Star Fox Announced for Switch 2 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted 16 hours ago / 2,088 Views
Nintendo has announced a remake and reimagining of Star Fox 64, called Star Fox, for the Nintendo Switch 2. It will launch on June 25.
View the Star Fox Direct below:
Read details on the game below:
Star Fox is an action-packed adventure based on Star Fox 64 for Nintendo 64. Experience new gameplay modes (and rediscover returning ones) as you embark on a dangerous mission to save the Lylat System—which can now be explored in greater detail thanks to a complete visual overhaul of the game.
Maniacal scientist Andross seeks control of the Lylat star system, and only Fox McCloud and the Star Fox team stand in his way. Pilot your Arwing and travel the system battling opposing forces and performing thrilling aerial maneuvers, like barrel rolls and somersaults, to shake off enemies. Find alternative routes through the Lylat System during multiple playthroughs, taking on new missions and varied challenges. Plus, team up with friends in the new four-versus-four multiplayer Battle Mode.
Star Fox is a cinematic take on the Star Fox 64 game, featuring newly overhauled character designs, freshly revamped looks for each stage, plus detailed cutscenes, fully voiced dialogue and a sweeping orchestral soundtrack. The game also includes Joy-Con 2 mouse controls and a brand-new GameChat feature that puts you in the cockpit as your favorite characters from the Star Fox universe.
A Modernized Adventure – Star Fox is based on the Star Fox 64 game and features a complete visual overhaul that takes full advantage of the power and performance of the Nintendo Switch 2 system. Explore diverse planets and the insides of a nebula within the Lylat System, from the vibrant world of Corneria to the desolate, polluted oceans of Zoness. There are also all-new cinematic cutscenes featuring fully voiced dialogue and never-before-seen mission briefings between stages, where you can learn even more about the characters and worlds that make up the Star Fox universe.
Intense Space Combat – Hop into your Arwing, a high-performance aerospace fighter, and use laser blasts to take down opposing forces. You can also brake in mid-air to get enemies off your tail (no pun intended), deploy a Boost for added thrust, do a somersault and, of course, pull off barrel rolls to defend against incoming fire.
New and Returning Game Modes – Star Fox features a variety of different modes, including:
- Campaign Mode – Travel to a wide variety of planets, navigate through asteroid fields and engage in free-flying dogfights. Choose between Easy or Normal difficulty at the start and hone your skills to earn all the medals needed to unlock the Expert setting. The objectives you complete, foes you defeat and other actions you take can alter your route and what you do in each stage. Taking different routes can also affect the stages you encounter on your path through the system, so there’s always a reason to revisit each mission.
- Challenge Mode – Replay stages you’ve cleared and take on a variety of new objectives and challenges, some of which you won’t find in Campaign Mode. Challenges are available in either Normal or Expert difficulty settings.
- Battle Mode – Gather up your crew to compete in all-new 4-vs-4 dogfights, with up to eight players divided between Team Star Fox and Team Star Wolf. This mode features three stages with different objectives: secure control of a designated zone on Corneria, collect energy crystals on Fichina, or retrieve cargo from space pirates in Sector Y. Join team battles online via private matches, or match with players from near and far. With GameShare3, up to four players can take to the skies locally or online through GameChat. While GameShare online is only available for Nintendo Switch 2 systems, local GameShare allows sharing of compatible games with both Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch systems.
Additional Nintendo Switch 2 Features
- Joy-Con 2 Mouse Controls – If you are playing the game solo in Campaign Mode and/or Challenge Mode, you can swap seamlessly between button and mouse controls with the Joy-Con 2 controller. The mouse control feature allows for more intuitive aiming, and if a friend joins in, either on the same system or through GameShare via GameChat, they can assume gunner duties while you focus on flying (or vice versa!).
- GameChat Character Avatars and AR Filters – Appear as Fox McCloud or any of his crew while chatting with friends using an interactive avatar that mirrors your expressions and movements in GameChat4. With the game’s AR Filters, you can also add a pair of Star Fox-like ears or a Falco-inspired beak that moves when you talk.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can follow the author on Bluesky.
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this will be fun! next a remake of star fox adventures or a follow up please.
There's a return-to-basics approach, and then there's a re-imagining. Then you have this, a remake that is so true to the original that you have identical stages as in 1997 and compatibility with N64 controls.
My expectations were low but holy fuck
So excited? I know I am.
I suppose I'm a little excited to watch the cutscenes on youtube out of morbid curiosity
fr lol. Nintendo literally putting no effort into Switch 2 since it launched, just going off the coattails of the Switch.
Mk world, dk bananza, hyrule warriors, kirby air riders, Pokopia, mario tennis, yoshi, star fox all in 12 months. I'd hardly call that riding the coattails of the Switch.
Best you can do is ignore these types of comments. Some people really just aren’t having a great time right now in life, and while I really do sympathize with them, it would be nice if they didn’t go around trying to spoil the fun for others…
If you can't enjoy something because other people don't, that's a you problem. I'm not trying to spoil the fun for anyone else, I just don't like what I see.
It's Slownenberg's comment we're talking about. Yours isn't that bad, maybe a little harsh but I can understand some disappointment. I definitely would have preferred a completely new entry in the series. Although the same person that leaked this also leaked another entry in the series is already in development.
I think your comments are fine, mZurek, albeit a tad bit negative IMO. It’s Slowenberg that I think is taking it a bit too far.
Also: These negative comments, while in the past had hindered my excitement, don’t bother me as much at this point. I’ve gotten used to them. It’s mostly on behalf of others whom I speak. It’s very inconsiderate to be so negative IMO. For instance, I’m sure you wouldn’t appreciate if I spammed you with comments on a game you are really looking forward to with remarks such as “man this game just looks so disappointing. :(“
Yikes. It feels like Nintendo only knows how to miss the target this gen. The first Star Fox game in over a decade is nothing but a 64 remake lol. geeeez this whole gen feels like Nintendo begging gamers to abandon them. Almost every decision made this gen is a wtf moment, and now we can add Star Fox to that list.
Its a remake of a remaster... I guess it counts as "new" since its been some time since any star fox game came out. So far Assault seems to be the only TRUE original Star Fox game since the initial release. The 3ds and WiiU versions are both re imagining of the N64 one. And now this is just another one of those.
The characters look taxidermied.
Hopefully, by simply calling it "Star Fox", it's a reboot and we'll get an actual sequel in the not too distant future.
Maybe a movie after this that continues the story and then a new game that follows on the story of the movie.
It has been quite a while since the Wii U version, which was played by almost no one, so I do think they are aiming for a completely new audience.
Man they gave away the secret waterfall route in the first level. That took me like a year to find when I was a kid 😅
Well... I guess Ocarina of Time is all but confirmed lol. Never doubted Nate, not even for a second.
Looks great, but I'm a little disappointed it's not a new entry in the series.
Im a little disappointed its a remake or reboot or rewhatever but Starfox 64 online sounds nice. Hopefully that is expanded upon a lot. If so this may be worth it.
I was awaiting a new game but it looks good.
My childhood regifted and it looks great.
Saw stills of the characters and it didn't look great. They definitely look better in motion.
