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|jp= September 27, 2002
|na= September 23, 2002
|pal=November 22, 2002
|au= November 15, 2002
|genre=Action-adventure
|player(s)= 1 Player
|rating=ESRB: Teen (T)<br>PEGI: 3+<br>OFLC: G8+<br>ELSPA: 3+
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|media=1.4 gigabyte digital optical disc
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{{Quote|Eight years have passed since Andross was finally overthrown by the daring Star Fox team. Following the celebrations, Fox McCloud and friends returned to the only life they knew - an endless patrol of the Lylat system, guarding against ongoing threats to their territory.<br/>Boredom soon struck, causing Fox's close friend Falco Lombardi to simply disappear, leaving only rumour to suggest that his lone-wolf nature had finally led him to pursue a more free and profitable life.<br/>Then Slippy Toad traded his pilot's wings for a place in Weapons R&D, demonstration a natural flair for invention, while Fox's old friend and mentor Peppy Hare retired from active flight duty to concentrate on a role as a navigator and general adviser.<br/>The Great Fox itself had also seen better days. Keeping a ship of that size in prime condition cost serious money, and well-paid jobs for fighter pilots and mercenaries were increasingly difficult to come by.<br/>So it was that Fox and co. found themselves drifting through the galaxy, waiting and hoping for General Pepper's hologram to pop up with just the kind of high-stakes, high-reward mission that they might need…|Instruction Booklet}}
'''''Star Fox Adventures''''' is an action-adventure video game developed by [[Rare|Rareware]] and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] as part of the [[Star Fox (series)|''Star Fox'' series]], released in 2002. It is the third game in the franchise (technically fourth if counting ''[[Star Fox 2]]''), succeeding ''[[Star Fox 64]]''. It was the final game developed by Rare for a Nintendo home video game system, before the company was acquired as a first-party developer for Microsoft's Xbox division. This title marks the first appearance of [[Krystal]] and [[Tricky|Prince Tricky]], who later would become members of the [[Star Fox (team)|Star Fox Team]].

The entire game, rather than multiple planets, takes place on the world of [[Sauria|Dinosaur Planet]] (later renamed "Sauria" in [[Star Fox Assault|''Star Fox'' ''Assault'']]) on the edge of the [[Lylat System]], where the entire planet is breaking apart and four pieces of important territory are suspended in orbit, caused by the tyrannical [[General Scales]] and his [[SharpClaw]] army. In order to return to the pieces of land back to the celestial body, [[General Pepper]] hires the Star Fox team to recon and restore the damaged world to prevent it from total destruction. 

Featuring [[Fox McCloud]] as the central protagonist, he must use his both his own pro adventurer and [[Arwing]] skills to travel between the four lands and Dinosaur Planet itself to adventure across them. Along with the vital [[SpellStone|SpellStones]] and powerful [[Krazoa Spirits]], Fox will need to gather a collection of important items and artifacts to progress further across the natural woodlands and civilizations on Dinosaur Planet. These areas include various terrain and climates, such as the grassy hub of [[ThornTail Hollow]], alien-like [[Moon Mountain Pass]], the icy terrain of [[SnowHorn Wastes]], and seaside [[Cape Claw]]. 

Rather than using traditional militaristic weaponry and vehicles, Fox can use the useful offensive and defensive skills embedded within the powerful [[Krystal's Staff|Staff]] left behind by Krystal. Although it seems like Fox is on his own at first, Prince Tricky, the heir to the [[EarthWalker]] throne, joins Fox's side and can always turn to his helpful abilities during his adventure, while also counting on the reliable Star Fox team members, [[Slippy Toad]], [[Peppy Hare]] and [[ROB 64]], but [[Falco Lombardi]] has gone his separate ways for the time being. 

Fox will also need to interact with a numerous amount of residential dinosaurs and prehistoric characters to learn about the primitive world, for example, the competitive ruling EarthWalker and [[CloudRunner]] tribes, peaceful [[ThornTail|ThornTails]] and elusive [[LightFoot]] tribes, and times will call for him to defeat many hostile enemies, like the antagonistic SharpClaw and savage [[RedEye]] tribes.

