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Star Fox 2

2017 66 / 100 Platform Real Time Strategy (RTS) Shooter
After the success of Star Fox, Nintendo decided to make a sequel on the same system. However, with the release of the Nintendo 64 looming close, Nintendo decided to cancel the game despite it being nearly complete. Many features of this game were later reused in Star Fox 64, most notably Star Wolf, and the game itself was later leaked as source code and compiled into a working ROM. The game was later released for the Show full summary

After the success of Star Fox, Nintendo decided to make a sequel on the same system. However, with the release of the Nintendo 64 looming close, Nintendo decided to cancel the game despite it being nearly complete. Many features of this game were later reused in Star Fox 64, most notably Star Wolf, and the game itself was later leaked as source code and compiled into a working ROM. The game was later released for the SNES Classic console as an unlockable game, marking its first official release. Since then, the game was also released for the Nintendo Switch Online service.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused Game modeMultiplayer

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Andross returns, and this time he's got two massive superweapons, interplanetary ballistic missiles, and a host of fighters and bombers all heading for Corneria. It's up to two members of the Star Fox team to defend Corneria from Andross's WMDs, infiltrate enemy bases, and defeat Andross himself at the same time.

GameplayCombat-focused Game modeMultiplayer GenrePlatform GenreReal Time Strategy (RTS) GenreShooter ThemeAction ThemeScience fiction
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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Argonaut Games, Nintendo
Publisher
Nintendo
Franchise
Star Fox
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Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Action, Science fiction
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Super Famicom Oct 05, 2017
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System Sep 30, 2017
  • Super Famicom 1995
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System Sep 29, 2017
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1995

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