Wild Blue, a spiritual successor to Star Fox, has officially been announced to be in development by Humble Games. The original Star Fox, first released for the SNES in 1993, was immensely popular in its day for its revolutionary 3D graphics. It spawned six mainline sequels over the years, including the release of Star Fox 2 some 30 years late, exclusive to Nintendo's revamped SNES Classic. Star Fox - along with the titular character himself - has since become a bit of a Nintendo icon, although they've scarcely gotten any of their own releases in recent years.
All that's about to change, though, with the reveal of Wild Blue, a Star Fox spiritual successor newly revealed to be in development in a world premiere trailer during today's Humble Games Showcase. An on-rails aerial space combat shooter, it hearkens back to the old-school Star Fox games in both gameplay and visuals. It's now in development by Chuhai Labs, a studio founded by original Star Fox programmer Giles Goddard. It appears to be a PC exclusive for now; no release date has been announced.
Even if it weren't so open about all the ideas it draws from Star Fox,...
