History YMMV / StarFoxAdventures

* CommonKnowledge: While this was Rare's last name for a Nintendo console and a Nintendo IP before they were bought by Microsoft, this wasn't their last game for a Nintendo console ''overall''. They released a few games on the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance and UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, the last of which was ''VideoGame/VivaPinata: Pocket Paradise''.

* GoddamnBats: Bloops, literally. If you get anywhere close to them, they will automatically fly directly above Fox and start lowering and kicking him repeatedly while [[DarthWiki/MostAnnoyingSound constantly laughing]], guaranteeing to blow up any object he's carrying, and will chase him for quite a distance before they stop. Fox can't lock on to them, so the only way for him to kill them once they start attacking him is to swing at exactly the right time as they lower to kick him. The little bastards are everywhere, and it's possible to get more than one attacking Fox at once.

* {{Narm}}: The Dinosaur Planet's native language. So developed that the dev team actually had a guide in the manual over what vowels and consonants replaced each other... Yet, apparently, there are no words in their language for any of the characters names, since they're always spoken in perfect English whenever they're addressed. In particular, General Scale's infamous introduction line where he speaks ominously in dino language, only to speak his name in perfect English in an overly dramatic fashion is often brought up as a prime offender of this trope.

** The Lightfoot Test of Strength, which only the most button-mashing-happy will have ''some'' chance of beating it the first time off.
** The Krazoa Test of Fear will make even the most patient gamers toss their controllers in a fit of rage, as it is an UnexpectedGameplayChange to a focus based minigame where the player must keep a line inside a bar as it swings from side to side ''wildly'' with little input as to where it's going to swing. It lasts ''a full minute'' and if you fail you have to go all the way back to the start. Not to the start of the Test itself, but instead all the way back to the beginning of the area and have to go through all the, admittedly easy if tedious, puzzles all over again. To say it grinds on the nerves is an understatement.

** Krystal was originally meant to be the {{Deuteragonist}} but was reduced to being a DamselInDistress.

** The whole Star Fox crew sans Fox. Falco is missing for most of the game, while Peppy and Slippy are relegated to Mission Control, never stepping foot on the planet proper.

* DesignatedHero: Fox's characterization in this game is less of the Robin Hood-esque personality he had in earlier entries and more mercenary-like. He complains time and again he's not being paid enough to do his job and his ''modus operandi'' is described by the general as "shoot first, ask questions later." This, of course, is the direct result of Fox being given the personality of ''another'' character who was cut in the transition from ''Dinosaur Planet.''

* BizarroEpisode: Aside from the GenreShift, the game has a lot of fantasy and mystical elements that is not seen in the other ''Star Fox'' games, which are firmly in the realm of ScienceFiction.

* BizarroEpisode: Aside from the ''GenreShift'', the game has a lot of fantasy and mystical elements that is not seen in the other ''Star Fox'' games.

* GoddamnBats: Bloops, literally. If you get anywhere close to them, they will automatically fly directly above Fox and start lowering and kicking him while [[DarthWiki/MostAnnoyingSound constantly laughing]], guaranteeing to blow up any object he's carrying, and will chase him for quite a distance before they stop. Fox can't lock on to them, so the only way for him to kill them once they start attacking him is to swing at exactly the right time as they lower to kick him. The little bastards are everywhere, and it's possible to get more than one attacking Fox at once.

* GoddamnBats: Bloops, literally. If you get anywhere close to them, they will automatically fly directly above Fox and start lowering and kicking him while [[MostAnnoyingSound constantly laughing]], guaranteeing to blow up any object he's carrying, and will chase him for quite a distance before they stop. Fox can't lock on to them, so the only way for him to kill them once they start attacking him is to swing at exactly the right time as they lower to kick him. The little bastards are everywhere, and it's possible to get more than one attacking Fox at once.

* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:General Scales]], whose fight against Fox only lasts for a few seconds til [[spoiler:the actual FinalBoss]] shows up. Andross himself sadly isn't the strongest last fight ever.

* ShockingSwerve: [[spoiler:Andross being [[HijackedByGanon revealed as the real villain of the game]]. Considering it was an eleventh hour addition to the game, there is ''no'' foreshadowing or buildup to it, and the game gives no explanation for how he came back after being killed in ''Star Fox 64''.]]

