Star Fox (Atari 2600)
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| Developer(s) | Mythicon |
| Publisher(s) | Mythicon |
| Designer(s) | Bruce De Graff |
| Platform(s) | Atari 2600 |
| Release date(s) | 1983 (USA) |
| Genre(s) | Shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
Star Fox is a video game for the Atari 2600 console. It has been considered as one of the worst Atari 2600 games of all time.
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[edit] Story
The game takes place in the year 4024 AD. The story begins as a robot freighter carrying a cargo of extremely valuable trimetalisium energy crystals crash lands on the planetoid Beta-7. An enemy star cruiser, escorted by a squadron of fighter drones, is en route to the planetoid to seize the crystals.
The player's objective is to recover the crystals before the enemy while doing battle with the fighter drones.
[edit] Legal Issues/Trademark
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The trademark for the Star Fox name was never filed in the United States, but Mythicon, Inc. managed to score the trademark in Europe. Ironically, they never used the name in Europe. When the company disbanded in 1983, presumably the trademarks continued to be held by certain Mythicon directors.
Because the trademark hadn't been filed in the United States, Nintendo was able to release the popular Star Fox game in 1993 on the SNES with no problems. However, when it came to the European release, the game was renamed Starwing. The problem had not been resolved in time for the 1997 release of Star Fox 64 either, being renamed Lylat Wars in Europe.
Because it was only the game title that was in question, both games continued to use the terms "Star Fox" throughout.
Despite early rumors that Star Fox Adventures would be retitled as Starwing Adventures or Dinosaur Planet in Europe, the problem was resolved in time for its release. Since then, all Nintendo Star Fox games have retained their proper titles in Europe, excluding the re-release of StarFox64 on Wii's Virtual Console.
[edit] Reception
In a Digital Press article on the worst games for the Atari 2600, Star Fox was ranked seventh.[1]
A review by "The Video Game Critic" gave Star Fox his lowest 'F-' rating, finding fault with every aspect of the game.[2] The only other Atari 2600 game ranking so low is Karate.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Oleniacz, Kevin. "The Worst of the Atari 2600" (in English). Digital Press. http://www.digitpress.com/archives/arc00135.htm. Retrieved on 2006-06-29.
- ^ http://www.videogamecritic.net/2600ss.htm#Star_Fox
- ^ http://www.videogamecritic.net/2600.htm
