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'''''Star Fox Adventures''''' is a video game for the [[Nintendo GameCube]], and is the third official game in the [[Star Fox (series)|Star Fox series]]. It was developed by [[Rareware]] (later known as [[wikipedia:Rare (company)|Rare]]) and published by [[Nintendo]].
'''''Star Fox Adventures''''' is a video game released on the [[Nintendo GameCube]] in 2002. It is the third game that was released for the [[Star Fox (series)|''Star Fox'' series]]. It was developed by [[Rareware]] and published by [[Nintendo]]. In Japan, a tie-in manga, ''[[Star Fox: Farewell, Beloved Falco]]'', was published on the [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ngc/gsaj/history/page/index.html official Japanese website], and it details the events of [[Falco Lombardi|Falco]] leaving the [[Star Fox (team)|Star Fox]] team.


The game is notable for being the first Star Fox game to have on-foot missions, save for the secret on-foot multiplayer mode in ''[[Star Fox 64]]''. The core game play is oriented in a way that it reduces any available [[Arwing]] missions to a mere, although mandatory, arcade mini-game, which makes ''Star Fox Adventures'' radically different from any other Star Fox title, and is so considered the [[wikipedia:Black sheep|black sheep]] of the series. This is mainly due to the game being heavily based on the canceled [[Nintendo 64]] title ''[[Dinosaur Planet]]'', an original, unrelated action-adventure game that was supposed to be Rareware classic. ''Star Fox Adventures'' was the major contributor to the reasons behind Rareware's split from Nintendo in 2001, and then becoming acquired by [[wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]].  
The game is notable for being the first ''Star Fox'' game to feature on-foot missions, save for the secret on-foot multiplayer mode in ''[[Star Fox 64]]''. The core gameplay is oriented in a way that the [[Arwing]] missions are reduced have arcade-based gameplay. ''Star Fox Adventures'' is considered the [[wikipedia:Black sheep|black sheep]] of the series, and was reworked from a canceled [[Nintendo 64]] title, ''[[Dinosaur Planet]]''. ''Star Fox Adventures'' is the last game that Rareware developed for a Nintendo home console, before the resulting [[wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]] acquisition.


''Star Fox Adventures'' marks as the only Rareware game ever released on the Nintendo GameCube, and the last Rareware game to be released on any Nintendo home console.<!-- This fact is never likely to change based on the way Rare is going nowadays, as even their most devoted fans are forsaking their respects for the company --> ''Star Fox Adventures'' also marks the debut of the [[Krystal]], a Star Fox character whom had been subjected to many kinds of controversies amongst the Star Fox fan community. ''Star Fox Adventures'' is currently the last game in the Star Fox canon which features [[Andross]] as the main antagonist.
Few characters and elements from ''Star Fox Adventures'' would reappear in subsequent ''Star Fox'' titles. The game marks the first appearance of [[Krystal]], who subsequently became a brief member of the Star Fox team, and [[Prince Tricky]], who is the sidekick of Fox in parts of his adventure.
 
''Star Fox Adventures'' is notable for being the first game to carry the ''Star Fox'' title in PAL regions (Europe and Australia). Subsequent titles would also follow through with this trend. The two previous titles, ''[[Star Fox (game)|Star Fox]]'' and ''[[Star Fox 64]]'', were respectively titled ''Starwing'' and ''Lylat Wars'' because of trademark issues.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
''Star Fox Adventures'' begins when a young fox, named [[Krystal]], is trying to discover what happened to her parents and [[Cerinia|home world]]. After finding a strange ship, she is confronted by [[General Scales]].
{{Main|Star Fox Adventures/Plot}}
[[File:General Pepper Adventures.png|thumb|left|General Pepper assigns Fox to rescue Dinosaur Planet]]
Eight years after [[Andross]]'s first defeat, Krystal investigates the destruction of her home planet, Cerinia, and the death of her parents. Krystal hears a distress call from [[Krazoa Palace]] and decides to respond to it. While traveling on a [[CloudRunner Tribe|CloudRunner]], a fireball blasts her [[Krystal's Staff|staff]] out of her hand from a [[General Scales' Galleon|galleon ship]]. On board, Krystal discovers that her home planet was attacked by [[General Scales]]. She loses her Krystal is persuaded by a wounded [[EarthWalker Tribe|EarthWalker]] to obtain the [[Krazoa Spirit]]s and return them to the palace. After acquiring and releasing the first Krazoa Spirit, however, a mysterious being sends Krystal into the spirit's path, trapping her in a floating crystal atop the palace.
 
