Summary
- Wild Blue is a spiritual successor to Star Fox, offering a nostalgic and action-packed experience.
- The game captures the classic Star Fox essence with animal pilots, X-shaped ships, and thrilling aerial dogfights.
- The game is being developed by the studio founded by a programmer who worked on the original Star Fox.
An upcoming Steam game called Wild Blue is like a spiritual successor to Star Fox, bringing back the classic on-rails adventure but with a modern take. Developer Chuhai Labs openly acknowledges the game as a new take on Star Fox, promising an “action-packed, nostalgic journey” for fans of the classic title.
Star Fox is a series of sci-fi rail shooter games, with the first title released for the Super Nintendo. Combined with its futuristic take, the game was a pioneer in the use of 3D graphics in gameplay, and it became a classic, with its main character, Fox McCloud, now a well-known and recognizable figure in the video game industry. Star Fox 64 for the Nintendo 64, Star Fox Adventures and Star Fox: Assault for the GameCube, and Star Fox Command for the Nintendo DS, are some of the games that have originated from the franchise since its SNES debut. Now, a game with serious Star Fox vibes is on the horizon.
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The upcoming rail shooter Wild Blue promises to bring back some of the things that made Star Fox popular at the time, not only in terms of gameplay mechanics but also in its aesthetic. The game was revealed during the Humble Games Showcase, featuring animal pilots, X-shaped ships, aerial dogfights, boss battles, and open skies reminiscent of the classic franchise. Players take on the role of Bowie Stray, along with the Blue Bombers, a squadron of animal pilots (just like Fox McCloud and the Star Fox team) who join forces to save their world.
Wild Blue is Being Made by a Former Star Fox Developer
A noteworthy detail that could be a good sign for the game is the involvement of Giles Goddard, a programmer who worked on the first game that launched the Star Fox franchise. He is also the founder of the studio currently developing Wild Blue. According to the game’s Steam page, players will travel through various environments, including oceans, desert ridges, and caves, while taking on different missions. Moreover, Wild Blue will be highly accessible, with easy controls to allow newcomers to pick up the game quickly.
Some of the key features of the game include classic gameplay with modernized controls, a rich and colorful world, an action-packed campaign, boss battles, secret paths, missions, and a score system. The game is still in development and doesn’t have a release window yet, but Star Fox fans should keep an eye on Wild Blue.
