Star Fox Remake Game Gets Free Update, Star Fox Adventures Added to Nintendo Classics

Nintendo announced during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Wednesday that Star Fox , a remake of Star Fox 64 with new graphics, new art style, a multiplayer option, and other gameplay additions, will get a free update to the Battle Mode on September 29. The company also added the 2002 Star Fox Adventures game to the library of the Nintendo GameCube – Nintendo Classics Switch Online Expansion Pack on the same day.

Star Fox Battle Mode Update Trailer

Star Fox Adventures Trailer

The update for Battle Mode will include split screens, new stages, four-player gameplay on a single Switch 2 game system, and more.

The game launched on Nintendo Switch 2 on June 25.

The game retains the layout and general mechanics of the 1997 Star Fox 64 Nintendo 64 game. The remake adds new cinematic briefings and fully voiced dialogue to the game's Campaign Mode, as well as a new orchestral soundtrack. The campaign has three difficulty levels. The game adds a Challenge Mode, where players can replay already completed levels with additional objectives, and in two different difficulty levels. Both Campaign and Challenge Mode are compatible with Joy-Con 2 Mouse Controls, and allows two different players to cooperate in piloting and gunnery duties either on the same system, or GameShare via GameChat.

Star Fox has a multiplayer Battle Mode that allows for 4-on-4 fights on three different game types. The game supports online matchmaking, private custom matches, and online play via GameShare via GameChat. Players can use a camera with GameChat for interactive avatars based on the game's characters.

Star Fox 64 , itself a reimagining of the 1993 SNES Star Fox game, launched on the Nintendo 64 in 1997. The game already has two remakes: Star Fox 64 3D for Nintendo 3DS in 2011, and Star Fox Zero for Wii U in 2016. Nintendo released the game digitally on Switch via its Nintendo Classics service in 2021.

Star Fox Adventures launched for the Nintendo GameCube in 2002. The story is set eight years after the events of Star Fox 64 .

Star Fox series protagonist Fox McCloud appeared in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie , which opened on April 1.

Sources: Nintendo 's YouTube channel ( link 2 ), Nintendo Direct livestream