Developed in cooperation between Nintendo and Platinum Games, Star Fox Zero is an on-rails action game that aims to bring something new to the genre with a unique control scheme. However, with a problematic tutorial and an uneven level design, the game ends up not living up to its potential.
The plot of Star Fox Zero is simple and direct: the scientist Andross wants to dominate the galaxy using portals and it’s up to the squad led by Fox McCloud to avenge the death of his father, James McCloud, and defeat the villain. The story’s charm comes from the fact that the characters are anthropomorphic animals that will often speak the bizarre, but classic lines from the series [...]