Star X Explained

Developer:Graphic State
Publisher:BAM! Entertainment
Platform:Game Boy Advance
Genre:Rail shooter
Modes:Single-player, multiplayer

Star X is a rail shooter video game developed by Graphic State and published by BAM! Entertainment for the Game Boy Advance handheld video game console. It was first released in North America on April 15, 2002, and later was released in the PAL regions on May 17, 2002.

Gameplay

Star X is a rail shooter video game.

Development

Star X was developed by Graphic State and published by BAM! Entertainment. The game was first announced in 2001 under the name Star Fight.[1] Graphic State's creative director Richard Whittall cited 1993's Star Fox as an influence to the development of the game, while mentioning the gameplay to be different from the Super Nintendo Entertainment System game.[2]

Reception

Star X received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Craig Harris of IGN called it "terrible" and "frustrating".

Play Magazine called it the best Shooter for the Game Boy Advance, calling it one of the best GBA games of 2002 and the best polygonal handheld game ever.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Graphic State Games' New GBA Projects. IGN Staff. IGN. Ziff Davis. October 4, 2001. October 26, 2018.
  2. Web site: Interview: GBA reaches for the stars!. Minkley. Johnny. Computer and Video Games. Future plc. March 21, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20070921232831/http://www.computerandvideogames.com:80/article.php?id=26839. September 21, 2007.
  3. Play. 69. Year in Review - Game Boy Advance. 14. February 2003.

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