<s>
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Argonaut	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
completed	O
in	O
1995	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
see	O
an	O
official	O
release	O
until	O
2017	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
pushed	O
the	O
graphical	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
with	O
Argonaut	O
's	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
chip	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
introduces	O
semi-real-time	O
gameplay	O
,	O
new	O
ship	O
types	O
,	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
more	O
advanced	O
3D	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1995	O
,	O
3D	O
technology	O
was	O
advancing	O
quickly	O
and	O
the	O
3D	O
game	O
market	O
was	O
expanding	O
,	O
with	O
competition	O
from	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concerned	O
that	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Device
graphics	O
of	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
would	O
compare	O
poorly	O
against	O
newer	O
games	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
instead	O
prioritized	O
its	O
upcoming	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
incorporated	O
some	O
concepts	O
introduced	O
in	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
cancellation	O
,	O
various	O
prototype	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
images	I-General_Concept
were	O
leaked	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
officially	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
21	O
games	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
to	O
subscribers	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
following	O
mostly	O
linear	O
paths	O
inside	O
predefined	O
missions	O
as	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
two	O
ships	O
freely	O
around	O
a	O
map	O
screen	O
that	O
represents	O
the	O
Lylat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ships	O
make	O
contact	O
with	O
enemy	O
forces	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
switches	O
to	O
an	O
action	O
perspective	O
,	O
piloting	O
the	O
Arwing	O
ship	O
directly	O
with	O
controls	O
and	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
beat	O
all	O
enemy	O
forces	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
map	O
while	O
defending	O
planet	O
Corneria	B-Application
,	O
preventing	O
its	O
damage	O
level	O
from	O
reaching	O
100%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Corneria	B-Application
's	O
damage	O
level	O
reaches	O
100%	O
or	O
the	O
player	O
runs	O
out	O
of	O
extra	O
ships	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
General	O
Pepper	O
employs	O
a	O
satellite	O
that	O
can	O
shoot	O
down	O
enemies	O
on	O
a	O
limited	O
basis	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
also	O
defend	O
this	O
installation	O
from	O
special	O
enemies	O
that	O
can	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
satellite	O
and	O
use	O
its	O
cannon	O
to	O
fire	O
at	O
Corneria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
employs	O
a	O
semi-real-time	O
strategy	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
prevent	O
excessive	O
damage	O
to	O
Corneria	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
need	O
to	O
leave	O
a	O
battle	O
to	O
intercept	O
another	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
his	O
defeat	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
,	O
the	O
antagonist	O
,	O
Andross	O
,	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
Lylat	O
system	O
and	O
launches	O
an	O
all-out	O
attack	O
against	O
Corneria	B-Application
,	O
using	O
his	O
new	O
fleet	O
of	O
battleships	O
and	O
giant	O
missiles	O
launched	O
from	O
hidden	O
bases	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
General	O
Pepper	O
again	O
calls	O
upon	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
team	O
for	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armed	O
with	O
new	O
custom	O
Arwings	O
,	O
a	O
Mothership	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
new	O
recruits	O
(	O
Miyu	O
and	O
Fay	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
team	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
defend	O
Corneria	B-Application
by	O
destroying	O
Andross	O
's	O
forces	O
before	O
they	O
can	O
inflict	O
critical	O
damage	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
must	O
also	O
combat	O
giant	O
bosses	O
,	O
bases	O
on	O
planets	O
throughout	O
the	O
Lylat	O
system	O
,	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Star	O
Wolf	O
team	O
and	O
finally	O
Andross	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
features	O
six	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
any	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
until	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Command	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
Fox	O
McCloud	O
,	O
fearless	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
team	O
,	O
Falco	O
Lombardi	O
,	O
the	O
ace	O
pilot	O
with	O
a	O
headstrong	O
attitude	O
and	O
is	O
Fox	O
's	O
best	O
friend	O
,	O
Peppy	O
Hare	O
,	O
longtime	O
mentor	O
to	O
Fox	O
,	O
and	O
Slippy	O
Toad	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
young	O
tech	O
analyst	O
and	O
Fox	O
's	O
childhood	O
friend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
are	O
Miyu	O
,	O
a	O
tomboyish	O
lynx	B-Language
,	O
and	O
Fay	O
,	O
a	O
white	O
dog	O
and	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
aristocratic	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
also	O
introduces	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
rival	O
mercenary	O
pilots	O
,	O
Star	O
Wolf	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Wolf	O
O'Donnell	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
Star	O
Wolf	O
and	O
a	O
despicable	O
criminal	O
,	O
Leon	O
Powalski	O
,	O
an	O
inscrutable	O
and	O
sinister	O
chameleon	O
,	O
Pigma	O
Dengar	O
,	O
an	O
arrogant	O
and	O
selfish	O
pig	O
who	O
is	O
a	O
former	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
team	O
before	O
betraying	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
Algy	O
,	O
a	O
devious	O
creature	O
with	O
incredible	O
precision	O
aim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
EAD	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
British	O
company	O
Argonaut	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
work	O
was	O
finished	O
on	O
the	O
European	O
and	O
competition	O
versions	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Argonaut	O
had	O
a	O
contract	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
create	O
three	O
games	O
;	O
after	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
,	O
Argonaut	O
programmers	O
Giles	O
Goddard	O
and	O
Dylan	O
Cuthbert	O
worked	O
on	O
Stunt	B-Application
Race	I-Application
FX	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
and	O
Cuthbert	O
on	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
reported	O
in	O
December	O
1993	O
that	O
development	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
had	O
