Star Fox Command

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title = Star Fox Command


developer = Q-Games, Nintendo EAD
publisher = Nintendo
distributor =
designer = Takaya Imamura (producer), Dylan Cuthbert (director)
composer = Hajime Wakai
engine =
version =
released = Vgrelease|Japan|JP|August 3, 2006
Vgrelease|North America|NA|August 28, 2006
Vgrelease|Australia|AUS|September 21, 2006
Vgrelease|Europe|EUR|January 26, 2007
genre = 3D shooter, scrolling shooter
modes = Single player, multiplayer, online multiplayer
ratings = ESRB: E10+ (Everyone 10+)
OFLC: PG
platforms = Nintendo DS
media = 256 Mb cartridge
requirements = |input = D-pad, buttons, touch screen, built-in microphone

nihongo|"Star Fox Command"|スターフォックス コマンド|Sutā Fokkusu Komando is the fifth game in Nintendo's "Star Fox" series which was published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS in 2006.cite web| author= Nintendo.com site staff| url=http://www.nintendo.com/gamemini?gameid=oEP0uQm8Lx4vir8Zw3jfJ7GEnnjLlmAJ | title=Star Fox Command | work= [http://www.nintendo.com Nintendo.com] | accessdate= 08 October | accessyear=2006] Released in Japan on August 3, 2006 [cite web| author=Nintendo Japan| url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/asfj/ | title=SoftInfo | work= | accessdate= 11 May | accessyear=2008] and in North America on August 28, 2006,cite web| author=IGN site staff| url=http://ds.ign.com/objects/826/826993.html | title=Game Details for Star Fox Command | work= [http://ign.com IGN] | accessdate= 08 October | accessyear=2006] it was first announced at the E3 2006 conference, under the name "Star Fox DS". [cite web |date = May 26, 2006|author=Craig Harris| title = Star Fox Renamed | publisher = IGN.com | url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/710/710377p1.html | accessdate=2006-09-17] "Command" is the first "Star Fox" game for a handheld, and supports the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, making it the first online "Star Fox" game. "Star Fox Command" returns the series to its roots as an air-combat game.cite web| author=Anderson, Francis | url=http://upstatelink.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060914/LINK/609140352/1134/LINK03 | title=Star Fox franchise should go back to its roots | work= [http://upstatelink.com/ Upstatelink] | accessdate= 08 October | accessyear=2006] It has achieved an average score of 76% from Game Rankings, a reviews aggregate.cite web | title =Star Fox Command Reviews |author= |publisher = Game Rankings | year = |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/933009.asp?q=Star%20Fox | accessdate=2007-02-08]

Gameplay

" (but not "Star Fox 64"). Players can also record their own voices into the game’s "gibberish generator" using the built-in DS microphone where it is converted into the garbled speech of the various characters.

Multiplayer

"Star Fox Command" supports 6-player local wireless for multiplayer matchescite web| author=Slagle, Matt | year=2006 | url=http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/192460/3/ | title=Star Fox Command brings sci-fi series to DS | work= [http://www.heraldextra.com/ Daily Herald] | accessdate=08 October | accessyear=2006] via DS Download Play. Up to four players on the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection are supported. In Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection matches, only the Arwing II is available. Players score not by killing opponents, but by collecting stars from them when they have been destroyed. It is also possible to collect a star from an opponent not killed by the player. This is a modified version of the mode from "Star Fox 64"/"Lylat Wars".Nintendo WiFi uses a ranking system based on rankings of the alphebet with Z being the lowest and A being the highest. Players work their way up from Z by collecting wins (it could be based on points). For every win a player gains a certain amount of percent and once they reach 100% they move to the next letter. The highest rank a player can get is 100% of the A rank.

