Star Fox 64 yɛ saa N64 agodie no mu baako a ɛte sɛ nea ɛteɛ ara kwa bere a wofa no. Wohuruw kɔ Fox McCloud arwing mu, na mpofirim ara worepam wɔ asteroid mfuw mu, worebɔ atamfo akofo, na wote saa nne a ɛyɛ fɛwdi nanso ɛyɛ nwonwa a ɛyɛ nwonwa no ("yɛ barrel roll!"). Na Rumble Pack no yɛ agoru-sesa saa bere no —wote nka ankasa sɛ ɛyɛ hits ne explosions, a ɛma biribiara a ɛbɛn frɛ no kwan kɛse.

Nea ɛyɛ nwini ne sɛnea levels no yɛ branch a egyina sɛnea woyɛ no yiye so —so wo ho so, na ebia wobɛkɔ akɔhyɛ ɔkwan a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no so, nanso ace wo kwan mu, na woabue akwan a ɛyɛ den, a ɛyɛ basabasa kɛse. Controls no yɛ tight, nnwom no bɔ, na nokwarem no, ɛda so ara yɛ shooters a wɔyɛ arcade-style a eye sen biara wɔ hɔ no mu biako. Bɔ mmɔden ara sɛ worenhyɛ wo ho den dodo wɔ Slippy daa "Help Me, Fox!" Moments.