Developed jointly by Rare and Nintendo, Star Fox Adventures: Dinosaur Planet lets you take the role of ace Arwing pilot -- and master martial arts expert -- Fox McCloud. Before Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 64, players had never had the freedom to control Fox outside of his Arwing. Smash Bros. gave players a chance to see Fox go to work outside the cockpit, and this new game for Nintendo GameCube provides the perfect mix of action both in the Arwing and on the ground. Star Fox Adventures: Dinosaur Planet is an action-adventure game with great gameplay variety and cutting edge graphics. Controlling Fox McCloud, players try to save the prehistoric paradise known as Dinosaur Planet from the evil General Scales. Established Star Fox characters like Slippy, Peppy and General Pepper take on interesting new roles, while new characters like Fox's smart-mouthed sidekick Prince Tricky add to the depth of the Star Fox universe. Some portions of the game deliver classic Star Fox action, in which players pilot Fox's Arwing through dangerous asteroid fields and engage in dogfights with other ace pilots. When Fox is out of his Arwing, he is armed with an impressive staff which he uses to take out the fiercest of foes. Fox can also use his staff to fire long-range magical attacks. Fox's sidekick Prince Tricky is a small dinosaur which looks very similar to a triceratops. Prince Tricky can perform certain tasks which Fox cannot, such as digging holes and breathing fire. Tricky doesn't always know what to do, so it's up to Fox to give orders and direct his prehistoric pal. Rare, the development company responsible for Donkey Kong 64, Banjo-Tooie and GoldenEye 007, is obviously stoked to have the power of Nintendo GameCube at its fingertips. Rare built an excellent reputation for delivering beautiful graphics on Nintendo 64, and that rep is only being strengthened by Star Fox Adventures. Star Fox himself looks incredible, and the foreign lands he explores are ultra-realistic. Neutral dinosaurs roam the landscape, serving no other purpose than to bring the world to life (if you strike them with your staff, though, they seem to get a bit perturbed). |
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