UK software house Rare started development on its 3D epic Star Fox Adventures at around the same time life erupted on Earth. Now, some billions of years later, with a long and troubled history rooted back to Nintendo 64, the game has finally arrived. So the big question is, has the wait been worth it? The answer is, quite simply, yes. Fox McCloud's latest journey comes as a rip off of Shigeru Miyamoto's Zelda offerings in just about every way possible and although Rare's execution isn't as brilliant as Nintendo's, it's still very well done. Star Fox Adventures is not without faults, but it's still a long, challenging adventure full of polish and complemented by some of the best graphics yet seen on GameCube.