* FanPreferredCutContent: Many people wish that this game would have been finished in the original scope and vision of ''Dinosaur Planet'', as there is TONS of interesting content in it that never made it into the final game, including Krystal having a much more prominent role in the game as a Deuteragonist, a darker atmosphere and tone, a much more complex and in-depth story with plenty of lore and worldbuilding, and a more interesting main villain who is actually foreshadowed.

** [[spoiler:Andross' death scene. His facial spasms are incredibly ridiculous but they are easily overshadowed by the ensuing explosion with Fox and Falco [[OutrunTheFireball surviving it]].]]

* FridgeBrilliance: The "tattoos" Krystal has are white. This means they're probably [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeze_brand freeze brands]], which--apart from the more familiar hot-iron method of branding--is pretty much the only way to "tattoo" an animal that has fur.

* FridgeBrilliance: The "tattoos" Krystal has are white. This means they're probably [[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeze_brand freeze brands]], which--apart from the more familiar hot-iron method of branding--is pretty much the only way to "tattoo" an animal that has fur.

* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:General Scales]], whose fight against Fox only lasts for a few seconds til [[spoiler:the actual FinalBoss]] shows up. Andross Himself sadly isn't the strongest last fight ever.

** The [[TyrannosaurusRex [=RedEye=] Tribe]], especially the [=RedEye=] King.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Krystal. She definitely has a pretty solid fandom, and is even one of the more requested characters for the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series[[note]]she did eventually appear as an assist trophy character in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''[[/note]], but is a bit character in the actual game. Her Hatedom dying down quite a bit over the years has probably helped.

** Not that the game is hard to begin with, but the staff's energy shield removes any kind of tension from certain encounters. The shield envelopes Fox in a dome of light that blocks [[NoSell all]] damage and it can be used indefinitely since, unlike other abilities, it isn't tied to your magic meter. Don't want to put up with dodging fire on the conveyor belts in the Dark Ice Mines? Use the shield and just ride them out. Don't want to keep running away from the Red Eye King? Use the shield and watch as he walks over you harmlessly.

--> "Mah baybehs are sooooooo naughteh! Huh! They like to play underground."
--> "Look out for my three babies! I think they're in the foh-rest!"

--> "How about playing a little ''GAME''?"

** Unlike Zelda, which typically uses the A/B buttons for combat, Star Fox Adventures instead uses the right control stick (C stick) for such; amusingly, 19 years later, the HD port of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' would end up using the same control scheme.

** Unlike Zelda, which typically uses the A/B buttons for combat, Star Fox Adventures instead uses the right control stick (c stick) for such; amusingly, 19 years later, the HD port of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' would end up using the same control scheme.

** Even more amusingly, both games are regarded exactly the opposite way by their respective series' fanbases: ''Twilight Princess'' is sometimes criticized for being too formulaic for a ''Zelda'' game, while ''Star Fox Adventures'' is criticized for being too much of a departure from the rest of the ''Star Fox'' series.

** [[InsaneAdmiral General Scales]] is the brutal leader of the [=SharpClaw=] tribe who wishes to rule Dinosaur Planet. With the aid of [[spoiler: Andross]], Scales steals the Spell Stones, slaughtering the [=EarthWalkers=] sent to stop him. This causes the planet to become dangerously unstable, threatening to affect the entire Lylat system if it explodes. Scales then imprisons the Gatekeepers as well as the [=EarthWalker=] Royal Family. Scales forces the [=SnowHorn=] Gatekeeper's daughter to open a Gate to [=DarkIce=] Mines by threatening to slaughter her tribe, and [[ExactWords fulfills his promise not to kill them]] by enslaving them in said mine. He conquers the [=SkyRunner=] Fortress and has his men beat and imprison the [=CloudRunner=] Queen, with him originally going to outright kill her. He releases the vicious [=RedEye=] Tribe into the Walled City, driving the [=EarthWalkers=] out of most of the City. He transforms Dragon Rock into a wasteland and performs experiments on dinosaurs to turn them into dangerous bioweapons. [[BadBoss Cruel even to his own tribe]], Scales stands out as one of Star Fox Team's cruelest foes.

** ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' also has a similar plot to Adventures with parts of the planet being broken up into pieces floating around it, and needing PlotCoupons to put them back in place.