The best Star Fox game ever made!
The thing I like most about the game is the hit counter and the medal system. There are multiple paths you can take through the game and depending on the circumstances of your win, you might end up going different way. Throughout your game you will be tracked with points for each enemy you kill and receive a bonus for killing multiple enemies at once (or for very tough enemies). Bosses will also give you a bonus based on the time it takes to beat them. The game keeps track of your total score and you can compare it to past totals you've gotten while playing through the game. To receive a medal on a stage you must score a certain amount of hits while keeping your team-mates alive. Once you have unlocked a medal on every stage you are able to try the hard mode so you can try to complete this daunting task again. Also, hard mode is pretty hard.
The things I think could be improved are your computer player AI. There are several stages where you'll spend the majority of your time saving them from really weak enemies. Since you have to keep all your team mates alive to score a medal this can sometimes be extremely annoying. The other thing that could be improved is the multiplayer. It has three stages, but only two are able to support all the vehicles. On that note, to unlock the capability to use the tank you must receive a medal on venom, the last stage, in the one-player. To unlock the person (with no vehicle) you must get a medal on venom on hard mode. There is no reason why these options aren't available from the begining. Also, an better way to compare scores to a friends would have been nice, but largely impossible at the time.
All in all, this is still one of my favorite games. The multiple story paths will get you interested, but unlocking Medals will keep you playing for much longer. The multiplayer is very fun, but needed to be more developed. Still a good buy and one I would recommend to everyone!