17 Jul 2011
09 Sep 2011 - Nintendo 3DS
15 Sep 2011 - Nintendo 3DS
17 Jul 2011 - Nintendo 3DS
08 Sep 2011 - Nintendo 3DS
01 Jan 1970 - Nintendo 3DS
Main story
Main story + extras
100% completion
The Star Fox team triumphantly returns to one of its greatest missions with this remake of Star Fox 64 in full 3D, featuring a complete graphical update. The entire Star Fox universe spreads out realistically into the depths of the Nintendo 3DS screen while the 3D visuals give the player a clearer grasp of distance and position. This makes the game more approachable and intuitive, thereby allowing players to focus on the action.
Corneria, forth planet from the Lylat system. The evil Andross turned this once-thriving system into a wasteland of near extinction. General Pepper of the Cornerian army was successful in exiling this maniacal scientist to the barren, deserted planet Venom. Five years later, General Pepper noticed strange activity coming from Venom. James McCloud, Pigma Dengar, and Peppy Hare of the Star Fox team were sent to investigate. Upon their arrival, Pigma betrayed the team, and James and Peppy were captured by Andross. Peppy barely escaped Venom and returned home to tell James's son Fox about his father's fate. A few years have passed. Andross again has invaded the Lylat system. General Pepper has turned to a new Star Fox team headed by Fox McCloud to save Corneria and free the Lylat system once again.
Audio | Subtitles | Interface | |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Chinese (Simplified) | ✓ | ||
English | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Spanish (Spain) | ✓ | ||
German | ✓ | ||
French | ✓ | ||
Italian | ✓ |
Gameplay wise, this is an arcade like flight shooter with high score mechanics and a really sparse story. Your combat wing buddies are there to sponge up enemies for you, which is helpful, but they are also notoriously annoying. The game looks good, with options to flip back and forth between the N64 and remastered graphics - a nice touch. I did encounter some pretty annoying difficulty spikes, with some levels feeling quite challenging, and later levels feeling breezy - a bit weird.
Positives:
+fun, arcade like aerial combat
+gyro controls are a must, and welcome
+a love letter to the original game
Detractions:
-some annoying difficulty spikes
-the aim reticle is not fun and requires some mastery
-sparse and annoying story and
characters
This is a fun, arcade-y shooter with some clear detractions. Even so, the game was on the whole fun to play, and I am glad to add this one to.my completed list. Some replayability exists in high score chasing and medal collection, and I will be returning. All in all, a 7/10 from me, meaning this was a fun game to play, and I enjoyed it on the whole.