Star Fox: Assault - Gamecube Game

Team Star Fox: Assault is back for more intense combat as they engage a new threat by air and by land. A few years after disaster was barely amuse on Dinosaur Planet, Lylat Central Command gets wind of a new threat spreading throughout the solar system. The Star Fox team is sent in to eradicate this growing menace, but what begins as a standard combat mission quickly takes a dramatic turn. Legendary team members Fox McCloud, Slippy Toad, Peppy Hare, and Falco Lombardi join forces to form the most formidable team in the history of this series: the Star Fox Armada!

Product Details

UPC: 045496962074
Condition: Used
Genre: Action & Adventure
Platform: Nintendo Gamecube
Region: NTSC (N. America)
ESRB: Teen
SKU: GC_STARFOX_ASSAULT

This game is fully clean, tested & working. Includes the Disc/Cartridge Only. May have some minor scratches/scuffs. This description was last updated on October 28th, 2020.

Star Fox: Assault

Star Fox: Assault is a 3D scrolling shooter and third-person shooter video game develop by Namco and publish by Nintendo for the GameCube. It is the fourth release title in the Star Fox series. The game was promote at Blockbuster and Movie Gallery on February 1, 2005. After which it was release on February 14, 2005 in North America, on February 24, 2005 in Japan, on April 29, 2005 in Europe and on June 16, 2005 in Australia.

The game is set after the events of Star Fox Adventures. And follows Fox McCloud and his team attempting to save the Lylat System from the enemy insectoid beings Aparoids. It contains orchestral arrangements of music from Star Fox 64 as well as original tracks create specifically for the game.

When Assault was initially announce by Nintendo and Namco. It was also rumor that an arcade game was under development, but it was never officially reveal to the public.

Gameplay

The gameplay of Star Fox: Assault is divide into three distinctive types. The player can either fly an Arwing spacecraft, drive a Landmaster tank or perform certain tasks on foot. All three play types are available for use in the game's multiplayer mode, though the available gameplay types are confine base on the chosen map.

Arwing Missions

Arwing missions are similar to those of the first two games in the series. The player flies in space or close to the ground and shoots down enemies. Some levels are on rails, while others allow full right of movement in a relatively small area. As in previous games, main character Fox's wing mates occasionally call for help when chase by enemies, requiring the player to save them. Additionally, in some levels, the player has the ability to hop in and out of the Arwing at will.

Whenever damage took from enemies or hazards, the shield/health meter depletes. If it's completely vacant, the player loses a vehicle/life. An instant life loss results if Fox falls off a cliff. If the player has no more lives/vehicles and the shield/health meter completely depletes. They will receive a game over and be sent back to the title screen. Lives are also lost from four mission failures.

Landmaster

While in the Landmaster, the player has complete right to move about the level. They are free to shoot or run over enemies and assist their wing mates when necessary. Playing on foot essentially turns the game into a 3D third-person run 'n' gun shooter. The player starts arm with a standard blaster gun and can acquire a variety of other weapons. Including but not confine to a machine gun and a homing launcher. In two shooting gallery levels, the player rides on the wing of an Arwing or a Wolfen fighter, shooting enemies on the ground and in the air with a plasma cannon.

As an bonus, by collecting all silver medals throughout the game, the player can unlock the NES port of the scrolling shooter arcade game Xevious as a bonus minigame. The Japanese version of Star Fox: Assault also features the Famicom games Battle City and Star Luster as unlockables.

Multiplayer

The game supports multiplayer with support for up to four players simultaneously. This mode starts off very finite, with only a few playable characters, weapons, items, and maps; but many more can be unlock by either playing a certain number of multiplayer games or achieving certain accomplishments in-game. Players are able to fight on foot or in a vehicle (a Landmaster, Arwing, or Wolfen), though some stages prohibit certain modes of travel. Playable characters include the entire Star Fox team (including Peppy and Wolf).

Multiplayer mode offers several stages for playing, including stages from the single-player mode, "Simple Maps" (which look like they're made of building blocks), and other new maps. There are also several modes for play available, which can force a certain weapon (sniper, rocket launcher, etc.) or change the style of play (capture the crown, etc.). Also, there are a few customizable options, such as turning radar on/off, turning special weapons on/off, and turning Demon Launchers on/off.

It has a number of items and weapons, most of which took directly from the single-player mode. Special unlockable weapons include the Demon Sniper and Demon Launcher which have the ability to kill in one hit. In addition, there are a couple special items such as jet packs (which give a player on foot a hovering ability similar to the Landmaster's hover), and the "Stealth Suit", which temporarily makes the player invisible.

Weapons and items

The game features a number of weapons, such as the blaster, machine gun, Homing Launcher, sniper rifle and the hand grenade. Also use is the Plasma Cannon, a rapid-fire gun with limitless ammunition. This, however, is only use at two specific points. The game has a number of special items, including personal barriers which deflect enemy attacks. The usual rings seen in other Star Fox games that restore a vehicle's shield are also present.