Star Fox (1993)

3.64 from 63 votes
As the leader of an elite squad of anthropomorphic animal pilots, fly throughout the Lylat star system in the prototype Arwing spacecraft to prevent the galactic conquest of a mad scientist in this 3D shooter for the SNES (with real-time polygonal graphics powered by the new Super FX chip).
First released
Mar 22, 1993
Aliases
Starwing, Star Wing, StarFox
Franchises
Star Fox
Developed by
Argonaut Games, Nintendo EAD
Published by
Nintendo
Platforms
Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Action, Shooter
Themes
Sci-Fi
Releases
  • SNES - Star Fox Japan
  • SNES - Star Fox United States
  • SNES - Starwing United Kingdom

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Star Fox is a good attempt at 3D gaming on the SNES
Game: Star Fox
Genre: Rail Shooter
Publisher/Developer: Nintendo
System: Super Nintendo (SNES)
Total Score: 74/100
Value Score: 7.4/10

• Story: 7/10
• Characters: 8/10
• GamePlay: 7/10
• Graphics: 7/10
• Sound: 9/10
• Music: 8/10
• Length: 4/10
• Replay Value: 7/10
• Player Value: 7/10

Pros
+Challenging difficulty and yet fun
+Three different paths allow you to fight different enemies/bosses and go through different stages
+Training mode with different gameplay control scheme as options
+First attempt at 3D effects, looks good for the most part

Cons
-Very short
-Simple Story
-Sometimes the graphics dont mesh well and can look bland at times
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