A quality Star Fox and DS game, multiplayer could've been just a little bit better, and where's the voice acting?
User Rating: 8.7 | Star Fox Command DS
Like it says above, Star Fox Command is a quality Star Fox and Nintendo DS game. Star Fox Command takes a little bit from all the previous Star Fox games, some real time strategy, the touch screen capabillites of the Nintendo DS, and combines it into a game worthy of bearing the Star Fox franchise name. The branching story missions allow for alot of replayability, and the balance between difficulty is near perfect, with a diverse array of enemies and bosses. The story and character dialogue is okay and also makes references to the other games in the Star Fox franchise. The only thing missing is the voice acting, but it isn't that much of a problem. They give you an option to record your own voice, but it's not that important. The stylus-control may take a little bit to get used to, but once you get the hang of it, you'll be flying with ease.
There are only one fatal flaw with the game, which is the multiplayer. There is no "true" multiplayer DS to DS mode, so if you want to play with some friends, you're gonna have to choose download play, which in my opinion, is a major letdown.
Playing over Wi-Fi is fair and balanced, everyone is the same character, in the same ship, so it all boils down to skill, or who gets the plasma cannon first. If you don't like the idea of playing against people with a higher ranking than you, you can choose Random Battle to be matched up with opponents with a similar rank.
All in all, Star Fox Command is a quality game to purchase for the Nintendo DS.