During the mission to Venom, Pigma betrays the group (Judas!), resulting in the capture of James and Peppy.Īlthough Peppy manages to eventually escape, James is left behind, presumably dead. That team consisted of Fox’s father, James McCloud, a younger Peppy Hare, and Pigma Dengar. Years before the events of Star Fox 64, General Pepper had ordered another team to head to Venom to destroy Andross. In this sequel, however, there is more emphasis on the character’s backstories. Just like in the first game, the team consists of Fox McCloud, Falco Lombardi, Peppy Hare, and Slippy Toad. General Pepper, the leader of the Cornerian Defense Force, sends a team to investigate Venom and ultimately destroy Andross.
The evil Andross, banished to the polluted planet Venom, begins to cause trouble in the Lylat System. The story of Star Fox 64 is very similar to the events of the first Star Fox. It is because of this that most critics (myself included) call it the best Star Fox game in the series. The game is bigger, prettier, and more importantly, features almost non-stop shooting action from start to finish. Star Fox 64 does a great job of expanding on the outstanding gameplay of the original Super Nintendo classic Star Fox. Let’s revisit an unforgettable encounter between two of these classic characters. One thing that separates the game from other classic shooters, however (besides the new fangled 3D graphics), is its emphasis on a pretty decent story with very memorable characters. Not that there is anything wrong with that.Īlthough not considered a shooter in the shmup sense of the word, Star Fox 64 for the Nintendo 64 displays most of the same attributes from the genre: Your character flies around in a laser-spewing space craft, collects power-ups, and battles enormous robotic bosses. Of course there are exceptions to the rule (don’t yell at me, Topher), but most great shooters are all about flying around and destroying huge, screen-filling enemies. Shooters are great games, one of my favorite genres in fact, but they more often than not offer the player only basic narratives ( requests your help! Pew pew pew!). The original post centered on RTS games, specifically the exceptional StarCraft. Last week I mentioned I would dedicate the next two installments of The Memory Card to cool, surprising videogame moments in two genres not known for their strong stories or deep characters.
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