History VideoGame / StarlinkBattleForAtlas

* TakeThat: St. Grand's file on Levi criticizes Levi for being obsessed with taking selfies and sneaking aboard the ''Equinox'' in the name of posting his selfies on social media, a not-so-subtle jab at the "Instagram generation" / "lots-of-social-media-followers generation" and their reputation of prioritizing SocialMediaBeforeReason.

* MostWonderfulSound: The Starfox theme kicking in when Fox calls his teammates in for help.

* NoWarpingZone: Outlaws prey on passing ships using hyperspace traps, spherical energy nets that force any ship which flies into them out of hyperspeed. The traps aren’t infallible, however, as they have small holes which a skilled pilot can fly through to avoid triggering them.

* {{Retcon}}: Rollo Destita was originally named Rollo Fortuna, until the Crimson Moon update was released, [[OneSteveLimit perhaps]] due to the Crimson Moon's host being Fortune.

* ScaryAmoralReligion: Grax and his followers view the BenevolentPrecursors as gods who uplifted them. They further believe that gives them a right to conquer the galaxy in their name.

The game is notable for the Nintendo Switch version doubling as a {{crossover}} with Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s ''Franchise/StarFox'', wherein Fox [=McCloud=] and company are in Atlas searching for the whereabouts of Wolf O'Donnell before deciding to help the Starlink Initiative on their quest as well. This version of the game has Fox as a playable character with his own exclusive set of missions regarding the hunt for Wolf. On Spring 2019, the version will get another update, now allowing the player to use Falco, Slippy, and Peppy as available pilots, with an all new scenario involving the other members of Star Wolf: Leon, Andrew, and Pigma.

* ChekovsGunman: When you first meet Kharl, he's wondering where his assistant, Thicket, went. [[spoiler:Thicket shows up as Lord Overgrowth in the Prospectors Arc of the Crimson Moon missions. He went rogue]].

* GuideDangIt: The final mission in the Star Fox questline for ''Crimson Moon''. At one point, you are tasked with firing mines at tractor beams to blow up a massive station. You'd think, normally, that you're supposed to throw the mines at the beams themselves, right? ''Nope''. Go to the Equinox, find the base of the tractor beams, and fire the mines at those. Not at the enemy station, not at the beams, not at the shield. ''[[ItMakesSenseInContext At the very end of the tractor beam, in the Equinox]]'''. ''No one'' will explain the process correctly and it ''will'' make you look it up in YouTube.

%% * GuideDangIt: The final mission in the Star Fox questline for ''Crimson Moon''. At one point, you are tasked with firing mines at tractor beams to blow up a massive station. You'd think, normally, that you're supposed to throw the mines at the beams themselves, right? ''Nope''. Go to the Equinox, find the base of the tractor beams, and fire the mines at those. Not at the enemy station, not at the beams, not at the shield. ''[[ItMakesSenseInContext At the very end of the tractor beam, in the Equinox]]'''. ''No one'' will explain the process correctly and it ''will'' make you look it up in YouTube.

* ContinuityNod: Fox mentions that he and his wingmates are looking for Wolf O'Donnell.

** The Frost Barrage. It's the closest thing to homing cluster missiles, making it a godsend in space combat. It helps that in space combat there's no elemental enemies. It's also really helpful against the Fire Giants, which can be quite mobile for their size.

*** More specifically, the game has a lot of similarities to the unreleased (until recently) ''VideoGame/StarFox2'', in which the player would defend Corneria from an enemy assault by destroying enemy weapons and strongholds. The difference here is that you have multiple planets to defend and you can set up bases of your own.

* TeleportersAndTransporters: What the titular Starlink boils down to; a high-precision transporter that allows for literally on-the-fly starship reconfiguration. [[spoiler: And with enough power, it becomes a reliable FTL alternative for making jumps that are otherwise impossible for the setting's main form of FTL travel.]]

* TakeThat: St. Grand's file on Levi criticizes Levi for being obsessed with taking selfies and sneaking aboard the ''Equinox'' in the name of posting his selfies on social media, a not-so-subtle jab at the "Instagram generation" and their reputation of prioritizing SocialMediaBeforeReason.

The game is notable for the Nintendo Switch version doubling as a {{crossover}} with Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s ''Franchise/StarFox'', wherein Fox [=McCloud=] and company are in Atlas searching for the whereabouts of Wolf O'Donnell before deciding to help the Starlink Initiative on their quest as well. This version of the game has Fox as a playable character with his own exclusive set of missions regarding the hunt for Wolf.

* LastLousyPoint: Trying to get OneHundredPercentCompletion for each planet? Have fun finding the final sample for a given planet, because the only thing tha tells you that [[spoiler:[[CrueltyIsTheOnlyOption attacking the local fauna]]]] is what will get you that last sample is the occasional outpost quest.

* VersionExclusiveContent: The Switch version gets access to characters, vehicles and missions taken from the ''Star Fox'' franchise.