Starfox Adventures Official Trailer (2002, Nintendo/Rare)
8Star Fox Adventures is an action-adventure video game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the GameCube as part of the Star Fox series. It was released in North America on 23 September 2002, Japan on 27 September, Australia on 15 November and Europe on 22 November. Along with being Rare's only GameCube title, it was Rare's final game for any Nintendo home console before the company was acquired as a first-party developer for Microsoft's Xbox division the day after the game's release in North America. It is the third instalment in the series, succeeding Star Fox 64.
The plot centres on Dinosaur Planet (named "Sauria" in later games) of the Lylat System, where Fox McCloud is dispatched by General Pepper to restore the planet after pieces of it have broken off and pose a risk to the System. After arriving, Fox discovers a mystical staff from a blue fox named Krystal and sets off to save the planet. The game began development as an unrelated game named "Dinosaur Planet", initially intended to be Rare's last standalone title for the Nintendo 64 system. The game endured a number of dramatic changes during development before Shigeru Miyamoto noticed similarities between the original game and Star Fox and convinced Rare to re-brand it into a Star Fox title for the upcoming GameCube.
The game received mostly positive praise from critics upon release. Notable topics of praise included its detailed graphics, new character design for Fox, dynamic environments and The Legend of Zelda-influenced gameplay. However, the game was criticised for being too much of a departure from previous Star Fox games and mixed reactions came from critics and fans alike for Rare's departure from Nintendo.