Star Fox Adventures
Star Fox Adventures is a video game that consists of 3 releases
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The gameplay mechanics of Star Fox Adventures have been compared to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time,
in that it is an incredibly similar action-adventure game. Fox McCloud
is on foot for nearly the entire game; although there are a few flying
stages for moving around the planet. Fox utilizes Krystal's staff,
mainly because he is trying to save the planet, not destroy it. The
staff can be used for attacking enemies physically, but also for firing
magic attacks, such as ice, fire, or various other attacks and assists.
As in Ocarina of Time, Fox cannot jump. Instead, he jumps when the
player runs of the end of an object. Rolling after landing reduces the
impact. A key difference between the two games, however, is the fact
that Star Fox Adventures features an auto-lock-on system, while Ocarina
of Time forces the player to manually lock-on.
Plot
The game opens with the introduction of Krystal, a vixen who has received a distress call from the planet of Sauria. She lands in Krazoa Palace, and quickly learns that the planet has been captured by General Scales and his SharpClaws. A wounded dinosaur begs Krystal to collect all of the Krazoa Spirits in the palace, which supposedly can change the course of the war. After collecting the first one, she is pushed up into a floating crystal and trapped there. She remains in this place for nearly all of the game.
The Star Fox team has not seen action in quite a while, so when General Pepper contacts the team asking them to investigate Sauria, Fox McCloud jumps at the chance to help. The team needs to repair the Great Fox, and to do so, they need money.
Fox meets with the Queen of the Earthwalker tribe; she says that General Scales has stolen the Spellstones from the planet. He stole them from two Force Point Temples, which is causing the planet to be destroyed. To prevent this, Fox must restore the two Spellstones. The Queen enlists the aid of her son, Prince Tricky. After restoring the Spellstones, it becomes apparent that the Krazoa Spirits are also needed.
After collecting all of the Krazoa Spirits save for one, Fox finds himself face to face with General Scales. Fox and General Scales are just about to fight over the remaining Krazoa Spirit, when a mysterious voice commands General Scales to give up the Krazoa Spirit.
After taking all of the spirits to the Krazoa Palace, Krystal is freed. The spirits all enter a Krazoa statue, who is revealed to be Dr. Andross, the Star Fox franchise's main antagonist. Fox flies after Dr. Andross in his Arwing, as Krystal pointlessly fires magic attacks into the sky at him. During the long battle, Falco Lombardi makes an entrance. He aids Fox in defeating Andross, and then rejoins the team after Dr. Andross's defeat. The planet is saved, thanks to the Star Fox team.
Fox McCloud is back to investigate the planet of Sauria. Unfortunately, Fox can't use his trusty blaster this time around, but nonetheless, Fox is still resourceful. He utilizes Krystal's staff, learning magic attacks and more. Unlike with previous Star Fox games, Fox is operating without the rest of his team this mission. They are still there, but they can only assist Fox from the Great Fox.
Krystal's past is a mystery to everyone. She could be from a completely different system, although it is never clearly stated where she is from. What is known is that she is from the destroyed planet of Cerinia and is investigating the murder of her parents. In the opening sequence of Star Fox Adventures, Krystal is answering a distress call originating on Sauria. Despite some great skill with her staff, she is quickly defeated at the hands of General Scales. She later becomes Fox's love interest; this is hinted at during the ending of Star Fox Adventures and during a mission in Star Fox Assault, but they develop a real relationship in Star Fox Command.
Slippy Toad is the engineer for the Star Fox team. His inventions come in handy for Fox during the course of the game, with such inventions as R.O.B. 64 and a translator for the Dino language. Slippy can provide hints at any time during gameplay, triggered by the player asking. However, many players find him quite irritating.
Peppy Hare has aged since his last appearance; he is now 49 years old. He is now in charge of mission status and tactical information. By contacting him during gameplay, the player can save, change options, etc. He is an essential part to the team.
General Scales is the antagonist of Star Fox Adventures. He is terrorizing Sauria by stealing the Spellstones and Krazoa Spirits. He is the ruler of the SharpClaw race, so they are attempting to dominate the planet with him. He is not the main antagonist, despite the beliefs of many for a large portion of the game. He is merely a pawn being used by Andross.
Prince Tricky is the son of the King and Queen Earthwalkers. To follow commands, Fox must feed Tricky mushrooms. These mushrooms then count as a "power meter" so that Tricky can follow commands, such as breathing fire or even menial tasks such as fetching a ball. Tricky can attack using his abilities, but it is complicated, as the player must simultaneously fight and select the command. Tricky ends up appearing in later games as well, including an appearance in Star Fox Assault.
