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  • Star Fox Adventures (GameCube)

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    ‘Star Fox Adventures’

    [GCN] [USA] [MAGAZINE] [2002]

    • GamePro, October 2002 (#169)

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    Star Fox Adventures was a sequel of sorts to Star Fox 64. However, Star Fox Adventures was quite a bit different than the previous games in the series. Whereas the previous games were basically 3D shooters on rails, Star Fox Adventures is more of an adventure/RPG similar to the Zelda games of the same era.

    The game actually has two modes of play. The first is the previously mentioned adventure mode and the second is the “Arwing” mode which is similar to previous games. However, adventure mode is the primary mode of play. In adventure mode, you can unlock areas that you can then fly to in Arwing mode.

    Star Fox Adventures started development as a game unrelated to the Star Fox series titled Dinosaur Planet on the Nintendo 64. It was decided to retool it as a Star Fox game on the upcoming GameCube instead and to release it as a launch title. It didn’t quite make it as a launch title and was released in 2002, more than a year after the GameCube was released.

    Star Fox Adventures was generally received positively although there were complaints that it was not enough like previous games in the series. Though that isn’t really surprising given it started life as a game unrelated to the Star Fox series. This game has never had any re-releases so the original GameCube game is your only real option if you want to give it a try. It isn’t really a must play game though fans of Star Fox or of Zelda like games may want to try it out, just don’t expect Zelda quality or a Star Fox game that is all that much like the previous Star Fox games.





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  • Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat

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    Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
    Publisher: Nintendo
    Developer: Nintendo EAD
    Platform: GameCube, Wii
    Year: 2004 (JP GCN), 2005 (NA/EU/AUS GCN), 2008 (JP Wii), 2009 (NA/EU/AUS Wii)

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    Donkey Kong Jungle Beat was a fairly unique platform game released by Nintendo on the GameCube and later re-released for the Wii. The GameCube version, which was released in 2005, featured a unique control scheme. It used the same Bongos used for the music game Donkey Konga. The player controlled Donkey Kong by hitting the drums in various ways. You could also play with regular GameCube controllers but that takes away half the fun.

    The Wii release in 2009 featured new levels but removed support for the Bongos making it somewhat of a more pedestrian game. It was still a decent game if you like these kinds of platformers, just a little less interesting. If you want to play Donkey Kong Jungle Beat the way it was meant to be played you’ll have to get yourself a GameCube.





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  • Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (PS2, Gamecube, Xbox)

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    Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance was the first Mortal Kombat game in the main series to be released only for home consoles and not in the arcade. It was also the first new Mortal Kombat game in the main series since Mortal Kombat 4 five years previous. The Mortal Kombat series had been put on somewhat of a hiatus do to a string of spinoffs, both in the video game world and outside of it, that failed to live up to expectations. Midway decided to concentrate on “Mortal Kombat 5” and their efforts were well worth it. Deadly Alliance does a good job living up to the Mortal Kombat name though I still prefer the 2D Mortal Kombat games myself.

    Deadly Alliance made some significant changes to game play in that each fighter now had their own fighting styles. Previously, every fighter fought pretty much the same except for special moves. However, in Deadly Alliance there were fewer special moves. There were a number of new characters added as well as many that returned from previous games (though notably missing was Liu Kang).

    Deadly Alliance was released in 2002 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube and Game Boy Advance. To the best of my knowledge there have been no re-releases so you are still stuck with those choices if you want to play this game.

    Sonya’s “Warfare” Combo

    Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (Playstation 2, Xbox, Gamecube, 2002)

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