Plot and setting

etting and characters

This installment of the "Star Fox" series is once again in the Lylat system, using a similar map as "Star Fox 64" to switch between each area. However, not all the planets seen in "Star Fox 64" are visited, such as Zoness and Macbeth, and do not appear on the map. Papetoon, only seen in the "Nintendo Power" "Star Fox" comic, is mentioned in one of the endings. [Fox: ...Say, Falco? There's a... a nice little shop on the planet of Papetoon. ("Star Fox Command")] "Command" has the largest number of playable characters in any "Star Fox" game, with a total of fourteen, which include Fox McCloud, Falco Lombardi, Krystal, Slippy Toad, Peppy Hare, Wolf O'Donnell, Panther Caroso, Leon Powalski, Amanda (Slippy's fianceé), Lucy Hare (Peppy's daughter), Bill Grey, Katt Monroe, Dash Bowman (Andross' grandson), and James McCloud.Andrew Oikonny is one of the game's bosses. Beltino Toad makes an appearance during a mission briefing. ROB 64 is not playable, but pilots the "Great Fox" when on the map screen. Pigma Dengar appears as a boss in two of Falco's stories. The ghost of Andross, possessing a different bioweapon (Monarch Dodra, Grunner, Killer Bee, or Dune Worm) depending on the mission, appears as a boss on Titania. [Andross: I am the ghost of Andross...I protect this place with my bioweapon! ("Star Fox Command")] Octoman, an "F-Zero" racer, appears as a boss in certain Aquas and Venom missions.

tory

The planet Venom's forces were all but destroyed, and there is thought to be peace. This is not to be, however, as a race of beings known as the Anglar rise from the acidic oceans of Venom, thought to be unable to support life. [Their headquarters were located in the toxic Venom Sea, a vast ocean so inhospitable that it was believed no living thing could survive there. ("Star Fox Command")] The leader of the Anglar plans on destroying the Lylat system, which Fox McCloud and crew set out to save once again. The Star Fox team has broken up, but re-assembles to fight this new threat. Peppy is made the General of the Cornerian Army, replacing Pepper. Fox flew around the Lylat system with ROB on patrol, and Krystal broke off her relationship with Fox after he forced her off the team, because he was afraid she'd get hurt and it would affect him. Slippy finds love with a frog named Amanda, and thus spends less time with the team. Falco left the team and went around on solo missions (as he has done before in "Star Fox Adventures"). There are nine endings depending on paths chosen by the player, though the player is required to finish the game before having the options. Designers have hinted that a possible "Star Fox" game in the future may begin in the middle of "Star Fox Command", revealing a 'true' ending.cite web | title =Nintendo DS Game of the Month: August 2006|author=Craig Harris|publisher = IGN.com | date = September 6, 2006|url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/731/731088p1.html| accessdate=2006-09-17]

Translation errors

There are some minor translation errors in the game. For instance, Octoman refers to Slippy and Amanda as "humans". Panther's last name is spelled as Caruso (whereas in "" and in "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" it is spelled as Caroso). Also, on the second ending 'Good-bye Fox', after the mission, ROB indicates that Krystal is on Sauria, while after the dialogue, the Great Fox lands on Corneria on the top screen instead.

Endings

There are multiple endings to the game. Here are short descriptions of them.

Ending 1

The team returns to Amanda, Slippy's Fiance who decides to join the team. Meanwhile, The planet Venom has changed into a fertile planet. Andross' grandson Dash looks to build a new empire with him as leader.

Ending 2

The team disbands and Fox decides to spend a quiet life with Krystal. Their son, Marcus becomes a great pilot and enlists Slippy's Son, Peppy's Granddaughter, and Falco to form a new Star Fox team.

Ending 3

Krystal tells Fox that she is going with Panther and joining Star Wolf. Fox tries to change her mind, but fails. Krystal, on the other hand, starts a new life in Star Wolf. (This is the first ending obtained).

Ending 4

Similar to the start of ending 3, where Krystal joins Star Wolf. She is ridiculed and called 'traitor' finally deciding to leave the Lylat System, changing her name to Kursed. Fox runs into her on planet Kew on a job and doesn't recognize her.

Ending 5

The team celebrates its victory. Peppy and his daughter Lucy reminsce about Peppy's deceased wife Vivian. Meanwhile, Fox and Krystal talk to each other for the first time in a while where she tells him she is rejoining Star Fox.

Ending 6

This ending focuses on Dash. Venom is turned into a habitable planet, equaling it to Corneria. Dash makes a speech saying that Corneria is done, it is Venom's time to rule. This leads to conflict and Venom becomes a threat to the galaxy (again).

Ending 7

This ending focuses on Slippy. He and Amanda marry and have a 'army' of kids (as referred to in the game). He tells them stories of his times in Star Fox. Decades later, he is an old man still telling stories and thinking of his friends and if they still fight evil.

