Star Fox Zero Review – Slippy Turd - The Jimquisition

Star Fox Zero is a dumpster game for people who want to have a garbage time, and it belongs in the toilet.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Jim's infamous negativity strikes again.XD
I think I'll take The Completionist's word over Jim's on this one, though.
He went through the whole game, did everything, and covered the controls debate succinctly and fairly.
Jim, apparently, has not.XD
Still a funny read, though.

[deafdani]

Hell, I actually like Jim Sterling's articles and reviews a lot, and I often agree with him... but not on this one. He's way off the mark here.

It's clear by his blatant hate against Star Fox Zero and Kid Icarus Uprising (he gave it 5/10 back when he was in Destructoid) that Jim Sterling just can't wrap his head around unconventional control schemes in action games. I disliked Kid Icarus' controls because they were uncomfortable as all hell, but the game itself was amazing (however, I must concede that control scheme was way faster and more precise than any analog input could be).

On the other hand, Star Fox Zero isn't as good as Kid Icarus Uprising, not even close... but its controls are on another league entirely, it's not even comparable. So both games sort of even out in my eyes. :P

...now I want a Kid Icarus game for Wii U with gamepad aiming like Splatoon, but without Star Fox Zero's two-screen focus. That would be amazing.

[MasterCornholio]

My my my

[Lonnie18]

I agree, it;s rubbish and so is Nintendo and their wanna give a release date and not show off NX at E3 lame selfs! I mean who does that?

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Taking your hatred of their recent decisions concerning E3, and allowing that to bleed over into your opinion of a game you likely have no extensive experience with, does not make your opinion an informed one, much less reliable.

[superchiller]

Hard to believe that Nintendo and Platinum Games put out such a poor game, especially considering that they postponed the release to "polish" the game further. What a disaster for both companies.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

No.
Just, no.
You don't own the game.
You don't own the system.
I doubt you've owned a single thing from Nintendo since the SNES, if that, though you'll lie through your teeth about it given half the chance.
You have no right to speak about Star Fox or anything else Nintendo has put out in recent years, because you speak entirely from the podium reserved specifically for a trumped-up uninformed Nintendo hater.
One who has failed to acknowledge that the game is doing well critically and has a lot to offer for gamers that don't suck at adapting to new challenges.

Sit. Down.

[superchiller]

For your information, I used to be a huge Nintendo fan. I still own my original NES, SNES, N64, and GBA SP, and hundreds of games for those systems (including many rare and collectible copies). I even still own 2 brand new translucent colored N64 consoles, never opened.

Since the N64, Nintendo has lost its way. They've released poor hardware crippled by bad gimmicks. This is not the Nintendo I knew and loved as I was growing up.

Instead of constantly making excuses for their bungled products and games, you really should be demanding that they completely overhaul their misguided corporate approach, and pay attention to what gamers really want. By defending every bad product and game they release, you are just encouraging them on their slide into oblivion.

The game is not "doing well critically", in fact it sits on Metacritic with an overall score of 70, "mixed or average reviews". The game was clearly a disaster for both Nintendo and Platinum Games, and a new low point for a company that is clearly out of touch with reality.

[Sirk7x]

I bought it, and I'm actually playing the game right now. It's pretty awesome. The controls took a bit to click, as they did with The Wonderful 101, but I find it like second nature now. This game is just as good, if not better than Star Fox 64. Either you like the series or you don't. It's an on-rails, short arcade shooter. Not for everyone.