Star Fox is awesome, it takes clear influence from Space Harrier and After Burner as well as being a sorta sequel to Argonaut’s X on Game Boy.

It’s a 3D on-rails shooter on SNES, with seperate paths to choose at the beginning based on difficulty with some secret stages along the way. You pilot the Arwing as Fox McLoud a member of the Star Fox group fighting against an evil threat called Andross.

Many undersell the title based on the compromised polygonal graphics that the SNES was never intended to produce, a brand new FX chip had to be put into the cartridge. I found the frame rate manageable, while no it’s not going to be 60fps fluid but for what it is creating the title is an immense success and deserves more praise.

Reviewed on Apr 21, 2024


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