<s>
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Research	O
&	O
Development	O
1	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
developed	O
the	O
previous	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
,	O
Fusion	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
game	O
with	O
platform	O
jumping	O
,	O
shooting	O
,	O
and	O
puzzle	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
day	O
before	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
;	O
both	O
games	O
can	O
be	O
linked	O
using	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
–	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
to	O
unlock	O
additional	O
content	O
for	O
Prime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
several	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
Handheld	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
the	O
2002	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
Best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Adventure	O
Game	O
from	O
IGN	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
from	O
GameSpot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
rereleased	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Ambassador	O
Program	O
,	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fusion	O
is	O
more	O
linear	O
than	O
other	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
focus	O
on	O
storyline	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Fusion	O
introduces	O
Navigation	O
Rooms	O
,	O
which	O
tell	O
the	O
player	O
where	O
to	O
go	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
can	O
absorb	O
X	B-Application
Parasites	I-Application
,	O
which	O
restore	O
health	O
,	O
missiles	O
,	O
and	O
bombs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
–	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
to	O
connect	O
to	O
Fusion	O
and	O
unlock	O
features	O
in	O
Prime	O
:	O
after	O
completing	O
Prime	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
unlock	O
Samus	O
's	O
Fusion	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
,	O
and	O
after	O
completing	O
Fusion	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
unlock	O
an	O
emulated	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
connect	O
to	O
Fusion	O
using	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Game	O
Link	O
Cable	O
to	O
unlock	O
a	O
Fusion	O
picture	O
gallery	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
its	O
ending	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
cure	O
her	O
with	O
a	O
vaccine	O
made	O
from	O
cells	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
infant	O
Metroid	B-Device
that	O
Samus	O
adopted	O
on	O
SR388	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vaccine	O
gives	O
her	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
absorb	O
the	O
X	O
nuclei	O
for	O
nourishment	O
,	O
but	O
burdens	O
her	O
with	O
the	O
Metroids	B-Device
 '	O
vulnerability	O
to	O
cold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
X	B-Application
parasites	I-Application
can	O
replicate	O
their	O
hosts	O
 '	O
physical	O
appearances	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
X	O
have	O
infected	O
the	O
station	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
SA-X	O
,	O
"	O
an	O
X	O
parasite	O
mimicking	O
Samus	O
at	O
full	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
discovers	O
a	O
restricted	O
lab	O
containing	O
Metroids	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
SA-X	O
sets	O
off	O
the	O
labs	O
 '	O
auto-destruct	O
sequence	O
while	O
also	O
attacking	O
the	O
released	O
Metroids	B-Device
,	O
who	O
also	O
devour	O
the	O
SA-X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
computer	O
berates	O
Samus	O
for	O
ignoring	O
orders	O
and	O
admits	O
that	O
the	O
Federation	O
was	O
secretly	O
using	O
the	O
lab	O
to	O
breed	O
Metroids	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
SA-X	O
has	O
asexually	O
reproduced	O
,	O
subsequently	O
cloning	B-Application
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Samus	O
prepares	O
to	O
leave	O
,	O
she	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
an	O
Omega	O
Metroid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SA-X	O
appears	O
and	O
attacks	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
destroyed	O
;	O
Samus	O
absorbs	O
its	O
nucleus	O
and	O
uses	O
her	O
newly	O
restored	O
Ice	O
Beam	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Omega	O
Metroid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
confirmed	O
a	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ken	O
Lobb	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
director	O
of	O
game	O
development	O
,	O
confirmed	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
and	O
not	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
1994	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
footage	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
2001	O
E3	O
convention	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Metroid	B-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2002	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
game	O
again	O
,	O
now	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
,	O
with	O
updated	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
Best	O
of	O
Show	O
and	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Research	O
&	O
Development	O
1	O
(	O
R&D1	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
created	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fusion	O
's	O
gameplay	O
,	O
screen	O
layout	O
,	O
and	O
controls	O
mimic	O
those	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
,	O
with	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
2D	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
with	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
;	O
the	O
story	O
is	O
revealed	O
through	O
text	O
and	O
close-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakamoto	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
original	O
story	O
instead	O
of	O
remaking	O
a	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
because	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
do	O
"	O
something	O
really	O
unprecedented	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
looked	O
forward	O
to	O
the	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
lead	O
programmer	O
,	O
Katsuya	O
Yamano	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
R&D1	O
did	O
not	O
consult	O
previous	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
for	O
programming	O
techniques	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
used	O
their	O
previous	O
game	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
4	I-Application
as	O
a	O
reference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
health	O
and	O
missile	O
drops	O
are	O
replaced	O
by	O
X	B-Application
Parasites	I-Application
that	O
are	O
similarly	O
released	O
after	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
rearranged	O
jingles	B-Protocol
from	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
for	O
Fusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
planned	O
to	O
feature	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
voices	O
were	O
only	O
used	O
for	O
warning	O
announcements	O
due	O
to	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fusion	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
Fusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
two-disc	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
&	O
Fusion	O
Original	O
Soundtracks	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Scitron	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2011	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Ambassadors	O
"	O
program	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
ten	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
purchased	O
their	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
before	O
a	O
price	O
drop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
service	O
in	O
March	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
MercurySteam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
outstanding	O
achievement	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
was	O
disappointed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
ended	O
so	O
soon	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
Metroid	B-Device
fans	O
would	O
enjoy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
and	O
Eurogamer	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
2D	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
and	O
the	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
so	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
agreed	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
everything	O
you	O
could	O
want	O
from	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
"	O
from	O
beginning	O
to	O
end	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
perfect	O
review	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
magnified	O
,	O
modified	O
,	O
and	O
improved	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
everything	O
great	O
from	O
Metroid	B-Device
and	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
thought	O
that	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
offered	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
's	O
best	O
qualities	O
packaged	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
heralded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
classic	O
Metroid	B-Device
action	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fusion	O
did	O
not	O
feel	O
new	O
to	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
which	O
complained	O
that	O
even	O
the	O
final	O
enemy	O
encounter	O
draws	O
heavy	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
small	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
was	O
a	O
poor	O
environment	O
in	O
which	O
to	O
play	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
found	O
it	O
an	O
exciting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
received	O
several	O
accolades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
chosen	O
as	O
Best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Adventure	O
Game	O
by	O
IGN	O
and	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
by	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
handheld	O
's	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
November	O
2002	O
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Story	O
"	O
and	O
overall	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
among	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
over	O
1.6	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
finished	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
November	O
2002	O
with	O
199,723	O
copies	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
,	O
for	O
total	O
revenues	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
590	O
,	O
768	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
that	O
month	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
tenth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
period	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
twenty-first	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
