Man, no one can make a game like this ever again, not even Nintendo themselves. Rail shooters are sadly a dead genre, seen as 'outdated', which makes no sense to me. 2d shoot em ups are 'on rails' in a sense, and no one ever says they're outdated.
Anyway, what I love so much about this game is that not only is it a near-perfect arcade shooter with brilliant and variety-filled levels, but it also feels like an adventure, with fun characters and team interactions, the cheesy voice acting only adding to the charm for me. The story isn't exactly incredible, but its presense adds to the experience vastly for me.
The only, ONLY gripe I have with the game is the Single Laser. Until you get the Double Laser shooting feels wayy less satisfying, and the difference in power is immense. You revert back to Single Laser on death, which is annoying but fair, except in levels where the upgrade isn't available such as the last battle with Star Wolf. Seriously, on my first go with the upgrade I nearly beat it, only to take 8 more tries with the Single Laser before I could just barely scrape by. The imbalance just felt very frustrating to me.
But yeah, I love this damn game, it's so replayable and engaging with memorable lines I quote quite often. Nintendo will sadly never make a Star Fox that measures up due to their reductive view on the franchise, but I'm hoping someday an indie developer can make something of the same, high quality.
Anyway, what I love so much about this game is that not only is it a near-perfect arcade shooter with brilliant and variety-filled levels, but it also feels like an adventure, with fun characters and team interactions, the cheesy voice acting only adding to the charm for me. The story isn't exactly incredible, but its presense adds to the experience vastly for me.
The only, ONLY gripe I have with the game is the Single Laser. Until you get the Double Laser shooting feels wayy less satisfying, and the difference in power is immense. You revert back to Single Laser on death, which is annoying but fair, except in levels where the upgrade isn't available such as the last battle with Star Wolf. Seriously, on my first go with the upgrade I nearly beat it, only to take 8 more tries with the Single Laser before I could just barely scrape by. The imbalance just felt very frustrating to me.
But yeah, I love this damn game, it's so replayable and engaging with memorable lines I quote quite often. Nintendo will sadly never make a Star Fox that measures up due to their reductive view on the franchise, but I'm hoping someday an indie developer can make something of the same, high quality.