Originally Posted by
Guntz
I dunno, seems strange to see all the hate in here. I've always loved Starfox 1, great game. The stock framerate is fine (adding a certain flair of epicness if you will), the graphics are actually pretty impressive for such a weak chip like the Super FX and there's a great soundtrack behind it all. Starfox 2 is even better, though less arcade-y than the first game.
I don't really get why there's so much love for Virtua Racing. I'll be perfectly honest, the original game is rather lackluster. Now just for fairness, I am comparing Virtua Racing for Genesis against Starfox. While yes VR is pretty good for a racing game and helped set the stage for a sort of revolution in the genre thanks to 3D, but the big problem with VR for me is the complete and utter lack of physics. The car is permanently glued to the ground, there's never any feel of realism in the game. It's especially annoying when you're racing in POV mode and the camera jerkily rotates as you go up inclines. Starfox is significantly more refined in this regard, the Arwing actually feels like a real machine.
Moreover, I like Starfox better simply because it was engineered as a home game first. Virtua Racing is kind of like a nice tech demo, lots of style but little substance. Starfox has lots of missions with better variety and it even has a couple hidden levels. Starfox feels like a complete package, VR doesn't, but it's hard to knock it as it IS an arcade game after all. I just find it weird how you guys like VR over Starfox. When you're playing a game as visually sparse and primitive as VR, Starfox really isn't much different.