Star Fox Command

Reviewed by:
Scott Jones

If you haven't smoked enough cut-rate reefer to burn out your final, still-firing synapse, you probably recall the original Star Fox cartridge for the Super Nintendo. Fifteen years later, the Fox lands on the DS. Using the stylus to operate the space ship gave our left arms a workout the likes of which we haven't experienced since that fateful evening we discovered we were getting the Spice Channel for free. Because of the wear on our puny limbs, Star Fox Command, like your farts, is best enjoyed in short, controlled bursts. Just keep your shields up to protect yourself from the game's bad dialogue—example: Star Fox: "You really helped me out back there!" Slippy the Toad: "Ha, ha!"—and relish the game's heady combination of strategy and action rarely found in such a portable package.

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