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StarFox Command
North American box art
Developer(s)Q-Games, Nintendo EAD
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Designer(s)Takaya Imamura
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
Release



Genre(s)3D shooter, scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer, online multiplayer

StarFox Command (スターフォックス コマンド, Sutā Fokkusu Komando) is the fifth game in Nintendo's StarFox series which was published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS in 2006.[1] Released in Japan on August 13, 2006 and in North America on August 28, 2006,[2] it was first announced at the E3 2006 conference, under the name StarFox DS.[3] Command is the first StarFox game for a handheld, and supports the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection,[1] making it the first online StarFox game.Following the events of StarFox: Assault, Command tells the story of about 2–3 years after Assault[1], the StarFox team breaks up.[4] Peppy is made the General of the Cornerian Army, Fox breaks off his relationship with Krystal by kicking her off the team due to protection reasons, Slippy finds amphibian love with a frog named Amanda, and thus spends less time with the team. Throughout the course of the game, however, the team re-assembles to thwart a new enemy, the Anglars, who are bent on destroying the Lylat system.[4]StarFox Command returns the series to its roots as an air-combat game.[5] It has achieved an average score of 76% from Game Rankings, a reviews aggregate.[6]== Gameplay ==

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A behind ship perspective was used in the game. The barrel roll was noted to be difficult to control on the Nintendo DS.

StarFox Command has two types of play within the single player game; a strategic map mode, and a battle mode.[4] The overworld-like map mode is where the player takes command of several ships. This mode is used to get ships into the battle mode and is essentially a simple turn-based strategy game. Up to four ships can be maneuvered at a time. The object of this mode is to prevent enemy ships from reaching the Great Fox.[4] This mode also allows players to fire missiles from the Great Fox that they have picked up from exploring in this mode, or from meeting certain conditions in the battle mode (usually destroying all enemies). When a craft that is controlled by the player encounters an enemy group or missile in this mode, the gameplay switches to the battle mode.[4] Battle mode is similar to the "all-range mode" employed in StarFox 64 for some bosses and levels. Like the cancelled StarFox 2 the game is completely all-range, as opposed to the "on-rails" levels featured in most other StarFox games (however, the game will sometimes force the player to engage in classic "chase" missions in order to complete an objective). The usual objectives are to destroy a base ship, destroy all enemies, or collect a number of cores to complete the battle mode.[4] Once the battle mode is completed, the game returns to the map mode.As players progress through the game, they will be able to choose to go different routes upon completing certain levels. Each route has its own character dialogue to accompany it, and players will be able to visit differing planets depending on what routes they choose. The game features 9 different endings altogether, and gamers can access all of them by playing the game multiple times, selecting different routes each time. Instead of merely giving different perspectives on what happens to the StarFox team, each ending is unique — the characters go in various directions depending on what ending is watched.StarFox Command does not feature traditional voice acting. Instead it outputs gibberish akin to the "voices" in StarFox for the SNES, or the "Lylat speech" present in Lylat Wars (but not StarFox 64). Players can also record their own voices into the game’s "gibberish generator" using the built-in DS microphone where it is converted into the garbled speech of the various characters.[4]=== Multiplayer ===StarFox Command supports 6-player local wireless for multiplayer matches[7] via DS Download Play. Up to four players on the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection are supported.[7] In Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection matches, only the Arwing II is available. Players score not by killing opponents, but by collecting stars from them when they have been destroyed.[4] It is also possible to collect a star from an opponent not killed by the player. This is a modified version of the mode from StarFox 64/Lylat Wars.Nintendo WiFi uses a ranking system based on rankings of the alphebet with Z being the lowest and A being the highest. Players work their way up from Z by collecting wins (it could be based on points). For every win a player gains a certain amount of percent and once they reach 100% they move to the next letter. The highest rank a player can get is 100% of the A rank.== Plot and setting ===== Setting and characters ===

