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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - one of the best shooters ever
Many Star Fox games have been released since the very first one that appeared on the Super NES. The only one I have ever played was the original on the Super NES, which also happened to be the most groundbreaking of all the Star Fox games, and it's a challenging and exciting game. Perhaps the only game on the Super NES to have more enemies to shoot at than the Mega Man series. The levels are packed.

You're a fox, and you fly a plane. You fly through the universe shooting and avoiding all sorts of wild looking creatures. That's basically what you do. You have animal friends available to help make your journey slightly easier. It's a good idea to try to help out your friends if they're in trouble because keeping them alive might be to your advantage later on in the game.

In Star Fox you really have to tap that shoot button because the further into the game you go, the more enemies you will encounter. This is one tough game here folks. Much harder than the Super NES Mega Man X games, and certainly much harder than the Mario and Donkey Kong Country games. But come on! You need a solid challenge every so often! But it's certainly beatable. And this game never gets tiring either.

I remember when this game first came out and how a certain store in a mall had NOTHING but this game all over the shelves. This game was packed on the shelves on the wall and the shelves in the middle of the store. It was everywhere! You couldn't avoid this game if you had to! There must have been thousands of Star Fox games at that one tiny store that one weekend, when the game first hit the market. The game was that popular.

Everyone was making a big deal about this game because of the never-before-seen graphics. Sure, today the graphics look pretty outdated and even more so compared to the newer Star Fox games, but at the time this was some new unique stuff that showed signs of the future of video gaming.

I always feel satisfied making my way through Star Fox not only because it's a hard game, but also because it's a fun game. Not a dull moment to be found anywhere. Enemies constantly fly at you from all over the place. Exciting stuff.

You have three routes you can take. Level 1 is the easiest and Level 3 is the hardest. I can't even beat Level 3 in all the years I've been playing this game. I can make it to the end on a good day but basically I'm lucking out. That doesn't mean the game requires luck. Just the final two places in Level 3 require some luck. I can beat Levels 1 and 2.

Incredible music. I love every theme. Very much like outer space music. It all works.

You can find this game for a couple dollars these days. One of the coolest games on the Super NES happens to be reasonably priced. Pick it up.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - THE 16-bit On Rails 3D Shooter
When it comes to 3D on-rails shooters (Panzer Dragoon, Star Blade, Sky Gunner), there are a few that stand out. This is one of them. Perhaps the first of its kind (most notably because of it's polygonal graphics), Star Fox transcends the limitations of the Super Nintendo to become a classic for the ages.

Granted, the first stage isn't quite as lovely as I remember it being (the graphics are indeed quite simple and the draw distance is sadly quite limited), but once you get past it things really take off. The in-cockpit view is awesome, featuring one of the coolest looking targeting sights in gaming history. Your fellow wing-men will get in trouble and need bailing out. You can boost past your allies to avoid accidentally shooting them (or to keep from getting hit), or slow yourself down. Your ship can lose a wing, causing it to control awkwardly, and you can dodge enemy fire by spinning your craft.

Normally I would talk about negative points, but besides the date of the graphics (and perhaps the sound capabilities of the system, if midi music bothers you) could possibly hinder this game. The gameplay is awesome, and only improves with time. There are three different routes to take (and secret levels!) which adds to replay value tremendously. And let's not forget the fact that the levels are incredibly well designed, the graphics are used to maximum effect (man that hyperspace jump is awesome looking!), and the music is some of the best in any game ever.

This game is truly a classic in every way. If you love great games, you'll love Star Fox. And if you love 3D-on-rails shooters, you MUST HAVE THIS GAME!!!!!!!



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - The precursor to the long running Star Fox series
Star Fox wasn't a bad game at all. In fact it was pretty good. I don;t think it was a 5 star game but it was definitely a good game.

You are the trick-fighter pilot Star Fox and you are accompanied by a Frog and a Rabbit (sorry the names aren't coming back to me) and with their help, you destory evil enemies and their warships in an attempt to bring peace back to the galaxy.

O.k. first off the game play was very easy to get used to. All you had to do was aim, shoot, dodge and occasionally, pull off the barrel roll shooting which was fun to do. Anyone could get this game and get good at it and for a lot of people, that's a great part about a game.

One of the things that I truly didn't like about Star Fox was that is was a 1P only game. Honestly, why give you a couple of guys that help you through out the game if you can't have a couple of your friends come over and take control of those characters. I think if this would have been a multi link game, a lot more people (than already established) would have been all over this game.

The other thing that bothered the pants off me was that your 2 buddies never help you when you need them. I was getting grilled by a dozen enemies and all those 2 could do was hang out and watch me get beat up. Again, what's the point of having extra characters to help you when they don't do anything to help you. All they did (at least when I played) was get beat up and I'd have to save them everytime but whenever I'd have someone on my tail... "oh watch out Fox". Thanks for nothing!

Even though those were 2 really annoying parts of this game, it was still fun to play and again, any level gamer could get really good at this game. I'd get this one and also Star Fox 64 because it was even a great improvement to Satr Fox.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Classic
My heading says it all--this game is truly a classic. It's easily one of the best SNES titles of all time, not to mention one of the greatest all-around GAMES of all time. I only wish that I hadn't sold my copy way back when... Indeed, I'm really kicking myself now. If only I could find it new... :-( Anyway, if you're a Super Nintendo fan, then get this game, and get it NOW. With cutting edge graphics (for its time) and a fun-factor that goes through the roof, Star Fox delivers.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The first 3D game
This game is awsome! Your A fox named, uh, fox I geuss. You fly through levels in different courses, and shoot bosses and enemies. This was the first game to use the super Fx Chip to make it 3D, get this game it rules.


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