Falco Lombardi, despite his large popularity, doesn't appear in the game until the final battle with Dr. Andross. Falco also appears in the ending cutscene, rejoining the Star Fox team. He aids Fox by dropping power-ups for use during the final battle. He is rendered differently than in his previous incantations; he now has a more black, mercenary feel, and he has sunglasses. It is notable that his feathers received no rendering, while other characters' fur and scales were rendered.
Star Fox Adventures originally began it's long development cycle as a Nintendo 64 game known as Dinosaur Planet. During an interview at E3 the year Dinosaur Planet was being shown, Shigeru Miyamoto joked that Sabre, the protagonist of the game, resembled Fox McCloud, the main character of the Star Fox franchise, and suggested that perhaps Dinosaur Planet should be a Star Fox game instead. Rumor was that at the time, Nintendo was looking to make another Star Fox game, either for the Nintendo 64 or the upcoming Nintendo Gamecube, and had been shopping around for a developer. Shortly after Miyamoto's suggestion, Rare and Nintendo struck a deal to convert Dinosaur Planet in to "Star Fox Adventures: Dinosaur Planet".
Not all of the team at Rare was willing to make the change, however. Nintendo's often vague (but strict) guidelines regarding the Star Fox Universe and canon meant a vast majority of the characters and storyline of Dinosaur Planet had to be heavily reworked or removed entirely, which did not sit well with those who had spent months crafting the game's original world and plot. As the game (now renamed simply to "Star Fox Adventures") neared its release date, rumors began to crop up regarding strife between Rare and Nintendo. Two weeks after the game hit retail, Nintendo and Rare announced that they would be parting ways - Nintendo was to sell the company to the highest bidder, which ended up being Microsoft.
Members of the Star Fox Online forums discovered that a decent portion of the original Dinosaur Planet script is still contained within Star Fox Adventures. A file on the Star Fox Adventures disc called GAMETEXT.bin contains all of the text ever used in the entire game, both for the Nintendo 64 version of Dinosaur Planet and the GameCube version of Star Fox Adventures. Though not entirely complete, many scenes from Dinosaur Planet's storyline remain fully intact.
Dinosaur Planet's plot involved the war between a dragon-like race called "Kamerians", and the Krazoa. The Kamerians had existed on Dinosaur Planet for centuries, and were originally worshiped as Gods by the lesser species. The Kamerians created the powerful and dangerous Spellstones. According to the Krazoa, the Kamerians intended to use the Spellstones to destroy Dinosaur Planet, and a war began between the two species over their creation. Though, to the player, the Krazoa are introduced as "Peace Spirits" that bring life to the planet, characters throughout the game hint that they have a more sinister purpose. A boss in Star Fox Adventures described simply as a "Mutant" was originally named "Drakor", a key character to Dinosaur Planet's storyline, and General Scales' father. Before fighting Drakor in Dinosaur Planet, he would relay a key piece of dialog to the player: "Do not believe everything the Krazoa have told you. We Kamerians did not start the Great War." He declares that defeating the Krazoa Spirits is the key to destroying Dinosaur Planet, and that there is no task more important to him.
In Dinosaur Planet, players controlled one of two characters:
Sabre, a wolf boy who lived on Dinosaur Planet all his life, or
Krystal, a feline girl who was orphaned on the planet after her
home world was destroyed. Both Sabre and Krystal were raised by a wizard
named Randorn, who used to know Sabre's father. When playing as Sabre, you would be tasked with collecting the Spellstones. When playing as Krystal, you would instead collect Krazoa Spirits. Switching between Sabre and Krystal could be done at any time by talking to the Swapstone (later renamed the Warpstone for Star Fox Adventures). Sabre would be accompanied by Prince Tricky, and Krystal would be accompanied by Tricky's brother, Rocky (though later on, Krystal would be instead paired up with Princess Kyte of the Cloudrunner Tribe).
It would eventually be revealed that by joining all Krazoa Spirits together at the Krazoa Shrine (originally called "Warlock Mountain" in Dinosaur Planet) they would form the ultimate weapon in the galaxy. Not enough of the Dinosaur Planet script remains to describe what happens after that.
Star Fox Adventures was Rare's last game for Nintendo. Drastic changes in gameplay, new characters, a new plot, and much more greeted players who delved into this Star Fox game.
