Retro Studios · Shooter

Star Fox Armada

Nintendo exclusive

Star Fox Armada is a cancelled game in the Star Fox series. The game was meant to be a continuation of Star Fox 64 for the Wii U.

Released: —
Platforms: Wii U
Genres: Shooter
Developers: Retro Studios
Publishers: —
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Science fiction

About

Star Fox is a series of action games created by the Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and developed and published by Nintendo. The games follow the Star Fox combat team of anthropomorphic animals, led by Fox McCloud. Gameplay involves missions around the Lylat planetary system in the futuristic Arwing fighter spacecraft, in other vehicles, and on foot. The original Star Fox (1993) is a forward-scrolling 3D rail shooter, but later games add more directional freedom.

The first game, developed by Nintendo EAD and programmed by Argonaut Software, used the Super FX Chip to create the first hardware-accelerated 3D gaming experience on a home console. The Super FX Chip is a math co-processor built into the cartridge to help the Super NES render graphics. Super FX was used in other Super NES games, some with increased processing speed. Star Fox 64 was the first Nintendo console game with force feedback.

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

The Star Fox series has had mostly positive reviews, the most acclaimed being Star Fox 64, with Star Fox Zero receiving the most mixed reviews. Star Fox took the No. 115 spot on EGM's "The Greatest 200 Videogames of Their Time", and 82nd best game made on a Nintendo System in Nintendo Power's Top 200 Games list. 125 out of 5 from Nintendo Power Magazine.

Next Gen Magazine pointed out Star Fox as helping pioneer the use of 3-D video game graphics. The game has been used as an example of how, even with a fully polygon design, the game was still very similar to older games in that there was a set path to travel through each level.