Holmes, Jonathan (19 de junio de 2015). «Five great (not) Metroid games you can play right now». Destructoid. Archivado desde el original el 17 de mayo de 2021. Consultado el 30 de julio de 2016. «“That brand of feature pacing is one of the basic principles behind ‘’Metroid’’-style games, but that's pretty much ‘’Xeodrifter’’ in a nutshell.”».
Rose, Mike (15 de agosto de 2013). «Guacamelee! Review». Gamezebo. Consultado el 30 de julio de 2016. «“In terms of getting me excited about a game, the phrase “A Metroidvania style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican inspired world” is always going to do the job. I do love my ‘’Metroid’’-style games, and enjoy exploring the twists that modern titles put on the original formula. Guacamelee is the most ‘’Metroid’’-like game I’ve played in quite some time.”».
Totilo, Stephen (8 de julio de 2009). «Ghost Song Is Looking Like This Year’s Big Indie Metroidvania». Kotaku. Consultado el 30 de julio de 2016. «“He wanted to show the dark caverns of the game to demonstrate what real 3D lighting effects can do for the dark exploration of a Metroid-style game.”».
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Myers, Maddy (1 de agosto de 2014). «'Troid Rage: Why Game Devs Should Watch Alien—and Play Metroid—Again». Paste Magazine. Consultado el 30 de julio de 2016. «“It’s also, somehow, become acceptable for game developers, critics, and professors to refer to Super Metroid-alikes as “metroidvania” games . . . I need these developers to give me a compelling reason why I wouldn’t just replay Super Metroid instead of their games, and so far, these trailers haven’t given me much hope that these Metroid-style games will be any different than their countless predecessors.”».
Holmes, Jonathan (19 de junio de 2015). «Five great (not) Metroid games you can play right now». Destructoid. Archivado desde el original el 17 de mayo de 2021. Consultado el 30 de julio de 2016. «“That brand of feature pacing is one of the basic principles behind ‘’Metroid’’-style games, but that's pretty much ‘’Xeodrifter’’ in a nutshell.”».