Retro Studios Star Fox - Metroid: Fusion Saga (Metroid/Star Fox Crossover) Rumor

Retro Studios New Game To Be “Star Fox & Metroid: Fusion Saga”? | My Nintendo News


The Paul Gale Network, which is renowned for posting rather obscure rumours, claims that the game Retro Studio’s is working on for Wii U is a Star Fox and Metroid collaboration. We already know that Retro Studios are possibly working on a Star Fox title for Wii U, although this idea sounds a little too far-fetched. All will be revealed at E3 which takes place in just a few weeks.

Some folk at Retro Studios wanted to develop a new ip that involved 3rd person sci-fi action with intense aerial combat.


Others apparently were leaning towards taking the Star Fox helm.
Nintendo sees Retro Studios as a very competent developer and worked with them in creating the hybrid title of Star Fox – Metroid: Fusion Saga.
The title has multiple gameplay mechanics and needed a wide staff of talent to incorporate the many ideas.

The story begins as you control Fox McCloud and the Star Fox team on deep space mission in your Arwing, flying through a Meteos-like stage. As you enter a light speed warp, there’s a collision with an orange ship (Samus’) and the game continues with you now plummeting to a planet as Samus in her craft. You’re in mild control of her ship, using the Wii U controller to look around and touch screen press the lit up buttons to prepare for impact (while the TV stays locked on what you see out of the cockpit). You’re now on land, as a “yet again” stripped down Samus Aran with the most basic of weapon abilities, in first person perspective, traversing through this unknown planet.


The game switches off between intense Arwing space and planetary battles as Fox makes his way to the planet that Samus crashed on and a Metroid Prime-like experience of gameplay as Samus on this planet, gradually uncovering its mysteries, leveling up, etc.

The Star Fox stages represent what the series is best known for, including the chatter and coming to the aid of the rest of your team, all range mode battles, and on rails stages.

The Metroid part of the game puts you alone, void of human or any talking character contact, and like the Prime series, sees you gaining upgrades, battling bosses, and in this case, repairing your ship.

The game is said to be epic in size, scope, ambition.

The pacing has been perfected to not interrupt what the feeling is behind either franchise, since Star Fox is more often known for being acceptable to have short sessions with and Metroid rather the opposite. You can opt to continue playing either just Samus’ part or Fox’s part without crossing over for much of the main game (or play it as it’s scripted back and forth), but will eventually have to complete both, as the characters will ultimately meet up.

There will be later parts in the game where you do get to control Samus’ ship and fly it Star Fox style.

Likewise, Fox McCloud will be controllable by foot (both the above and this bullet point represent a period in the game after the two sides meet up) and be played via 3rd person perspective. Think of Jet Force Gemini with Fox’s known agility as he’s portrayed to having in the Smash Bros. series. (Fox will move more like Ryu Hayabusa from Ninja Gaiden and less like he did in Star Fox Adventures).


Though a tentative title, the idea behind the story of “Fusion Saga” is both a play on the fact that the two series are fusing together into one game and of course, a storyline behind Andross using Metroids to enhance himself, his army, etc.

Star Fox – Metroid: Fusion Saga is wholly a satisfying adventure game as Samus, an equally electrifying aerial combat game as Fox, and something that delivers an exciting, special change that fans will love.

In consideration was the Star Fox portion having 4 player co-op online, but instead the game will have leaderboards for time and percent complete for all parts of the game and multiplayer will be simply versus mode based.


I love you Retro Studios. This is the same source that leaked Donkey Kong Country Returns and Playstation All-Stars.

No, no, no, no. No furries in Metroid please.

Still gonna get the game, though. Because I am such a sucker for both games.

A part of me hates this because Star Fox and Metroid just don't mix well together in a sense of character design and "style" and whatnot. I mean, humans in Star Fox? Talking animals in Metroid? That's awkward for both sides.

