Star Fox 64 3D

Star Fox 64 3D
Packaging artwork release for all the territories
DevelopersNintendo EAD
Q-Games
PublisherNintendo
DirectorDylan Cuthbert
ProducerTadashi Sugiyama
ComposerSatomi Terui
SeriesStar Fox
PlatformNintendo 3DS
Release
  • JP: July 14, 2011
  • NA/EU: September 9, 2011
  • AU: September 15, 2011
  • KO: August 30, 2012
  • CHN: March 15, 2013
GenreRail shooter
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Star Fox 64 3D is a 3D rail shooter video game co-developed by Nintendo EAD and Q-Games and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It is a remake of the 1997 video game Star Fox 64 for the Nintendo 64. It was released on July 14, 2011, in Japan, followed by other markets in September.

Although the original Nintendo 64 version was called Lylat Wars in Europe and Australia, as well as in its Virtual Console re-releases, the 3DS remake adopts the Star Fox 64 moniker in all regions. In 2012, Nintendo re-released this game, along with several other earlier 3DS titles, as a digital download via the Nintendo eShop. The downloadable version was released in PAL regions on October 4, October 18 in North America, and November 1 in Japan. The game received positive reviews from critics who praised the gameplay, updated graphics and visuals and faithfulness to the original, though it was criticized for its lack of online multiplayer and limited amount of new content.