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It’s been rumoured and today Nintendo out of absolutely nowhere announced Star Fox, a brand new game coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on June 25th that is a remake of Star Fox 64.
The game obviously has brand new graphics, totally re-done cutscenes and voice acting and the characters were described as having a new design that is more animal-like.
The core game itself is quite faithful to the original but there’s a bunch of new modes including a battle mode, a new co-op mode where one person controls the Arwing and the other controls shooting. You’ll also be able to use a Nintendo 64 controller to play the game as well which will result in a more faithful experience.
It was also revealed that Game Chat avatars are coming to Nintendo Switch 2 starting with Star Fox characters. These will mimic your face movements precisely and allow you to become Nintendo characters.
NEW STAR FOX GAME MODES
- Campaign Mode: Travel to a wide variety of planets, navigate through asteroid fields and engage in free-flying dogfights. Choose between Easy or Normal difficulty settings at the start and hone your skills to earn all the medals needed to unlock the Expert setting. The objectives you complete, foes you defeat and other actions you take can alter your route and what you do in each stage. Taking different routes can also affect the stages you encounter on your path through the system, so there’s always a reason to revisit each mission.
- Challenge Mode: Replay stages you’ve cleared and take on a variety of new objectives and challenges, some of which you won’t find in Campaign Mode. Challenges are available in either Normal or Expert difficulty settings.
- Battle Mode: Gather up your crew to compete in all-new 4-v-4 dogfights, with up to eight players divided between Team Star Fox and Team Star Wolf. This mode features three stages with different objectives: secure control of a designated zone on Corneria, collect energy crystals on Fichina, or retrieve cargo from space pirates in Sector Y. Join team battles online via private matches, or match with players from near and far. With GameShare, up to four players can take to the skies locally or online through GameChat. While GameShare online is only available for Nintendo Switch 2 consoles, local GameShare allows sharing of compatible games with both Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch consoles.
