Star Fox 1993

Is it still worth playing?

Nintendo EAD and Argonaut Software's 1993 rail shooter for the Super Nintendo, known as Starwing in PAL regions, the first Star Fox. Pilot Fox McCloud and his mercenary squadron, the Star Fox team, defend their homeworld Corneria against the invading forces of the mad scientist Andross. It was the first Nintendo game to use polygonal graphics, with the Super FX chip in the cartridge. You fly Fox's Arwing through environments while enemies attack, with a boss at the end of each level and a score based on enemies destroyed and teammates defended. Damage takes shield energy before the craft is destroyed, and there is some locational damage, so a clipped wing can break off. You pick one of three routes through the Lylat system, each with its own levels and difficulty. Everyone still becomes a careful flyer, since a clipped obstacle can break a wing off your ship.