F-Zero GP Legend

Computer and Video Games

It might look old-skool from the screenshots, but GP Legend totally flies. Races are so tight this is guaranteed to get your heart pumping.

GamePro

Damn fast, damn challenging, and thoroughly addictive, F-Zero: GP Legend dominates the handheld circuit. [Oct 2004, p.90]

VideoGamesLife

This is just about the racing cream of the GBA crop. Fast, flowing and more absorbing than industrial sponges, owning a GBA and not having this in your collection should bring with it a custodial sentence.

NintendoWorldReport

I would be remiss to close this review without mentioning the fantastic music of F-Zero GP Legend. You like classic F-Zero Tunes? They are all here, except Death Wind. Like some of F-Zero X’s music? Some of that is here too. Want to hear new stuff? You’re golden. It is still a pleasure to listen to F-Zero’s music.

eToychest

F-zero GP Legend, despite its awkward bumper car-style physics and shortcomings in AI difficulty, is an entertaining game for anyone looking for a portable racer.

Play Magazine

They took out the throttle warble (bah!) but the Zero's still a hero. [Nov 2004, p.89]

Siliconera

Enough content for die hard gamers and an easy learning curve for casual gamers. [JPN Import]

My Gamer

The graphics are extraordinarily fast, accurate, and clear for a GBA game.

Inside Gamer Online

Just gushing with tons of gameplay options. The game offeres more than what you'd expect from the series.

Da Gameboyz

There is some upgrading to this version of the series but I cannot help but get a feeling of Déjà vu.

IGN

At its core it's fast and challenging racer that's still fun as heck...and it's a welcome addition to the F-Zero series.

Cheat Code Central

GP Legends will go a long way in providing hours of racing entertainment for the F-Zero buff. It's easy to get into and allows a lot of racing growth as your experience increases.

GameZone

The most striking thing about GP Legend is the courses.

WHAM! Gaming

With great sound, great graphics and gameplay that has stood the test of time, F-Zero GP Legends is going to appeal to almost everyone. Well everyone who doesn’t already own "F-Zero Maximum Velocity."

Yahoo! Games

It's fast, action-packed, and exciting, and has no significant flaws aside from its lack of originality and crazy plot.

GameSpot

Gameplay and hovercraft control remain unchanged. Fortunately, time has been kind to this old gameplay standard, and it is as much fun to play today as it ever was.

Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)

More of the same might not necessarily be a bad thing, but we'd be lying if we said we hadn't hoped for better. [Import]

G4 TV

While the underlying gameplay of F-Zero GP Legend hasn't changed much since 1991, it's still good enough to make it one of the best racers on the GBA. Its multiple modes and bite-sized action make it ideal for the portable environment.

GMR Magazine

Offers racing thrills that compete with those in full-sized games. [Dec 2004, p.125]

Eurogamer

The mixture of task and race-based challenges, refined controls and delicately poised difficulty level are adequate compensation.

Armchair Empire

Aside from the multiplayer (which is a hoot), there’s not a whole lot that’s new.

Nintendo Power

Story mode's villains are so vile that you really want to run them down in races. [Nov 2004, p.129]

Weekly Famitsu

7 / 7 / 7 / 8 - 29 [Vol 781]

AceGamez

While there is plenty of polish to F-Zero: GP Legend and you do get a good feeling of speed, there isn't that much that's new.

games(TM)

Make no mistake, even though GP Legend can be a tough nut to crack, the consistency of the track design and handling means this high difficulty level invites rather than discourages another go. [June 2004, p.118]

GameShark

While it may not be the greatest GBA game ever, F-Zero GP Legend is a solid and often fun driving game that fans of the franchise will gladly embrace.

Game Informer

This game has but one feather in its cap: its difficulty. [Nov 2004, p.170]

GamerFeed

Feels like a by-the-numbers sequel.

GameSpy

Perhaps the worst aspect of this mode is that the difficulty level seems unexpectedly bipolar. Each challenge is either trivial or unreasonably hard.

1UP

Racing games have come so far since 1991 -- even on GBA -- I simply can't muster up an ounce of enthusiasm for such an archaic creation, regardless of how nicely it's been polished up. There's no question that GP Legend is well-crafted, but it's intensely boring.

Edge Magazine

You won't even break a sweat before you get to the Silver Cup in the Expert class, and F-Zero stalwarts will feel patronised by the ease with which this short-lived Tournament mode can be completed. [Feb 2004, p.110]