It received several awards, including 'Handheld Game of the Year' from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, 'Best Game Boy Advance Adventure Game' from IGN, and 'Best Action Game on Game Boy Advance' from GameSpot.
It was released the day before the GameCube game Metroid Prime in North America both games can be linked using the GameCube – Game Boy Advance link cable to unlock additional content for Prime.įusion was acclaimed for its gameplay, controls, graphics and music, though its shorter length and greater linearity received some criticism. It introduces mission-based progression that guides the player through certain areas. Like previous Metroid games, Fusion is a side-scrolling game with platform jumping, shooting, and puzzle elements. Players control the bounty hunter Samus Aran, who investigates a space station infected with shapeshifting parasites known as X. It was developed by Nintendo Research & Development 1, which had developed the previous Metroid game, Super Metroid (1994). Metroid Fusion is an action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance in 2002.