<s>
known	O
as	O
Lylat	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
regions	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
rail	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
feature	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
peripheral	O
,	O
which	O
initially	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
retail	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
4	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
ninth	O
best-selling	B-Device
game	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
system	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
game	O
before	O
it	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
has	O
been	O
deemed	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
stereoscopic	O
3D	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
reimagining	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
at	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
rail	O
shooter	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
vehicles	O
piloted	O
by	O
Fox	O
McCloud	O
,	O
usually	O
an	O
Arwing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
are	O
wingmen	O
that	O
fly	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
Arwings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
possible	O
routes	O
start	O
at	O
Corneria	B-Application
,	O
eventually	O
putting	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
contact	O
with	O
the	O
Star	O
Wolf	O
Team	O
,	O
and	O
end	O
at	O
Venom	O
in	O
a	O
confrontation	O
with	O
Andross	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Arwing	O
is	O
the	O
primary	O
fighter	O
craft	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
features	O
split-screen	O
multiplayer	O
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
first	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
only	O
play	O
using	O
the	O
Arwing	O
fighter	O
,	O
but	O
by	O
earning	O
certain	O
medals	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
unlock	O
the	O
Landmaster	O
tank	O
and	O
fight	O
on	O
foot	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
members	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
bazooka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Corneria	B-Application
,	O
the	O
fourth	O
planet	O
of	O
the	O
Lylat	O
system	O
,	O
Andross	O
is	O
driven	O
to	O
madness	O
and	O
nearly	O
destroys	O
the	O
planet	O
using	O
biological	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pepper	O
hires	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
team	O
(	O
including	O
James	O
McCloud	O
,	O
Peppy	O
Hare	O
,	O
and	O
Pigma	O
Dengar	O
)	O
to	O
investigate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defending	O
Corneria	B-Application
,	O
Pepper	O
summons	O
the	O
new	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
team	O
,	O
now	O
consisting	O
of	O
Fox	O
,	O
Peppy	O
,	O
Falco	O
,	O
and	O
Slippy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
traveling	O
through	O
several	O
planets	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
battles	O
with	O
several	O
of	O
Andross	O
 '	O
henchmen	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
rival	O
mercenary	B-Application
team	O
Star	O
Wolf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
team	O
arrives	O
at	O
Venom	O
,	O
Fox	O
confronts	O
and	O
defeats	O
Andross	O
alone	O
,	O
then	O
returns	O
with	O
his	O
teams	O
to	O
Corneria	B-Application
for	O
a	O
victory	O
celebration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
,	O
Pepper	O
receives	O
a	O
bill	O
from	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
presenting	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
enemies	O
killed	O
and	O
multiplies	O
it	O
by	O
64	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
money	O
due	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
team	O
is	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
mercenaries	B-Application
who	O
are	O
enlisted	O
by	O
General	O
Pepper	O
to	O
defend	O
the	O
Lylat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peppy	O
Hare	O
:	O
A	O
rabbit	O
who	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
serves	O
on	O
the	O
current	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
team	O
as	O
a	O
mentor	O
to	O
Fox	O
during	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
receives	O
instructions	O
and	O
support	O
from	O
General	O
Pepper	O
,	O
a	O
bloodhound	O
and	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Cornerian	O
militia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
other	O
supporting	O
characters	O
appear	O
in	O
certain	O
missions	O
to	O
provide	O
aid	O
to	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
team	O
:	O
Bill	O
Grey	O
,	O
Fox	O
's	O
bulldog	O
friend	O
and	O
leader	O
of	O
two	O
fighter	O
units	O
;	O
and	O
Katt	O
Monroe	O
,	O
Falco	O
's	O
friend	O
and	O
former	O
gang	O
member	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
stop	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
's	O
progress	O
,	O
Andross	O
recruits	O
the	O
Star	O
Wolf	O
team	O
,	O
a	O
rival	O
band	O
of	O
mercenaries	B-Application
consisting	O
of	O
Wolf	O
O'Donnell	O
,	O
a	O
wolf	O
and	O
Fox	O
's	O
long-time	O
rival	O
;	O
Leon	O
Powalski	O
,	O
a	O
sinister	O
chameleon	O
who	O
targets	O
Falco	O
;	O
Andrew	O
Oikonny	O
,	O
Andross	O
's	O
nephew	O
,	O
who	O
goes	O
after	O
Slippy	O
;	O
and	O
Pigma	O
Dengar	O
,	O
a	O
pig	O
and	O
traitor	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
team	O
who	O
chases	O
his	O
former	O
teammate	O
Peppy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
in	O
1993	O
,	O
series	O
creator	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1995	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
and	O
team	O
had	O
largely	O
finished	O
development	O
of	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
before	O
realizing	O
that	O
its	O
release	O
would	O
require	O
the	O
upgraded	O
Super	O
FX	O
2	O
chip	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
increase	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
newly	O
launched	O
competitor	O
consoles	O
,	O
namely	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
possessed	O
processing	O
power	O
and	O
graphics	O
capabilities	O
that	O
dwarfed	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
making	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
appear	O
obsolete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recognizing	O
this	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
would	O
launch	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
with	O
significantly	O
increased	O
processing	O
power	O
and	O
graphical	O
capabilities	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
made	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
