Fox and Samus may be colliding in an epic crossover game if rumors are true.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rumor/30202
Rumor has it that Retro Studios is working on a Star Fox and Metroid crossover game that incorporates the gameplay mechanics of the two Nintendo franchises, website Paul Gale Network is reporting.
While this is still being seen as a big rumor floating around prior to E3, some details regarding the supposed game have appeared. The story goes that Retro Studios wanted to create a new IP that mixed third person action and intense aerial combat, while other team members wanted to work on a new Star Fox game.
Nintendo, seeing how they have collaborated in the past with games like Donkey Kong Country Returns and Mario Kart 7, decided to help them with the development of a game that would be a hybrid of Star Fox and Metroid.
The supposed story for this game is that when players start, they will begin with a Star Fox level controlling Fox as he and his team fly around the stage. Later, they crash into Samus's ship, which sends her to another planet. The gameplay is believed to switch between the two characters, with Samus having gameplay inspired by the Metroid Prime series (complete with exploration of levels and weapon upgrades) and Star Fox having aerial battles, on-rail and all-range modes.
The rumor also states that the gameplay has been designed so that the pace of one Nintendo franchise does not interrupt the flow of the other, and that players can either exclusively play one character or play them both via scripted events. Gameplay can also be switched between characters, with parts of the game having the player control Samus's ship while other levels have Fox walking on foot.
Despite what the sources may claim, this is still a big rumor. For weeks now, it has been rumored that Retro could be working on a Wii U game for launch or near the launch window to be revealed at this year's E3 conference. One of those games happened to be a new Star Fox game. Nintendo or Retro have confirmed or denied the existence of said games. If Retro was indeed involved in a new game, E3 2012 may be the place to announce it.
If this is true, I demand a post-credits cut scene where Samus lands on a colorful alien planet, steps out of her gunship and walks into a landscape that is dotted with tiny white flowers...
This is seriously considered front page news...?
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Why stop there though? If Nintendo ever choose to do a crossover game outside of Smash Bros, then why not go all the way and include all Nintendo's franchises which are even remotely inspired by science fiction. Why not have a Metroid/Star Fox/Pikmin/F-Zero game?
While on this planet, Samus also encounters a young boy by the name of Olimar who is strong with the forc...
While on this planet, Samus also encounters a young boy by the name of Olimar who is strong with the forc...
How about instead of that she encounters Link, who is strong in the Tri-Force? ;) Then her and Link have an affair and all is well until Princess Zelda finds out about Link's infidelity... then the plot starts to get really interesting.
Also one of the reasons this was posted was because in the past the news source claimed that there was a Sony SSB game, and that turned out to be true.However, keep in mind that the Sony game was confirmed by the author as fact, while this is just a random rumor somebody told him. The last big rumor he ran (Rocksteady TMNT) turned out to be false.
Even false rumors can be beneficial because a lot of things that start out as fiction eventually end up becoming a reality as a result of that fiction.
Plus there's the fact Retro's Metroid Prime games have been more popular then the Star Fox games in the last decade. It would make no sense for Nintendo to put Star Fox levels in a Metroid game when that wouldn't help sales since Metroid is more popular. Considering how careful Nintendo is with its budgets, I don't see them spending extra money on extra Star Fox gameplay when it wouldn't do anything to boast the sales.
I could see Metroid+F-Zero being a relevant crossover since ya know, Captain Falcon is a Bounty Hunter and all the Universe can link together easily. But Star Fox!?
I'm gonna go on record now... There is some pretty substantial truth to this rumor. Any takers on a bet?
I'm gonna go on record now... There is some pretty substantial truth to this rumor. Any takers on a bet?
Anyone?
Plus there's the fact Retro's Metroid Prime games have been more popular then the Star Fox games in the last decade. It would make no sense for Nintendo to put Star Fox levels in a Metroid game when that wouldn't help sales since Metroid is more popular. Considering how careful Nintendo is with its budgets, I don't see them spending extra money on extra Star Fox gameplay when it wouldn't do anything to boast the sales.
I'm gonna go on record now... There is some pretty substantial truth to this rumor. Any takers on a bet?
Anyone?
I wonder what Ian Sane will have to say about this rumor whenever he logs in and reads it.
