F-Zero GX
F-Zero GX is the fourth installment in the F-Zero series and the successor to F-Zero X. The game continues the series' difficult, high-speed racing style, retaining the basic gameplay and control system from…
F-Zero GX is a racing developed by Amusement Vision, released 25 July 2003 on Nintendo GameCube.
What F-Zero GX is
F-Zero GX is a racing game developed by Amusement Vision and released in 2003. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo GameCube only. It runs on Super Monkey Ball Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The story starts out with Black Shadow driving down a highway after losing a Grand Prix. Deathborn catches up to him and gives him one more chance to succeed but says it's the only other chance he'll get. F-Zero GX's story mode continues with Falcon training for the Grand Prix, followed by racing his rival, Samurai Goroh, in a desert canyon and being forced to enter the bet race under the disguise of 'Famicom' (a reference to Nintendo's first home console). After winning said bet race, Falcon notices Black Shadow attacking the Lightning area on the news. Falcon makes his way to stop him, but is delayed by a group of thugs lead by Michael Chain. After dealing with Chain's gang, Falcon enters…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the F-Zero series
F-Zero GX is the 11th of 29 entries we hold in the F-Zero series. The next entry was Doubutsu no Mori e+: D09 - Design Card: Falcon no Suit in 2003. Its critic score of 90 is 2 points above the series average of 88. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. Melee at 100.
How it was received
F-Zero GX holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 94% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 21 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 85, across 89 votes.
What it launched against
F-Zero GX launched on 25 July 2003, within three weeks of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic and Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for F-Zero GX yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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