<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
MercurySteam	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
as	O
she	O
investigates	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
a	O
mysterious	O
transmission	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
ZDR	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
retains	O
the	O
side-scrolling	O
gameplay	O
of	O
previous	O
2D	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
and	O
incorporates	O
stealth	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
producer	O
Yoshio	O
Sakamoto	O
conceived	O
Dread	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
the	O
mid-2000s	O
,	O
but	O
development	O
ended	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Industry	O
commentators	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
2D	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
,	O
and	O
listed	O
Dread	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
most	O
wanted	O
"	O
lists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Samus	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
,	O
Sakamoto	O
appointed	O
MercurySteam	O
to	O
develop	O
Dread	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
original	O
side-scrolling	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
since	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
sold	O
nearly	O
three	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
as	O
she	O
explores	O
the	O
planet	O
ZDR	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
retains	O
the	O
side-scrolling	O
gameplay	O
of	O
previous	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
free	O
aim	O
and	O
melee	O
attacks	O
added	O
in	O
Samus	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galactic	O
Federation	O
receives	O
evidence	O
that	O
the	O
X	O
,	O
a	O
dangerous	O
species	O
of	O
parasite	O
that	O
can	O
mimic	O
any	O
creature	O
it	O
infects	O
,	O
survives	O
on	O
the	O
remote	O
planet	O
ZDR	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
dispatch	O
seven	O
EMMI	O
(	O
Extraplanetary	O
Multiform	O
Mobile	O
Identifiers	O
)	O
robots	O
to	O
ZDR	B-Application
to	O
investigate	O
,	O
but	O
lose	O
contact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Federation	O
sends	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
to	O
ZDR	B-Application
to	O
investigate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quiet	O
Robe	O
explains	O
that	O
,	O
long	O
ago	O
,	O
two	O
Chozo	O
tribes	O
,	O
the	O
scientific	O
Thoha	O
and	O
warrior	O
Mawkin	O
,	O
banded	O
together	O
to	O
trap	O
the	O
Metroids	B-Device
on	O
the	O
planet	O
SR388	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Thoha	O
intended	O
to	O
destroy	O
SR388	O
,	O
but	O
Raven	O
Beak	O
,	O
the	O
Mawkin	O
leader	O
,	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Metroids	B-Device
as	O
a	O
bioweapon	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
slaughtered	O
the	O
Thoha	O
tribe	O
and	O
spared	O
Quiet	O
Robe	O
so	O
the	O
Metroids	B-Device
could	O
be	O
controlled	O
with	O
his	O
Thoha	O
DNA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
planned	O
to	O
use	O
ZDR	B-Application
to	O
house	O
Metroids	B-Device
,	O
but	O
had	O
to	O
contain	O
an	O
infestation	O
of	O
the	O
X	O
while	O
Samus	O
eradicated	O
the	O
Metroids	B-Device
from	O
SR388	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raven	O
Beak	O
reprogrammed	O
the	O
EMMI	O
robots	O
and	O
lured	O
Samus	O
to	O
ZDR	B-Application
to	O
extract	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
DNA	O
implanted	O
in	O
her	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Fusion	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
revive	O
the	O
Metroids	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
encourages	O
Samus	O
to	O
defeat	O
Raven	O
Beak	O
and	O
destroy	O
ZDR	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Elun	O
,	O
Samus	O
encounters	O
the	O
X	B-Application
parasites	I-Application
and	O
inadvertently	O
releases	O
them	O
into	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
destroys	O
it	O
by	O
sapping	O
its	O
energy	O
with	O
her	O
hand	O
,	O
a	O
power	O
gained	O
from	O
her	O
Metroid	B-Device
DNA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
side	O
effect	O
,	O
Samus	O
is	O
slowly	O
becoming	O
a	O
Metroid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raven	O
Beak	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
spared	O
her	O
before	O
so	O
that	O
she	O
would	O
awaken	O
her	O
Metroid	B-Device
powers	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
point	O
he	O
would	O
clone	O
her	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
army	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
Metroid	B-Device
of	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
battles	O
Raven	O
Beak	O
and	O
is	O
nearly	O
killed	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
abilities	O
within	O
her	O
grant	O
her	O
incredible	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
attacks	O
Raven	O
Beak	O
,	O
draining	O
energy	O
from	O
Itorash	O
and	O
causing	O
it	O
to	O
crash	O
into	O
ZDR	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
retreats	O
to	O
her	O
ship	O
as	O
ZDR	B-Application
begins	O
to	O
self-destruct	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
due	O
to	O
her	O
energy-draining	O
Metroid	B-Device
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X	O
possessing	O
Quiet	O
Robe	O
appears	O
and	O
allows	O
itself	O
to	O
be	O
absorbed	O
into	O
Samus	O
to	O
neutralize	O
her	O
Metroid	B-Device
abilities	O
,	O
allowing	O
her	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
planet	O
before	O
it	O
explodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Metroid	B-Device
producer	O
Yoshio	O
Sakamoto	O
conceived	O
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
sequel	O
to	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakamoto	O
wanted	O
to	O
expand	O
on	O
the	O
stealth	O
sequences	O
in	O
Fusion	O
and	O
combine	O
them	O
with	O
traditional	O
Metroid	B-Device
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
Dread	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
he	O
aimed	O
to	O
explore	O
"	O
fear-based	O
gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakamoto	O
attempted	O
to	O
have	O
Dread	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
reportedly	O
not	O
titled	O
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
at	O
that	O
point	O
and	O
had	O
an	O
art	O
style	O
similar	O
to	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
reason	O
for	O
this	O
was	O
that	O
Sakamoto	O
's	O
desire	O
for	O
an	O
intimidating	O
,	O
unsettling	O
antagonist	O
was	O
difficult	O
to	O
achieve	O
with	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
first	O
appeared	O
on	O
a	O
2005	O
internal	O
Nintendo	O
software	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
key	O
DS	B-Device
games	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
announced	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
"	O
,	O
triggering	O
expectation	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
appear	O
at	O
the	O
E3	O
convention	O
in	O
2005	O
or	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
late	O
2005	O
,	O
rumors	O
spread	O
that	O
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
had	O
been	O
canceled	O
or	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
hell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
message	O
reading	O
"	O
Experiment	O
status	O
report	O
update	O
:	O
Metroid	B-Device
project	O
'	O
Dread	O
 '	O
is	O
nearing	O
the	O
final	O
stages	O
of	O
completion	O
"	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
2007	O
game	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
other	O
interviews	O
,	O
he	O
denied	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
game	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Other	I-Application
M	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
game	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Samus	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
were	O
connected	O
to	O
Dread	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
IGN	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
for	O
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
was	O
complete	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
"	O
bring	O
it	O
back	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
listing	O
,	O
critics	O
expressed	O
an	O
interest	O
in	O
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
or	O
a	O
similar	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
Metroid	B-Device
project	O
being	O
revived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
that	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Other	I-Application
M	I-Application
was	O
a	O
disappointment	O
and	O
it	O
made	O
him	O
nostalgic	O
for	O
Dread	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thomas	O
East	O
included	O
Dread	O
and	O
its	O
apparent	O
reference	O
in	O
Corruption	O
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
11	O
amazing	O
Metroid	B-Device
facts	O
and	O
secrets	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
East	O
added	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
hopeful	O
for	O
a	O
possible	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick	O
Chester	O
from	O
Destructoid	O
criticized	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
its	O
focus	O
on	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Brain	O
Age	O
series	O
over	O
Metroid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
E3	O
2021	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dread	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Spanish	O
developer	O
MercurySteam	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
that	O
developed	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Samus	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
EPD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dread	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
fully	O
original	O
side-scrolling	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
since	O
Fusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
has	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
88	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Findly	O
of	O
CGM	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
is	O
a	O
wonderful	O
,	O
modern	O
take	O
on	O
a	O
classic	O
game	O
from	O
childhood	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
pre-orders	O
topped	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Application
Video	O
Game	O
Best	O
Sellers	O
list	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
UK	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Including	O
digital	O
copies	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Dread	O
debuted	O
at	O
#3	O
and	O
sold	O
854,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
according	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
president	O
Doug	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Including	O
digital	O
copies	O
,	O
Dread	O
outsold	O
the	O
life-to-date	O
sales	O
of	O
nearly	O
every	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
2.9	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2021	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
