Star Fox Guard (2016)

Nintendo EPD, PlatinumGames

Wii U

2.90 from 48 ratings

247 members have it in their collection · 11 playing now · 118 backlogged · 32 wish listed

Star Fox Guard is a tower defense video game co-developed by Nintendo and PlatinumGames for the Wii U. The game was bundled as a separate disc for the first print edition of Star Fox Zero during its release in April 2016, and as a digital download code on the Wii U eShop afterwards.
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Details

Developers
Nintendo EPD, PlatinumGames
Publishers
Nintendo
Genres
Puzzle, Shooter, Strategy
Themes
Action, Comedy, Science fiction
Franchises
Star Fox
Series
Star Fox

Release dates

  • Apr 21, 2016 (Japan) Wii U
  • Apr 22, 2016 (North_America) Wii U
  • Apr 22, 2016 (Europe) Wii U
  • Apr 23, 2016 (Australia) Wii U

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Rating distribution

5 stars
1
4 stars
9
3 stars
24
2 stars
12
1 star
2
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Community All Reviews Statuses

SinAndPunish

Review SinAndPunish 2/5 · Dec 7, 2022

Here me out.

This game isn’t bad like Star Fox ZERO was, but it isn’t great either. See, this game has some fun gameplay moments but when you come down to it, this game is just a repetitive boring mess.

deepdoop

Review deepdoop 3/5 · May 3, 2016

6.5/10

Better than Star Fox Zero, strangely. I mean, it doesn't have the highs that Zero does, but at the same time it doesn't have the lows. It's a more consistent experience and a pretty decent tower defense game where you use cameras to shoot invading robots. Nothing more, nothing less, I had a good time.

On a side note, …

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6.5/10

Better than Star Fox Zero, strangely. I mean, it doesn't have the highs that Zero does, but at the same time it doesn't have the lows. It's a more consistent experience and a pretty decent tower defense game where you use cameras to shoot invading robots. Nothing more, nothing less, I had a good time.

On a side note, I do love how the initial boxed release comes with both Guard and Zero. That's an awesome idea, especially if Zero were a better game. They really could have had a hit on their hands if the core game was better: imagine Zero being awesome, then a second good game along with it? Oh well, maybe next time Nintendo.

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