Star Fox Reviews
Star Fox on Nintendo Switch 2 brings back the classic foundation of Star Fox 64, recreating Fox McCloud and the Star Fox team’s mission against Dr. Andross in the Lylat System. The game opts for a more modern presentation, with revamped visuals, voiced dialogue, a more powerful soundtrack, new camera modes, and updated controls for the Switch 2. The campaign remains short and very familiar, but it works well thanks to its fast-paced arcade action, alternate routes, and the fun feeling of getting back into the Arwing. Battle Mode and Challenge Mode help extend the game’s longevity, even though the main experience is still clearly centered around the campaign.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
A long‑dormant Nintendo franchise returns with a polished but familiar space‑shooting adventure. The revamped campaign looks great and plays smoothly even though the story remains the same from years ago. It’s an enjoyable comeback, even if it leaves you wishing for bolder new ideas.
Review in Finnish | Read full review
Star Fox (2026) is the second remake of Star Fox 64, widely regarded as the pinnacle of the series. With enhanced visuals, more polished presentation, high-quality cutscenes, and the same satisfying shooting gameplay, it faithfully modernizes the strengths of the original. However, its familiar story and largely unchanged progression leave something to be desired. If you were hoping for the triumphant return of a legend, you may end up walking away disappointed.
Review in Korean | Read full review
Star Fox soars back into players' hands with gorgeous visuals, high-paced arcade action, and plenty of replay value. There’s room for the series to grow, but this solid reboot gives long-time fans and newcomers an adventure worth taking to the skies.
Star Fox for the Switch 2 is this game in its best form to date. It looks and sounds better than ever, with the most ways to play, and characters get more love and attention than ever before. Whether you’ve played the previous versions or not, you’ll have a great time. I haven’t been this excited for a potential full sequel since 1997 – surely it’s written in the stars by now!
Star Fox on the Switch 2 is certainly the definitive version of the single-player game. The controls, visuals, sounds, and overall experience are impeccable. It has quality for any enthusiast of rail shooters and aerial combat games, and fans of the original have a real treat in their hands. On the other hand, the playtime is quite limited by current standards. Four to six hours are more than enough to exhaust the campaign content.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
While we haven’t had much Star Fox, this entry is the best to date. Hopefully, this spawns into something rooted in this experience without remaking Star Fox 64.
Star Fox on the Nintendo Switch 2 is exactly the kind of remake fans have been hoping for. It stays true to what made the Nintendo 64 classic so memorable while introducing enough visuals, audio and gameplay improvements to make it feel fresh for a new generation of gamers.
Star Fox clearly isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel, and perhaps that is precisely its greatest strength. Nintendo has chosen to modernise a classic without losing the original’s identity. The gameplay remains wonderfully addictive, the alternative routes invite you to take off again and again, and technically, everything runs exceptionally smoothly on the Nintendo Switch 2. Yet it remains difficult to work with a team that offers more commentary than actual help during the missions. But every time I thought, “just one more mission”, I realised that Star Fox had gripped me all over again. And that is perhaps the greatest compliment I can pay to this remake.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
Star Fox is a gorgeous and solid remake that brings this classic arcade shooter into the present.
Star Fox is another remaster of a beloved classic. Fans were undoubtedly hoping for more, but it’s still an enjoyable experience. It’s just a bit too short, especially since the multiplayer mode fails to deliver.
Review in Polish | Read full review
At the end of the day, Star Fox’s biggest strength and most fatal flaw are one in the same: It’s just Star Fox 64 again. On hand, that’s why it’s so much fun to play. It is a pretty good remake of a borderline perfect video game. But it also has to measure up to a borderline perfect video game, which it simply doesn’t in some important regards. I’m satisfied with what I’ve played, but also beyond ready for an actual new Star Fox game.
If you have never played Star Fox 64, then I highly recommend it because it is a timeless masterpiece of the genre. If you have now played the original game and are not particularly curious about this new aesthetic implementation, then it has nothing essentially new to offer you.
Review in Greek | Read full review
Star Fox on Nintendo Switch 2 redefines what a modern remake should be, delivering an adventure capable of winning over any player wanting to discover and expand the Star Fox universe.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Star Fox on Switch 2 is therefore a wonderful reminder of what Nintendo did best when it set out to refine an idea to perfection.
Review in French | Read full review
Star Fox proves that not every remake needs to reinvent a classic to be memorable. By respecting the original’s essence while introducing meaningful improvements, it delivers a fun, immersive, and highly addictive experience. Its short campaign is more than compensated by outstanding replay value. A title that showcases the Nintendo Switch 2’s potential and reminds us why this franchise should never be forgotten.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
This gorgeous Switch 2 remake masterfully captures the responsive, high-speed magic of Star Fox 64 with stunning 60 FPS performance and cinematic flair. While some new narrative choices underwhelm and the bare-bones multiplayer falls flat, the replay-dense campaign and stellar single-player challenge mode offer a spectacular entry point for newcomers.
Star Fox may just be a by-the-book remake, but it hits all the right notes, encapsulating what we loved about the original three decades ago. It's time to take to the skies again in a wonderful trip that is worth the price of re-admission.
Star Fox for Nintendo Switch 2 is a successful revival of a classic Nintendo franchise. It respects the original while giving it the visual upgrade, cinematic presentation, and online Battle Mode needed to feel relevant again. The gameplay may be showing its age, and the lack of modern control options holds it back slightly, but the overall package is still strong. The cutscenes make the story more engaging, the graphics are great, the music is fantastic, and Battle Mode gives the remake something new and exciting. Most importantly, this feels like a strong new beginning for Star Fox. Hopefully, this is only the start, because Fox McCloud and the rest of the Star Fox squad deserve to blast off again very soon.
Nintendo preserves the legacy of Star Fox while updating it with impressive cinematics, a strong Spanish dub and outstanding audiovisual work. More Landmaster and Blue-Marine stages would have been welcome, but Fox McCloud’s return still lands with real impact.
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