cancel	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
favor	O
of	O
developing	O
a	O
new	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Miyamoto	O
and	O
team	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
cribbed	O
heavily	O
from	O
the	O
work	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
done	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
stating	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
roughly	O
30%	O
of	O
64s	O
gameplay	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
roughly	O
60%	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
cancelled	O
sequel	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
remaining	O
10%	O
was	O
original	O
work	O
done	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
All-Range	O
Mode	O
,	O
Multi-Player	O
Mode	O
and	O
the	O
Star	O
Wolf	O
scenario	O
all	O
came	O
from	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
underlying	O
gameplay	O
largely	O
complete	O
early	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
focused	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
their	O
efforts	O
on	O
graphics	O
,	O
audio	O
and	O
dialogue	O
,	O
and	O
enemy	O
AI	O
,	O
seeking	O
to	O
harness	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
processing	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
writing	O
dialogue	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
sought	O
to	O
invoke	O
traditional	O
historical	O
dramas	O
,	O
adding	O
more	O
conventional	O
lines	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
I	O
've	O
been	O
waiting	O
for	O
you	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
You	O
're	O
becoming	O
more	O
like	O
your	O
father	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
peripheral	O
,	O
which	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
some	O
instances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
struggled	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
players	O
understood	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
players	O
were	O
often	O
confused	O
as	O
to	O
why	O
their	O
controller	O
was	O
vibrating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
showcased	O
only	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
(	O
Corneria	B-Application
)	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
minimalistic	O
HUD	O
,	O
showing	O
only	O
a	O
crude	O
meter	O
reflecting	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
shield	O
gauge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
approached	O
launch	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
became	O
concerned	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
"	O
could	O
be	O
considered	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
German	O
company	O
"	O
StarVox	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Lylat	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
in	O
certain	O
PAL	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
subscribers	O
received	O
a	O
promotional	O
video	O
prior	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64s	I-Application
release	O
(	O
the	O
same	O
tactic	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
promote	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
Diddy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Hey	B-Device
You	I-Device
,	I-Device
Pikachu	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
)	O
that	O
advertised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cinematic	O
presentation	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
features	O
like	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
post-release	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
100%	O
satisfied	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
made	O
better	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
increased	O
processing	O
power	O
than	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
which	O
Miyamoto	O
had	O
also	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top-selling	O
games	O
of	O
1997	O
,	O
second	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
also	O
applauded	O
the	O
precise	O
analog	O
control	O
,	O
boss	O
designs	O
,	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
implementation	O
,	O
and	O
cinematic	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
common	O
criticism	O
was	O
that	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
not	O
as	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
leap	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
over	O
previous	O
Mario	O
games	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
still	O
on	O
rails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
reviewer	O
Glenn	O
Rubenstein	O
declared	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
"	O
an	O
instant	O
classic	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
pleasure	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGM	O
gave	O
it	O
their	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
with	O
Dan	O
Hsu	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
shooting	O
fan	O
's	O
dream	O
come	O
true	O
"	O
and	O
Shawn	O
Smith	O
"	O
almost	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
64	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
says	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
nice	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
regardless	O
of	O
its	O
graphic	O
age	O
,	O
with	O
added	O
replay	O
value	O
in	O
finding	O
hidden	O
paths	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
rumble	O
support	O
"	O
alarming	O
"	O
,	O
especially	O
since	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
U.S.	O
launch	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
300,000	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
,	O
surpassing	O
the	O
record	O
previously	O
held	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
above	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1997	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
took	O
the	O
#73	O
spot	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
's	O
"	O
Top	O
200	O
Nintendo	O
Games	O
Ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
listed	O
as	O
the	O
45th	O
greatest	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2010	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
titled	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
exhibited	O
a	O
demo	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
that	O
emphasized	O
the	O
technology	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
marked	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
had	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
PAL	O
territories	O
under	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
name	O
.	O
</s>
