Topic: IMPRESSIONS: Star Fox Adventures

[NWR_Karlie]

The version of shown at TNS was complete with a land level, boss battle and Arwing level.

Being a huge Rare fan, this was the first game I headed for at TNS. The unfortunate side to this was that there was a queue and the ten minute limit was still strictly enforced at this point.    

I started off having a run around . This was the first GameCube game I had seen in person and I was very impressed with the graphics. The game looked sharp and very smooth. The first thing I did was lift a rock up using the staff. You tap the A button to lever up the boulder and then can collect the Scarabs you find. That is the currency on Dinosaur Planet.    

In this level also come across some SharpClaws you can kill with your staff. Holding down the L button locks onto your enemy. Tricky the triceratops is following you all this time. He can help you in ways such as digging a hole, you stand on the spot in the ground and select the action from the menu accessed by the C stick. Items such as eggs to replenish your health can be found.    

The T-Rex battle was quite impressive. To kill the dinosaur you would have to stand on a block, this would send rays blasting from the walls. I had to wait for the dinosaur to round the corner and approach a bit before stepping onto the pad. Too early and it would miss, forcing you to retreat. Timing it just right and hitting the T-Rex would make it faint, the next step is to go up to it and hit the nose with your staff. The level is a corridor going round in a square, there are gaps on the inside wall so that you can avoid the dinosaur when it's stomping past. The camera was a little awkward when you turned around in a gap like this, and the hanging vines looked a little flat. Aside from this the level was very good.    

I died after hitting the T-Rex a third time and was asked to hand the controller over. The booth attendant consented to allow me a single turn at the Arwing level as long as I was quick. The general idea resembled previous incarnations of StarFox but it looked far more impressive. Blasting asteroids has never been more spectacular. Attempting to fly through a trench I crashed and died. Oh well, that was the end of my turn.