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Star Fox Guard · LUDEX

Browse Star Fox franchise

LUDEX game dossier

Shooter Puzzle Strategy

Release

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Critic score

71/100

Platform families

1

Overview
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Universe & content
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Editorial overview

Inside Star Fox Guard

What it is

Star Fox Guard is a tower defense video game co-developed by Nintendo and PlatinumGames for the Wii U. The game was bundled as a separate disc for the first print edition of Star Fox Zero during its release in April 2016, and as a digital download code on the Wii U eShop afterwards.

Play styles

Single player

Perspective

First person · Bird view / Isometric

Themes

Action · Science fiction · Comedy

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Star Fox Guard

Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · Nintendo

71Critics3.5/5Thursday, April 21, 201610.3 years ago

Connected releases

2

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Languages

5 supported

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8 assets

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Trailer

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FranchiseStar FoxEnter the franchise

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2 Bundle

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2 releases

BundleStar Fox Zero and Star Fox Guard: First Print EditionMay 22, 2016Multi-item package
BundleStar Fox Zero + Star Fox GuardApr 21, 2016Multi-item package

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Who made it

Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
Developer
PlatinumGames
Developer
Nintendo
Publisher
Vingt et un Systems
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Platforms

Wii U
Gen 8

Release history

Apr 21, 2016Wii U
Apr 22, 2016Wii U
Apr 22, 2016Wii U
Apr 23, 2016Wii U

Themes & modes

ActionScience fictionComedySingle player

Tags

tower defense
star fox

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71

Metascore

Critic aggregate

3.5/5· 6 ratings

Details

Released: Thursday, April 21, 2016
Developers: Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development,PlatinumGames
Publisher: Nintendo
Additional work: Vingt et un Systems
Franchise: Star Fox
Perspective: First person, Bird view / Isometric
Modes: Single player
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (Spain)
Also known as: スターフォックスガード
In player libraries: 13

Platforms

Nintendo

Where to buy

Nintendo eShop

Links

Genres

Shooter Puzzle Strategy