1993 Multi-pathed Console Rail Shooters - Night Striker vs. Star Fox

[Drakon]

That's stupid. If you think Star Fox is much better that's fine but any time a thread is made to compare games, it only makes sense to have actually played both games enough to judge them. That's the whole point.

Unfortunately, in comparison polls where one game is much more obscure than the other, some people end up voting for the common title because it's the only one they played. It's not a fair way to compare.

I remember seeing a poll many years back for Panzer Dragoon Zwei vs. Star Fox 64. Star Fox won by a huge margin but there were comments like "I haven't played a Saturn so I'm voting for Star Fox 64". It would have nice to see the results of a fair fight with proper comparisons.

Really if you're going to start a thread like this you should let people choose how they want to judge the two titles.

I'm an SNES fanatic, and I wouldn't even put this game in my personal top 10 for the console.

It's definitely in my top 20.

[Moirai]

I think if people played star fox 64 and panzer dagoon zwei right after another, most people would pick PDZ. Star fox 64 is much more repetitive and bland IMO. Stylistically its uninteresting in comparison as well IMO.

[j_factor]

The main thing I don't like about Star Fox 64 is the non-Arwing stages. They're not horrible, but they're not very good.

[A Black Falcon]

I think if people played star fox 64 and panzer dagoon zwei right after another, most people would pick PDZ. Star fox 64 is much more repetitive and bland IMO. Stylistically its uninteresting in comparison as well IMO.

Star Fox 64 has more stages (a lot more), more variety, better graphics... Zwei is great, sure, but Star Fox 64 is better. Both are in my top 6 or 7 rail shooters of all time, but Star Fox 64 is right near the top, while Zwei would be lower on that list.

[Metalwario64]

Zwei is great, sure, but Star Fox 64 is better.

"You're good... but I'm better!"

[16-bit]

It's sort of hard for me to judge Night Striker because I haven't really played it. It certainly looks a lot smoother than StarFox, but I'm going to vote for StarFox on this one.

I wouldn't go as far as to say that it's sort of multipath, the only way you can divert your path is in the beginning of the game, and with an Easter Egg that lets you go to a black hole. The game's story isn't that special, but who cares it's a shooter.
These days, yes it does run a little slow in terms of frame rate, honestly I would have loved it if they'd somehow made it go just a little bit faster but it's still perfectly playable. I love it's soundtrack too, way better than 64s in my opinion.

[Metalwario64]

I love it's soundtrack too, way better than 64s in my opinion.

Yes, yes, yes! Definitely this. The first two games' soundtracks are some of my favorites of all time, and I struggle to remember most themes from 64. I kinda remember Wolf's, the main theme, and some boss themes, but I tend to forget everything else.

[sheath]

I had been playing Panzer Dragoon Zwei for a little over a year when Starfox 64 finally came out. I was really looking forward to Starfox 64 too, and went to a friend's house who had pre-ordered the game and the rumble pack so he could enjoy it "fully". Once I saw those muddy graphics and heard that derpy soundtrack that couldn't hold a candle to the original SNES game I just couldn't stop thinking about how great PDZ was. In fact, not having the original soundtrack in Starfox Assault prevented me from even giving the Gamecube game a chance.

[Drakon]

Yes, yes, yes! Definitely this. The first two games' soundtracks are some of my favorites of all time, and I struggle to remember most themes from 64. I kinda remember Wolf's, the main theme, and some boss themes, but I tend to forget everything else.

[TmEE]

Too much violin and other strings in there

[Zebbe]

Too muffled.

[StarMist]

I'm with Barone.

.....Er, shit, it looks as if I clicked the wrong poll option, so I guess I'm not with Barone.
Oh well, StarFox is going to win this poll anyway, as it should.

A 32 bit poll would be interesting but Night Striker's always going to be a problem, it's just too little known. Imagine pitting it against Space Harrier, Galaxy Force II, PD, PDZ, StarFox 64...it probably wouldn't beat out Vanark or Jupiter Strike.

[NostalgicMachine]

That's stupid. If you think Star Fox is much better that's fine but any time a thread is made to compare games, it only makes sense to have actually played both games enough to judge them. That's the whole point.

Unfortunately, in comparison polls where one game is much more obscure than the other, some people end up voting for the common title because it's the only one they played. It's not a fair way to compare.

I remember seeing a poll many years back for Panzer Dragoon Zwei vs. Star Fox 64. Star Fox won by a huge margin but there were comments like "I haven't played a Saturn so I'm voting for Star Fox 64". It would have nice to see the results of a fair fight with proper comparisons.

The most rational post of the day. Regardless of where you stand with these games, I don't think you can argue this logic.

[sheath]

Okay, who's going to start the poll thread for Panzer Dragoon Zwei versus Starfox 64?

[KnightWarrior]

StarFox for the Win