Star Fox Adventures

 GameCube
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 212 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 155 out of 212
  2. Mixed: 35 out of 212
  3. Negative: 22 out of 212
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  1. Drkosmos
    Oct 6, 2002
    4
    Man, I can't believe so many people rated this game so high. It has it's moments but the gameplay is horribly horribly stale. The combat is one dimensional and mindless, the puzzles are contrived, and aside from their occasional vagueness they are largely very easy. Almost all of the gameplay elements are gutted straight from the zelda 64 series, with little or no effort made to Man, I can't believe so many people rated this game so high. It has it's moments but the gameplay is horribly horribly stale. The combat is one dimensional and mindless, the puzzles are contrived, and aside from their occasional vagueness they are largely very easy. Almost all of the gameplay elements are gutted straight from the zelda 64 series, with little or no effort made to conceal this. The story is mundane and predictable, and the voice acting, though competent, does very little to involve you in the game or make you care about the characters at all. This has to be one of the least compelling games I've ever played. The only motivation I had to keep playing was the graphics, which at times are really amazing, but even after a while those become repetitive as the too short but too long game wears on. And where the hell is Falco??? It seems like Nintendo had all the pieces in the right place. They had a strong license to work from, a stunning graphics engine, and one of the best in house development teams on the market. I really really wanted to like this game. But it seems like when they finished writing the graphics code, they just slapped together a shoddy game on top of it, hoping the graphics would cover up the thoughtless gameplay. Judging from most of the reviews here, that worked, which has seriously undermined my faith in the critical community. In either case, Starfox Adventures comes up way short as an action rpg, especially after playing Kingdom Hearts for the PS2, which stands in direct contrast to this game. Even though the combat system is shallow, it is miles deep by comparison, and they use their (admittedly better) license as a means to keep the player motivated even when the gameplay can be rather stale. This game does none of that. It is a waste of great license, and a waste of your money. I hope they don't screw up the upcoming Legend of Zelda game like this, and to be honest I'm glad this is Rare's last game for Nintendo; if it's any indication of where the development party has gone, then Microsoft just wasted a whole lot of money.… Expand
  2. CloudStrife&ThanasisI.
    Mar 24, 2005
    4
    It is boring cause u have only one weapon with a few moves and the story is not good at all for Star Fox!! Zelda the best an much more better from this one. Choose Zelda instead of this!!
  3. EduardoR.
    May 13, 2005
    4
    I played it. I beat it. I hated it. The game is too easy. Sound effects are awful. Graphics are nice, but gameplay sucks. The "bosses" don´t even deserve to be called "bosses". I´ve just sold it. It was a relief. There are people who try to compare it to ZELDA - The Wind Waker. This is a message for them: Don´t you ever consider comparing this "game" to ZELDA. Fox I played it. I beat it. I hated it. The game is too easy. Sound effects are awful. Graphics are nice, but gameplay sucks. The "bosses" don´t even deserve to be called "bosses". I´ve just sold it. It was a relief. There are people who try to compare it to ZELDA - The Wind Waker. This is a message for them: Don´t you ever consider comparing this "game" to ZELDA. Fox McCloud´s weird staff is no match for Link´s Master Sword.… Expand
  4. ProfessorFrink
    Jan 14, 2004
    4
    Personally, I didn't like this game. I played Zelda for the first time after I played this and I was amazed at how much Starfox copied it. They didn't even do a very good job. The stupid Arwing thing to each planet would be better without, and you should be able to have more than a stupid staff. Also, the final boss (Andross) was too easy, I had much more trouble with the game Personally, I didn't like this game. I played Zelda for the first time after I played this and I was amazed at how much Starfox copied it. They didn't even do a very good job. The stupid Arwing thing to each planet would be better without, and you should be able to have more than a stupid staff. Also, the final boss (Andross) was too easy, I had much more trouble with the game before that, and I beat Andross on my 3rd try! If you like RPG's, get Zelda. … Expand
  5. MatthewI.
    Dec 26, 2004
    1
