Wild Blue Skies

You know what you're getting into here. The game isn't shy about it's origins. In fact, the development team includes former employees from Argonaut, the developers behind the original low poly classic. Seems like Nintendo could never make a good Star Fox game again. I mean... there was a good one ten years ago, but people were too busy complaining about motion controls to notice. (Yeah I said it!) Wild Blue Skies here recaptures the feel of Star Fox, maybe a little too closely at times. The opening stage sees you switch to all range mode for the boss, the third stage on the easy route has you racing to defeat a rival squad before a bomb goes off, and there are two variants of the final stage. No prizes for guessing the differences between them. That said, Wild Blue Skies isn't entirely the same. The flight physics are different with the brake allowing you to drift in all range mode, and giving in to the pull of gravity if you use it too long, Remember, you're not in space this time. And when you *ahem* DO A BARREL ROLL! You actually strafe to the side in the direction you double tapped. The charge shot also has its own separate button, it's a confusing change, until you check the settings and change the continuous fire to holding down the button. That should really be the default. The game's also much harder, getting the hard route on the first stage requires flying through some tightly packed waterfalls, your teammates also don't call for help in all range stages so you HAVE to keep an eye on them if you want the full squad bonus and checkpoints don't restore health. The levels however are bright and colourful, one moment you'll be racing up a waterfall in a twilit canyon, the next you'll be shooting through a crystal cave that pushes your ability to manoeuvre to the test, and the dialogue has the campy charm of an 80s-90s cartoon, bad puns and all. Don't let the hate going around the forums put you off, I seriously don't know what's going on with those people. Maybe they set their standards for a £15 game too high? Maybe they forgot you're supposed to get good with practice? (Wouldn't be the first time.) But a lot of the things they complain about, like the occasional enemy clipping through a wall are minor at worst. The only genuine problem I have, is the lack of adjustable graphics settings. Which is a problem when the framerate drops to 30 FPS on the Steam Deck. Well, I might as well finish off by saying the most important part. This game is everything the new "remake" isn't. It throws in new ideas along with familiar ones, it's reasonably priced for what you get, and it actually remembers its characters are supposed to be cartoon animals. Now here's hoping I won't have to turn off the comments.

I feel that the negative reviews are being a bit too harsh. Yes, it is a Star Fox clone, but comparing this game to the recently released Star Fox remake is unfair as its a 15 dollar game vs a full price triple AAA title. This game has its quirks, and controls a bit less well than Star Fox, but saying its a bad game feels like a stretch. I've completed two runs, having a good time, and plan on playing more.

Art Style and graphics are great. The game is fun to play.

6月のスターフォックスが発売される前のトレーラーには、驚きと期待感はありました。 アニメ調の画像は好感が持てますが、スターフォックスに似ていると言わざるを得ないので、 このゲーム独自なものがあればと思いますね。 しかし、スターフォックスをプレイしている方ならそれなりに楽しめるのではと思います。 ただ、チャージショットをブラスタと同じ(Aボタン長押しでロックオン→離してショット)にして欲しかった。 デモンストレーション版をプレイした時凄くやり辛く感じました。 製品版では改善されるだろうと期待はしてましたが、そのままでした。アップデートで改善を強く希望します。 もし出来るのであれば、キーコンフィグ(STEAMクライアントでも変更はできますが・・・)機能が欲しいですね。操作は慣れが必要な点がちょっとですが、楽しめる内容です。

Any map where I fight the Prowlers, my game seems to crash near the final kill of the mission. Other than that, it feels like a perfect reimagining of a childhood favorite of mine I've played so much on Nintendo 64. Definitely worth the full price. Great replayability and all the hidden paths and extended final boss battle for unlocking all of the paths. Great job! Look forward to a possible sequel too. Awesome job!

そうはさせるか！ ブルーボンバーズ！ あ、ショットボタン2つあって慣れるまでちょっとかかるよ

Nicht so gut wie Star Fox (Lylat Wars) aber dennoch zu empfehlen wenn man es damals mochte. Die Ki Gegner von Wild Blue sind zwar schlechter, allerdings bekommt man auch weniger von allem. Egal ob Leben (standardmäßig hat man 3), HP oder Laser Power. Dadurch ist Wild Blue deutlich schwieriger als Star Fox. Bodeneinsätze gibt es leider nicht, zumindest sieht es nicht danach aus (ich hatte noch nicht alle Missionen). Ein Multiplayer fehlt leider auch. Das ist zwar jetzt nicht soo schlimm, würde das Spiel aber aufwerten - zumindest einen Splitscreen MP. Ansonsten ist das Spielgefühl das Alte und darauf kommt es für mich an. Jetzt heißt es üben üben üben :D

If you like star fox you will most likely enjoy it. The gameplay is pretty much exactly the same it has on rail and all range stages and comparable length to SF64 I think it's a pretty good deal at 15$