Overview
Star Fox Adventures is an action-adventure game released for the GameCube on September 27, 2002 (in North America), September 23, 2002 (in Japan), and November 22, 2002 (in Europe). Star Fox Adventures was developed by Rare and published by Nintendo. The game is a drastic change in gameplay than previous games; an aspect that turned away many players. Star Fox Adventures also marks the introduction of Krystal to the series. A language called Dino is used in this game; many of the dinosaurs speak it, as well as Krystal.Gameplay
Fox, about to fight one of the game's bosses
Plot
The game opens with the introduction of Krystal, a vixen who has received a distress call from the planet of Sauria. She lands in Krazoa Palace, and quickly learns that the planet has been captured by General Scales and his SharpClaws. A wounded dinosaur begs Krystal to collect all of the Krazoa Spirits in the palace, which supposedly can change the course of the war. After collecting the first one, she is pushed up into a floating crystal and trapped there. She remains in this place for nearly all of the game.The Star Fox team has not seen action in quite a while, so when General Pepper contacts the team asking them to investigate Sauria, Fox McCloud jumps at the chance to help. The team needs to repair the Great Fox, and to do so, they need money.
Fox, collecting an item
After collecting all of the Krazoa Spirits save for one, Fox finds himself face to face with General Scales. Fox and General Scales are just about to fight over the remaining Krazoa Spirit, when a mysterious voice commands General Scales to give up the Krazoa Spirit.
After taking all of the spirits to the Krazoa Palace, Krystal is freed. The spirits all enter a Krazoa statue, who is revealed to be Dr. Andross, the Star Fox franchise's main antagonist. Fox flies after Dr. Andross in his Arwing, as Krystal pointlessly fires magic attacks into the sky at him. During the long battle, Falco Lombardi makes an entrance. He aids Fox in defeating Andross, and then rejoins the team after Dr. Andross's defeat. The planet is saved, thanks to the Star Fox team.
Characters
Fox McCloud
Fox McCloud
Fox McCloud
Fox McCloud is back to investigate the planet of Sauria. Unfortunately, Fox can't use his trusty blaster this time around, but nonetheless, Fox is still resourceful. He utilizes Krystal's staff, learning magic attacks and more. Unlike with previous Star Fox games, Fox is operating without the rest of his team this mission. They are still there, but they can only assist Fox from the Great Fox.
Krystal, as she appears in Star Fox Assault
Krystal, as she appears in Star Fox Assault
Krystal
Krystal's past is a mystery to everyone. She could be from a completely different system, although it is never clearly stated where she is from. What is known is that she is from the destroyed planet of Cerinia and is investigating the murder of her parents. In the opening sequence of Star Fox Adventures, Krystal is answering a distress call originating on Sauria. Despite some great skill with her staff, she is quickly defeated at the hands of General Scales. She later becomes Fox's love interest; this is hinted at during the ending of Star Fox Adventures and during a mission in Star Fox Assault, but they develop a real relationship in Star Fox Command.
Slippy Toad
Slippy Toad is the engineer for the Star Fox team. His inventions come in handy for Fox during the course of the game, with such inventions as R.O.B. 64 and a translator for the Dino language. Slippy can provide hints at any time during gameplay, triggered by the player asking. However, many players find him quite irritating.
Peppy Hare
Peppy Hare has aged since his last appearance; he is now 49 years old. He is now in charge of mission status and tactical information. By contacting him during gameplay, the player can save, change options, etc. He is an essential part to the team.
General Scales
General Scales
General Scales
General Scales is the antagonist of Star Fox Adventures. He is terrorizing Sauria by stealing the Spellstones and Krazoa Spirits. He is the ruler of the SharpClaw race, so they are attempting to dominate the planet with him. He is not the main antagonist, despite the beliefs of many for a large portion of the game. He is merely a pawn being used by Andross.
Prince Tricky
Prince Tricky
Prince Tricky
Prince Tricky is the son of the King and Queen Earthwalkers. To follow commands, Fox must feed Tricky mushrooms. These mushrooms then count as a "power meter" so that Tricky can follow commands, such as breathing fire or even menial tasks such as fetching a ball. Tricky can attack using his abilities, but it is complicated, as the player must simultaneously fight and select the command. Tricky ends up appearing in later games as well, including an appearance in Star Fox Assault.
