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Star Fox: Assault
- Nintendo GameCube
- Price: $49.99
- Genre: First Person Shooter
Common Sense Media says
A kid-friendlier first-person shooter.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this game has a lot of violent and sometimes frenzied action, but it's free of blood and gore. The main characters are represented as caricatures of animals, making the violence less realistic. Nonetheless, the main goal is to kill as many enemies as quickly as possible. Finally, repetitive motion injury could be a real concern -- much of the game involves pushing the "fire" button rapidly for extended periods of time.
What's it about?
Quick reflexes and a muscular trigger finger are a player's best friend when it comes to beating STAR FOX: ASSAULT. Fighting in space and on foot, players assume the role of Fox McCloud -- the dashing, long-running hero of the Star Fox series of games. Fox, along with the Star Fox Team, his band of other commandoes-for-hire (their mercenary status doesn't factor into the gameplay), is once again called to the defense of the once peaceful Lylat solar system. This time, the enemy is the Aparoids -- evil insect robots that threaten to destroy the galaxy.
Gameplay is split in two different styles. In some parts, players are able to freely fly or run around, taking on enemies wherever they find them -- similar to a standard first-person shooter like Doom 3 or Halo 3. However, in other parts the action is strictly guided and the player must fly along the game's preset path, targeting and then blasting as fast as they can press the fire button. These portions of the game can become intense, with wave after wave of enemies and obstacles coming at the player at a frenzied rate.
Is it any good?
Several factors make the game more kid-friendly than typical first-person shooters. Star Fox: Assault has a lot of violence and impressive explosions, but it is relatively free of blood and gore. It also helps that all of the characters are portrayed as animals, which allows some additional distancing between the violence of the game and reality. Finally, the game rewards friendship and loyalty -- players often are called upon to help other team members.
But parents should remember that the game's main goal is still to kill as many enemies as possible in the shortest amount of time. In fact, repetitive motion injury is actually a serious concern, considering how intensely and frequently players need to press the "fire" button. While there isn't any profanity, there is some relatively innocent trash-talking between the good and bad guys. This kiddy-cocktail version of a first-person shooter is successful in its mission and provides an entertaining and action-packed adventure for the pre-teen/teenager crowd, but parents should be cautious before letting their youngest children play.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the use of animal characters. Would you feel differently if your targets were more realistic animals? What if they looked like robots? Or humans?
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Really fun game
first of all its not a first person shooter its a 3rd person shooter, but anyway multiplayer is fun. single player is short
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best gamecube game
the best gamecube game EVER! (my opinion)
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good game!!!!!!!
Star Fox Assault is about animals (dogs, foxes, wolves and other 4 legged creatures)fighting evil aliens who take over peoples minds. This game, although a short play has a great story, easy controls, a sweet multiplayer mode is and a must buy!
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Why in the world would they give this a "stop" for violence.
I don't know what happened here but the reviewers must have misplaced this game with another more violent one. Starfox Assualts violence is this: A fox, bird, frog and rabbit shooting colorfull bug alien things to make them explode with no blood or gore. That doesn't sound like a red stop to me...
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LIKE A STARWARS GAME
This game is pretty cool, you chase around bad guys, fly spaceships, take over bases where the bad guys are hiding. Pretty good game, but it is sort of hard to control.
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Fun
This game is very fun. The violence is almost a given because, what do you expect? It's a Starfox game. This game was a relief from SF: Adventures. I couldn't stand that game, and it was very boring.
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pretty good game brings starfox back to his roots
First off whoever gave this game an off for violence was out of their gourd. Woodland critters shooting bugs with lasers is not a violent game. Secondly, the game is in 3rd prson, meaning you don't actually see things from the characters perspective. And third, this is a good pick for starfox fans. After the crap fox threw down in adventures, it's nice to see fox in an arwing again. You can also get out on foot and shoot enemies with guns. There are no branching paths, which makes the story mode pretty short. However, the multiplayer is fun, and considering how dirt cheap gamcube games are, this is a fun one to play with friends. No excuse for halo, however.
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cool..
good game espesially if you want a shooter game but your parents dont like them then ask them about this one
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| Platforms: | Nintendo GameCube |
| Available online? | Not available online |
| Genre: | First Person Shooter |
| Developer: | Nintendo |
| Release date: | February 15, 2005 |
| Price: | $49.99 |
| ESRB rating: | T |
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