<s>
is	O
a	O
3D	O
rail	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
PlatinumGames	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
Guard	I-Device
,	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
rail	O
shooter	O
that	O
largely	O
follows	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
predominantly	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Fox	O
McCloud	O
as	O
he	O
pilots	O
his	O
Arwing	O
craft	O
through	O
various	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
controlled	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
left	O
control	O
stick	O
used	O
to	O
maneuver	O
the	O
craft	O
while	O
gyroscopic	O
controls	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
aim	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Arwing	O
can	O
transform	O
into	O
a	O
bipedal	O
Walker	O
(	O
which	O
originated	O
in	O
the	O
cancelled	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
)	O
that	O
lets	O
the	O
player	O
freely	O
walk	O
around	O
on	O
platforms	O
and	O
in	O
enclosed	O
spaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
level	O
locations	O
have	O
also	O
returned	O
,	O
including	O
Corneria	B-Application
,	O
Zoness	O
,	O
Titania	O
,	O
Fichina	O
,	O
and	O
Fortuna	O
,	O
while	O
five	O
new	O
locations	O
,	O
Sector	O
Alpha	O
,	O
Area	O
3	O
,	O
Sector	O
Beta	O
,	O
Sector	O
Gamma	O
,	O
and	O
Sector	O
Omega	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
Amiibo	B-Device
figures	O
;	O
players	O
can	O
scan	O
the	O
Fox	O
and	O
Falco	O
Amiibo	B-Device
to	O
respectively	O
unlock	O
the	O
Retro	O
Arwing	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
model	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
original	B-Application
SNES	I-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
cannot	O
lock	O
on	O
but	O
has	O
a	O
larger	O
blast	O
radius	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Black	O
Arwing	O
,	O
which	O
sports	O
a	O
black	O
and	O
red	O
color	O
scheme	O
and	O
is	O
stronger	O
and	O
faster	O
but	O
takes	O
more	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
began	O
with	O
experimentation	O
on	O
leftover	O
assets	O
from	O
a	O
never-released	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
that	O
had	O
been	O
worked	O
on	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
group	O
since	O
about	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
revealed	O
that	O
both	O
Project	B-Device
Guard	I-Device
and	O
Project	O
Giant	O
Robot	O
were	O
connected	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
some	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Project	B-Device
Guard	I-Device
was	O
formally	O
revealed	O
as	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
Guard	I-Device
,	O
and	O
bundled	O
both	O
digitally	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
physical	O
copy	O
alongside	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
storyline	O
and	O
overall	O
presentation	O
were	O
structured	O
episodically	O
,	O
taking	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
1960s	O
television	O
series	O
Thunderbirds	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
missions	O
featuring	O
traditional	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
gameplay	O
acting	O
as	O
"	O
primetime	O
programming	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
side-missions	O
featuring	O
more	O
quirky	O
,	O
experimental	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
Project	B-Device
Guard	I-Device
and	O
Project	O
Giant	O
Robot	O
)	O
act	O
as	O
"	O
late-night	O
programming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yusuke	O
Hashimoto	O
of	O
PlatinumGames	O
said	O
they	O
were	O
approached	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
about	O
co-developing	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
requesting	O
to	O
add	O
an	O
Arwing-themed	O
bonus	O
level	O
to	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
of	O
PlatinumGames	O
had	O
also	O
previously	O
expressed	O
his	O
desire	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
approach	O
them	O
about	O
developing	O
a	O
new	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Zero	O
is	O
neither	O
a	O
prequel	O
or	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
previous	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
stated	O
that	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
before	O
the	O
new	B-Application
installment	I-Application
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
Amiibo	B-Device
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
specify	O
in	O
what	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
was	O
playable	O
at	O
E3	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
Miyamoto	O
reiterated	O
of	O
the	O
GamePad/monitor	O
gameplay	O
method	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
"	O
allow	O
for	O
cinematic	O
moments	O
to	O
blend	O
with	O
continuous	O
gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
began	O
a	O
contest	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Intergalactic	O
Art	O
Event	O
"	O
that	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entrants	O
needed	O
to	O
create	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
fan	O
art	O
and	O
post	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Miiverse	O
page	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
best	O
40	O
entries	O
winning	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
credit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
home	O
menu	O
theme	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
released	O
two	O
days	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
animated	O
short	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Battle	O
Begins	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
online	O
on	O
April	O
20	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
eShop	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
includes	O
the	O
training	O
mode	O
from	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Battle	O
Begins	O
animated	O
short	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
if	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
could	O
potentially	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Atsushi	O
Inaba	O
of	O
PlatinumGames	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
if	O
it	O
could	O
happen	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
approached	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
about	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jose	O
Otero	O
from	O
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
levels	O
and	O
bosses	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
reimagines	O
a	O
classic	O
Nintendo	O
64	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
critical	O
to	O
its	O
awkward	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Damien	O
McFerran	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
observed	O
that	O
the	O
players	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
patient	O
to	O
master	O
its	O
problematic	O
controls	O
before	O
becoming	O
attuned	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
comparing	O
them	O
to	O
Splatoon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Roberts	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
undermined	O
by	O
a	O
slavish	O
devotion	O
to	O
wrapping	O
the	O
core	O
design	O
around	O
every	O
feature	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
GamePad	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
whether	O
it	O
makes	O
sense	O
or	O
feels	O
good	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
were	O
also	O
divided	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
length	O
and	O
high	O
similarity	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
were	O
not	O
bothered	O
by	O
it	O
;	O
McFerran	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
retread	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
its	O
original	O
game	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
,	O
but	O
found	O
this	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
reassuringly	O
familiar	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
Ray	O
Carsillo	O
of	O
EGM	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
failed	O
to	O
build	O
on	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
in	O
new	O
and	O
exciting	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
choice	O
to	O
re-imagine	O
an	O
older	O
game	O
instead	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
brand	O
new	B-Application
installment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
McFerran	O
concluded	O
that	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
is	O
"	O
easily	O
on-par	O
with	O
the	O
excellent	O
N64	O
entry	O
from	O
which	O
it	O
draws	O
so	O
much	O
inspiration	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
on	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
on	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2016	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
preorders	O
,	O
a	O
position	O
it	O
held	O
for	O
two	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Days	O
after	O
its	O
launch	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
standalone	O
and	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
Guard	I-Device
Double	O
Pack	O
sold	O
8,135	O
and	O
17,114	O
units	O
respectively	O
,	O
individually	O
placing	O
fifth	O
and	O
eighth	O
for	O
that	O
sales	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
which	O
tracks	O
physical	O
sales	O
data	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
any	O
platform	O
during	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
April	O
.	O
</s>
