A gem then, priceless now. - 9/10

Story 7/10
Everybody's favorite mad scientist from the first Star Fox, Andross, is back. Even though he was banished to Venom, he survived and took control of the planet. The point is to save the lylat System from destruction. Nothing great, but at the same time nothing that will make you heave if you think about it. nothing revolutionizing in my opinion, so i declare a 7.

Gameplay 10/10
Excellent. point blank. There are 2 types of stages. You have your controlled stages where you can only control two depths of movement of your plane (with the exception of the somersault). This is where most of the action occurs through the normal stages. You fight some bosses this way that are for the most part rather simple, and go through a good portion of the game this way. The camera is right behind you, so you get to see the back of your ship and also you can see where you are going to shoot by a type of cross hair projecting from your ship. There is also 2 stages where you trade in your ship for a tank, and in a different stage a submarine as well. You keep this view in the other vehicles as well. Then you have your free range stages, where you control your Arwing entirely. These type stages are like your fight in the sky(space) dogfights. These stages are a little more fun because you have total control.

Controls 10/10
Quick, responsive controls that are easy to pick up. Go to the games tutorial to learn everything. I had no problems with the controls and they should present no difficulties to anyone else. Shoot lasers with A, bomb with B, strafe with L and R...not much else. Advanced moves are easy to pick up as well.

Audio 9/10
Cool sound effects, music, and voice acting. The fx are what I think intergalactic battle should sound like. And the voice acting, while phenomenal, can get repetitive after the 100th playthrough.

Difficulty 6/10
Not that hard of a game at all. It might be a little tough (like it was for me) to get everything done at first but once you really get the hang of the game its a breeze. Once you unlock expert mode the game spikes up in difficulty a bit until you get the hang of that mode then once again it isn't that tough.

Replay Value 10/10
When you destroy an enemy on a stage you get a hit count. Kill one guy get one, kill 150 get 150. Each stage has a set number of hits in order to get a medal. Unlock all the medals get the expert mode and other good stuff. Then you can get the medals on expert mode. Good stuff that will hold your attention for a good while.

Overall
A great game for its time and still a great game now. I still play this VC when im bored at home and it never gets old for some reason. IMO, it stands alongside the N64 greats such as ocarina of time, majoras mask and mario 64.

brawlking 09/07/2007

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