F-Zero GX (GameCube)

F-Zero GX. Many say it's the fastest racing game of them all. Whilst this may be true, lets look at some promises and specs: - RRP (When released), £39.99 - Rated Teenager by ESRB - For Nintendo Gamecube - Licensed by Nintendo. Well, to start with, lets have a short history lesson of the F-Zero franchise. It all started on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (S N E S) with a game called F-Zero. A rather basic racing game. 4 playable machines, ...
...the game i am reviewing, F-Zero GX. Lets start with some of the basics. == Starting the game == I jammed in my memory card and disc and i was away. It got to the part where it asked me if i'd like to make a save file. I obviously said yes. Then this snazzy screen came up telling me to input a name for my file (Which may i add was utterly pointless since you can only have one save file per memory card). Once done, the start screen which pictured ...

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The original F-Zero on the S.N.E.S was an absolute classic and its offspring, F-Zero X on the N64, ranked among my favourite games on said console. So it was with no small amount of anticipation that I looked forward to the latest home console addition to the futuristic racing series - F-Zero GX on the Nintendo GameCube. And did it satisfy my every gaming desire? Read on to find out! A racing game set some 500 years in the future, F-Zero GX sees ...
...winning the ultimate prize of F-Zero Grand Prix champion. The game is blessed with a large array of gaming modes that'll keep you entertained for many a wasted hour. Of these the most important is that of the Grand Prix. In Grand Prix mode you race fiercely against a massive 29 other craft with the goal of getting your grubby little mitts on that all important 1st prize. There are 4 different cups to choose from each with 5 tracks and each more ...

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I have always been a big fan of the F Zero franchise. The N64 version (F-Zero X) was absolutely fantastic putting all other futuristic racers to shame. The general concept of F Zero is that you race around imaginatively laid out tracks in gravity defying spaceships at breakneck speeds, battling it out with 29 other ships on the screen at once. You can't do this on any other game - which is why I find the series so appealing. Having parted with £39.99 ...
...hoping for big improvements over the N64 version (which is coming up to 6 years old!) I was left kind of dissapointed. Unfortunately I have to say that I find this new addition very dull and adds very little to the formula - in some ways I find that this isn't as good as the former. Firstly it's not as easy to battle with other racers, which was something that I loved in the past. Enemy crafts are very difficult to put off course when before it ...

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...And indeed there was for F-Zero GX. There must have been about 18 months of waiting since we first got info on it and it's been gathering momentum all the way since. After all, F-Zero is Nintendo's biggest racing series (after Mario Kart of course) and this time they've got former rivals Sega contributing to it, and they're masters of the racing genre too. Yet why did it only reach a lowly 8th in the All Consoles chart? 8th? Did someone fail to say ...
...There are no weapons in F-Zero unlike many other "un-realistic" racers, which is by no means a bad thing. It makes it an incredibly pure game. However this doesn't mean there's no way to eliminate your competition from the race. A cheeky barge to the side or a wildly more obvious but speed draining spin attack are on offer to end your rivals chances of stealing your crown. After the first race, take any chance you can to destroy the closest competitior ...

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Why do so many people play racing game? Obviously its to go fast and do something they can't do in real life. well this game is FAST. REALLY FAST. So fast in fact that it'll make your eyes bleed! The first time you'll pay this it will give you an adrenaline rush like no other game before it. And then after that you'll be hooked - hooked deep. Well let's break it down. What makes this game so good? The controls for one thing - which can only be described ...
...feel in control of your craft. And it can't be easier to control, with the L+R triggers helping you turn corners and the face buttons controlling brake and acceleration. Sounds simple? Don't let it fool you. There's an unbeleivable amount of strategy involved from spinning your opponents off the track (using Z) to using your boost sparingly because of your depleting shield. ITS DEEP. Sounds good so far but how does it look? No-one wants to play ...

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F-Zero GX is an amazing futuristic racer that puts you in the cockpit of a racing hovercar from, like, the year 3333, and lets you loose at speeds of up to 2500+ km/h!!!! I pre-ordered F-Zero GX about a month before it's release. 10 days after the release it finally arrived. This was all the fault of the postal strike. But, my friend pre-ordered Rouge Squadron 3: Rebel Strike, which came out the same day, and got it on the day of release! How is ...
...well worth the wait. I got home from school, and popped the disc straight into the 'Cube. I watched with bated breath as the Nintendo and then Sega Logos came up. Then, I got my first taste of SERIOUS SPEED! I watched the opening video and felt my jaw drop. And I wasn't even playing yet! There is no way to describe the sensation, the flat out speed of F-Zero. You must experiance it for yourself. Then I started playing. I clicked Grand Prix, and ...

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F-ZERO GX for the GAMECUBE is one of the best if not THE best futuristic racer on any platform! It has SUPERB graphics showing off the power of the gamecube, great gameplay modes including single player grand prix, MULTIPLAYER split screen for up to 4 players and an all new STORY MODE which takes you into the world of F-ZERO! You can even CREATE your own custom vehicle and race your way to be an F-ZERO champion!The racing is SUPER FAST with breathtaking ...
...even get to take it all in!!!! To sum it up in one word F-ZERO GRAND PRIX! for the GAMECUBE is FANTASTIC! So wether your into the SERIES or your just into racers of any kind you would be crazy not to add this title to your gaming collection!!! ...

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For me, F-zero was one of the games that made the SNES worth owning, yes there were a lot of other great SNES games but F-Zero was one that stood out. In fact some would say F-Zero started the futuristic racing genre and paved the way for the likes of Wipeout and the Extreme G series. F - Zero GX is probably one of the truest racing games we've played; it maybe set in the future with insane, mind boggling tracks and super fast hover cars but unlike ...
...required to race. There's no languishing behind in despair or pulling out in an unimaginable lead. Every racer on the track is out to win and they try hard to do so. Unlike a lot of racing games each of the controls in F - Zero GX is essential, you can occasionally blag using glide controls in games such as Wipeout but in F - Zero you aren't going to get round some of the corners unless you learn how to master them, not that F - Zero features a difficult ...

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