begun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
decided	O
early	O
on	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
2	I-Device
chip	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
,	O
a	O
reduced	B-Architecture
instruction	I-Architecture
set	I-Architecture
computer	I-Architecture
(	O
RISC	B-Architecture
)	O
for	O
SNES	B-Device
ROM	I-Device
cartridges	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Argonaut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
chip	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
calculate	O
3D	O
math	O
quickly	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
used	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
2	I-Device
had	O
more	O
memory	O
and	O
ran	O
at	O
21	O
MHz	O
,	O
twice	O
as	O
fast	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Argonaut	O
's	O
original	O
proposal	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
used	O
this	O
improved	O
architecture	O
,	O
but	O
Nintendo	O
found	O
it	O
too	O
expensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cuthbert	O
also	O
rewrote	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
to	O
run	O
in	O
parallel	O
in	O
RAM	O
to	O
free	O
more	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
2	I-Device
processing	O
for	O
more	O
advanced	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
planar	O
clipping	O
and	O
advanced	O
collision	O
detection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
enhancements	O
enabled	O
the	O
chip	O
to	O
manipulate	O
more	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
and	O
sprites	O
and	O
to	O
map	O
textures	O
more	O
quickly	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
team	O
the	O
computing	O
power	O
needed	O
for	O
free-roaming	O
3D	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
free-roaming	O
gameplay	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
on-rails	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
chip	I-Device
's	O
limited	O
computing	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freely	O
explorable	O
environments	O
were	O
the	O
only	O
gameplay	O
element	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
carried	O
into	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
;	O
all	O
other	O
ideas	O
were	O
new	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
considered	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
series	O
a	O
platform	O
for	O
experimenting	O
with	O
new	O
gameplay	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
experimented	O
more	O
with	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
than	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
took	O
great	O
interest	O
in	O
Cuthbert	O
's	O
platforming	O
gameplay	O
(	O
before	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
's	O
release	O
in	O
1996	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
greater	O
computing	O
power	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
fighters	O
visibly	O
transform	O
into	O
bipedal	O
Walkers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
Eguchi	O
wanted	O
to	O
explore	O
a	O
more	O
roguelike	O
game	O
system	O
and	O
use	O
similar	O
game	O
mechanics	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Luster	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
played	O
Star	B-Application
Luster	I-Application
repeatedly	O
for	O
inspiration	O
and	O
was	O
particularly	O
fond	O
of	O
its	O
random	O
encounters	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
enjoyed	O
Fortune	B-Application
Street	I-Application
and	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
its	O
more	O
strategic	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
show	O
floor	O
at	O
the	O
Winter	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
(	O
Winter	O
CES	O
)	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
in	O
January	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
dubbed	O
it	O
their	O
top	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
magazines	O
thought	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
was	O
more	O
critical	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
attempt	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
relevant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
polygons	B-General_Concept
were	O
not	O
particularly	O
impressive	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
lacked	O
"	O
the	O
immediate	O
appeal	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
mid-1995	O
,	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
nearing	O
completion	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
3D	O
technology	O
was	O
advancing	O
quickly	O
and	O
the	O
3D	O
game	O
market	O
was	O
expanding	O
,	O
with	O
competition	O
from	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
was	O
concerned	O
that	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Device
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
3D	O
visuals	O
would	O
be	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
superior	O
3D	O
capabilities	O
of	O
competing	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cuthbert	O
said	O
that	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
would	O
be	O
"	O
compared	O
directly	O
against	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
which	O
felt	O
like	O
you	O
finally	O
had	O
an	O
arcade	O
machine	O
's	O
power	O
in	O
your	O
home	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
decided	O
to	O
prioritize	O
its	O
upcoming	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Cuthbert	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
wanted	O
a	O
clear	O
break	O
between	O
3D	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
2	I-Device
chip	O
also	O
raised	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
production	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
made	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
an	O
expensive	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
canceled	O
in	O
mid-1995	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
about	O
95%	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
wrote	O
in	O
their	O
September	O
issue	O
that	O
"	O
rumors	O
of	O
the	O
demise	O
of	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
have	O
been	O
greatly	O
exaggerated	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
most	O
likely	O
coming	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
many	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
completed	O
version	O
of	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
remained	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
archives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
games	O
were	O
not	O
considered	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
content	O
distribution	O
service	O
because	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
difficulty	O
emulating	B-Application
the	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
years	O
following	O
cancellation	O
,	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
images	I-General_Concept
of	O
incomplete	O
builds	O