=='''Gameplay'''==
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| {{GCN Start}} || Communicator || Communicator
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| {{GCN CS}} || Movement || Steer
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| {{GCN A}} || Attack, Use, Talk || Laser Blaster
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| {{GCN B}} || Cancel Action || [[Smart Bomb]]
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| {{GCN C}} || Inventory Select || N/A
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| {{GCN X}} || Roll || Brakes
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| {{GCN Y}} || Assign Inventory || Boost
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| {{GCN Z}} || Headview || [[Barrel Roll]]
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| {{GCN R}} || Staff Shield || Sharp Turn / Roll Roll
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| {{GCN L}} || Camera Focus || Sharp Turn / Roll
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| {{D-Pad Icon}} || P.D.A. || N/A
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=='''Trivia'''==
[[File:Dinosaur planet wallpaper.jpg|thumb|243x243px|''Dinosaur Planet'', the scrapped Rare game ''Star Fox Adventure''s was based on]]
*''Star Fox Adventures'' was originally planned by Rareware to be a unique action-adventure game on the [[Nintendo 64]] called ''[[Dinosaur Planet (game)|Dinosaur Planet]]'', which was in development since 1997, and it features a younger [[Krystal]] and a character named Sabre as its main protagonists. However, when ''[[Star Fox (series)|Star Fox]]'' creator [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], upon seeing the demo, he remarked that Sabre bare a striking resemblance to [[Fox McCloud|Fox]] and requested Rare to rework it entirely into a ''Star Fox'' game. With the rushed development and Microsoft soon acquiring the company during its release, this was met with criticism among fans, claiming as one of the legendary video game designer's worst decisions.
*This is so far the only non-original ''Star Fox'' game to not feature [[Wolf O'Donnell]] and [[Star Wolf]].
**This is also one of the few games of the series in Japan to have no Japanese dialogue whatsoever. Everyone in the game speaks the original English and [[Dino]] languages.
*Although not technically an Easter Egg as this was intentional by the main developers, ''Star Fox Adventures'' has been widely noted for its similar gameplay to Nintendo's own ''[https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(series) The Legend of Zelda]'' series. The game has the same combat style of ''[https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]'', as well as ''[https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker The Wind Waker]'' released shortly after this title. The puzzles Fox encounters are also very similar to most 3D games in the ''Zelda'' series (even sharing the jingles), as well as the automatic jumping similar to how its main protagonist [https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/Link Link] jumps, and the first-person aiming similar to how the latter aims his Bow or Hookshot.
**Interestingly, in ''Ocarina of Time'', an [https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/Arwing unused enemy Arwing] can be found in the game's code, where Link can fight a miniature version of the Star Fox Team's starfighter. It was actually used by the developers of the ''Zelda'' game to test the flight patterns for the boss Volvagia.
*This is the first and only title Rare has made for the GameCube and the final Rare game overall made for a Nintendo console.
*The Final Boss of the game, [[Andross]], who appears right when Fox was going to do his showdown with General Scales, the main antagonist, was met with outrage by fans, as it is often believed to be a last-minute change by Rare or Nintendo to keep the game in line with the ''Star Fox'' franchise.
*The ESRB rating's primary reason for it being rated "T" (Teen) stated that it had animated blood. The only instance of blood in the game is if the player approaches a red mushroom in [[ThornTail Hollow|Thorntail Hollow]] and it spews red blood-like mist, causing damage.
**Although blood in any Nintendo game is extremely rare, it is not unheard of. ''[https://kirby.fandom.com/wiki/Kirby%27s_Dream_Land_3 Kirby's Dream Land 3]'' from the ''[https://kirby.fandom.com/wiki/Kirby_(series) Kirby]'' series and ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' are cases where this graphic can be seen in spite of having an "E" (Everyone) rating. ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_Instinct_(1994_video_game) Killer Instinct]'', a 1994 arcade fighting game made by Rareware but published by Nintendo, clearly depicts realistic blood.
* In the opening of the game on Fox's monitor, footage clips of different areas in the game, mostly cutscenes, are played, but largely without voices, just a few sound effects from the game.
** In the Kiosk version, there are different clips set to play, which includes voices, such as Krystal's scream when she's captured in the crystal, General Scales' laugh, and a different King Red-Eye screech.
***The monitor also has a 'Nintendo' logo at the bottom, but it's covered by the copyright text.
*This is the first game in the series released under the titular ''Star Fox'' name in PAL regions. The previous games were released as ''"[[Star Fox (game)|Starwing]]"'' and ''"[[Star Fox 64|Lylat Wars]]"'' in those regions.
=='''Names in Other Languages'''==
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|スターフォックス アドベンチャー, ''Sutā Fokkusu Adobenchā''
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=='''References'''==
*{{Ref2002IB}}
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20010811160356/www.rareware.com/master_frames/frameset4.html Star Fox Adventures - Dinosaur Planet] - Rareware
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20000823090126/http://www.rare.co.uk/recent/games/dino/ Dinosaur Planet] - Rareware
*[http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.nintendo.com/n64/dinosaurplanet/index.html Dinosaur Planet] - Nintendo
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307501/ ''Star Fox Adventures''] at the [[wikipedia:Internet_Movie_Database|Internet Movie Database]]
*[https://dinosaurplanet.fandom.com Dinosaur Planet wiki]
*[https://dinosaurpla.net/Main/ Dinosaur Planet Fan website]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Fox_Adventures ''Star Fox Adventures'' at Wikipedia]

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