    Somehow I actually completed this game and I hated every moment of it. The arwing sections are terrible, totally one sided, and require no skill at all. The fighting is terrible, totally one sided, and requires no skill at all. All you do is press one button over and over again to do combos which invariably end in your enemy being stuned or thrown away, who then returns two seconds later Somehow I actually completed this game and I hated every moment of it. The arwing sections are terrible, totally one sided, and require no skill at all. The fighting is terrible, totally one sided, and requires no skill at all. All you do is press one button over and over again to do combos which invariably end in your enemy being stuned or thrown away, who then returns two seconds later and you repeat the whole thing again. The 'puzzle-solving' consists of picking one thing up and moving it somewhere else or hitting a switch. It copies too much off Zelda. There is only one weapon and it sucks. The enemies do not look evil or threatening in any way. The man in the shop has a very anoying voice. This may not sound too bad but you have to listen to it every time you want to buy it and after a while it hurts you to your very soul to listen to him repeating the same, stupid nonsense in that damn whiney voice of his. The story is cliched: brave hero saves trapped Princess. It copies too much off Zelda. The characters are anoying and unlovable. It is the most linear game I have ever played in my life. You get 100% completion just by finishing it. Once you've beaten the final boss there is nothing else to do and the game has no replay value at all. Do not buy this game. It is one of the most frustrating, pointless, annoying games of all time. Buy Zelda instead.… Expand
  6. lastfox
    Sep 25, 2018
    1
    This game is terrible, and I'm not saying this in the context of being a good Starfox game, but this game fails at being a good Zelda game/clone.
    I have no idea how Rare could drop the ball on this one. The whole game consists of doing boring fetch quests but without the interesting scenarios or an absorbing story. To be honest Rare was never really good at storytelling, but the gameplay    This game is terrible, and I'm not saying this in the context of being a good Starfox game, but this game fails at being a good Zelda game/clone.
    I have no idea how Rare could drop the ball on this one. The whole game consists of doing boring fetch quests but without the interesting scenarios or an absorbing story. To be honest Rare was never really good at storytelling, but the gameplay was usually top tier.
    This game however feels like an early draft of a game without the polish. The combat system is as inspired as a Track&Field level. They should have dropped the puzzles altogether since they don't require skill. None of it ever feels like an accomplishment, not even the boss fights.
    Most of this stuff feels like blowing the game up so it 'feels' as if you spent a lot of time doing something. For example just getting from one planet to the other requires to pass a classic Starfox level. But the problem is after the third time it's clear that it's just the same level over and over again, it's stuff like this which makes the game tedious and grating.

    The game is also riddled with terrible level design since it's not clear where to go next, there's a lot of backtracking or backtracking by mistake. The map feels totally useless in that regard, since it's always too small and there isn't a good zoom function or full-screen view. It's one of many frustrating details. Compared to Ocarina of Time it also feels very linear. You never have the urge to explore the worlds, since they are very small and lackluster in design.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#29 Best GameCube Game of 2002
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#7 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2002
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#5 Most Shared GameCube Game of 2002

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 39
  3. Negative: 0 out of 39
  1. Gamestyle
    80
    The main downfall comes with the closing areas of the game; they seem rushed and are indicative of the sale of Rare to Microsoft, but don't let that prevent you from thoroughly enjoying one of the best videogames of this year.
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  2. GMR Magazine
    70
    Takes its inspiration from "The Legend of Zelda" - and that ain't bad. [Feb 2003, p.96]
  3. Eurogamer
    60
    It lacks tension (combat is totally one-sided), set pieces (there are two whole bosses in the entire game), a gripping story (Krystal's kidnapped, you rescue Spirits, you fight General Scales), and any of the myriad different things that the game it principally tries to emulate (Zelda) was so famous for.
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