Star Fox without Rumble Pak

by Nintendo

Product Features

• Four players compete simultaniously in vs. Mode
• Game Pak memory saves the top 10 scores
• Outstanding cinema scense tell the Star Fox saga

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000ID61
• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Media: Game Cartridge
• Release Date: January 1, 1998
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,942 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

GameSpot Review

It is a shame that Nintendo can't clone Miyamoto, the genius behind the Mario and Zelda games. He is easily Nintendo's greatest asset, and one of the most brilliant storytellers ever to work in the interactive medium. His latest effort, Star Fox 64, is a game designed in his tradition of greatness, and it's perhaps the best N64 game seen since Super Mario 64 - which is still considered by many as the best video game of all time.

Star Fox 64, the sequel to the Super Nintendo title Star Fox, is a shooter in the truest sense. As happens in Star Fox's predecessors, you fly along and blast away your enemies while powering up your weapons. But Star Fox 64 adds quality gameplay twists that rival the game's incredible 3D graphics. These features include multiple gameplay paths (which take you through various levels depending on how well you play, including a Tomorrow Land-like city, a meteor-filled corner of space, and a post-apocalyptic battleground), a submarine and a tank level, a four-player battle mode, and the smoothest 3D flight control yet seen on a console system. Not only is the animation incredibly smooth, but every polygonal building and ship is finely detailed. The enemies are also quite varied - in fact, the final boss, Andross, even qualifies as menacingly scary (there's something terrifying about a huge ape that literally chews you up and spits you out). This game is a pleasure to look at and does the Star Wars-like storyline justice with a truly cinematic quality.

At any given time you have a variety of enemies to blast, and the game alternates between on-rails levels (where you are constantly moving forward on a track with 3D movement), and slightly more open levels where you can explore a limited area. While the game may be difficult to play at first, it includes a training mode to master the somersaults, U-turns, and power-ups. Once you get the hang of it, the game becomes a fast-paced thrill ride through multiple levels of interplanetary warfare. And unlike any game before it, Star Fox 64 uses force feedback, courtesy of Nintendo's latest peripheral, the Rumble Pak. Simply, you actually feel each shot you take and obstacle you bump into.

The plot of Star Fox 64 pits Fox McCloud against the evil Andross and his crew of monkey people set to destroy the galaxy. As Fox McCloud you must lead the battle against his minions. Your wingmen Slippy (a frog), Falco (a falcon), and Peppy (a rabbit) accompany you on missions and offer advice on each level - they can also help you out in a jam, but you should expect to come to their rescue more often than not. The interaction between the four main characters makes for some of the most entertaining voice-overs yet heard in a video game and proves that the N64 doesn't need a CD drive to offer a vast array of speech. In fact, a third of the game's cartridge is used for the memorable chatter, which includes such lines as "Let's show those monkey people who's boss," and "Oh noooo!" which is shrieked by Slippy, who's gender is, sadly, never revealed.

Star Fox 64 is the kind of game you will spend many sleepless nights with - even after you finish. The replay value will bring you back again and again. N64 owners who have been waiting to embark on their next great gaming adventure should run out immediately and buy Star Fox 64 - the graphics, sound, and gameplay all combine to create an instant N64 classic. --Glenn Rubenstein
--Copyright ©1999 GameSpot Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of GameSpot is prohibited. GameSpot and the GameSpot logo are trademarks of GameSpot Inc.

Product Description

Buy Star Fox 64 for Nintendo 64 (N64) and become part of the Star Fox 64 team a special investigative jet pilot team working for the Corneria the Governing Planet and fighting in the Lylat Wars. In Star Fox 64 you will be able to become the Star Fox 64 heroes Fox McCloud Peppy Hare Slippy Toad and Falco Lombardi as they travel to the far off planet Venom to stop the evil scientist Andross who has captured and killed McCloud's father on his own previous Star Fox mission. >> When you buy Star Fox 64 for Nintendo 64 (N64) you will man the Arwing ship the main jet piloted by the members of Star Fox 64 which is armed and ready with lasers and smart bombs. >> The Star Fox team needs your help in stopping the evil Andross and his killing spree! Buy Star Fox 64 for Nintendo 64 (N64) and travel with the Star Fox team to planet Venom today! >>  

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A new and improved Star Fox, November 10, 2000

By 

jasenao (Dothan, Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Fox without Rumble Pak (Game Cartridge)

I wasn't ever crazy about the Star Fox game on Super Nintendo, so when "Star Fox 64" first came out, I wasn't really dieing to play it at first. I went to the store one day and saw it on display where anybody could play it. Once I started playing it, I found out I was wrong about this new and vastly improved Star Fox. It's not anything like the original Star Fox, and in almost every way, it's a great game. The graphics were some of the best I had seen at the time, and the sound and controls were as good as they could've possibly been, and best of all, the game was a lot of fun.

After I played it for awhile, it was so good I couldn't put the controller down. There was a line of people behind me waiting to play it, but I didn't pay them any attention. I played it almost a couple of hours and did something I had never done before, I beat the game while I was playing it in the store. That's the only bad thing about this game, it can be too easy. You can choose one of a few paths to take in the game, which will take you to different levels, but they all end up at the same place in the end. The one I took was too easy, but the other paths are a lot harder. Most of the flying levels have a pretty good challenge to them, but not all that much. The hardest levels in the game other than the bosses are the levels where you guide a tank that can hover for a few seconds and do barrel rolls across some awesome-looking territories while you have to avoid huge boulders from crushing you.

Along the way, there are several ways to defeat your enemies. You can get bombs and make them lock on to your target before you shoot them, and you can use your regular lasers, among other weapons. You can also do barrel rolls with your ship that will deflect a lot of the enemies' lasers. There are also other moves that will come in handy during the game such as one that will make your ship change directions. All the while, some of your cadets who are on your side, will give you pointers about playing the game, and they will watch your back. Overall, if you like space shooting games, I definitely recommend getting "Star Fox 64," it's a great game.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Starfox 64, November 23, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Star Fox without Rumble Pak (Game Cartridge)

... i've had this game for several years. i have played it and mastered it, beaten 1000 times, gotten every secret, and still find it is one of best gamesi have ever played. plotline is original, the ships, levels and end-levelbosses each take time and effort to master, not to mention each can be playedin two different modes (giving the game humongous replay value), the cinema is incredible, and it's a japanese fighter pilot game. those games not only are better than most others, but starfox is one of the best of those games. with it's ecrets, originality in levels, vehicles, and plotline, it's wonderful graphics, and it's rumble pack capabilities, you feel like it's reality. this will be one of the best games you ever buy, so you might as welltake advantage of it ...- TRUST ME!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Starfox gets an awesome facelift, April 11, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Star Fox without Rumble Pak (Game Cartridge)

I didn't ever like the original Starfox game, so when this one came out I wasn't dying to play it at first. I went to the store one day to check out some cd's and video games and they had it there at the display. I started playing it and found out that it was nothing like the original and that in almost every way, it was a great game. The graphics were awesome, the sound and control weren't bad, and it was fun.

Once I played it for awhile, I couldn't put the controller down because it was so good. There were other people waiting in line to play, but I didn't pay them any attention. I played it for about an hour and a half and did something I had never done before. I beat Starfox 64 just playing it in the store. That's really the only weakpoint about the game is that it's real easy. However, if one path is too easy, there are different paths you can take which lead you to different and somewhat more challenging levels. The only levels that offered a major challenge were the tank levels where you have to control the tank and avoid huge boulders.

Overall, if you like space shooters, you should like this game. It's worth getting and it has good replay value.