Zero	O
Suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
first	O
revealed	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
at	O
the	O
E3	O
convention	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2004	O
was	O
announced	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
other	O
territories	O
,	O
Zero	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
27	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
month	O
of	O
February	O
2004	O
,	O
selling	O
151,807	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
3rd	O
best-selling	O
game	O
across	O
all	O
video	O
game	O
systems	O
in	O
that	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sales	O
dropped	O
to	O
7th	O
among	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
,	O
with	O
31,619	O
copies	O
sold	O
and	O
$	O
938,681	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
was	O
given	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
praised	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
reviews	O
,	O
several	O
which	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
said	O
it	O
surpassed	O
the	O
"	O
style	O
and	O
addictive	O
action	O
"	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
masterpiece	O
and	O
the	O
perfect	O
example	O
of	O
how	O
a	O
Metroid	B-Application
game	O
should	O
be	O
done	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
designers	O
carefully	O
mixed	O
all	O
the	O
best	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
and	O
layered	O
them	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
concepts	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
appreciated	O
every	O
minute	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
affirming	O
that	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
should	O
be	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
reviews	O
were	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
content	O
added	O
to	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
appreciated	O
the	O
new	O
material	O
,	O
and	O
believed	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Application
series	I-Application
would	O
"	O
absolutely	O
adore	O
"	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
considered	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
ambitious	O
,	O
comprehensive	O
and	O
successful	O
"	O
remakes	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
such	O
as	O
Metroid	B-Application
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
expands	O
on	O
its	O
source	O
material	O
with	O
refined	O
control	O
,	O
gameplay	O
ideas	O
retrofitted	O
from	O
its	O
sequels	O
,	O
new	O
plot	O
hooks	O
for	O
subsequent	O
chapters	O
of	O
the	O
saga	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
innovations	O
which	O
add	O
new	O
layers	O
of	O
complexity	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Calling	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
stale	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
asserted	O
that	O
players	O
less	O
familiar	O
with	O
Metroid	B-Application
games	O
would	O
get	O
more	O
enjoyment	O
out	O
of	O
it	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
similarities	O
to	O
previous	O
Metroid	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ranked	O
the	O
46th-best	O
game	O
for	O
any	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
March	O
2010	O
issue	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
also	O
ranked	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
as	O
the	O
eighth-best	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
in	O
the	O
2000	O
decade	O
,	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
the	O
Decade	O
"	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
was	O
voted	O
IGN'''s	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
for	O
February	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
staff	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Game	O
Boy	O
adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
2004	O
and	O
the	O
ninth	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
also	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
of	O
February	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
nominated	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
year-end	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Game	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
also	O
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
of	O
all-time	O
in	O
its	O
August	O
2011	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
