Story
The game takes place in the year 4024 AD. The story begins as a robot freighter carrying a cargo of extremely valuable trimetalisium energy crystals crash lands on the planetoid Beta-7. An enemy star cruiser, escorted by a squadron of fighter drones, is en route to the planetoid to seize the crystals.
The player's objective is to recover the crystals before the enemy while doing battle with the fighter drones.
From the box:
STAR FOX: Patrol Communique 4024/8: Friendly robot freighter downed on planetoid Beta-7 in your quadrant.
Cargo: Valuable trimetalisium energy crystals. Enemy star cruiser with fighter drones en route to confiscate these highly valuable blue energy crystals.
Mission: Recover as many crystals as possible. Destroy all enemy fighter drones you encounter. Intelligence reports that enemy is combat testing new models of these drones as will periodically replace them during melee. Each replacement drone is faster and more maneuverable than the previous drone.
Mission Status: Critical. Expect extreme danger when penetrating orange atmosphere of Beta-7 planetoid. No further communication authorized. Good hunting.
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