Ending 8

Falco becomes angry at the Star Fox team. One day, his old friend Katt calls and tells him to "Dump these losers" which Falco agrees too. He, Katt, and Dash form Star Falco, which becomes a rival to Star Fox.

Ending 9

Fox is grieved over losing the things he held dear. Falco comes with an idea of joining racing which Fox happily agrees too. They become racing legends winning race after race, soon forgetting of their earlier adventures. This ending is also a referrence to F-Zero.

Development

Developer Q-Games was working on a puzzle game called "Digidrive" for Nintendo when they were approached to do a mock up of the game demo. After three months, using the original "Star Fox", it was shown to Takaya Imamura at Nintendo who said that they would redesign it for better compatibility with the Nintendo DS and add some ideas from "Star Fox 2".cite web | title =Nintendo DS Game of the Month: August 2006|author=Craig Harris|publisher = IGN.com | date = September 6, 2006|url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/731/731088p1.html| accessdate=2006-09-17]

Reception

"Star Fox Command" debuted on the Japanese best seller list as number 14, selling over 20,000 copies on the first day. [cite web | author = Maricar V.|title=Star Fox Command Sells Like Hotcakes| publisher=QJ.net|date = August 7, 2006| url=http://ds.qj.net/index.php?pg=49&aid=60993 | accessdate=2006-09-26] [cite web | author = Walt Wyman|title=Japan game charts: July 31-August 6 | publisher=Gamespot.com|date = August 11, 2006| url=http://www.gamespot.com/ds/action/supermariobrosds/news.html?sid=6155660 | accessdate=2006-09-26] In the United States, it was the 5th best seller in the first week. [cite web | author = Tim Surette|title=US console charts: August 28-September 4 | publisher=Gamespot.com|date = September 6, 2006| url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/saintsrow/news.html?sid=6157157 | accessdate=2006-09-26] "Star Fox Command" has received mostly favorable reviews. IGN gave it an 8.0, or "Impressive", calling it a "surprisingly rich and faithful action game" that had similar game play to "Star Fox" and "Star Fox 64".cite web | author =Craig Harris|title=IGN: Star Fox Command Review | publisher=IGN |date = August 25, 2006| url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/728/728375p1.html | accessdate=2006-08-30] "Star Fox Command" received IGN DS's August 2006 Game of the Month Award for capturing "the fun and essence of what made the series so significant." [cite web | title =Nintendo DS Game of the Month: August 2006|author=Craig Harris|publisher = IGN.com | date = August 31, 2006|url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/729/729842p1.html| accessdate=2006-09-17] "Famitsu" gave a 32/40, and was cited as an influence for the games large initial sales. [cite web | author = Timo K.|title=Star Fox Command - New Screens | publisher=QJ.net |date = August 2, 2006| url=http://ds.qj.net/star-fox-command-new-screens/pg/49/aid/60550 | accessdate=2006-09-26] It received a 4 out of 5 star rating on G4's "X-Play". "Fox is finally back in the Arwing -- where he belongs, Stylus control is mostly excellent, Strategy elements work well" [cite web | title =Star Fox Command|author=Justin Leeper |publisher = G4TV.com | date = September 21, 2006|url=http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/1263/Star_Fox_Command.html| accessdate=2006-09-21] The Associated Press noted the game for having developed the game to work well with the DS controls, but had mixed feelings about the turn-based sections of gameplay. [cite web |author=Matt Slagle| title =Nintendo's ‘Star Fox’ for adults and children |publisher = The Associated Press| date = September 21, 2006|url=http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14591647/| accessdate=2006-09-21] "Electronic Gaming Monthly" claimed that while the game has its own charm, it lacks the original gameplay from "Star Fox" and "Star Fox 64" and becomes repetitive.cite book | year=2006 | editor=Electronic Gaming Monthly | title=Star Fox Command | pages=117 | publisher=Ziff Davis Media Inc. | language=English | id=] UK website Mansized gave "Command" a three out of five stars, stating that "Star Fox Command can’t hold a candle to previous games in the series." [cite web | title =Star Fox Command|author=Chris Pickering|publisher =Mansized.co.uk | date = January 21, 2007|url=http://www.mansized.co.uk/reviews/review.phtml/480| accessdate=2006-02-08] "Command" was nominated in three categories in Nintendo Power's annual vote-in awards, although it did not win in any of them.

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External links

* [http://www.starfox.com/command/ "Star Fox Command" official website]
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*StrategyWiki