source: wikidata1991 action-adventure video game developed by Nintendo
source: wikipedia_enMetroid II: Return of Samus is a 1991 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. The first Metroid game for a handheld game console, it was released in North America in November 1991 and in Japan and Europe in 1992. It follows the bounty hunter Samus Aran on her mission to eradicate the Metroids from their home planet, SR388, before the Space Pirates can obtain them. Players must find and exterminate the Metroids to progress.
Like the original Metroid, released in 1986 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Metroid II was developed by Nintendo Research & Development 1 and produced by Gunpei Yokoi. It introduced several features that became staples of the series, including Samus's Space Jump, Spazer Beam and the Spider Ball, and round-shouldered Varia Suit.
Metroid II received positive reviews, with praise for its story, setting, and improved gameplay, but was criticized for its graphics and audio. By late 2003, it had sold 1.72 million copies worldwide. It was rereleased on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console service in 2011 and on the Nintendo Classics service in February 2023.
A sequel, Super Metroid, was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment
source: wikipedia_ja『メトロイドII RETURN OF SAMUS』（メトロイド ツー リターン オブ サムス、Metroid II: Return of Samus）は、任天堂から発売されたゲームボーイ用アクションアドベンチャーゲーム。1991年11月に北米にて発売され、日本では1992年1月21日、欧州では1992年5月21日に発売された。「メトロイドシリーズ」の第2作目。スーパーゲームボーイ対応。
2000年3月1日にはゲームボーイ（ニンテンドーパワー）用の書き換えソフトとして販売されたほか、他機種向けに配信された（#移植版）。また、2017年9月15日には本作をリメイクしたニンテンドー3DS用ソフト『メトロイド サムスリターンズ』（以降「SR」）が発売された。
