![]() ![]() Star Fox 64™ 3D invites players to take on the role of legendary Fox McCloud as they lead a fearless squadron of fighters in fierce aerial combat to battle the evil forces of Andross and save the galaxy from destruction. ![]() This is 100% essential as far as I’m concerned.Fox McCloud is Back in a Re-mastered Nintendo Classic I’m sure people new to the game may have a different perspective, but to me, this is an essential purchase for a 3DS owner, if you played it on the N64 as a youth, you’ll have a really fun time taking that trip back down memory lane. Make the investment and have it to hand when you’re going out on your travels. There’s no grind, no inventory management, just a wander down memory lane, and a good time re-discovering something wonderful.Ī quick look in places like CeX, Grainger Games, eBay and Amazon, and you can get this for peanuts. Easily accessible, fun to re-play, and not too taxing in terms of time it takes. It’s like Star Fox 64 was designed for the portable console. Honestly, it’s so much fun trying to remember what you used to do, only to find that as a 13-year old, you had much better flying skills! Worth a buy? The stick works a treat though and it’s really responsive.īecause of the speed of a playthrough, you can run and re-run to beat your scores and unlock the “Expert” mode, as well as find all of those forgotten hidden routes to other planets. I don’t much like gyro controls at the best of times, and in the cramped confines of an aeroplane, it’s not ideal. You can play it with the 3DS’s gyro function, so you can steer your ship/tank by just moving your console around, or you can play it traditionally with the circle pad. It’s easily finished in under an hour, if you take the standard route. Headphones on, sit back on your flight, train journey, bus journey or whatever you doing, and go for it. What more could you ask for? Even the voicelines are a part of the original charm really. Other than that though, you get everything you remember, but on the go. Honestly, I remember them being a little annoying, but wow. He asks for help shaking bad guys off his tail, you help him, and he give sarcastic “gee I’ve been saved by Fox”. The worst thing though, is that Falco is still a tool. “Aaaaaaaahhhhhh” exclaims Slippy, basically all the time….useless frog bastard. “Use your bombs wisely” says Peppy……every 30 seconds after you pick up a bomb. The problem with it being such a faithful re-creation, is that it reminds you of things that you perhaps forgot about…….like the incessant voice lines from your squad mates. It handles and “feels” how I remember it, albeit with the circle stick instead of my favourite ever gaming controller. Much better textures, and the 3D element adds that depth that really helps immerse you into it. It’s all sharpened up visually, although those rose tinted glasses help you remember it looking much sharper than it really did. Does it meet my rose-tinted expectations, based off hours and hours of playing it years ago? To me, this is the only question I was bothered about. I’ve done a little digging into why it was named this, and whilst there are several theories about there being other games with “Star Fox” and “Starfox” as the name, it’s apparently due to the name of a company in Germany called Starvox (link to Nintendo Life article). Yeah, here in Europe, we didn’t have Star Fox 64, we had Lylat wars. ![]() I’m not able to capture 3DS yet, especially when on the go, so I don’t have any screenshots for this one…. I’m about to embark upon the Wii U Star Fox Zero, but having been away recently, I jumped back into games in my 3DS collection, and gave Star Fox 64 3D some long overdue attention. My first proper console was the Nintendo 64, and one of the many fond memories I have of it, is playing Lylat Wars (the European name for Star Fox 64). ![]()
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