Star Fox 64 3D

[Shadow Fire]

Director: Dylan Cuthbert

Producers: Satoru Iwata, Shigeru Miyamoto, Tadashi Sugiyama

Music: Koji Kondo

Starring: Mike West, Issac Marshall, Lyssa Browne, Mark Lund

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Plot
Corneria, fourth planet of 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' son Fox about his father's fate. A few years have passed. Andross has again invaded 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. ...yes, I copied it from the actual in-game plot.


Review
So, Nintendo has remade one of the N64's classics, Star Fox 64 (known in Europe/Australia as Lylat Wars), but was this a waste of time and money? Well, put simply, NO EFFING WAY!

The Star Fox team is back and in stunning 3D. A lot has been redone since 1997, including the visuals, vocals, and even the music has been remixed. The worlds you go through are very immersive, and look very clean. The game is made slightly more difficult, especially for those of us used to the PAL version, as it runs at its full 60 fps.

The original multiplayer has been removed, replaced with a Battle Mode, which uses Download Play, so only one game card is required. New items and levels are available. Also new to this remake is a Score Attack mode, where you can complete single levels to see how high you can score. Can you achieve all Gold Medals? At the time of writing this review, I must admit, I only have 2 Silver Medals... >.>


Overall
Personally, I think the Battle mode is a little too tricky with the AI, and I find that some of the musical remixes aren't as good as the originals. Nonetheless, I highly recommend this game.