

The game is set on a group of planets in the Lylat system. This multiplayer mode is completely separate from the single-player game and does not offer any bonus content, whereas the Nintendo 64 version allowed players to unlock the "Landmaster" tank and "on-foot" modes after completing certain requirements in the campaign. During battles, each player's face can appear on opponents' screens in a live reaction feed from the console's internal camera. Star Fox 64 3D also features a new multiplayer "Battle Mode", which allows players to play up to 4-player local multiplayer (via Download Play), or to battle against CPU opponents. Each mode separately tracks the player's scores and medals. A third "Expert" mode can be unlocked during gameplay, adding the difficulty of the original game's expert setting. The single-player campaign features two modes: "64 Mode", which replicates the original game's objectives and difficulty, and "3DS Mode", in which difficulty and objectives have been tuned and balanced to account for the 3D perspective and gyro controls. Character dialogue, messages, and control information are displayed on the bottom screen. The player can also enable "Gyro Controls", using the 3DS's internal gyroscope sensor to control the Arwing.


The directional pad allows the player to perform somersaults and U-Turns, which can also be performed with combinations of other controls, and to zoom in and out from the Arwing in "All-Range Mode". The player controls Fox's Arwing fighter jet using the Circle Pad to steer, the shoulder buttons to bank left and right, and the four right-hand buttons to fire lasers and bombs, boost, and brake. With a few exceptions, the gameplay in Star Fox 64 3D is very similar to that of the original N64 version. Gameplay screenshot of Star Fox 64 3D, featuring the gameplay on the top screen and the HUD on the bottom screen. The game received positive reviews from critics who praised the gameplay, updated graphics and visuals and faithfulness to the original, though it was criticized for its lack of online multiplayer and limited amount of new content.

The downloadable version was released in the PAL region on October 4, October 18 in North America, and November 1 in Japan. In 2012, Nintendo re-released this game, along with several other earlier 3DS titles, as a digital download via the Nintendo eShop. It was released on Jin Japan, followed by other markets in September.Īlthough the original Nintendo 64 version was called Lylat Wars in Europe and Australia, as well as in its Virtual Console re-releases, the 3DS remake adopts the Star Fox 64 moniker in all regions. It is a remake of the 1997 video game Star Fox 64 for the Nintendo 64. Star Fox 64 3D ( スターフォックス64 3D, Sutā Fokkusu Rokujūyon Surīdī) is a 3D rail shooter video game co-developed by Nintendo EAD and Q-Games and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS.
