But with no option to play those classic voice tracks, Star Fox 64 3D is left with a facsimile that doesn’t deliver the same thrills. Nintendo has clearly gone through a lot of work to recreate that lost voice acting with high-quality audio. Inflections are wrong, lines have been changed, Falco sounds way too much like a jerk, Fox comes across like a whiner, and Andross’ crazy hyena laugh has completely vanished. But apparently that magic is gone forever, because the cast just can’t hit those notes you and I remember. For whatever reason, Nintendo and Q-Games opted to bring the original voice actors back into the studio to once again capture that specific mixture of silly cliches, bizarre inflections and G-rated thrills that made the original characters memorable. Chief amongst those offenses-especially for fans of the original game- is the rerecording of the game’s famous voice acting. But the high levels of reverence for the original game end there, as Star Fox 64 3D makes too many decisions that detract from its nostalgic appeal. With such a cool visual makeover on top of an already memorable and fun campaign, Star Fox 64 3D seems like it does everything right to appeal to its nostalgic fan base and bring in new fans at the same time. It’s a great-looking effect that works nicely even on the highest 3D settings.
Enemies and environmental objects alike tumble through space, out of the screen and into your line of sight (and occasionally, your ship). Star Fox 64 also does extremely well in 3D, which works without a hitch and enhances the game without becoming distracting. It’s a great look that does inject some new life into this fondly remembered game. The new skyboxes are far richer and more animated than you remember. Water and lava churn and splash with a ferocity you’d never dream of seeing on the N64. Crisp ground textures below your ship have craggy, uneven, rocky surfaces instead of a single color painted across the map. The graphical overhaul in Star Fox 64 3D is probably even more dramatic than the recently updated port of Ocarina of Time. It was, and still is, a well-paced shooter with great variety and a silly tone that keeps the whole game feeling breezy. You’ll traverse asteroid fields, blow up motherships, defend your mobile starbase Great Fox from missles, cut off a supply line by crashing the transport train into an enemy base, destroy a planet’s satellite defense platform, and even fight a giant brain. And that campaign is still pretty fun, constantly shifting your objectives from level to level to keep each mission fresh. You’ll still charge your laser to destroy enemies, launch bombs to clear the screen, disarm different bombs, fight Star Wolf and, yes, even do a barrel roll or two. Enemy locations, item placement and boss battles are identical to their locations and strategies from 14 years ago. This is a pretty straight port with a few extraneous additional features and no real surprises. You won’t find any new planets to visit, new warps or power-ups. It’s too bad, because Star Fox 64 3D does faithfully recreate the original game’s single-player campaign. Even if you're willing to pay a premium to see Star Fox 64 again, you may not get what you expect, as the port contains enough small but meaningful alterations from the original release that it loses some of its nostalgic power. As a result, Star Fox 64 3D comes across like a video game stuck in the past, an aging release that, for all of its lavish visual upgrades, feels archaic. But shifting standards give it all a very different feel today. But that single-player is pretty short and designed to be replayed endlessly-something that made a lot of sense back on the N64. Star Fox 64 3D brings a gorgeous visual shine to the game as well as some expanded multiplayer features, while keeping the game’s memorable single-player intact. The answer to that question will be your main signifier as to whether you should seek out Q-Games' remake of a well-regarded N64 rail shooter. How much money would you be willing to pay to hear Peppy say, "Do a Barrel Roll!"? Solar has received the most dramatic upgrade, but every level in Star Fox 64 3D looks terrific.
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