GH Review: Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)

Zardon · Dec 24, 2007, 12:05 AM

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Not many game characters are as famed and popular as the mustached plumber devised deep within the bowels of the Nintendo Corporation. Thinking of it, save for perhaps Pac-Man, Mario is the de-facto mascot of gaming. From the day players got to play the incredible Super Mario Bros. the blue pantaloons and red shirt wearing half of the duo stared in countless games, ranging from kart racing to Tetris look-alikes. But while any other game character would have long worn out his welcome, Mario kept coming back to cheering ovations. Much of this was thanks to the long series of games that made him what he is today in the first place – After wreaking havoc in 2D with the Mario Bros series and causing a revolution of its own in 3D with Super Mario 64, fans have grown accustomed to nothing less than fabulous gameplay. But even Mario can lose his breath, as was shown with Super Mario Sunshine for the GameCube, a game that albeit great, just didn’t deliver that sought after magic the N64 predecessor had. Which leaves us with the question: Is Galaxy the true sequel to Mario 64, or does it continue down the Sunshine path?

LHC · Dec 24, 2007, 02:11 AM

Excellent review, and I agree with everything that was said in it

I really cannot get enough of this game. It's simply amazing, and the little Luma's are so adorable

I have around 80 stars right now.. when I was playing the game at first I noticed it wasn't too too hard.. but now I'm starting to see that it really is

Erroneus · Dec 24, 2007, 02:57 AM

_AWESOME_ game, great review, though I would give gameplay close to 100, like 98.

Nintendo really takes platform gaming to another level

I'm on 112 stars now and the last ones are really crazy hard. And remember there is even more when all the 120 stars are found and then again even more (*pst* 121 stars) :P

Jitter · Dec 24, 2007, 06:39 AM

I do not have a Wii and dont know much about them at all, but I got this game for my cousins for christmas because of all the outstanding reviews. My question is do you need a special controller to play this game (nunchuck) or is that standard w/ the Wii?

LHC · Dec 24, 2007, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Jitter

I do not have a Wii and dont know much about them at all, but I got this game for my cousins for christmas because of all the outstanding reviews. My question is do you need a special controller to play this game (nunchuck) or is that standard w/ the Wii?

You need the nunchuck to play the game, but one comes with a Wii, so no worries

Jitter · Dec 24, 2007, 07:11 AM

Ah ok whew....My uncle would of freaked out because I dont think they are in stock anywhere.

riles9262 · Dec 24, 2007, 10:36 PM

Good review once again. I'm wanting to play this game baaaaad.

Dec 24, 2007, 12:05 AM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	GH Review: Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) Read The Review Here _______________________ Not many game characters are as famed and popular as the mustached plumber devised deep within the bowels of the Nintendo Corporation. Thinking of it, save for perhaps Pac-Man, Mario is the de-facto mascot of gaming. From the day players got to play the incredible Super Mario Bros. the blue pantaloons and red shirt wearing half of the duo stared in countless games, ranging from kart racing to Tetris look-alikes. But while any other game character would have long worn out his welcome, Mario kept coming back to cheering ovations. Much of this was thanks to the long series of games that made him what he is today in the first place – After wreaking havoc in 2D with the Mario Bros series and causing a revolution of its own in 3D with Super Mario 64, fans have grown accustomed to nothing less than fabulous gameplay. But even Mario can lose his breath, as was shown with Super Mario Sunshine for the GameCube, a game that albeit great, just didn’t deliver that sought after magic the N64 predecessor had. Which leaves us with the question: Is Galaxy the true sequel to Mario 64, or does it continue down the Sunshine path?

Dec 24, 2007, 02:11 AM	#2
LHC Stingy and Stubborn Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,325 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Excellent review, and I agree with everything that was said in it I really cannot get enough of this game. It's simply amazing, and the little Luma's are so adorable I have around 80 stars right now.. when I was playing the game at first I noticed it wasn't too too hard.. but now I'm starting to see that it really is __________________

Dec 24, 2007, 02:57 AM	#3
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	_AWESOME_ game, great review, though I would give gameplay close to 100, like 98. Nintendo really takes platform gaming to another level I'm on 112 stars now and the last ones are really crazy hard. And remember there is even more when all the 120 stars are found and then again even more (pst 121 stars) :P __________________

Dec 24, 2007, 06:39 AM	#4
Jitter HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 534 Rep Power: 0	I do not have a Wii and dont know much about them at all, but I got this game for my cousins for christmas because of all the outstanding reviews. My question is do you need a special controller to play this game (nunchuck) or is that standard w/ the Wii? __________________ Sony Vaio PCV-RX670 P4 1.8ghz XP Pro SP2 1 GB PC2100 RAM ATI All in Wonder 9700 pro Audigy 2 ZS Aquamark ~29,500 3dMark03 ~ 5,000

Dec 24, 2007, 07:11 AM	#6
Jitter HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 534 Rep Power: 0	Ah ok whew....My uncle would of freaked out because I dont think they are in stock anywhere. __________________ Sony Vaio PCV-RX670 P4 1.8ghz XP Pro SP2 1 GB PC2100 RAM ATI All in Wonder 9700 pro Audigy 2 ZS Aquamark ~29,500 3dMark03 ~ 5,000

Dec 24, 2007, 10:36 PM	#7
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Good review once again. I'm wanting to play this game baaaaad. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.