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''Star Fox 64'' is notable for being the first game to utilize the Rumble Pak. It is among the first Nintendo 64 games with in-game voice acting, which replaced the chattering sound effects from the first ''Star Fox''. ''[[Star Fox 2]]'' was originally planned to be the second ''Star Fox'' title, but was canceled due to the upcoming release of the Nintendo 64, but some of its features were reused in ''Star Fox 64'', such as [[all-range mode]]. In PAL releases (''Lylat Wars''), the player can re-enable the original chatter by selecting Lylat from the language option menu. | ''Star Fox 64'' is notable for being the first game to utilize the Rumble Pak. It is among the first Nintendo 64 games with in-game voice acting, which replaced the chattering sound effects from the first ''Star Fox''. ''[[Star Fox 2]]'' was originally planned to be the second ''Star Fox'' title, but was canceled due to the upcoming release of the Nintendo 64, but some of its features were reused in ''Star Fox 64'', such as [[all-range mode]]. In PAL releases (''Lylat Wars''), the player can re-enable the original chatter by selecting Lylat from the language option menu. | ||
On November 17, 2003, a timed demo of ''Star Fox 64'' was released for the [[nwiki:iQue Player|iQue Player]], a console only released in China. It is preloaded as the fifth game on every iQue Player unit. The port is notable | On November 17, 2003, a timed demo of ''Star Fox 64'' was released for the [[nwiki:iQue Player|iQue Player]], a console only released in China. It is preloaded as the fifth game on every iQue Player unit. The port is notable because all of the voice acting was redubbed into Mandarin. | ||
The music was composed by Koji Kondo and Hajime Wakai. | The music was composed by Koji Kondo and Hajime Wakai. | ||
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*[[Supply Ring]] | *[[Supply Ring]] | ||
*[[Wing Repair]] | *[[Wing Repair]] | ||
== Paths == | |||
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! style="background-color:#32CD32;width:15%" | Mission | |||
! style="background-color:#32CD32;width:10%" | Vehicle || from || Medal # hits || Mission secrets || to || Extra cast | |||
|-style="background-color:#CCFF00;" | |||
|1. [[Corneria]] || [[Arwing]] || N/A || 150 || Save [[Falco Lombardi|Falco]]<br>Fly under the seven arches || [[Meteo]] || | |||
|-style="background-color:#CCFF00;" | |||
|2. [[Meteo]] || Arwing || Corneria || 200 || Fly through seven warp rings || [[Fortuna]]<br>[[Katina]] || | |||
|-style="background-color:#CCFF00;" | |||
|2. [[Sector Y]] || Arwing || Corneria || 150 || Destroy 100 enemies || [[Katina]]<br>[[Aquas]] || [[Bill]] | |||
|-style="background-color:#CCFF00;" | |||
|3. [[Katina]] || Arwing || Meteo<br>Sector Y || 150 || Destroy the mothership || [[Sector X]]<br>[[Solar]] || Bill | |||
|-style="background-color:#CCFF00;" | |||
|3. [[Fortuna]] || Arwing || Meteo || 50 || Defeat [[Star Wolf]] || [[Sector X]]<br>[[Solar]] || | |||
|-style="background-color:#CCFF00;" | |||
|3. [[Aquas]] || [[Blue-Marine]] || Sector Y || 150 || || [[Zoness]] || | |||
|-style="background-color:#CCFF00;" | |||
|4. [[Zoness]] || Arwing || Aquas || 250 || Avoid being detected || [[Macbeth]]<br>[[Sector Z]] || [[Katt]] | |||
|-style="background-color:#CCFF00;" | |||
|4. [[Solar]] || Arwing || Katina<br>Fortuna || 100 || || [[Macbeth]] || Bill | |||
|-style="background-color:#CCFF00;" | |||
|4. [[Sector X]] || Arwing || Katina<br>Fortuna || 150 || Quickly rescue [[Slippy Toad|Slippy]] from the boss<br>Hit four warps to the left || [[Titania]]<br>[[Macbeth]]<br>[[Sector Z]] || Bill | |||
|-style="background-color:#CCFF00;" | |||
|5. [[Sector Z]] || Arwing || Zoness<br>Sector X || 100 || Save the [[Great Fox]] || [[Bolse]]<br>[[Area 6]] || Katt | |||
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|-style="background-color:#CCFF00;" | |||
|5. [[Macbeth]] || [[Landmaster]] || Solar<br>Zoness<br>Sector X || || Destroy the [[Train]] || [[Bolse]]<br>[[Area 6]] || Katt | |||
|-style="background-color:#CCFF00;" | |||
|5. [[Titania]] || Landmaster || Sector X || 150 || || [[Bolse]]<br>[[Area 6]] || | |||
|-style="background-color:#CCFF00;" | |||
|6. [[Area 6]] || Arwing || Sector Z<br>Macbeth || 300 || || [[Venom]] (hard version) || | |||
|-style="background-color:#CCFF00;" | |||
|6. [[Bolse]] || Arwing || Titania<br>Macbeth<br>Sector Z || 150 || || [[Venom]] (easy version) || | |||
|-style="background-color:#CCFF00;" | |||
|7. Venom (easy) || Arwing || Bolse || 200 || || || | |||
|-style="background-color:#CCFF00;" | |||
|7. Venom (hard) || Arwing || Area 6 || 200 || || || | |||
|} | |||
== Game modes == | == Game modes == | ||