Meanwhile, on the edge of the [[Lylat System]], [[General Pepper]] contacts the [[Star Fox (team)|Star Fox]] team, asking [[Fox McCloud|Fox]] to investigate [[Sauria|Dinosaur Planet]]. Since the team are desperate for money and maintenance, Fox agrees to have a look. He goes unarmed at the request of General Pepper, as his mission is "about saving the planet, not blowing it up".
 
At [[ThornTail Hollow]], Fox finds Krystal's Staff in the ground and wields it. Shortly after, he meets the [[Queen EarthWalker]], who tells him that Scales stole four [[SpellStone]]s two of the [[Force Point Temple]]s, which caused the planet to tear apart. She tell Fox to meet the [[WarpStone]] and rescue her son, [[Prince Tricky]], at [[Ice Mountain]]. After Fox rescues Tricky, he becomes Fox's sidekick for a remainder of his adventure.
 
As Fox retrieves the SpellStones, he realizes that the planet can only truly reunite itself if he retrieves the other five Krazoa Spirits. The final Krazoa Spirit is guarded by [[General Scales]] himself. Just before Fox and Scales engage in combat, a mysterious voice orders Scales to surrender the spirit, to which he reluctantly agrees. Fox takes the spirit to the Krazoa Shrine and the six Krazoa Spirits free Krystal from her prison.
 
The Krazoa Spirits are forced into the head of a massive Krazoa statue, who comes to life and reveals itself to be the revived [[Andross]], the mastermind behind the spirit scheme. He flies off into space to resume his conquest of the Lylat System. During the final fight, [[Falco Lombardi|Falco]] appears out of nowhere and assists Fox in fighting Andross. After Andross's defeat, the Krazoa Spirits return to a restored and renewed Dinosaur Planet. Falco decides to rejoin the Star Fox team, and Krystal becomes a newly-recruited member.  


== Development history ==
==Gameplay==
[[File:SharpClaw Adventures combat.png|thumb|200px|A main gameplay aspect involves Fox fighting SharpClaws]]
''Star Fox Adventures'' is notable for being a departure from the rail-shooter genre that the series had been established upon. Fox moves around Dinosaur Planet and the four SpellStone areas on foot, and the locations are set in three-dimensional environments, where Fox must collect items and solve puzzles as he goes along. There are a few instances where Fox does pilot his [[Arwing]], but only for traveling between the different areas of the planet.


== Game play ==
The gameplay is heavily based on ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''. Fox is unable to jump unless he runs off the edge of an object or a cliff, and can roll after landing on the ground, in the same fashion that Link jumps off edges. ''Star Fox Adventures'' also has a day-and-night phase, but a more accurate and gradual one. A key difference with ''Star Fox Adventures'' is that Fox automatically acquires his targets by approaching them, unlike ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'', which requires manual [[zeldawiki:Targeting|targeting]].


