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Star Fox and the Lost Art of the Manual

Star Fox and the Lost Art of the Manual30 jun9 min

<p>Nintendo has opened a console generation on an <em>Ocarina of Time</em> and a <em>Star Fox 64</em> remake for the second time, and Adam dug into the new <em>Star Fox</em> on Switch 2 as a series newcomer. Why the remake&#39;s tutorials, voice acting, and cinematic story fill the gap left by the death of the instruction manual, how Falco, Slippy, and Fox finally feel like characters, why the tank level is still the tank level, and why a $50 price tag is a breath of fresh air in an $80 world. Plus a barrel roll or two. A full 5 out of 5.</p><p>You can watch about an hour of <em>Star Fox</em> gameplay on the channel at youtube.com/@MWPNewsGaming</p>