Star Fox 64 3D Review

These reviews of retro games are a bit tricky. There's not much you can say about these games that hasn't been said all ready. All you can really do is judge it on improvements and how well the game holds up. Then you have those special cases, as is this one, where the starting price tag is a factor. Put your anti-nostalgia goggles on, and then prepare to take them right back off. This won't take long.

So, it's Star Fox 64. It looks prettier and it's in 3D. As a game it still holds up. Everything works and plays as it should. It's also still a lot of fun. Sure, the new voice actors are even worse, but I can still quote almost everything. You've also got time attack mode which is... well a time attack mode, and the old 4 player versus match. Unfortunately, there is no online support for that so you have to be in the same room with someone else. That you means you have to know someone with a 3DS (I know one) and a copy of Star Fox 64 3D (I know me). So that requirement probably puts a nail in the coffin of multiplayer for a lot of people. 

There's also this asshole

The new intuitive control scheme (you can also play with the N64 control scheme) works well. It took some getting used to at first because I have the the old way drilled into my head so well, but it eventually became, well, intuitive. Like I said, everything works and brings out the original, core experience well.

So you can easily do barrel roles all the live long day.

 Here's the thing. Anyone who played the original knows how short the game is. If you manage to not die (and you probably will at least once if you play on the original N64 difficulty) you can probably finish a run through in an hour or so. It's definitely one of those games that is fun to pick up and play every now and then, but are you willing to pay $40 for a better looking version of a good, short game from the 90's? That's up to you.

7 out of 10? Yeah. Sure. Why not? Excuse me. I might have a legal battle to prepare.