Review - F-Zero 99 (Switch) | WayTooManyGames

WTMG's Leo Faria: "This is not the worst idea Nintendo has ever had, but it’s really poorly implemented. F-Zero 99 feels restrained, never fully grasping the concept of an actual battle royale, just punishing the smallest percentage of players per race. It’s just a revamped take on the SNES original, with just more drivers per race, with a lot less room for skill, and more room for nonsensical mayhem. It’s free and devoid of microtransactions, but it’s also really short on content, with just four ships and a handful of tracks. It is not what fans of the franchise were hoping for. It might not be as insulting as Star Fox Zero or Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash when it comes to reviving dormant IPs with unnecessary experimentation, but it’s still a huge disappointment for those still cherishing F-Zero GX as the zenith of racing gaming as we know it."

[Flakegriffin]

“It’s not what the fans of the franchise were hoping for”

That is true but also us fans are actually really enjoying it for what it is.

[MrGameAndWatch]

Not really.. 99 challengers is too much for that kind of game. They added the large start area to make it more playable but once all know how to make the best start, its pure luck with the spin attack. The auto elimination mechanism / lap is also too much for the grand prix.. I's "free", but I definitely prefer the good old formula.

[rgraf77]

It is what it is. Im having fun with it. Better then no F-Zero. Hope its popular so they make a real F-Zero in the future.

[Flakegriffin]

We all do but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy this one.

[ZeekQuattro]

Yeah. I never got into them but these 99 games are quite popular. They still should of did a GX remaster though to go along with it. Anytime they can be bothered to do an obscure DS game and finally localize its sequel they can do so with older F-Zero titles.

[Redgrave]

My theory is that with MK8 finally wrapping up, and the Switch 2 rumored power, this is the most inexpensive field test to see how much interest in a F-Zero game exists.

They definitely could have ported GX from the Gamecube over with online and necessary touch ups to gauge the same, but that's obviously more of a risk financially and requires more effort than this.

It may not be much and it also may not be what the majority hoped, but because this is F-Zero, it's actually better than nothing.

[BanginTunes]

It's also possible that another game is being worked on and this is another wrong game at the wrong time situation like with MP Federation Force and Diablo Immortal. If that's the case I don't know why they reveal and release these spinoff games before the games the fans actually want