I can honestly say that before E3 I didn’t expect much from the remastered version of Star Fox 64 for the Nintendo 3DS. After all, I waited until the the final day of the show to get my hands on the title because of the sheer amount of stuff to see at the show. Why would I waste my precious time at the show with a game I played over a decade ago? Turns out that I couldn’t have been more wrong about the title, and a good portion of my final day of E3 was spent dog fighting with Fox and the crew.
The E3 demo for Star Fox 64 3D was broken into two parts; one station was dedicated to the sigle player player game and the other to the 4-player multiplayer. The single player campain is exactly what you would expect from a remake. The Corneria level featured revamped visuals but kept true to the source content, right down to the hidden passage through the waterfall. I can’t say for certain if the same voice actors were used to voice the Star Fox crew this time around due to the volume of the event, but all the same lines from the original were in the game (Gee I was saved by Fox, how swell).
What I kept me coming back was the 4-player dogfighting that featured levels not availible in the N64 version. The E3 demo only allowed for Arwing dogfighting, and the Nintendo rep wasn’t able to speak as to if any other vehicals would be availible upon the games retail release. The front facing camera of the 3DS is put to use in the multiplayer mode by placing a video feed of each player above their ship so you will know exactly who it you are blasting. To win the match you must collect stars that appear when the other players ships are destroyed, which leads to an all out brawl when a star appears on the map amongst the Arwing reckage.
The only thing that could make me want the title any more would be for an online multiplayer mode to be included, but unfortunatly, Nintendo doesn’t have any plans to add one before the game ships this fall. Too bad, because online Star Fox would be fantastic.
Star Fox 64 will be availible in North America September 11th. Get ready to do a barrel roll.
whats the point in having video/audio feed if the person is sitting right next to you? seems completely pointless. completely and utterly pointless. what a missed opportunity. how disappointing…..
@ac
While I will agree that it is indeed a missed opportunity, it isn't completely and utterly pointless…
Seeing someone's face as you get the bomb that they were aiming so hard to attain: A great feeling.
…it's not like you're gonna' look up from your screen to see their face… otherwise you'd get shot down while you're not looking.
Also, there is no audio feed just video, just to be clear.
I forgot where I saw it, but I recall seeing in either a video or an article, that all the voices where re-recorded for the game using the original voice actors. That blew my mind a little bit, since I had my doubts from the trailer. It sounded the same but different at the same time, and that was why.
After watching the 3D trailer from the eShop, I can't wait to get this! And, Ac, do check out the trailer. The live face-feed during 4-player isn't pointless…it's hilarious and potentially very entertaining. 🙂
really want to play this.. still haven't seen a 3ds yet!
I've made a Starfox 3DS case for anyone that's interested click my name to see it.
No online battles? Well, that's disappointing :(. *sigh* I was gonna get the game, but now… idk… Is it still worth it just for the re-mastered single player mode? 🙁 I'm sad cause I really wanted to like this game.
Doing a fucking barrel roll. Can't wait.
Uhh… what!? There's NO online? How is that even possible?? Even the Star Fox for DS had online!! Why would I have a video feed of my friend sitting right next to me? How pointless! That fact just completely turned me off from the whole game, I've got to say.
Look forward to this game. After seeing the video of this game on my 3DS…I was 110% convinced!