

Though she ultimately left to become a Bounty Hunter, she was nonetheless hired by the Galactic Federation on many occasions. Once she reached adulthood, Samus joined the Federation Police and served under the Commanding Officer Adam Malkovich. Later, Samus was adopted by the mysterious Chozo and taken to Zebes, where she was infused with their DNA and raised to become a warrior. The daughter of Rodney Aran and Virginia Aran, she lost her parents during a Space Pirate raid on her home of K-2L. Metroid fans have taken it upon themselves to celebrate the milestone however, with Shinesparkers creating a remixed 36-track soundtrack CD with Metroid tunes covered by folks such as the Video Game Music Choir, available to download free.Samus Aran ( サムス・アラン, Samusu Aran ?) is an intergalactic bounty hunter and the main protagonist of the Metroid series. In comparison, fellow Nintendo series The Legend of Zelda's own 25th anniversary has been given plenty of attention, with an international Zelda concert tour coming to London in October. Nintendo has yet to announce any Metroid-themed celebrations, despite it being one of the company's flagship franchises. Throughout the games, Samus must frequently face the eponymous Metroids - energy-siphoning life forms with a penchant for sucking on heads. The series started as a 2D third-person action-adventure, although the recent highly-praised Metroid Prime Trilogy took the series into first-person. Gamers were shocked at the end of the first game when she removed her helmet and turned out to be a woman. Metroid stars space-suited Samus Aran, a bounty hunter whose face is usually kept hidden. 11 more games have followed, with the latest, Metroid: Other M, released on Wii last year. The original Metroid launched for the NES on 6th August 1986 in Japan. Veteran Nintendo series Metroid celebrated its 25th Anniversary over the weekend.
