For the last couple of years I have been not so secretly obsessed with a little game calledMetroid Dread. The mysterious, unconfirmedMetroidgame was rumored to be a brand new 2D adventure for the Nintendo DS in the vein of last week’sBEST WEEK EVERVirtual Console releaseSuper Metroid.
Sadly, though, not only did Nintendo never acknowledge its existence, there has been no word about the potential classic in more than a year. All hope forMetroid Dreadto make any kind of appearance seemed lost … until now, that is.
According to the keen eyes over atIGN, when scanning a certain panel in the upcomingMetroid Prime 3: Corruptionfor the Wii (releasing tomorrow), the following message appears:
Experiment status report update: Metroid project ‘Dread’ is nearing the final stages of completion
While this could have easily been added just to poke fun at obsessive hopefuls like me, something about its inclusion makes my Ridley-senses tingle. Is this really a clever hint of things to come? WillDreadfinally see the light of day? Am I overly excited and totally reading way too much into things?
Let’s just put it this way: I am either going to be ridiculously happy onceMetroid Dreadis officially announced or completely furious atRetro Studiosfor teasing me with something this big. And trust me, Retro, you don’t want to see an angry Chad … preparing frown face laden e-mail
