Nintendo announced a new 2D Metroid game called Ravenous for the Switch 2, launching in 2027 with 3D graphics and gameplay where Samus absorbs energy from enemies.
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Nintendo just announced a new 2D entry in the <em>Metroid</em> series for the Switch 2, titled <em>Metroid Ravenous</em>. It's launching <a href="https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/2097695890689360366">on January 28th, 2027</a>.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The new game looks like an evolution of <em><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/6/22710468/metroid-dread-review-nintendo-switch" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/6/22710468/metroid-dread-review-nintendo-switch">Metroid Dread</a></em>. While it's still a 2D game, it features 3D graphics, lots of cinematic action shots, parrying enemies, and Samus rolling around in Morph Ball form. What's new for this game is that Samus also appears to somehow absorb energy from enemies to survive - Nintendo's marketing copy for the game uses the line "eat or be eaten." There are also many fearsome-looking foes, including some giant creatures and a group of futuristic, caped fighters that attack …</p>
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# The Switch 2 is getting a 2D Metroid called Ravenous
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Nintendo just announced a new 2D entry in the*Metroid*series for the Switch 2, titled*Metroid Ravenous*\. It’s launching[on January 28th, 2027](https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/2097695890689360366)\.
The new game looks like an evolution of*[Metroid Dread](https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/6/22710468/metroid-dread-review-nintendo-switch)*\. While it’s still a 2D game, it features 3D graphics, lots of cinematic action shots, parrying enemies, and Samus rolling around in Morph Ball form\. What’s new for this game is that Samus also appears to somehow absorb energy from enemies to survive — Nintendo’s marketing copy for the game uses the line “eat or be eaten\.” There are also many fearsome\-looking foes, including some giant creatures and a group of futuristic, caped fighters that attack Samus with blades and spinning metal hats\.
*Ravenous*is the latest game in what’s been something of a resurgence for the*Metroid*series\. Nintendo[launched*Dread*in 2021](https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/6/22710468/metroid-dread-review-nintendo-switch), a[remaster of*Metroid Prime*](https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/9/23592822/metroid-prime-remastered-nintendo-switch-best-way-classic)for the original Switch in 2023, and[*Metroid Prime 4*last year](https://www.theverge.com/games/835325/metroid-prime-4-review-nintendo-switch)\.
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