Star Fox Adventures (2002) (VG)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Lee Schuneman

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Adventure | Action | Fantasy

Tagline:

Out of the cockpit... and into epic adventure!

Plot:

It has been eight years since Fox McCloud defeated the evil Andross. Since then, the Star Fox team has been on a slow downturn...

Plot Keywords:

Fox | Dinosaur | Star Fox | Ball | Snow

Cast

Steve Malpass	...	Fox McCloud (voice)
Estelle Ellis	...	Krystal / Queen Earthwalker / Mother Thorntail (voice) (as E. Ellis)
Kevin Bayliss	...	Prince Tricky / King Earthwalker (voice)
Chris Seavor	...	Peppy Hare / Slippy Toad / Chief Lightfoot (voice)
John Silke	...	General Scales / Warpstone / General Pepper / ROB The Robot / Garunda Te / Thorntail Tribe / Soldier Cloudrunner / Snowhorn Tribe / Cheeky Lightfoot (voice)
Steven Brand	...	Shopkeeper / Snowhorn Tribe / Thorntail Gatekeeper / Earthwalker Tribe / Creature In Well (voice)
Ben Cullum	...	Falco Lombardi / Gradabug / Krazoa / Hightop / Wounded Earthwalker / Blue Snowhorn (voice)
Dean Smith	...	Sharp Claw (voice)
Louise Tilston	...	Queen Cloudrunner (voice)
Duncan Botwood	...	Andross (voice)
S. Blair	...	Belina Te (voice)
Shaun Reed	...	Showhorn Tribe / Earthwalker Tribe (voice)
Chris Sutherland	...	Snowhorn Tribe (voice)
Louise Jacobs	...	Snowhorn Tribe (voice)
David McDermott	...	Earthwalker Soldier (voice)

Directed by
Lee Schuneman

Produced by
Joel Hochberg	....	executive producer
Satoru Iwata	....	executive producer
Shigeru Miyamoto	....	producer (as S. Miyamoto)
Chris Stamper	....	producer
Hiroshi Yamauchi	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Wise

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steven Brand	....	assistant director
Shaun Reed	....	assistant director

Art Department
Kevin Bayliss	....	lead artist
Johnni Christensen	....	lead artist
Feargal Plant	....	artist
Keith Rabbette	....	lead artist
Dean Smith	....	artist

Sound Department
Ben Cullum	....	recording engineer: voiceover
Martin Penny	....	sound effects

Visual Effects by
Michael Cawood	....	senior animator

Animation Department
David McDermott	....	animator

Music Department
Robin Beanland	....	musician
Steve Burke	....	musician
Ben Cullum	....	composer: additional music
Jamie Hughes	....	musician
Grant Kirkhope	....	musician

Other crew
Graham Smith	....	software engineer

Production Companies

• Rare

Distributors

• Nintendo (2002) (Japan) (all media)
• Nintendo of America (2002) (USA) (all media)

Also Known As:

Dinosaur Planet (UK) (working title) (USA) (working title)
Star Fox Adventures: Dinosaur Planet (USA) (working title)

Country:

UK | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:T

Company:

Rare

Trivia:

The original beta version of the game, simply called Dinosaur Planet and slated for a Nintendo 64 release, did not feature Fox as the main character, nor did it include any Star Fox elements.

Quotes:

General Scales: Where can I find the Fox?
Queen Cloudrunner: He will find you, and he will destroy you!

Movie Connections:

References Blade Runner (1982)

Rare's only Gamecube game deserves more composition credit.

I was sorely disappointed that Rare was given up by Nintendo to Microsoft (and I loved the classics like Donkey Kong Country and Conker's Bad Fur Day), but why do people treat it like it is just another flop of a game? The graphics are sweet (although there may be mild frame rate issues) and it is also very fun just to explore Dinosaur Planet when you are not proceeding to complete your mission. But what is the best part of this game? Personally (besides the times when some repetitive tracks play), I like the game's music the best. It fits the game like a glove and sometimes it can become even catchy. But due to short Arwing missions and small frame rate issues, I would give this game an 8 out of 10. Yet, the game's good music completes the ensemble aside from a few flaws, so I'll give it a 10 out of 10.