<s>
is	O
a	O
3D	O
rail	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
EAD	O
and	O
Q-Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
1997	O
video	O
game	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
called	O
Lylat	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
its	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
re-releases	O
,	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
remake	O
adopts	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
moniker	O
in	O
all	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
re-released	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
earlier	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
titles	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
few	O
exceptions	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
3D	I-Application
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
enable	O
"	O
Gyro	O
Controls	O
"	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
's	O
internal	O
gyroscope	O
sensor	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
Arwing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
features	O
two	O
modes	O
:	O
"	O
64	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
replicates	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
objectives	O
and	O
difficulty	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
difficulty	O
and	O
objectives	O
have	O
been	O
tuned	O
and	O
balanced	O
to	O
account	O
for	O
the	O
3D	O
perspective	O
and	O
gyro	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
3D	I-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
"	O
Battle	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
up	O
to	O
4-player	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
(	O
via	O
Download	O
Play	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
battle	O
against	O
CPU	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
is	O
completely	O
separate	O
from	O
the	O
single-player	O
game	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
offer	O
any	O
bonus	O
content	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
unlock	O
the	O
"	O
Landmaster	O
"	O
tank	O
and	O
"	O
on-foot	O
"	O
modes	O
after	O
completing	O
certain	O
requirements	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pepper	O
hires	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
team	O
(	O
consisting	O
of	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>
Several	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
Andross	O
again	O
invades	O
the	O
Lylat	O
system	O
,	O
causing	O
Pepper	O
to	O
call	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
team	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Fox	O
McCloud	O
,	O
to	O
battle	O
Andross	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2010	O
E3	O
conference	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
entitled	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
added	O
a	O
kind	O
of	O
control	O
that	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
gyroscope	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
Arwing	O
in	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2011	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
confirmed	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
via	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Download	O
Play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
annual	O
E3	O
event	O
during	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Q&A	O
session	O
held	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
jokingly	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
warned	O
the	O
developers	O
that	O
if	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
not	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
or	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
money	O
,	O
the	O
franchise	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amano	O
also	O
cited	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
other	O
reasons	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
time	O
limits	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
developers	O
 '	O
increased	O
focus	O
towards	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
amplify	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Amano	O
also	O
added	O
he	O
would	O
not	O
rule	O
out	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
online	O
play	O
in	O
a	O
future	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
3D	I-Application
has	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
81	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
65	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
