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  • Acclaimed Flop: While the game received mixed-to-positive reviews, averaging out in the mid-70s on review aggregate website Metacritic, and the game got a fair bit of attention for its Nintendo Switch version having a copious amount of exclusive Star Fox content (with that version of the game becoming the most popular as a result), it just wasn’t the financial success Ubisoft hoped for. The game's failure is generally placed upon its Toys-to-Life element, as not only were the cost of the starter sets and pilots/weapons considered to be ridiculously high compared to other Toys-to-Life games, but Starlink also released at the end of the 2010s Toys-to-Life fad, when even genre leader Skylanders had ceased releasing installments. While the digital versions would still be sold, Ubisoft ended up shutting down production of all physical merchandise within months of launch, followed by the Starter Sets for all versions being immediately discounted by up to 70% off across all major retailers in order to get rid of the excess stock.
  • Keep Circulating the Tapes: While they continued producing DLC for the game after Spring 2019, Ubisoft ceased production of the physical toy add-ons due to low sales.
  • The Other Darrin: In the Italian dub, Patrizia Scianca replaces Cinzia Massironi as Slippy Toad's voice.
  • What Could Have Been: An additional pilot named Sorren was Dummied Out.

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