Famed SNES racer F-Zero gets a 64-bit update. Gameplay remains essentially unchanged, race in a futuristic racing tournament on tracks levitated miles up in the air, against a selection of devious opponents.

While the original had 4 cars to choose from and race against, F-Zero X has no fewer than 30 vehicles all with their own unique strengths and weaknesses, a choice of colours, and customisable power/acceleration ratios for each track. At the beginning you are limited to choosing from 6 cars and 3 tournaments (each featuring 6 tracks each), but in true Nintendo fashion, more cars and tracks are unlocked as you progress through the game. As well as the cups, you can also race in time trial mode, against a 'ghost car' recording of your best previous lap, a lá Mario Kart 64.

Gone are the entirely flat tracks of the original, having been replaced with tracks that twist, turn, loop, rotate and basically contort into the most crazy shapes you could imagine. One unique feature amongst almost all other racing games is the "X" tournament, where courses are totally randomly generated each time you start.

One of the most important changes to the format is the inclusion of multiplayer support for up to 4 players. The various combat moves are especially important against aggressive human play.

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Platform

Nintendo 64

Developer(s)

Nintendo EAD

Publishers(s)

Nintendo

Genres(s)

Racing

NA Release Date

September 30, 1998

JP Release Date

July 14, 1998

EU Release Date

November 6, 1998

ESRB Rating

Everyone

MVGL User Score

7.8 by 218 user(s)

MVGL Difficulty

2.1667

Composer(s)

Tarō Bandō, Hajime Wakai

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339 User(s)

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