But still, a part of me loves this because Star Fox and Metroid could just merge perfectly in a sense of gameplay, Metroid-Style gameplay is just what outside-of-the-ship Star Fox needs, and I've wanted to see space battles in Metroid ever since Prime 3.

Originally Posted by Cow

A part of me hates this because Star Fox and Metroid just don't mix well together in a sense of character design and "style" and whatnot. I mean, humans in Star Fox? Talking animals in Metroid? That's awkward for both sides.

We know humans exist in the Starfox universe, since Octoman in Starfox Command actually called the Starfox team humans.

Originally Posted by cloneofshadow

We know humans exist in the Starfox universe, since Octoman in Starfox Command actually called the Starfox team humans.

STARFOX COMMAND NEVER HAPPENED [/butthurt fan]

Originally Posted by Keaton-King

No, no, no, no. No furries in Metroid please.

: - (



(technically not a furry, but still, it was there!!!)

Hey guys the Wii U now has analog sticks, this day just gets better and better for it.



Compare this to the older design

Interesting! I feel like Nintendo has done it again, if this turns out to be true. And I can already see crossovers like this appearing on Playstation or Xbox games.
I thought it would be a bad idea at first glance, but for some reason I now like it. I think this could become a new trend in gaming.

Originally Posted by cloneofshadow

Hey guys the Wii U now has analog sticks, this day just gets better and better for it.



Compare this to the older design

The D-pad and ABXY are closer to the center too.

Not to mention that + & - buttons are in a MUCHbetter location.

I approve.

I'd still rather have ABXY above the right stick, but I can get used to it.

Originally Posted by Mrfohlin

: - (



(technically not a furry, but still, it was there!!!)

METROID: OTHER M NEVER HAPPENED!
(/another butthurt fan)

Am I the only one creeped out by that thing? Srsly, I thought it was gonna attack me like that cat in Skyloft at night in Skyward Sword.

Originally Posted by Cow

Fox and Metroid just don't mix well together in a sense of character design and "style" and whatnot. I mean, humans in Star Fox? Talking animals in Metroid? That's awkward for both sides.

It's a big universe.

Originally Posted by cloneofshadow

Hey guys the Wii U now has analog sticks, this day just gets better and better for it.



Compare this to the older design

I can't see the photo.

Originally Posted by Keaton-King

METROID: OTHER M NEVER HAPPENED!

Other M what?
*smirk*

Originally Posted by Zecora

It's a big universe.

Too big for my tastes

Originally Posted by OneHungryHippo

I can't see the photo.

Try this mirror: imgur: the simple image sharer

As some random person with little experience in this, I'm thinking this is a rumor. But if it did happen, I could see the game going either way.

Originally Posted by Keaton-King

No, no, no, no. No furries in Metroid please.

What about the Chozo? They may be dead, but they live on in our hearts.

Birds ain't the same as furry animals as far as I can tell.

No. They are far to different to mix. It will undoubtably fail when it mixes.

It's like mashing up Zelda and The Elder Scrolls. They are both the same general genera, but one world is far more mature and realistic than another. If Link got ported to Skyrim or Cyrodil, he would either get ripped up and eaten by animals, werewolves or vampires, get assassinated by the Dark Brotherhood for saving people (if he can...), or stomped on by a gaint. If the Dovahkiin got ported to Hyrule, he would hack, slash and bite (because everyone knows that not being a werewolf or a vampire makes you a noob) his way to Ganon (or the main antagonist) and with one Yol Toor Shul, you got yourself a Ganon-Kabob.

Moral of the story, Fox would get his ass kicked so far, he would end up on Mirrodin. And than killed or infected by the Phyrexians...

By the way, thanks for reminding me to buy MP3 again. That game was badass.

Also the Wii U Analogs are confirmed to be clickable (L3 and R3)

I very much hope this rumor isn't true.

However, with both series in a state of uncertainty, it almost makes sense. I would need to see it in action before passing judgment, but my initial reaction is one extreme skepticism, both with respect to the likelihood of its truthiness and the merit of the concept in theory.