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'''''Star Fox''''', released as '''''Starwing''''' in Europe, is a rail shooter and the first and titular game of the ''[[Star Fox (series)|Star Fox]]'' series. It was developed by [[Argonaut Games]] and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1993. The game stars [[Fox McCloud]] as the playable character, and it involves him and the [[Star Fox (team)|Star Fox]] team traveling around the [[Lylat System]], defeating [[Andross]]'s army and liberating planets that are under his control.
'''''Star Fox''''', released as '''''Starwing''''' in Europe, is a rail shooter and the first and titular game of the ''[[Star Fox (series)|Star Fox]]'' series. It was developed by [[Argonaut Games]] and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1993. The game stars [[Fox McCloud]] as the playable character, and it involves him and the [[Star Fox (team)|Star Fox]] team traveling around the [[Lylat System]], defeating [[Andross]]'s army and liberating planets that are under his control.


''Star Fox'' was Nintendo's first home console title to use 3D and polygonal graphics, which were rendered by the Super FX graphics coprocessor. At the time, the ability to display such graphics was new and uncommon in console video games, so ''Star Fox'' was praised as a result.
''Star Fox'' was Nintendo's first home console title to use 3D and polygonal graphics, which were rendered by the Super FX graphics coprocessor. The game received praise because the ability to display these graphics on console video games was new and uncommon at the time.


There is a promotional, truncated version, ''[[Star Fox: Super Weekend]]'' (or ''Star Wing: Super Weekend'' in Europe), which released shortly after ''Star Fox''. These cartridges were used in the ''Star Fox: Super Weekend'' competitions across the United States and Europe. After the event, the remaining carts were given away to a select number of [[Nintendo Power]] subscribers.
There is a promotional, truncated version, ''[[Star Fox: Super Weekend]]'' (or ''Star Wing: Super Weekend'' in Europe), which released shortly after ''Star Fox''. These cartridges were used in the ''Star Fox: Super Weekend'' competitions across the United States and Europe. After the event, the remaining carts were given away to a select number of [[Nintendo Power]] subscribers.
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==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:Corneria SF1 SNES.png|thumb|Fox pilots his Arwing in the first stage, Corneria.]]
[[File:Corneria SF1 SNES.png|thumb|Fox pilots his Arwing in the first stage, Corneria.]]
The goal for every mission is to destroy the Enemy Leader that waits at the end of the stage. The Arwing is equipped with an autopilot device which keeps it on course to the final enemy. This keeps Fox in a fixed path, where he has to navigate through a series of obstacles and enemies. If the player ventures too far towards the edge of the flight path, arrows will guide them back to the main course. ''Star Fox'' deviates from ordinary space/flight simulators in that the difficulty level is set in an options screen, as each route corresponds to a difficulty level.
''Star Fox'' is a rail shooter in both a third-person and first-person 3D perspective. Fox must navigate his [[Arwing]] through environments while various enemies attack them. Various power-ups are placed along Fox's path to assist him along the way. The Arwing is equipped with an autopilot device which keeps Fox a fixed path, where he has to navigate through a series of obstacles and enemies. If Fox ventures too far towards the edge of the flight path, arrows guide him back on track. At the end of each level, Fox must defeat a boss before he can progress to the next level. Once he defeats the boss, the level ends. Fox's score is then shown, based on the number of enemies he destroyed and how well his teammates were defended.
 
''Star Fox'' has certain elements to differentiate it from the standard scrolling shooter. Most scrolling shooters force the character forward at a constant speed. While this is also the case for ''Star Fox'', the Arwing can allow Fox to temporarily speed up and slow down. It can maneuver around enemy attacks and other obstacles. The Arwing has a certain amount of shield energy to represent how much damage it can take before it gets destroyed. The game can detect which part of the Arwing takes damage; if the Arwing's wings clip against obstacles or the ground too much, they break off, which affects the vehicle's handling and removes its ability to upgrade weapons.
 
The game's difficulty is not based on gameplay but rather which of the three routes that Fox decides to take: Easy, Medium, or Hard. Every route has unique stages, although all of them have Corneria as the first level and Venom as the last level; both stages have different versions depending on which path is taken.
 
In each level, Fox is accompanied by Peppy, Slippy, and Falco. At certain pre-scripted points, one of them fly on-screen, usually either chasing an enemy or being chased and asking for assistance. If Fox does not help his teammate, they take further damage or their Arwing breaks and crashes. Fox's teammates help by battling some enemies along the way; this helps add to a stage's final score. If Fox fires a laser at a teammate, they do not take damage, although they complain. Fox's teammates are not present during boss battles, but they rejoin Fox shortly after the boss is defeated.


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