Star Fox Command for the DS brings Fox and the crew to the DS for the first in a fully 3-D title with Wifi play.
1-4 players with Wifi and Wireless Download Play
Developed/Published by: Q-Games/Nintendo
Pros:
+Flying only.
+Control is smooth and the touch screen is used very well for this game. I would compare it to Metroid Prime Hunters but not as difficult to handle. Being able to use the map on the bottom screen to drop bombs on unsuspecting enemies is a blast!
+You use a strategy map like say Fire Emblem to plot the path of your plane. The goal is to keep the enemy away from the mother ship. +Get to use all kinds of pilots in the main 1-player mode and each has their own unique weapons and abilities. My personal Favorite would be Wolf.
+There is a branching storyline that can lead to 9 different endings. Keeps you playing until you've got them all.
+The game is in full 3-D except for the dialogue scenes between missions which use Fire Emblem type character portraits. The game in both scenerios looks fantastic.
+Wifi play.
+Single-card multiplayer download play for some versus matches with friends who do not have their own copy.
+Difficulty is moderate, if slightly unbalanced.
Cons:
-The missiles that you run into for the first time may confuse some players because it is not clearly demonstated how to kill them at first. You have to shoot/lock-on while hitting the beacons and blast it out of the sky. I know the first time I thought you were supposed to run it down and then you would go into a battle of some-sort, but I eventually figured it out. It's actually not that hard. Some characters are better at it than others. I found Panther to be the best for taking down missiles for me.
-Certain endings can be really easy while other ones can be much more difficult. The branching paths don't really give you any heads up as to what is the more difficult path, not necessarily a bad thing as much as an observation.
-Flying through rings is fun but at the same-time kind of weird! Who put those things there, reminds of the blocks floating in the air in Mario lol.
-Getting your airwing to roll can be a little funny sometimes if you're rushing, my only real grip on the control.
-Pictures for the endings are nice to look at but a little bit of animation would have created more of an impact. Grant it there are 9 endings so that's probably why they went with the still shots.
-If a single enemy makes it to your ship it is game over. I sometimes think that if you have a missile loaded in your Mother ship then why can't it go ahead and take out that enemy? I guess that would make it too easy. I rarely had this problem though.
-In Wifi play and download play everyone is simply a carbon-copy of Fox and his airwing. It would have been nice to play online as Wolf, Panther, Leon, Slippy, Falco, Krystal, and the rest with all their different abilities. Final Thoughts: This is a very good game for anyone looking for some aerial combat or for a good Star Fox game. I would recommend this game highly over Star Fox Assault on the Gamecube. I enjoyed the single-player experience and all the branching plot lines which made for good replay value. Unfortunately if you're looking at this game for some good multiplayer you may be a little dissappointed in that you can not use all the different characters from the game, rather everyone is merely a copy of Fox and his airwing. Also, for some reason I have had a hard time getting matched up with four players and in this particular Wifi game it will not let you play the main Wifi mode with anything less than 4. I don't really understand why they made it that way but it makes getting a match going a little bit difficult. You can do free battle but it does not factor into your rank. Bottom line buy this game for the single player experience and consider the multiplayer something extra.