Metroid Database.com

Nintendo recently announced that the US release date for Metroid: Zero Mission will be February 9, 2004 and also unveiled the colorful, comic book-style box art (right). We'll keep our ears open for word on international release dates.

N also leaked just a tiny amount of information on the game:

"Based loosely on the original NES maps, Metroid: Zero Mission includes all of the weapons and environments that made the original a huge hit, and also provides a totally new experience for the series' many fans by adding new enhancements and delving deeper into aspects of the story that haven't been told."

We are still not told how MZM fits into the Metroid series story-wise, although it would appear that the general speculation of it being an enhanced version of the original Metroid is still the most likely scenario.

--TJ