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Product Features

Genre
Action and Shooter
Publisher
Nintendo
Release Date
September 09, 2011
Available Platforms
Nintendo 3DS

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  • Beau March 29, 2012 3DS
    ****

    This game is fantastic and a great addition to your Nintendo 3DS collection. The plot is very simple: Fox McCloud and the Star Fox team must fly through the galaxy to stop the evil Andross, who has invaded the Lylat System.

    The game has easy-to-learn controls that you can pick up quickly with lots of options to tinker around with to satisfy the playing experience to your liking. It also has an on-rails 'shoot the baddies and survive' playing style that is fun and actually quite unique. It's all in spaceships with lasers and talking animals, so for a game that can be classed as a 'shoot 'em up' it is very tame (which parents of younger children will want to hear). Even if you're used to the N64 version it will take a little bit of time to fully adapt to using the 3DS controls. But one or two plays of the game's very simple yet efficient Training will help you regardless of your previous history with this game.

    The game has several different ways to play: Main Game, Score Attack and Battle. Main Game and Score Attack have different modes within them: the 3DS version - a version optimised for the 3DS and its controls, the N64 version - a version where the original experience is created, and Expert - a recreation of the original game's Expert Mode.

    When you play the Main Game you do 7 levels but there are 15 overall. On each level you get a score based on how many enemies you defeat and each level has a boss of some kind too. If you reach a certain score on a level you will receive a Medal (with the Medal Score varying between levels). On a successful play through of 7 levels in Main Game the 7 scores are added together for a 'play through score'.

    Most of the levels have different ways of completing them, depending on things such as how high your score is, which path you take in the level and more. And what's great about this new version of the game is that you can pause your progress in Main Game, so if you want to stop after a level for any reason and continue your play through some other time, you can! This is a feature the N64 version desperately needed.

    Score Attack allows you to focus on any level you have unlocked. The idea is straightforward; you play through a level and try to get the highest score possible, and are then graded with either nothing, a Bronze Medal, a Silver Medal or the coveted Gold Medal. These scores and medals are different and recorded separately from the ones in Main Game. It's also good if you just want to play an individual level without playing through lots of the story to get to it.

    So you will play the game a lot and have masses of fun trying to beat the game unlocking new levels, using different level paths and doing levels in their different ways. The replay value really kicks in when it comes to getting individual high/medal scores (on both Main Game and Score Attack) and trying to get the highest 'play through score' you can possibly get. You'll enjoy playing levels over and over trying to beat your previous personal bests and literally shoot for gold. Though 15 levels does not initially sound like much, this game gives you a lot to do with them.

    In Battle Mode you can play against other 3DS owners (with download play) or with Computers. The game handles very differently to the Main Game and Score Attack for some reason (I don't know why, I imagine it's to make connecting with others easier) so it takes some getting used to. You can play Survival (be the last one left), Point Battle (shoot down a certain number of people first to win) or Time Battle (shoot down the most opponents before time runs out to win). But it's fun and challenging with lots more level choices than the original game's multiplayer, though there are no Landmasters or Walkers for N64 players. I can guess that with friends this mode is very enjoyable to play, especially when the 3DS camera captures your face and its reactions as your character's marker.

    The 3D is great when having enemies and asteroids fly towards you. It also gives better depth perception and when firing lasers this is helpful. The sound is as awesome ever, with its great music and sometimes corny voice acting; the game brings back nostalgic feelings for N64 players of this game and is entertaining to new sets of ears too.

    Overall this game is spectacular and a real treat for any 3DS owner. A definite recommendation!