Hands-on with 'Starlink: Battle for Atlas' and its Star Fox ship

I never once understood the draw of those Amiibo collectible figurines, either in game or out and, honestly, I figured that Starlink: Battle for Atlas would be an even bulkier, nerdier version of that sort of gameplay. I'm really happy that I called that wrong, this game is great. Starlink is a forthcoming adventure space shooter for the PS4, Xbox One and Switch much in the same vein as the classic SNES franchise, Star Fox. You play as a member of a rag-tag interplanetary strike force fighting against a robotic armada bent on stripping the galaxy of vital resources. Unlike Star Fox, however, players will be able to switch out their ships, weapons, and even pilots on the fly, depending on how the battle is going. To do so, players affix both a physical pilot figurine and starfighter model -- replete with customizable wings and weaponry -- to the top of their controller.