Fun, but flawed

Satr Fox Assault is a great game. Unlike Adventure, it returns to its roots with classic arcade-like Arwing sequences. But with new mechanics on ground and in the Landmaster Tank, Assault becomes a throughly original game. Arwing dogfighting is just as good as ever, with rolls, flips, bobmbs, ring health, and lots and lots of laser blasts. You will never titre of this. Ground play is refreshing, with the formidable and destructive landmaster tank and many weapons to use on foot. Single player is a fun mix of these elements, with an interesting story and great missions. At the end of each mission, there is a grading system where you are awarded badges and points based on a combo killing system. The problem with single player is that it is much too short. With only ten missions, I easily beat it in the first weekend I got it. Returning to unlock more badges and points provides some replay value, though not enough. The graphics are good, but not great. The sound is also good, with cool weapon affects, but music becomes repetetive. And you'll want to throw your controller out a window after hearing Slippy ask for help in every single mission. Multiplayer is suprisingly fun, with cool maps and an even larger weapon and mode selection. I cal SFA the "Halo of Gamecube". Though not quite as entertaining, it provides the awesome vehicles and weapons to bring it close.