Zentendo Editor, Matt Simmons, looks at the last game Rare made for Nintendo. Originally starting out as an N64 game, Dinasaur Planet slowly morphed into a GameCube title thanks to Miyamoto, or perhps, no thanks to Miyamoto. Just as Rare was purchased by Microsoft, Dinosaur Planet became Star Fox Adventures.
BLG writes: "The original titles are classics with near-infinite replayability. Later releases, however, have stumbled. Usually, they’re hampered by attempted innovation with new control schemes or gimmicks. Still, there’s a lot to enjoy with the beloved Nintendo franchise. To celebrate, we’re going to rank the best Star Fox games in the franchise. To come up with the order, we’re mixing in a little bit of Metacritic ranking and author opinion."
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A playable build of Dinosaur Planet – the game that eventually became Rare's only GameCube title – is out in the wild.
Star Fox Adventures was such a good game. Still play through it every once in a while to this day.
Star Fox Adventures was indeed great for its time. I find it amusing that now so many suddenly reverie to it as one of the greats or one of their favorites when so many critics and sites bashed it into mediocrity + the limited sales/exposure it had. Glad to see that SF adventures/Dinosaur Planet get recognition and closure on this long overdue “release”.