


This being a 3DS game, there's also the option to pilot your ship using either the Circle Pad, or by tilting the whole system, letting the console's gyroscopes do the work for you. StarFox 64 3D is an on-the-rails shooter, with the game guiding you through each of the intricately detailed levels on a set course, giving you only a minimal amount of freedom in where your ship goes. With every end of level boss sounding more pantomime villain than genuine evil genius, StarFox 64 has its tongue so firmly in its cheek, it'd probably struggle speaking - and that's part of what makes it so appealing. Shooting down other animals, in space ships, who bad mouth you in the most ridiculous of ways. A space-themed shooter, StarFox 64 takes an otherwise serious genre and adds a typical Nintendo flair, where rather than playing as people, you're playing as animals. If you're new to the world of Nintendo games, the chances are StarFox 64 may be something of an unknown - but to the world of the internet, it's become something of a legend in itself, thanks to how utterly daft it can be. How about a hare, an annoying toad, and a falcon! Man, I'm a genius" "But, but Sir - falcons don't even have arms. a Fox! How great does that sound! Now he needs some wingmen. Jenkins, you're a genius - we'll run with your idea, but we'll change it a little - rather than playing some boring young hero, you'll be playing as. They're destructive little devils, so they'll have to be the bad guys. One pulled the aerial off my car's roof in the Safari park the once. Any suggestions? Wilkinson?" "Maybe it needs more monkeys?" "Monkeys? Ah - now we're getting somewhere. It'll be an epic tale of courage, of good versus evil, of our hero coming of age." "Well Jenkins, it's a good idea, but I think it's missing something. You're playing as an upcoming young hero, who flies in memory of his father - a war hero who was lost in battle - and you're up against a megalomaniac who's trying to rule the galaxy. "Hey guys, you know what would be great? We'll make a sci-fi themed shooter. You can imagine how the conversation went. Sometimes, you have to wonder what games developers are on when they come up with ideas for games.