of	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
were	O
leaked	O
anonymously	O
onto	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
ROMs	O
leaked	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
were	O
early	O
test	O
builds	O
with	O
numerous	O
software	B-Error_Name
bugs	I-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
an	O
anonymous	O
person	O
reached	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
emulation	B-Application
community	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
a	O
non-working	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
beta	O
ROM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
community	O
determined	O
that	O
an	O
internal	O
header	B-General_Concept
was	O
missing	O
and	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
add	O
the	O
header	B-General_Concept
to	O
get	O
it	O
functioning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
was	O
leaked	O
online	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
emulation	B-Application
community	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
release	O
to	O
improve	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
chip	I-Device
handling	O
in	O
their	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
emulators	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
patch	O
developers	O
also	O
changed	O
a	O
debug	O
modifier	O
that	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
zero	O
,	O
preventing	O
Corneria	B-Application
from	O
taking	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
gameplay	O
features	O
do	O
not	O
work	O
correctly	O
,	O
are	O
incomplete	O
,	O
or	O
hampered	O
by	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
compiling	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
games	O
to	O
include	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
dedicated	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
producer	O
proposed	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
had	O
preserved	O
the	O
game	O
since	O
its	O
completion	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
easy	O
to	O
bring	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
announced	O
along	O
with	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
inclusion	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
and	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Promotional	O
artwork	O
for	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
created	O
by	O
Takaya	O
Imamura	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
character	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
a	O
video	O
of	O
upcoming	O
games	O
for	O
its	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
NES	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
includes	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
portfolio	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
playable	O
by	O
those	O
with	O
an	O
active	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
membership	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
during	O
its	O
inclusion	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygons	B-General_Concept
Ross	O
Miller	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
ambitious	O
and	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Christian	O
Donlan	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
unusual	O
but	O
"	O
wonderfully	O
surprising	O
and	O
inventive	O
"	O
sequel	O
that	O
builds	O
upon	O
the	O
first	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
more	O
roguelite	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claiborn	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
worst	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
and	O
wished	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Damien	O
McFerran	O
was	O
positive	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
depth	O
,	O
complexity	O
and	O
challenge	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
good	O
reason	O
to	O
own	O
a	O
SNES	B-Application
Mini	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rairdin	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HobbyConsolas	O
David	O
Martínez	O
commended	O
the	O
Arwing	O
's	O
transformation	O
mechanic	O
,	O
open	O
levels	O
and	O
introduction	O
of	O
new	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
members	O
and	O
Star	O
Wolf	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
short	O
length	O
,	O
technical	O
shortcomings	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
well-rounded	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Trends	O
Mike	O
Epstein	O
felt	O
that	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
took	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
risks	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
franchise	O
had	O
attempted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Michael	O
Higham	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
land	O
vehicle	O
sequences	O
,	O
freedom	O
of	O
approach	O
to	O
manage	O
an	O
incoming	O
threat	O
and	O
off-rails	O
3D	O
dogfights	O
in	O
space	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
poor	O
technical	O
performance	O
,	O
short	O
length	O
,	O
and	O
lacking	O
sense	O
of	O
adventure	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
,	O
among	O
other	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
canceled	O
,	O
Argonaut	O
's	O
contract	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
ended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
2006	O
to	O
develop	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Command	I-Application
,	O
and	O
again	O
in	O
2011	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cuthbert	O
found	O
the	O
experimentation	O
with	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
personally	O
helpful	O
in	O
his	O
career	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
inspired	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
later	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free-range	O
flying	O
and	O
grounded	O
vehicle	O
gameplay	O
were	O
implemented	O
into	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
as	O
was	O
the	O
Star	O
Wolf	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
and	O
Q-Games	O
played	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
to	O
gather	O
inspiration	O
on	O
its	O
strategic	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Command	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
asked	O
Cuthbert	O
to	O
make	O
Command	O
more	O
similar	O
to	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
than	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Arwing	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
the	O
Walker	O
was	O
re-introduced	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
drove	O
ideas	O
for	O
future	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cuthbert	O
believes	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
the	O
platforming	O
experimentation	O
they	O
ran	O
in	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
gave	O
Miyamoto	O
confidence	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