Falco Lombardi
Falco Lombardi, despite his large popularity, doesn't appear in the game until the final battle with Dr. Andross. Falco also appears in the ending cutscene, rejoining the Star Fox team. He aids Fox by dropping power-ups for use during the final battle. He is rendered differently than in his previous incantations; he now has a more black, mercenary feel, and he has sunglasses. It is notable that his feathers received no rendering, while other characters' fur and scales were rendered.
Dinosaur Tribes
There are eight dinosaur tribes that range from good to evil. RedEye and SharpClaw are the only truly evil tribes; the rest are generally benign.- LightFoot
- EarthWalker
- HighTop
- CloudRunner
- SharpClaw
- RedEye
- ThornTail
- SnowHorn
Development History
Dinosaur Planet Promotional Artwork
Not all of the team at Rare was willing to make the change, however. Nintendo's often vague (but strict) guidelines regarding the Star Fox Universe and canon meant a vast majority of the characters and storyline of Dinosaur Planet had to be heavily reworked or removed entirely, which did not sit well with those who had spent months crafting the game's original world and plot. As the game (now renamed simply to "Star Fox Adventures") neared its release date, rumors began to crop up regarding strife between Rare and Nintendo. Two weeks after the game hit retail, Nintendo and Rare announced that they would be parting ways - Nintendo was to sell the company to the highest bidder, which ended up being Microsoft.
The Original Dinosaur Planet
Sabre, the hero of Dinosaur Planet
Dinosaur Planet's plot involved the war between a dragon-like race called "Kamerians", and the Krazoa. The Kamerians had existed on Dinosaur Planet for centuries, and were originally worshiped as Gods by the lesser species. The Kamerians created the powerful and dangerous Spellstones. According to the Krazoa, the Kamerians intended to use the Spellstones to destroy Dinosaur Planet, and a war began between the two species over their creation. Though, to the player, the Krazoa are introduced as "Peace Spirits" that bring life to the planet, characters throughout the game hint that they have a more sinister purpose. A boss in Star Fox Adventures described simply as a "Mutant" was originally named "Drakor", a key character to Dinosaur Planet's storyline, and General Scales' father. Before fighting Drakor in Dinosaur Planet, he would relay a key piece of dialog to the player: "Do not believe everything the Krazoa have told you. We Kamerians did not start the Great War." He declares that defeating the Krazoa Spirits is the key to destroying Dinosaur Planet, and that there is no task more important to him.
Sabre and Tricky
It would eventually be revealed that by joining all Krazoa Spirits together at the Krazoa Shrine (originally called "Warlock Mountain" in Dinosaur Planet) they would form the ultimate weapon in the galaxy. Not enough of the Dinosaur Planet script remains to describe what happens after that.
Trivia
- "Bafomdads", items used to bring Fox back to life after dying, are a jumbled way of saying "Back from Dead".
- In Dinosaur Planet, Bafomdads were called "Dusters".
- Warlock Mountain, Golden Plains, Golden Plains Shrine, Diamond Bay, Discovery Falls, Swapstone Hollow and Willow Grove are all names of locations that are present in GAMETEXT.bin and were either changed or are not present in the final game.
- Tricky was to have extra commands: DISTRACT, which distracted SharpClaw guards from certain locations, and RIDE, which apparently allowed Fox to ride Tricky. In addition, the STAY command was originally named GUARD, which explains why Tricky takes a defensive position and growls when Fox tells him to stay.
- A Cinema Viewer, Big Head Mode, and Giant Head Mode were to be unlocked via Cheat Coins, but never were implemented.
- In addition to listing where the player was when they saved, Save Files were to have descriptions of recent plot events tied to them.
- The Final Krazoa Spirit test was cut, known as "The Test of Sacrifice". It's save file description simply says "Would put yourself before your friends?"
- As the game was being converted to a Star Fox title, Falco was intended to show up earlier in the storyline. He would bail Fox out in the Walled City, after he unexpectedly encounters General Scales.
- Fox originally offered Krystal a position to join the Star Fox team, but Krystal would only agree to if Fox gave her a kiss. Dialog for this scene was recorded and exists on the Star Fox Adventures disc, but is not used.
| Game Name | Star Fox Adventures |
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| Original US Release |
Sept. 23, 2002
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| Original US Release |
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| Aliases |
DInosaur Planet StarFox Adventures |
| OFLC |
OFLC: G8+
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| CERO |
CERO: A
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| ESRB |
ESRB: T
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