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NintendoWorldReport - 9
Nintendo Life - 8
IGN - 5
Metro
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-09-27-star-fox-2-reviewI'm still not entirely sure I have the measure of Star Fox 2. It's so inventive and freewheeling, and so eager to throw in unexpected ideas and try new things. There's something so nice about playing it like this, though, a strange and compact universe stuck on a strange and compact device. It's so odd to pick up the SNES Mini and discover how light it is. Really. I mean, how can it weigh so little when it's got the Mirage Dragon in there?
NintendoWorldReport - 9
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/45546/star-fox-2-reviewGoing into Star Fox 2, I didnt know what to expect. I had heard whispers of the beta over the years but mostly stayed away from checking it out in any major way. After getting my hands on it after so long, Im earnestly crestfallen that this didnt come out as originally intended. This is a daring, unique game that is a little rough around the edges in the modern context, but still holds up as a long lost classic Nintendo game. Despite missing out on two decades of nostalgia, Star Fox 2 is every bit as essential as the majority of the SNES Classics library and the world of Nintendo is better for having this game out in the wild for all to play.
Nintendo Life - 8
http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/snes/star_fox_2Star Fox 2 is unique in the world of video gaming; a AAA title that has to be assessed without the comforting memories of playing it in your misspent youth. Would it have made a bigger splash back in 1995, if Nintendo hadn't blinked in the face of Sony and Sega's graphically potent 32-bit systems? We're not sure we can categorically answer that question to everyone's satisfaction, but what we do know is that this 22-year-old relic is worth owning a SNES Mini for, and may well surprise you with its depth, complexity and challenge so long as you're not expecting a straight sequel to the original.
IGN - 5
http://m.uk.ign.com/articles/2017/09/27/star-fox-2-reviewStar Fox 2 has some beautiful, totally 90s moments, and is an ambitious mash up of an RTS and a 3D shooter. But its just too damn annoying to play. Those control and frame rate problems make Star Fox 2 the worst game in the SNES Classic Edition. While others in the collection have controls and graphics that didnt age well (Super Mario Kart and F-Zero come to mind), Star Fox 2 is the roughest of the bunch. Looking back, it probably deserved to be cancelled. But it also deserved to see the light of day, and Im glad I got to play this piece of gaming history.
Metro
http://metro.co.uk/2017/09/27/star-fox-2-review-the-sequel-that-never-was-6959742/amp/The whole game is barely keeping up with the ambitions of its designers, but they somehow manage to pull things off and despite it all we did enjoy Star Fox 2. It is a curio more than it is a lost classic, but thats absolutely fine given the context. Its by no means the most entertaining game on the Classic Mini SNES, but in many ways its the most interesting.