Sublime., September 10, 2011

I think I must be the only person who has played this game that really didn't get what all the mass hysteria was about. You would think this was one of the greatest games ever made by reading most reviews.I played through the main story mode in about 2 hours I think and was kind of scratching my head when I got the credits. Was that it?... I felt that the game was pretty challenging and didn't feel I had done very well overall. The final boss was very difficult, and after spending about an hour of getting sucked into his mouth and not being able to find any way to avoid it, I decided to go on Youtube to see if I could find any tips on defeating him. Only after watching some video walkthroughs, did I finally realize that a lot of people seemed to find this game as insanely difficult and un-intuitive as I did. I also finally figured out what the simple secret was to defeating the end boss. The Youtube videos helped take me from a point of feeling completely incompetent and...

You know, I truly believe that Nintendo should include a warning label on every copy of Star Fox 64, both the original 64 version, and now this new 3DS remake. It would go something like this: "Warning, this game is so incredibly addictive, yes, so absurdly fun that it may, in fact, destroy any stability and desire in you to do anything productive. Relationships, work ethic, and basic personal hygiene may suffer. Play and have a blast at your own risk." Seriously, this game is so fun, it will devour your soul. I don't know anyone who was ever a "casual" player of Star Fox 64, and for good reason, because this was one of the funnest, most classic games on the Nintendo 64. I played it a ton in its original form when I was a kid (ah the memories), and now I am happy (and somewhat nervous, given how addicted I and many others can get with it) to say that this remake is just as great as the original. As a matter of fact, in some ways, Star Fox 64 3D vastly surpasses the original...

Even after 14 years, Star Fox 64 is a stellar action title. Every level, every boss fight has something new to show the player about the potential of the simple mechanics at the game's core. Throw in great music and very, very tight controls, and you have a package many modern games can't match. And that's all *before* you take into account the awesome refinements on display in the 3DS version -- improved graphics that somehow maintain every bit of their original charm, surprisingly good rerecorded voice acting, a 3D effect that feels totally natural and complements the game well, and even a stage-by-stage Score Attack mode that the N64 release desperately needed.Star Fox 64 3D is so good, so incredibly fun and so strangely fresh after all this time, that it puts the rest of the system's library to shame. If you've got a 3DS, this is the game to get -- its only real peer, so far, is Ocarina of Time. If you don't have a 3DS, this is a damned good reason to think about...