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A monumental dissapointment

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 9
Date: August 09, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I remember the good ol' days of playing the original F Zero on the SNES. It was an amazing game, one of the best ever made in my opinion. I could only wonder at how cool a sequel would be.

After so many years, the next installment of the game that I had hoped to see for so long finally came out. However, upon a few hours of play, I felt greatly let down.

First off, there are the details of the worlds you go to. Whats the problem with the details? The problem is that THEY DON'T EXIST! The enviroments are some of the most bland, un-interesting ones that I have ever seen in a game. I honestly can say that those of the old SNES version were better.

The tracks were mostly just re-hashes of the old SNES ones, and aside from the upside-down spirals, had few interesting features.

There is no story either. Now I know that most racing games don't generally have stories. BUT, seeing as how the SNES version had a sort of comic-book action section, I assumed the only reason they didn't include more stories was because they didn't have an advanced enough system. You'd think the N64 would correct this problem wouldn't you? Think again: they didn't.

Then theres the cars: Still just four to initially choose from. Sorry but I didn't know what they expected me to do to un-lock the rest of the cars, and since the game was so boring, I didn't care.

Its too bad, this game really had a lot of potential.

F-Zero X is good for a rental, particularly the vs. mode. But other than that, I can't see any reason to shell out the cash needed for purchasing this game.

Nintendo's new original racer

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: September 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Nintendo has taken one of the greatest racing games for SNES and revamped it into a whole different futuristic racing game. For starters, there are 30 racers rather than 4, and this game is very fast! But to be so fast and have 30 racers, the game is very cheaply detailed. Lets just say the car your driving is very small and looks like a box with rocket boosters. Also with 30 cars 6 cars to start and 24 to earn, it gets a bit confusing as to who you should chose to race as, so there are detailed photos of each driver so that people can pick their favorite to drive as. The originality of the game is the fact that the track forms itself into any sort of shape. It goes into huge anti-gravity loops, half pipes where you can drive on the ceiling, and pipes where you can race on the outside of it... all around it... without falling off! There are three levels of difficulty, customizable colors, cars, speeds, acceleration and three circuits with seven or so unique tracks. Finally there is an original battle mode, where you must destroy other racers by knocking them off the track. This is a game you should rent before you buy.

An exciting game at first but gets really old after awhile.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

F Zero X may be the first F Zero game to be faster than the original but it really lacks the excitement that is present in F Zero,F Zero GX and F Zero Maximum Velocity.Sure it is super fast has tons of tracks and characters but it is extremely bland. Novice and Standard are too easy and I wont even go near Expert because that is too hard. The biggest thing here is the difficulty levels are the huge weakpoint of this game. Sure some of the tracks look gorgeous but it is a game that I play only occasionaly because I like to play every game I own at least once a month.So in conclusion rent this first and if you like it buy it if you dont forget about it.

Over rated.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

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I love F-Zero on the SNES and I was anxiosly trying to get my hands on a copy of this version. And finaly when I did I am very disapointed. the graphics are crap, the 3D polygons have no detail and the background is the same every time. Why can't there be a car that has all A catagorys, even if it's next to impossible to unlock, why couldnt they make the superior machine?

The race hardly goes fast enough. The only 2 tracks I did like where the ones with a tube pipe thing you drive on, like driving the outside of a tube, not the inside. And another track that had quite a few leaps and jumps... but over all, I still would rather be playing the original and best on the SNES. They should have included the SNES version on the 64 cartridge as a side game or something.

Overall:
Graphics: 3/10
Sound: 5/10
Controls: 9/10

This game might be better on multiplayer, but even a tho I have now unlocked every car and track up to the X round. I do have 30 days to return it if I dont want it, and I think I will be returning it. It's a rental game; tho you may not be able to rent them from too many places anymore, it makes me feel better that it will be out of my hair and I wont have it collecting dust rather then be going to someone else who might enjoy it more then I did.

I thought they would have learnt from the SNES version that the game needs a cheat for infinite turbo boosts... that doesnt require a gameshark.