In [[ThornTail Hollow]], the hub location on Dinosaur Planet itself, Fox finds [[Krystal's Staff]] sticking out of the ground. After pulling it out, Fox uses staff for his main weapon during the rest of his adventure (as General Pepper prohibited him from using his Blaster). The staff itself is mostly used in combat, but with [[Staff Upgrade]]s, Fox can use the Staff to perform additional tasks, including firing projectiles, freezing enemies, or boosting up to higher areas.
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
;[[Fox Mc'cloud]]
=== Main characters ===
:The leader of the Star Fox team. He goes down to Dinosaur planet to try and put it back together. He is the main character of the game.
{|class=wikitable
;[[Krystal]]
!Image
:A adventurous female vixen that receives a distress signal from Dinosaur planet and attempts to save the planet alone.  
!Name
;]]Prince Tricky]]
!Description
: A small dinosaur from the Earthwalker tribe. He meets Fox on Ice Mountain when he gets captured by the Sharpclaws. After Fox saves him and brings him back to his mother, he travels with Fox.
|-
;[[General Scales]]
|[[File:Fox SFA art 2.jpg|120px]]
:The leader of the Sharpclaw tribe and and the main antagonist of the game. He is the reason why Dinosaur Planet is slowly getting ripped apart and tries continuously to stop Fox from stopping his plans.
|[[Fox McCloud]]
;[[Peppy Hare]]
|The main and playable character of the game. Fox is the leader of the Star Fox team. He is assigned a mission to rescue Dinosaur Planet.
:One of the member of the Star Fox team. He stays in the Great Fox and gives you information and maps of the area.  
|-
;[[Slippy Toad]]
|[[File:Krystal SFA art.jpg|120px]]
:Another member of the Star Fox team. He is quite skilled in mechanics and gives fox hints on what he needs to do next.
|[[Krystal]]
;[[Falco Lombardi]]
|A adventurous vixen who receives a distress signal from Krazoa Palace. She is later imprisoned in a crystal for the rest of the game.
:An old meber of the Star fox Team. He left the team and his whereabouts is currently a mystery.
|-
|[[File:Tricky Adventures art.jpg|120px]]
|[[Prince Tricky]]
|A small dinosaur and the prince of the EarthWalker Tribe. After Fox saves him from SharpClaws at Ice Mountain, Tricky remains his sidekick for most of the game.
|-
|[[File:General Scales.jpg|120px]]
|[[General Scales]]
|The main antagonist and the leader of the SharpClaw Tribe. General Scales wants to conquer Dinosaur Planet, so he stole four SpellStones, causing parts of the planet to come off.
|-
|[[File:Peppy Adventures 1.jpg|120px]]
|[[Peppy Hare]]
|A member of the Star Fox team who gives map directions to Fox.
|-
|[[File:Slippy Adventures artwork.jpg|120px]]
|[[Slippy Toad]]
|A skilled mechanic and a member of the Star Fox team. Slippy provides hints to Fox on what he must do next.
|-
|[[File:Falco SF Adventures art.jpg|120x170px]]
|[[Falco Lombardi]]
|An old member of the Star Fox team, Falco's whereabouts are a mystery for most of the game.
|}
 
=== Dinosaur tribes ===
A handful of dinosaur and prehistoric tribes appear in the game. Every tribe is based on a prehistoric tribe from the real world.


== Quotes ==
*[[EarthWalker Tribe]] - A Triceratops-based tribe and one of the ruling tribes.
*[[CloudRunner Tribe]] - The rival tribe of the EarthWalkers and another ruling tribe.
*[[SharpClaw Tribe]] - The violent, antagonistic tribe who try to conquer Dinosaur Planet.
*[[ThornTail Tribe]] - A tribe of friendly plant-eating dinosaurs.
*[[SnowHorn Tribe]] - This tribe consists of large mammoths who live in the arctic regions of Dinosaur Planet.
*[[LightFoot Tribe]] - A small, bipedal, and indigenous tribe of dinosaurs who resemble the [[wikipedia:Gallimimus|Gallimimus]]
*[[HighTop Tribe]] - A long-necked tribe of dinosaurs based on the [[wikipedia:Apatosaurus|Apatosaurus]]. Their habitats are [[Cape Claw]] and [[Dragon Rock]].
*[[RedEye Tribe]] - A violent tribe based on the tyrannosaurus who are affiliated with the SharpClaws.


== See Also ==
== Items ==
*[[Alpine Root]]s: These are a favorite food of the [[SnowHorn]] tribe, but they are buried in the ground and the SnowHorn are unable to dig for them. Fox can have Tricky dig them up.
*[[BafomDad Holder]]: The Bafomdad Holder allows Fox to hold up to ten Bafomdads. It can be purchased from the [[ShopKeeper]] for 20 Scarabs.
*[[BafomDad]]s: These strange creatures will restore Fox's life if he runs out of health. Without the Bafomdad Holder, he can only hold one. After one has been purchased, he can hold up to ten.
*[[Blue GrubTub Fungus]]: These mushrooms are the favorite food of the [[EarthWalker]]s. Fox can feed them to [[Tricky]] to allow him to perform various actions.
*[[Bomb Spore]]s: These spores can be planted to produce bomb plants. Bomb plants can be used to destroy certain walls and floors.
*[[Cheat Token]]: These items can be purchased from cheat wells for 20 scarabs each. When purchased, Fox must take them to the [[Game Well Maze]] and deposit them in the well at the end of the maze. When Fox deposits one, it will either activate a "cheat" or display a message.
*[[CloudRunner Flute]]: This magical flute is given to Fox by the [[Queen CloudRunner]] to lead her children back to her.
*[[Dinosaur Horn]]: This horn is found in the [[DarkIce Mines]]. It is a treasure of the SnowHorn tribe, and they will come when Fox plays it. Fox also uses it in a challenge to open a [[Krazoa Shrine]].
*[[DumbleDang Pod]]s: The Dumbledang Pods come from Dumbledang trees and are used as a food source. When eaten, they restore two hit points.
*[[FireFly Lantern]]: These items store [[FireFly]]s that are used to illuminate dark areas with a neon green glow.
*[[Fuel Cell]]s: Fuel Cells are used to power Fox's [[Arwing]] when he needs to fly to the floating islands above the planet. Fox can locate them with his Fuel Cell Compass or purchase them from the ThornTail Store.
*[[MoonSeed]]s: These are special seeds which can grow large vines when planted in the right soil and exposed to flame.
*[[PukPuk Egg]]s: These eggs come from the PukPuk bird, an animal bred specifically for food by the [[SharpClaw]]. They will restore four hit points when eaten.
*[[Scarab]]: They are the currency of [[Sauria]]. They are used for purchasing anything from items in the [[ThornTail Store]] to cheat tokens.
*[[White GrubTub Fungus]]: These are a more powerful variant of ordinary GrubTub Mushrooms. They have healing properties, and Fox must provide one to the [[Queen EarthWalker]].
 
