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That is Star Fox 64, another of my favorite games form my childhood. It is amazing.
You play as Fox McCloud, the leader of the Star Fox team of mercenaries. The rest of the team members are Peppy Hare, Slippy Toad, and my favorite, Falco Lombardi. The Star Fox team is hired by Colonel Pepper of Corneria to stop the evil scientist Andross from conquering the Lylat system. This is a personal mission for Fox as Andross was the one who killed Fox's dad James McCloud. On certain missions, friends of the Star Fox will show up to help. There are also times when the rivals of Star Fox, the Star Wolf team, show up to try to stop them.
In each level, you fly a space-jet known as the Arwing. You are constantly flying forward with a third-person view. As enemies fly around you, you can shoot them. At points in the level, the other members of your teammight be ganged up on by some enemies. If you don't save them, they will crash and not be able to help you in the next level, making the level harder. Each level ends in a boss fight where you are free to fly around in an arena-like area. These are the best parts of the game, since you are given total control over the Arwing. As a kid, it was mind blowing to be in command of a space jet. It was as close as actually piloting something as I'd ever gotten. There are also certain levels where you drive a tank known as the Landmaster. Unfortunately, when it comes time for the boss fight you are not given total control and must keep driving forward. One certain level puts you in charge of a submarine which works a lot more like an Arwing.
There are all kinds of possibilities as to how the story can go. In each level, there is a regular path and a secret path. Each path takes you to a different level. It is even possible to avoid the Landmaster levels, which I always try to do.
Speaking of levels, there is a lot of variety. Each one takes place on a different planet, or a nebula, or an asteroid belt, and even a star! Each planet is drastically different, from a desert planet, to a planet entirely covered in water!
Star Fox 64 also has a multiplayer mode where 2-4 people can fight in Arwings, in Landmasters, and even on foot with bazookas. It's always a lot of fun.
Like Yoshi's Story, Star Fox 64 has no save system so if you run out of lives or turn off the game, you have to start over, which can be really frustrating some times. Also like Yoshi's Story, Star Fox 64 is available as a downloadable game on the Wii. Yep, I have it. There is also a remake coming out for the 3DS this Fall that makes me want to go buy a 3DS right now.
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