Starfox (1987 video game)

Starfox is a video game published by Ariolasoft on their Reaktor label in 1987 for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC.

The player assumes the role of Hawkins, a space fighter pilot charged with protecting the Hyturian star system from invading alien forces.

The route taken can be mapped out by means of the "holocube", a 3D representation of the system, that can be zoomed and viewed from any angle.

As the game progresses the weapon systems can be upgraded by finding a planet and docking at its orbital space station, where damage can also be repaired.

CRASH praised the ZX Spectrum version for its "outstanding graphics" and concluded it was "very good if you put some effort into it",[2] while Your Sinclair thought it "[a] disappointingly Elite-ish game ... seems very slow".

The main cockpit view (ZX Spectrum version).