==Locations==
===Worlds and levels===
Every level (not including the main world, Dinosaur Planet) have a [[SpellStone]] that Fox must recover.
 
{|class="wikitable nowrap" style="text-align:center"
!World
!Description
![[Gold Ring]] requirement
|-
|[[Sauria|Dinosaur Planet]]
|This is the first location that Fox visits and the main location of the game. Fox's [[Arwing]] lands in [[ThornTail Hollow]].
|1 Gold Ring
|-
|[[DarkIce Mines]]
|The SnowHorn Tribe were enslaved here by General Scales. The area itself takes place in a snowy, arctic region with a volcanic subterranean underground.
|3 Gold Rings
|-
|[[CloudRunner Fortress]]
|This is the home of the CloudRunner Tribe, who were also under attack from the SharpClaw army. Tricky refuses to travel to the location because the CloudRunners are rivals of his tribe, the EarthWalkers.
|5 Gold Rings
|-
|[[Walled City]]
|This is the home of the EarthWalker Tribe, one of the ruling tribes of Dinosaur Planet. Walled City has been overrun by the RedEye Tribe, whom Fox must kick out from the location.
|7 Gold Rings
|-
|[[Dragon Rock]]
|A barren, rocky wasteland that is home to the [[FireCrawler]]s. This is where the final SpellStone is located, and Fox must also free some imprisoned dinosaurs.
|10 Gold Rings
|}
 
==Development==
''Star Fox Adventures'' was originally developed on the [[Nintendo 64]] by Rareware with the title, ''Dinosaur Planet'', and was not intended to be a ''Star Fox'' title. Krystal would have originally been the protagonist and the adopted child of a wizard-like character named [[Randorn]], alongside another character named [[Sabre]] (who later became Fox). Sabre befriends a young triceratops named Tricky (who was originally the same one from ''Diddy Kong Racing'').
 
One day, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] noted the similarities between Sabre and Fox and proposed them to change it to a ''Star Fox'' title. ''Star Fox Adventures'' is the only game Rare released on the Nintendo GameCube, and is their last game released on a Nintendo home console.
 
==Voice actors==
{|class="wikitable"
!Role
!Voice
|-
|[[Fox McCloud]]
|[[Steve Malpass]]
|-
|[[Krystal]]
|[[Estelle Ellis]]
|-
|[[Prince Tricky]]
|[[Kevin Bayliss]]
|-
|[[General Scales]]
|[[John Silke]]
|-
|[[Falco Lombardi]]
|[[Ben Cullum]]
|-
|[[King EarthWalker]]
|Kevin Bayliss
|-
|[[Queen EarthWalker]]
|Estelle Ellis
|-
|[[General Pepper]]
|John Silke
|-
|[[Peppy Hare]]
|[[Chris Seavor]]
|-
|[[Slippy Toad]]
|Chris Seavor
|-
|[[R.O.B. 64|NUS 64 / R.O.B. 64]]
|John Silke
|-
|[[Queen CloudRunner]]
|N/A
|-
|[[Garunda Te]]
|John Silke
|-
|[[Belina Te]]
|N/A
|-
|[[Andross]]
|[[Duncan Botwood]]
|}
 
==Reception==
''Star Fox Adventures'' received mixed reviews, but it was generally positive as it received an average score of 81 on Metacritic. The game was universally praised for its graphics and longevity. The criticism was mostly focused toward the lack of Arwing piloting, a key gameplay feature of the ''Star Fox'' franchise. Another problem that was addressed is the somewhat repetitive scavenger missions that Rareware was already notorious for in some of their previous releases.
 
