Star Fox Adventures is kind of a let-down, for Star Fox fans and casual gamers alike. The engine for the most part works fine. However, areas such as the battles and Arwing missions could have been improved. For example, in a battle, only one enemy will try to attack you at a time, and once you beat them down, the next enemy comes forward to die. The Arwing missions were short and worthless. The enemies are there for some reason, and you have to collect the specified number of gold rings to reach the area you are flying to. Tricky, the game's equivalent to Navi/Tatle of the Zelda series, proves to be more of an annoyance than anything, and no matter what obstacles you encounter will seem to be able to follow you (sometimes, you even have to go out of your way to create a bridge for him or similar). Also, there are too many annoying obstacles, like where you have to run up a narrow path, avoiding the rolling, exploding barrels.
The voice acting for this game was, unfortunately, very bad. I blame it on the dialogue. Most of it is just terrible, but I think the actors were working with what they were given. Maybe they were under the impression that this was supposed to be a kiddie game, so they just did one take and left. Also, the voices lack consistency with what was in Star Fox 64. Peppy lost his accent, and sounds really old (he is only forty-something.) Slippy does not sound like a girl anymore, but he sounds like the voice actor was breathing in helium.ROB goes from his low-pitched mechanical voice to a high-pitched mechanical voice. Pepper's voice now sounds very loud and strained.
Now for the plot. It is a fair plot, but there are just too many holes in it. Everybody knows Krystal's name before she is properly introduced, for example. In fact, her character, who was originally, in Dinosaur Planet, a fully playable character, is reduced pretty much to bookend scenes, being turned into a damsel in distress most of the game. Too many details go unexplained. Probably the greatest letdown is *Spoiler here....have you stopped reading yet....now...? Good.* You do not even get a chance to fight the game's main villain at the end. Also, the appearances of Andross and Falco both seem fairly random, as good as it is to see Falco after his absence the entire game. The final scene of the game, with all of the team ribbing Fox about Krystal is too overdone and even painful. *No more spoilers now*
However, the saving factor of the game is the graphics. The characters and ships are all wonderfully modelled, the scenery is amazing, and there are great effects, such as the water. This, however, is probably the best part of the game. Should you ever play it, just enjoy the scenery while it lasts, ignore the uninspired acting and dialogue, and make the most of the game, because I doubt you will play through it more than once.
The voice acting for this game was, unfortunately, very bad. I blame it on the dialogue. Most of it is just terrible, but I think the actors were working with what they were given. Maybe they were under the impression that this was supposed to be a kiddie game, so they just did one take and left. Also, the voices lack consistency with what was in Star Fox 64. Peppy lost his accent, and sounds really old (he is only forty-something.) Slippy does not sound like a girl anymore, but he sounds like the voice actor was breathing in helium.ROB goes from his low-pitched mechanical voice to a high-pitched mechanical voice. Pepper's voice now sounds very loud and strained.
Now for the plot. It is a fair plot, but there are just too many holes in it. Everybody knows Krystal's name before she is properly introduced, for example. In fact, her character, who was originally, in Dinosaur Planet, a fully playable character, is reduced pretty much to bookend scenes, being turned into a damsel in distress most of the game. Too many details go unexplained. Probably the greatest letdown is *Spoiler here....have you stopped reading yet....now...? Good.* You do not even get a chance to fight the game's main villain at the end. Also, the appearances of Andross and Falco both seem fairly random, as good as it is to see Falco after his absence the entire game. The final scene of the game, with all of the team ribbing Fox about Krystal is too overdone and even painful. *No more spoilers now*
However, the saving factor of the game is the graphics. The characters and ships are all wonderfully modelled, the scenery is amazing, and there are great effects, such as the water. This, however, is probably the best part of the game. Should you ever play it, just enjoy the scenery while it lasts, ignore the uninspired acting and dialogue, and make the most of the game, because I doubt you will play through it more than once.