F-Zero X

 Nintendo 64
User Score
8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 137 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 120 out of 137
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 137
  3. Negative: 5 out of 137
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  1. BrettSiebenhaar
    Jun 1, 2018
    7
    F-Zero was fun, but it got old real quick. It looked great and it had interesting characters and vehicles, but after a few races, I got tired of it. It would takes a few weeks before I got back into the game. It is better than the SNES version.
  2. SteelTalons
    Jul 31, 2017
    5
    i like this game, well i love all games that is futuristic race with badass vehicles, but f zero x lost the identity all times that launched a new game, is a good game, but he was different from the first f zero, the x game became too much wipeout, wipeout is a awesome game we know, but these games must respect the main identity and not copy each other... i not know if they made the gamei like this game, well i love all games that is futuristic race with badass vehicles, but f zero x lost the identity all times that launched a new game, is a good game, but he was different from the first f zero, the x game became too much wipeout, wipeout is a awesome game we know, but these games must respect the main identity and not copy each other... i not know if they made the game too close by knowing wipeout, or it was just an accident, maybe what i think it could be a bad judgment.

    f zero x was NOT the fastest game in N64, he is brutally slower than extreme-g, but still very fast and dynamic.

    is a fun game, but he had too much weak spots, mainly when we compare to all other futuristic race games present in N64. beside the fanaticism... f zero x not deserve to be higher than score 7, because he was too decomposed, the scenario was a giant low resolution bitmap extended, simple tracks, low amount polygon, strange physic rules (like a magnetic float ship that lost the control over the ice and other things), the mass is poor compared to other games, dry controls and everything became 32 bit design when get distance. N64 was a powerful machine from that generation, we know they was able to made this game much better.

    what was wonderful in this game was the options, a lot of ships and basically all of then are nice, the design was very sexy and even the "ugly" ships was nice ships, he had many tracks (sometimes one or other was too much similar, but still nice), and was fast enough

    anyway, this game still rocks

    for me, f zero x was the last good game from the saga, because gx tryed to copy extreme-g speed and dynamic, nintendo need to know, these games must be what they are, if try to copy other game, this one never will be better than the other.

    by my taste i give 5, but i know this game deserve 7 by the technical side.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

4
#4 Best N64 Game of 1998
4
#4 Most Discussed N64 Game of 1998
8
#8 Most Shared N64 Game of 1998

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Nintendorks
    90
    This is quite possibly the best racing game I've ever played. It doesn't have the glitz of some other racing games, but it has one thing that's been sorely neglected. Speed. Lots of speed.
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  2. Gaming Age
    96
    The framerate and action more than makes up for the slightly less than average graphics. This is a title that no self-respecting N64 owner should pass up. Nintendo has created the first true N64 classic since Mario 64.
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  3. IGN
    91
    In the grand scheme of things, F-Zero X will probably appeal to older gamers more, who want pure racing over arcade frills and still have a soft spot fot the original F-Zero. An excellent update to the grand daddy of cyber racers that only suffers under its generic look.
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