Main article: List of characters in the StarFox series

This installment of the StarFox series is once again in the Lylat system, using a similar map as StarFox 64 to switch between each area. However, not all the planets seen in StarFox 64 are visited, such as Zoness and Macbeth, and do not appear on the map. Papetoon, only seen in the Nintendo Power StarFox comic, is mentioned in one of the endings.[8]Command has the largest number of playable characters in any StarFox game, with a total of fourteen, which include Fox McCloud, Falco Lombardi, Krystal, Slippy Toad, Peppy Hare, Wolf O'Donnell, Panther Caruso, Leon Powalski, Amanda (Slippy's fianceé), Lucy Hare (Peppy's daughter), Bill Grey, Katt Monroe, Dash Bowman (Andross' grandson), and James McCloud.[4]Andrew Oikonny is one of the game's bosses. Beltino Toad makes an appearance during a mission briefing. ROB 64 is not playable, but pilots the Great Fox when on the map screen. Pigma Dengar appears as a boss in two of Falco's stories. The ghost of Andross, possessing a different bioweapon (Monarch Dodra, Grunner, Killer Bee, or Dune Worm) depending on the mission, appears as a boss on Titania.[9] Octoman, an F-Zero racer, appears as a boss in certain Aquas and Venom missions.=== Story ===The planet Venom's forces being all but destroyed, and there is thought to be peace. This is not to be, however, as a race of beings known as the Anglar rise from the acidic oceans of Venom, thought to be unable to support life.[10] The leader of the Anglar plans on destroying the Lylat system, which Fox McCloud and crew set out to save once again. The StarFox team has broken up, but re-assembles to fight this new threat. Peppy is made the General of the Cornerian Army, replacing Pepper. Krystal broke off her relationship with Fox after he forced her off the team, because he was afraid she'd get hurt and it would affect him. Slippy finds love with a frog named Amanda, and thus spends less time with the team. Falco left the team and went around on solo missions (as he has done before in StarFox Adventures). There are nine endings depending on paths chosen by the player, though the player is required to finish the game before having the options. Designers have hinted that a possible StarFox game in the future may begin in the middle of StarFox Command, revealing a 'true' ending.[11]=== Translation errors ===There are some minor translation errors in the game. For instance, Octoman refers to Slippy and Amanda as "humans". Panther's last name is spelled as Caruso (whereas in StarFox: Assault and in Super Smash Bros. Brawl it is spelled as Caroso. He also speaks in third-person English although he speaks normally in Assault, Super Smash. Bros. Brawl, and in other languages of Command.== Development ==Developer Q-Games was working on a puzzle game called Digidrive for Nintendo when they were approached to do a mock up of the game demo. After three months, using the original StarFox, it  was shown to Takaya Imamura at Nintendo who said that they would redesign it for better compatibility with the Nintendo DS and add some ideas from StarFox 2.[11]== Reception ==StarFox Command debuted on the Japanese best seller list as number 14, selling over 20,000 copies on the first day.[12][13] In the United States, it was the 5th best seller in the first week.[14]StarFox Command has received mostly favorable reviews. IGN gave it an 8.0, or "Impressive", calling it a "surprisingly rich and faithful action game" that had similar game play to StarFox and StarFox 64.[15] StarFox Command received IGN DS's August 2006 Game of the Month Award for capturing "the fun and essence of what made the series so significant."[16] Famitsu gave a 32/40, and was cited as an influence for the games large initial sales.[17] It received a 4 out of 5 star rating on G4's X-Play. "Fox is finally back in the Arwing -- where he belongs, Stylus control is mostly excellent, Strategy elements work well" [18] The Associated Press noted the game for having developed the game to work well with the DS controls, but had mixed feelings about the turn-based sections of gameplay.[19] Electronic Gaming Monthly claimed that while the game has its own charm, it lacks the original gameplay from StarFox and StarFox 64 and becomes repetitive.[20].UK website Mansized gave Command a three out of five stars, stating that "StarFox Command can’t hold a candle to previous games in the series."[21]Command was nominated in three categories in Nintendo Power's annual vote-in awards, although it did not win in any of them.== Notes ==

  1. ^ a b Nintendo.com site staff. "StarFox Command". Nintendo.com. Retrieved 08 October. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |work= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ IGN site staff. "Game Details for StarFox Command". IGN. Retrieved 08 October. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |work= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Craig Harris (May 26, 2006). "StarFox Renamed". IGN.com. Retrieved 2006-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Q-Games, ed. (2006). StarFox Command Instruction Booklet. Nintendo of America. pp. 06, 20, 27, 28, 43, 37, 44–47.
  5. ^ Anderson, Francis. "StarFox franchise should go back to its roots". Upstatelink. Retrieved 08 October. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |work= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "StarFox Command Reviews". Game Rankings. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
  7. ^ a b Slagle, Matt (2006). "StarFox Command brings sci-fi series to DS". Daily Herald. Retrieved 08 October. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |work= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Fox: ...Say, Falco? There's a... a nice little shop on the planet of Papetoon. (StarFox Command)
  9. ^ Andross: I am the ghost of Andross...I protect this place with my bioweapon! (StarFox Command)
  10. ^ Their headquarters were located in the toxic Venom Sea, a vast ocean so inhospitable that it was believed no living thing could survive there. (StarFox Command)
  11. ^ a b Craig Harris (September 6, 2006). "Nintendo DS Game of the Month: August 2006". IGN.com. Retrieved 2006-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) Cite error: The named reference "command" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  12. ^ Maricar V. (August 7, 2006). "StarFox Command Sells Like Hotcakes". QJ.net. Retrieved 2006-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  13. ^ Walt Wyman (August 11, 2006). "Japan game charts: July 31-August 6". Gamespot.com. Retrieved 2006-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  14. ^ Tim Surette (September 6, 2006). "US console charts: August 28-September 4". Gamespot.com. Retrieved 2006-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  15. ^ Craig Harris (August 25, 2006). "IGN: StarFox Command Review". IGN. Retrieved 2006-08-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  16. ^ Craig Harris (August 31, 2006). "Nintendo DS Game of the Month: August 2006". IGN.com. Retrieved 2006-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  17. ^ Timo K. (August 2, 2006). "StarFox Command - New Screens". QJ.net. Retrieved 2006-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  18. ^ Justin Leeper (September 21, 2006). "StarFox Command". G4TV.com. Retrieved 2006-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  19. ^ Matt Slagle (September 21, 2006). "Nintendo's 'StarFox' for adults and children". The Associated Press. Retrieved 2006-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  20. ^ Electronic Gaming Monthly, ed. (2006). StarFox Command. Ziff Davis Media Inc. p. 117.
  21. ^ Chris Pickering (January 21, 2007). "StarFox Command". Mansized.co.uk. Retrieved 2006-02-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)

== References ==* StarFox Command instruction booklet (PDF). USA: Nintendo. 2001. Retrieved 2007-12-14.== External links ==

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