''Star Fox Adventures'' managed to receive a Nintendo's Player's Choice award for the amount of copies it sold.
 
== Gallery ==
{{Main|Gallery:Star Fox Adventures}}
 
<gallery>
SFA cover artwork.jpg|Main artwork
Fox SFA art 2.jpg|[[Fox McCloud]]
Krystal SFA art.jpg|[[Krystal]]
Arwing Adventures art.jpg|[[Arwing]]
ThornTail Hollow SFA explore.png|[[ThornTail Hollow]] screenshot
</gallery>
 
== Names in other languages ==
{{foreign names
|Jap=スターフォックスアドベンチャー
|JapR=Sutā Fokkusu Adobenchā
|JapM=
}}
 
== External links ==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20030808093137/http://www.starfox.com/ Official website] (Wayback Machine)
*[http://ms.nintendo-europe.com/starfoxadventures/ Official European website] (dead link)
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ngc/gsaj/index.html Official Japanese website]


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Star Fox Adventures
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Developer Rare
Publisher Nintendo
Console(s) Nintendo GameCube
Release date(s) September 23, 2002 (North America)
September 27, 2002 (Japan)
November 15, 2002 (Australia)
November 22, 2002 (Europe)
Genre Action-adventure
Rating(s) ESRB: Teen (T)
Chronology
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Star Fox Adventures is a video game released on the Nintendo GameCube in 2002. It is the third game that was released for the Star Fox series. It was developed by Rareware and published by Nintendo. In Japan, a tie-in manga, Star Fox: Farewell, Beloved Falco, was published on the official Japanese website, and it details the events of Falco leaving the Star Fox team.

The game is notable for being the first Star Fox game to feature on-foot missions, save for the secret on-foot multiplayer mode in Star Fox 64. The core gameplay is oriented in a way that the Arwing missions are reduced have arcade-based gameplay. Star Fox Adventures is considered the black sheep of the series, and was reworked from a canceled Nintendo 64 title, Dinosaur Planet. Star Fox Adventures is the last game that Rareware developed for a Nintendo home console, before the resulting Microsoft acquisition.

Few characters and elements from Star Fox Adventures would reappear in subsequent Star Fox titles. The game marks the first appearance of Krystal, who subsequently became a brief member of the Star Fox team, and Prince Tricky, who is the sidekick of Fox in parts of his adventure.

Star Fox Adventures is notable for being the first game to carry the Star Fox title in PAL regions (Europe and Australia). Subsequent titles would also follow through with this trend. The two previous titles, Star Fox and Star Fox 64, were respectively titled Starwing and Lylat Wars because of trademark issues.

Plot

Main article: Star Fox Adventures/Plot
General Pepper assigns Fox to rescue Dinosaur Planet

Eight years after Andross's first defeat, Krystal investigates the destruction of her home planet, Cerinia, and the death of her parents. Krystal hears a distress call from Krazoa Palace and decides to respond to it. While traveling on a CloudRunner, a fireball blasts her staff out of her hand from a galleon ship. On board, Krystal discovers that her home planet was attacked by General Scales. She loses her Krystal is persuaded by a wounded EarthWalker to obtain the Krazoa Spirits and return them to the palace. After acquiring and releasing the first Krazoa Spirit, however, a mysterious being sends Krystal into the spirit's path, trapping her in a floating crystal atop the palace.

Meanwhile, on the edge of the Lylat System, General Pepper contacts the Star Fox team, asking Fox to investigate Dinosaur Planet. Since the team are desperate for money and maintenance, Fox agrees to have a look. He goes unarmed at the request of General Pepper, as his mission is "about saving the planet, not blowing it up".

At ThornTail Hollow, Fox finds Krystal's Staff in the ground and wields it. Shortly after, he meets the Queen EarthWalker, who tells him that Scales stole four SpellStones two of the Force Point Temples, which caused the planet to tear apart. She tell Fox to meet the WarpStone and rescue her son, Prince Tricky, at Ice Mountain. After Fox rescues Tricky, he becomes Fox's sidekick for a remainder of his adventure.

