Editing Super Metroid (section)

===Accolades===
''Super Metroid'' received several awards and honors. ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' named ''Super Metroid'' a Game of the Month for May 1994, gave it an Editors' Choice award,<ref name="EGM60"/> awarded it as the Best Action Game of 1994,<ref name="egmbuyersguide1995">{{cite magazine |year=1995 |title=Buyer's Guide |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly}}</ref> and named it the best game of all time in 2003.<ref>{{cite magazine |access-date=January 5, 2009 |url=http://www.gamers.com/feature/egmtop100/index.jsp |title=Top 100 Games of All Time |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |year=2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030611191341/http://gamers.com/feature/egmtop100/index.jsp |archive-date=June 11, 2003}}</ref>{{efn|The magazine's 1997 listing of the best games of all time gave it the slightly more modest title of 6th best game of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=100 Best Games of All Time |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=100 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=November 1997|page=155}}</ref>}} ''IGN'' ranked ''Super Metroid'' 3rd (2003), 10th (2005) and 7th (2007) in its top 100 games of all time lists.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=January 5, 2009 |url=http://top100.ign.com/2003/1-10.html |title=IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time |website=IGN |year=2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050720234027/http://top100.ign.com/2003/1-10.html |archive-date=July 20, 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=January 5, 2009 |url=http://top100.ign.com/2005/001-010.html |title=IGN's Top 100 Games |website=IGN |year=2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228044210/http://top100.ign.com/2005/001-010.html |archive-date=February 28, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=January 5, 2009 |url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_7.html |title=IGN Top 100 Games 2007: Super Metroid |website=IGN |year=2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219220331/http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_7.html |archive-date=February 19, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Likewise, ''IGN'' readers ranked the game 11th in its top 99 games of all-time list in 2005,<ref>{{cite web |access-date=November 7, 2016 |url=http://microsites.ign.com/kfc/top99games/9.html |title=Readers' Picks Top 99 Games: 20-11 |website=IGN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050429025808/http://microsites.ign.com/kfc/top99games/9.html |date=2005 |archive-date=April 29, 2005 |url-status=live}}</ref> and 4th in its top 100 games in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=January 5, 2009 |url=http://top100.ign.com/2006/001-010.html |title=Readers' Choice 2006: The Top 100 Games Ever |website=IGN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425073430/http://top100.ign.com/2006/001-010.html |archive-date=April 25, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Richard George of ''IGN'' also ranked ''Super Metroid'' 3rd in its top 100 SNES games, crediting its "flawless action, impeccable level design, out-of-this-world atmosphere, a totally badass heroine and an enormous overworld to explore".<ref>{{cite web|last=George|first=Richard|date=|title=Top 100 SNES Games: Super Metroid|url=http://www.ign.com/top/snes-games/3|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027002751/http://www.ign.com/top/snes-games/3|archive-date=October 27, 2011|access-date=November 7, 2016|work=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]}}</ref> ''GamesRadar'' named ''Super Metroid'' the best SNES game of all time,<ref>{{cite web|access-date=January 16, 2013 |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/best-snes-games-all-time/ |title=Best Super Nintendo games of all time |publisher=[[GamesRadar]] |date=April 17, 2012 |author=GamesRadar staff |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319153243/http://www.gamesradar.com/best-snes-games-all-time/ |archive-date=March 19, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> while ''Nintendo Power'' named it the best game in the ''Metroid'' series, beating out ''[[Metroid Prime]]'' and ''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine | magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] | title=Ultimate Metroid | volume=259 | page=73 | author=Nintendo Power staff | date=October 2010}}</ref> ''GamePro'' listed ''Super Metroid'' as one of the fifteen must-play retro games on the [[Wii]].<ref>{{cite magazine |access-date=January 5, 2009 |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/72550/15-retro-games-for-the-wii-you-must-play/ |title=15 Retro Games for the Wii You Must Play |magazine=GamePro |date=July 11, 2006 |author=Mike, Major |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016085743/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/72550/15-retro-games-for-the-wii-you-must-play/|archive-date=October 16, 2008}}</ref> ''[[Game Informer]]'' placed the game 29th on their top 100 games of all time in 2001.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Cork|first=Jeff|date=2009-11-16|title=Game Informer's Top 100 Games Of All Time (Circa Issue 100)|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/11/16/game-informer-s-top-100-games-of-all-time-circa-issue-100.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119151353/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/11/16/game-informer-s-top-100-games-of-all-time-circa-issue-100.aspx|archive-date=2021-01-19|access-date=November 30, 2020|magazine=Game Informer|language=en}}</ref> In 2018, ''Complex'' listed the game 3rd on their "The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time". They opined that ''Super Metroid'' is "tour de force from Nintendo" and described the gameplay as perfect.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Knight|first=Rich|date=April 30, 2018|title=The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/the-100-best-super-nintendo-games/|access-date=2022-02-17|website=Complex|language=en|archive-date=January 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116111038/http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/the-100-best-super-nintendo-games/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1995, ''[[Total!]]'' rated the game 17th on its "Top 100 SNES Games" list.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=July 1995 |title=Top 100 SNES Games |url=https://archive.org/details/total-43/page/n41/mode/2up |journal=Total! |issue=43 |pages=42}}</ref> In 1995, ''[[Flux (magazine)|Flux]]'' magazine listed ''Super Metroid'' 62nd in their "Top 100 Video Games" list. They praised the game for its challenging gameplay and haunting atmosphere, although they felt that it is too similar to its [[Metroid (video game)|predecessor]].<ref>{{Cite journal |date=April 1995 |title=Top 100 Video Games |url=https://archive.org/details/flux-issue-4/page/n29/mode/2up |journal=Flux |issue=4 |pages=31}}</ref>