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>>7216210
I don't know why I'm bothering to respond since you're clearly willing to stick to your idiosyncratic idea of what Star Fox in spite of any facts I present you, but here goes nothing:

1. You say it was never a "strong" part of the Star Fox series, but that's your own opinion and not a valid argument. Excluding Star Fox Adventures, since that was a spinoff with a different gameplay style, prior to Star Fox Assault there was only ONE Star Fox game that mattered, and that was Star Fox 64. SNES Star Fox wasn't part of the series canon anymore since Star Fox 64 was a remake.
2. In addition all-range mode being available in several boss fights, 5 of the 16 stages in that game are completely all-range.
3. In attempting to be more like a traditional Star Fox game than Adventures, Assault has 3 flight-only all-range mode stages and 3 on rail stages. Your opinion of the quality of these stages is irrelevant. They are populated with enemies and objectives to accomplish and are objectively closer to the spirit of classic Star Fox than any of the boring asteroid field mini stages the Dinosaur Planet team had to scramble to quickly put together as they converted it to a Star Fox game.
4. Cope.