As Fox retrieves the SpellStones, he realizes that the planet can only truly reunite itself if he retrieves the other five Krazoa Spirits. The final Krazoa Spirit is guarded by General Scales himself. Just before Fox and Scales engage in combat, a mysterious voice orders Scales to surrender the spirit, to which he reluctantly agrees. Fox takes the spirit to the Krazoa Shrine and the six Krazoa Spirits free Krystal from her prison.

The Krazoa Spirits are forced into the head of a massive Krazoa statue, who comes to life and reveals itself to be the revived Andross, the mastermind behind the spirit scheme. He flies off into space to resume his conquest of the Lylat System. During the final fight, Falco appears out of nowhere and assists Fox in fighting Andross. After Andross's defeat, the Krazoa Spirits return to a restored and renewed Dinosaur Planet. Falco decides to rejoin the Star Fox team, and Krystal becomes a newly-recruited member.

Gameplay

A main gameplay aspect involves Fox fighting SharpClaws

Star Fox Adventures is notable for being a departure from the rail-shooter genre that the series had been established upon. Fox moves around Dinosaur Planet and the four SpellStone areas on foot, and the locations are set in three-dimensional environments, where Fox must collect items and solve puzzles as he goes along. There are a few instances where Fox does pilot his Arwing, but only for traveling between the different areas of the planet.

The gameplay is heavily based on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Fox is unable to jump unless he runs off the edge of an object or a cliff, and can roll after landing on the ground, in the same fashion that Link jumps off edges. Star Fox Adventures also has a day-and-night phase, but a more accurate and gradual one. A key difference with Star Fox Adventures is that Fox automatically acquires his targets by approaching them, unlike The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which requires manual targeting.

In ThornTail Hollow, the hub location on Dinosaur Planet itself, Fox finds Krystal's Staff sticking out of the ground. After pulling it out, Fox uses staff for his main weapon during the rest of his adventure (as General Pepper prohibited him from using his Blaster). The staff itself is mostly used in combat, but with Staff Upgrades, Fox can use the Staff to perform additional tasks, including firing projectiles, freezing enemies, or boosting up to higher areas.

Characters

Main characters

Image Name Description
Fox SFA art 2.jpg Fox McCloud The main and playable character of the game. Fox is the leader of the Star Fox team. He is assigned a mission to rescue Dinosaur Planet.
Krystal SFA art.jpg Krystal A adventurous vixen who receives a distress signal from Krazoa Palace. She is later imprisoned in a crystal for the rest of the game.
Tricky Adventures art.jpg Prince Tricky A small dinosaur and the prince of the EarthWalker Tribe. After Fox saves him from SharpClaws at Ice Mountain, Tricky remains his sidekick for most of the game.
General Scales.jpg General Scales The main antagonist and the leader of the SharpClaw Tribe. General Scales wants to conquer Dinosaur Planet, so he stole four SpellStones, causing parts of the planet to come off.
Peppy Adventures 1.jpg Peppy Hare A member of the Star Fox team who gives map directions to Fox.
Slippy Adventures artwork.jpg Slippy Toad A skilled mechanic and a member of the Star Fox team. Slippy provides hints to Fox on what he must do next.
Falco SF Adventures art.jpg Falco Lombardi An old member of the Star Fox team, Falco's whereabouts are a mystery for most of the game.

Dinosaur tribes

A handful of dinosaur and prehistoric tribes appear in the game. Every tribe is based on a prehistoric tribe from the real world.

