Nintendo has suddenly dropped a Star Fox Direct which announced a remake of Star Fox 64, simply called Star Fox, and it’s coming to Switch 2 on June 25th.
Given Fox McCloud’s appearance in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, it did seem like something Star Fox was coming, but it’s a nice surprise to see a brand new (remake) in the series, and that it’s coming so soon to Nintendo Switch 2.
Nintendo says: “Experience new gameplay modes (and rediscover returning ones) as you embark on a dangerous mission to save the Lylat System – which can now be explored in greater detail thanks to a complete visual overhaul of the game.”
Maniacal scientist Andross seeks control of the Lylat star system, and only Fox McCloud and the Star Fox team stand in his way. Pilot your Arwing and travel the system battling opposing forces and performing thrilling aerial maneuvers, like barrel rolls and somersaults, to shake off enemies. Find alternative routes through the Lylat System during multiple playthroughs, taking on new missions and varied challenges. Plus, team up with friends in the new 4-vs-4 multiplayer Battle Mode.
There will be multiplayer (Battle Mode), and Nintendo has detailed the modes of Star Fox as follows:
- Campaign Mode: Travel to a wide variety of planets, navigate through asteroid fields and engage in free-flying dogfights. Choose between Easy or Normal difficulty at the start and hone your skills to earn all the medals needed to unlock the Expert setting. The objectives you complete, foes you defeat and other actions you take can alter your route and what you do in each stage. Taking different routes can also affect the stages you encounter on your path through the system, so there’s always a reason to revisit each mission.
- Challenge Mode: Replay stages you’ve cleared and take on a variety of new objectives and challenges, some of which you won’t find in Campaign Mode. Challenges are available in either Normal or Expert difficulty settings.
- Battle Mode: Gather up your crew to compete in all-new 4-vs-4 dogfights, with up to eight players divided between Team Star Fox and Team Star Wolf. This mode features three stages with different objectives: secure control of a designated zone on Corneria, collect energy crystals on Fichina, or retrieve cargo from space pirates in Sector Y. Join team battles online via private matches, or match with players from near and far. With GameShare, up to four players can take to the skies locally or online through GameChat. While GameShare online is only available for Nintendo Switch 2 systems, local GameShare allows sharing of compatible games with both Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch systems.
Elsewhere it’s been confirmed there will be Joy-Con 2 mouse controls, and also GameChat character avatars and AR filters. Nintendo says: “Appear as Fox McCloud or any of his crew while chatting with friends using an interactive avatar that mirrors your expressions and movements in GameChat. With the game’s AR Filters, you can also add a pair of Star Fox-like ears or a Falco-inspired beak that moves when you talk.”
Star Fox is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on June 25th.
