Star Fox 64
| Star Fox 64 | |
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North American Nintendo 64 cover art
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo EAD |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) | Takao Shimizu |
| Producer(s) | Shigeru Miyamoto |
| Programmer(s) | [*] |
| Artist(s) | Takaya Imamura |
| Writer(s) | Mitsuhiro Takano |
| Composer(s) | Hajime Wakai Koji Kondo |
| Series | Star Fox |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 64, iQue Player |
| Release date(s) |
Nintendo 64 iQue Player
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| Genre(s) | Rail/scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 89/100 |
| Metacritic | 88/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| AllGame |   |
| Edge | 9 of 10 |
| Famitsu | 36 of 40 |
| GamePro | 5 of 5 |
| GameSpot | 8.3 of 10 |
| IGN | 8.7 of 10 |
| Nintendo Power | 4.325 of 5 |
Star Fox 64 (Japanese: スターフォックス64 Hepburn: Sutā Fokkusu Rokujūyon?), known in Australia and Europe as Lylat Wars, is a 3D scrolling shooter game themed around aircraft combat for the Nintendo 64 video game console. It is a reboot of the original Star Fox, and the only game in the Star Fox series to be released on the Nintendo 64. An autostereoscopic remake, titled Star Fox 64 3D, was released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2011.
Star Fox 64 was the first Nintendo 64 game to have included support for the Rumble Pak, with which it initially came bundled. The game received critical acclaim for its smooth animation, detailed visuals, voice acting, and use of multiple gameplay paths.
Star Fox 64 is a 3D scrolling shooter game in which the player controls one of the vehicles piloted by Fox McCloud, usually an Arwing. Most of the game takes place in "Corridor Mode," which forces Fox's vehicle down a fixed path straight forward through the environment. The player can maneuver somewhat around the path and slow their vehicle temporarily, but cannot truly stop or change direction. Some stages of the game, including many bosses, take place in "All-Range Mode" by comparison (as does Multi-Player Mode). In this variant the player can move freely within the confines of a large arena to engage in combat.
In Corridor Mode, the player's vehicle can be maneuvered around the screen to dodge obstacles and shoot incoming enemies with laser cannons, and can also perform a somersault to get behind enemies or dodge projectiles. The Arwing is also capable of deflecting enemy fire while performing a spinning maneuver called a "barrel roll" (actually an aileron roll in real life aviation terms). The Arwing and Landmaster can also charge up their laser cannons to unleash a powerful lock-on laser. The Arwing can also perform one new maneuver in All-Range Mode: an Immelmann up-and-over to change direction. In-game, this is called a U-turn.
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