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The First two options have Corneria and Sector-Z as the possible stages, while the time trial has Katina and Sector-Z. At first, only the Arwing is available, but the Landmaster is available after winning a medal on Venom in Normal Mode, and pilot is available after gaining a medal on Venom in Expert Mode. | The First two options have Corneria and Sector-Z as the possible stages, while the time trial has Katina and Sector-Z. At first, only the Arwing is available, but the Landmaster is available after winning a medal on Venom in Normal Mode, and pilot is available after gaining a medal on Venom in Expert Mode. | ||
==References to other works== | |||
*The Katina level is homage to the movie ''{{wp|Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day}}''. Bill Grey's name is likely homage to that of a character in the film. Slippy's reaction to the Bolse Fighters being shielded and the ending musical score for Star Fox are also homage to the film. | |||
*The Sector Y level has many armies of mechs similar to many of the mobile suits from the anime franchise ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', for their beam rifles, shields and mobility. They can even be launched out from battleships in battle. One red-colored mech is said by Peppy to be very quick. This is a reference to ''Char Aznable'' because all of his mobile suits are red and have high mobility (hence his name, "The Red Comet"). Not only that, the boss however aside from the first two colored mechs is known to be white and launched from its own launch ship is a homage and resemblance to the ''RX-78-2 Gundam'' which is also from the same series. | |||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
''Star Fox 64'' received critical acclaim and was one of the top-selling games of 1997, second only to ''Mario Kart 64''. In the first five days of the game's U.S. launch, over 300,000 copies were sold, surpassing the record previously held by ''Mario Kart 64'' and ''Super Mario 64''. Sales were considerably less in Japan, where it sold 75,595 copies during the first week of sale. The game also took the #73 spot in Nintendo Power's "Top 200 Nintendo Games Ever". GameSpot declared ''Star Fox 64'' "an instant classic" and was impressed by the voice acting. Glenn Rubenstein, the reviewer, noted that the game is "a pleasure to look at" and liked the cinematic quality of the storyline. Although other reviewers such as IGN said that the game is "extremely repetitive" and that the music quality was not as good as the original ''Star Fox'', they still praised the branching system and "intelligently designed levels" which compensate for those points. | ''Star Fox 64'' received critical acclaim and was one of the top-selling games of 1997, second only to ''Mario Kart 64''. In the first five days of the game's U.S. launch, over 300,000 copies were sold, surpassing the record previously held by ''Mario Kart 64'' and ''Super Mario 64''. Sales were considerably less in Japan, where it sold 75,595 copies during the first week of sale. The game also took the #73 spot in Nintendo Power's "Top 200 Nintendo Games Ever". GameSpot declared ''Star Fox 64'' "an instant classic" and was impressed by the voice acting. Glenn Rubenstein, the reviewer, noted that the game is "a pleasure to look at" and liked the cinematic quality of the storyline. Although other reviewers such as IGN said that the game is "extremely repetitive" and that the music quality was not as good as the original ''Star Fox'', they still praised the branching system and "intelligently designed levels" which compensate for those points. | ||
The Gamespot review of the Wii Virtual Console version of the game paints a similar picture. It earns a 8.3/ | The Gamespot review of the Wii Virtual Console version of the game paints a similar picture. It earns a 8.3/10), praising for simple, enjoyable shooting gameplay, lots of voice-acting, nice to look at despite its graphic age and the added replay value in finding hidden paths, but found the lack of rumble support "alarming", especially since it was the first game to support the 64's Rumble Pak. | ||
''Star Fox 64'' is listed as the 45th greatest game of all time by Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition in 2009. | ''Star Fox 64'' is listed as the 45th greatest game of all time by Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition in 2009. | ||
Nintendo of Europe released a [[Lylat Wars comic|comic]] based on the game. | Nintendo of Europe released a [[Lylat Wars comic|comic]] based on the game. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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}} | }} | ||
==External links== | |||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/19980213024934/http://www.starfox64.com/ North American website] (archived) | |||
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nfxj/index.html Japanese website] | |||
{{Star Fox 64}} | {{Star Fox 64}} | ||
{{Games}} | {{Games}} | ||
