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Star Fox isn’t the most exciting remake, but it’s still a fun time

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With protagonist Fox McCloud appearing in a surprise cameo in the recent Super Mario Galaxy Movie , it’s clear that Nintendo wants to bring its niche on-rail space shooter series to a wider audience. To that end, this new Star Fox makes a lot of sense. It’s a remake of the 1997 title Star Fox 64 , which is beloved by fans and a good starting point if you’ve never played one of the games before. Review info Platform reviewed: Nintendo Switch 2 Available on: Nintendo Switch 2 Release date: June 25, 2026 The problem for me is that this is far from the first time that Nintendo has brought Star Fox 64 back. I grew up with the Nintendo 3DS , and experienced it as Star Fox 64 3D . This was followed by some hands-on time with the Wii U reimagining Star Fox Zero , and then finally a playthrough of the original release when it came to Nintendo Switch via Nintendo Switch Online. Every single mainline S...

‘They fixed everything’ — Honor quietly launched the best mid-range Android tablet I’ve ever tested

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Honor MagicPad 4: Two-minute review With the Honor MagicPad 4, it’s hard not to think that the Chinese tech brand read my Honor MagicPad 3 review last year and set out to address every single criticism that I raised. Honor advertises the MagicPad 4 as the slimmest tablet on the market — and for our money, that’s true. At just 4.8mm, it's incredibly thin (beating the already impressively slim 5.1mm iPad Pro by a slight margin), which, combined with its light 450g weight, means the MagicPad 4 is a massive 12.3-inch tablet that’s easy to travel with and even hold comfortably in one hand. Although being the thinnest tablet makes for a decent ad campaign, it’s actually the wealth of other upgrades that put the Honor MagicPad 4 among the best Android tablets right now. Seriously, Honor fixed everything negative that I pointed out last year — it’s almost a little uncanny. The display is a gorgeou...