Items

  • Alpine Roots: These are a favorite food of the SnowHorn tribe, but they are buried in the ground and the SnowHorn are unable to dig for them. Fox can have Tricky dig them up.
  • BafomDad Holder: The Bafomdad Holder allows Fox to hold up to ten Bafomdads. It can be purchased from the ShopKeeper for 20 Scarabs.
  • BafomDads: These strange creatures will restore Fox's life if he runs out of health. Without the Bafomdad Holder, he can only hold one. After one has been purchased, he can hold up to ten.
  • Blue GrubTub Fungus: These mushrooms are the favorite food of the EarthWalkers. Fox can feed them to Tricky to allow him to perform various actions.
  • Bomb Spores: These spores can be planted to produce bomb plants. Bomb plants can be used to destroy certain walls and floors.
  • Cheat Token: These items can be purchased from cheat wells for 20 scarabs each. When purchased, Fox must take them to the Game Well Maze and deposit them in the well at the end of the maze. When Fox deposits one, it will either activate a "cheat" or display a message.
  • CloudRunner Flute: This magical flute is given to Fox by the Queen CloudRunner to lead her children back to her.
  • Dinosaur Horn: This horn is found in the DarkIce Mines. It is a treasure of the SnowHorn tribe, and they will come when Fox plays it. Fox also uses it in a challenge to open a Krazoa Shrine.
  • DumbleDang Pods: The Dumbledang Pods come from Dumbledang trees and are used as a food source. When eaten, they restore two hit points.
  • FireFly Lantern: These items store FireFlys that are used to illuminate dark areas with a neon green glow.
  • Fuel Cells: Fuel Cells are used to power Fox's Arwing when he needs to fly to the floating islands above the planet. Fox can locate them with his Fuel Cell Compass or purchase them from the ThornTail Store.
  • MoonSeeds: These are special seeds which can grow large vines when planted in the right soil and exposed to flame.
  • PukPuk Eggs: These eggs come from the PukPuk bird, an animal bred specifically for food by the SharpClaw. They will restore four hit points when eaten.
  • Scarab: They are the currency of Sauria. They are used for purchasing anything from items in the ThornTail Store to cheat tokens.
  • White GrubTub Fungus: These are a more powerful variant of ordinary GrubTub Mushrooms. They have healing properties, and Fox must provide one to the Queen EarthWalker.

Locations

Worlds and levels

Every level (not including the main world, Dinosaur Planet) have a SpellStone that Fox must recover.

World Description Gold Ring requirement
Dinosaur Planet This is the first location that Fox visits and the main location of the game. Fox's Arwing lands in ThornTail Hollow. 1 Gold Ring
DarkIce Mines The SnowHorn Tribe were enslaved here by General Scales. The area itself takes place in a snowy, arctic region with a volcanic subterranean underground. 3 Gold Rings
CloudRunner Fortress This is the home of the CloudRunner Tribe, who were also under attack from the SharpClaw army. Tricky refuses to travel to the location because the CloudRunners are rivals of his tribe, the EarthWalkers. 5 Gold Rings
Walled City This is the home of the EarthWalker Tribe, one of the ruling tribes of Dinosaur Planet. Walled City has been overrun by the RedEye Tribe, whom Fox must kick out from the location. 7 Gold Rings
Dragon Rock A barren, rocky wasteland that is home to the FireCrawlers. This is where the final SpellStone is located, and Fox must also free some imprisoned dinosaurs. 10 Gold Rings

Development

Star Fox Adventures was originally developed on the Nintendo 64 by Rareware with the title, Dinosaur Planet, and was not intended to be a Star Fox title. Krystal would have originally been the protagonist and the adopted child of a wizard-like character named Randorn, alongside another character named Sabre (who later became Fox). Sabre befriends a young triceratops named Tricky (who was originally the same one from Diddy Kong Racing).

One day, Shigeru Miyamoto noted the similarities between Sabre and Fox and proposed them to change it to a Star Fox title. Star Fox Adventures is the only game Rare released on the Nintendo GameCube, and is their last game released on a Nintendo home console.

Voice actors

Role Voice
Fox McCloud Steve Malpass
Krystal Estelle Ellis
Prince Tricky Kevin Bayliss
General Scales John Silke
Falco Lombardi Ben Cullum
King EarthWalker Kevin Bayliss
Queen EarthWalker Estelle Ellis
General Pepper John Silke
Peppy Hare Chris Seavor
Slippy Toad Chris Seavor
NUS 64 / R.O.B. 64 John Silke
Queen CloudRunner N/A
Garunda Te John Silke
Belina Te N/A
Andross Duncan Botwood

Reception

Star Fox Adventures received mixed reviews, but it was generally positive as it received an average score of 81 on Metacritic. The game was universally praised for its graphics and longevity. The criticism was mostly focused toward the lack of Arwing piloting, a key gameplay feature of the Star Fox franchise. Another problem that was addressed is the somewhat repetitive scavenger missions that Rareware was already notorious for in some of their previous releases.

Star Fox Adventures managed to receive a Nintendo's Player's Choice award for the amount of copies it sold.

Gallery

Main article: Gallery:Star Fox Adventures

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スターフォックスアドベンチャー
Sutā Fokkusu Adobenchā

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