I think that reviewer is right.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is alright but it really wears thin fast.The backgrounds could have been a lot better.And the tracks could have been crazier and wilder.I suggest you buy this game used.It doesnt come close to how good F Zero GC is probably going to be.I suggest you wait until August comes and get F Zero GC when it first comes out because its more true to the spirit of F Zero than F Zero X is.F Zero GC will probably be a whole lot more satisfying as this game is.

Great game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

F Zero X is hard at first but once you get the hang of it it's great. There are a lot of vehicles to choose from. The tracks are great and there are a lot of them. The cars are hard to control sometimes and you can fall of or run out of energy. The graphics aren't what I expected-in fact they aren't very good at all but the game is still good. The game doesn't boring very quickly. I gave the game a 4 star rating because of the graphics.

Faster Blood Falcon. Kill! Kill!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Let me just say this. Out of all racing games I've played for the Nintendo 64, only Diddy Kong Racing and Mario Kart 64 are more fun. Okay. With that said, let's explore the various components of gameplay in a random, unorganized order. What I found really compelling is the awe-inspiring cast of characters. 30 racers, each with their own personality and life story, is quite a hefty amount. Another thing this game excelled in was the sense of SPEED! While Star Wars Episode I Racer went just as fast if not faster, that game didn't present you with the sense of speed F-Zero X does! Sometimes it can get overwhelming, and that sends you flying off the track, where (if you're playing multiplayer) allows you play a rather fun slots game in which you can still affect the action on screen. The ability to completely wipe out opposing racers with a slight double press of R or Z really adds great strategy in the single-player mode. And Death Race. Oooh...that is a classic! Tracks are well-designed. Boosts. You won't win without them. They can get quite annoying, since if you miss one, you're pretty much screwed, at least in multiplayer. Single player AI is pretty dumb.

I don't really remember much of the music. Recently, I was able to use VGMusic (great site) to listen to F-Zero X MIDIs, and based on what I heard, it didn't seem very impressive. Perhaps it's because these rock-like guitar riffs don't appeal to me. Give me soft jazz, western, or classic any day! Sound effects stick better in my mind, and they are pretty good. The thing that sticks out the most is probably the wail as you fall...off...the...track...KABOOM! Visually, F-Zero X had been kind of lacking. The textures were bleh, and the backgrounds were just fog or clouds. Even though it's not visually or aurally appealing, F-Zero X is still an extremely fun game to play.

thisis the second fastest racing game i ever played

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

theres a bunch of super fast space planes racing through unbelivable courses at speeds as high as like 800-900 mph!its hard to hang on!there are lots and lots of ships to choose from.there are some really cool side games too.whats that you say?sounds like suicide?well,yes.thats quite true.you will wreck and die a lot.but youve got to learn to make split second deciions.so learn to anticipate!its great fun!

FAST, FUN, FANTASTIC!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

F-Zero was my favorite game for the SNES, and I didn't think anything could top it. That is until I played F-Zero X! X is much faster, has tons of cars (each more sophisticated than in the original), more tracks as well as many small little improvements which make the game more fun. For example, there are now two ways to bump/kill other cars, making the game more difficult and fun. There's even a special Death Track option. And you simply won't belive the tracks: loops, tunnels, corkscrews, tubes, and much more. The programers have really taken advantage of the 3D capabilities of the 64. Magnificent!

A good game falls short of greatness

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: December 27, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This is a good game, I have really enjoyed playing it. Things I like: 1) There is a lot of diversity among the drivers/vehicles that you can use. 2) I liked racing against 29 other racers as opposed to the norm of 3 or 7. 3) Very fast, and the courses are great, and there are 3 levels of difficulty 4) Pretty good multiplayer gaming.

Things I didn't like: 1) Weapons. Weapons would have been nice... it is hard to use the spin and slide attacks effectively in a real race. 2) With 30 racers, they could have had more diversity. Vehicles are only distinguished on 3 attributes on a scale of A to E, and many have the same ratings. 3) The comic book theme was a little cheesy.

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