▁( 2 0 0 4 , ▁Microsoft ▁Windows ) ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁D ais u ke ▁Am aya ▁as ▁a ▁hom age ▁to ▁Met roid ▁and ▁other ▁classic ▁games ; ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁crit ically ▁pra ised ▁showing ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁what ▁one ▁person ▁could ▁do , ▁and ▁highlight ed ▁another ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁Cast lev ania ▁and ▁Met roid ▁games , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁vital izing ▁the ▁ 2 D ▁platform er ▁genre ▁as ▁a ▁vi able ▁ind ie ▁game ▁format . ▁Sh adow ▁Complex ▁( 2 0 0 9 , ▁X box ▁ 3 6 0 ) ▁by ▁Chair ▁Entertainment ▁was ▁developed ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁prem ise ▁that ▁Super ▁Met roid ▁was ▁" the ▁p inn acle ▁of ▁ 2 D ▁game ▁design ". ▁The ▁game ▁received ▁highly ▁positive ▁reviews , ▁and ▁remains ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁download able ▁titles ▁on ▁the ▁X box ▁ 3 6 0 ▁service . ▁Due ▁to ▁games ▁like ▁these , ▁the ▁Met roid van ia ▁genre ▁began ▁to ▁take ▁off ▁in ▁both ▁publish er - dri ven ▁and ▁independent ▁games ▁development . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁word ▁" Met roid van ia " ▁is ▁commonly ▁used ▁presently ▁to ▁describe ▁games ▁in ▁this ▁genre , ▁or ▁games ▁that ▁have ▁elements ▁of ▁this ▁genre , ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁are ▁unclear ; ▁I gar ashi ▁notes ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁coin ▁the ▁phrase , ▁though ▁grateful ▁for ▁the ▁in vention ▁of ▁the ▁term . ▁I gar ashi ▁noted ▁that ▁with ▁Sym phony ▁of