85
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4.0
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Description

This is the first SNES title using the Super FX chip; you are flying ace Fox McCloud, who with his trusted wingmen and his powerful Arwing starfighter, must rid the Lylat System of the evil that surrounds it. Wave after wave of enemies will fly towards you, and with the advice of your wingmen, you must guide your way through each level and take down as many as you can.

Alternate Titles

  • "StarWing" -- PAL title
  • "StarFox" -- Alternate spelling
  • "スター フォックス" -- Japanese spelling

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Merchant Title Platform Price  
Amazon
Star Fox SNES $4.80  
Star Fox SNES $4.80  
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Star Fox    
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User Reviews

SuperFX and awesome gamedesign! Lumpi (143) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars

The Press Says

Entertainment Weekly Apr 02, 1993 A 100
Nintendo Magazine System UK 1992 96 out of 100 96
Super Play Magazine UK May, 1993 93 out of 100 93
Just Games Retro Dec 17, 2006 92 out of 100 92
Nintendo Land 2003 91 out of 100 91
Game Informer Magazine Mar, 2008 8.25 out of 10 82
GotNext Aug 28, 2006 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Digital Press - Classic Video Games Sep 15, 2005 7 out of 10 70
The Video Game Critic Dec 27, 2006 C+ 58

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Trivia

Although the title change to "Star Wing" in other regions is often attributed to a conflict with an Atari 2600 game also named "Starfox," it is far more likely that, instead, it was the C64 (Commodore 64) game, "Starfox" which caused the issue. The both the SNES and Atari 2600 games were released in the USA with no reported issues.

Gamespot has a page confirming minimal details about the C64 title, but it is clearly confused with the SNES game.

http://www.gamespot.com/c64/action/starfox/index.html

As of April 2007, the title screen can be seen at the following URL.

http://kofler.dot.at/c64/download/starfox.gif


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Kartanym Bronze Star Contributing Member (9908) on Jun 07, 2002.
 

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