Super Mario Galaxy

[abundant]

In just mere days, one of the biggest franchises ever returns, but will it be good? I’ll let the scores do the talking.

GameSpot - 9.5 out of 10

The stellar presentation and fantastic level designs combine to make Super Mario Galaxy the Wii's game to beat and one of Mario's greatest adventures yet.

Edited November 9, 2007 by abundant

[Ignition]

I wish I had a Wii right about now.

One hopes that it lives up to expectations. Can someone let me know what it's like?

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Another rating to possibly bear in mind, but probably not:

My manager: (after playing it at a Gamestation manager's convention)

"Really didn't enjoy it. Not that great at all."

He's probably in the wrong but there is apparantly a slight rumbling underneath the generally high ratings.

[Gongsun Zan]

Aw, Hammy, we all already know what you think of Mario

[King Ellis]

Not having a Wii i'm only going on footage here but, am I the only one who feels kind of disorientated on the 'planet' bits?. It's kinda hard to explain, I mean i'm fine with the 3rd person view that's behind Mario on a 'normal' level but the space stuff that has you running round the spherical masses in a quasi top down view, it doesn't sit well with me for some reason.

I think this is down to Ratchet and Clank 3 which had a similar level where you had to run around jumping on platforms and taking trampoleeny platforms to acsess another area. I hated that level so very much.

[Dan]

Mario Galaxy is shit.

All mario's since SNES are, bar Mario 64.

[King Ellis]

Oh, have you played it Dan? How far into it are you?

[TheRyno]

My roommate picked up his pre-ordered copy today but I can't ask him how it is as he isn't here. Honestly, I'm surprised that he didn't just call off any commitments and just play that all day.

[abundant]

HOLY SHIT! I’m just 2 stars in and already I can tell that, unless Mass Effect turns out how I hope it does, this is the Game of the year. The graphics are gorgeous, the game play feels like a true sequel to Mario 64, and the music is one of the best I’ve ever heard. If you liked Mario 64, GET THIS GAME! It’s truly a classic in the making.

[Ignition]

I'm all for Mario going back to a 2D platformer...that's the way it shuld of stayed imo.

[abundant]

Why? Mario 64 was a great game and so far, Galaxy looks to be even better.

[apsham]

I'm not a fan of the videos that I've seen of Galaxy, just looks like odd gameplay to me, but I'm not going to judge it if I haven't played it.

I'd jump at the chance to play something like Mario 64, just with different levels though. Hell, I even LOVED Sunshine.

[The Mask of Norro]

Just bought it today... haven't had the chance to play it yet, but funny story: I didn't preorder the game, didn't even reserve it... just walked in and bought it, but Gamestop still gave me the commemorative token that comes with the game for those who preorder/reserve it. I was a bit confused, but happy nonetheless, as the token's actually pretty cool looking. I always love Nintendo swag anyway.

Lorina's probably gonna wind up playing it before me since I'll be at work tomorrow and she'll be back at the apartment. She's gonna tell me what she thinks of what she's played when I get back, but honestly, I think it'll be a fun game. The reviews really make it sound great, and honestly, from what I've seen, the game just looks damn nice.

[EWRFan]

Played a little at a friends house(the same friend who bought my Wii from me, so I could get a PS3) and I have to admit I am hooked. We already made a deal that as soon as he beats the game he will let me borrow the Wii so I can play it. It does feel a lot like Mario 64 and I think this is a possible game of the year.

[Ignition]

I just miss the side scroller which is how I'll always think of mario. A kind of simplistic but at the same time in depth game.

I didn't get to play Mario 64 for more than a few minutes so I can't judge Maybe I should get ahold of it!

[Benji]

Rebirth? That's a bit much, platformers are almost always fun, it just so happens this one is a little more so

[The Mask of Norro]

Well I played like ten minutes of it before work this morning... from what I played, it was great fun. Can't wait to sit down and actually spend some time playing the game. The upside-down running and the constant shifting around on the screen was surprisingly easy to handle, I didn't run into too many problems with it.

[abundant]

I now have 11 stars, fought 3 bosses, 2 mini bosses, and just finished my first observatory; this game is great. One big improvement over Sunshine & 64 is that every star gives you a new path/challenge. There are no “Collect 100 coins” or “Collect 10 red coins” stars.

[stokeriño]

Awesome game. Anyone know if there are any hidden stars in the first (Terrace) dome? I found one in the first part of the Fountain Dome (the Space Junk Galaxy), so was just wondering...

The whole setup of the game (you're in a central area, go off into hubs which each have various levels, bring back shiny things and when you have enough the next hub opens) reminds me a great deal of Crash Bandicoot...not a bad thing, though.

The Sweet Sweet Galaxy is death.

[abundant]

Awesome game. Anyone know if there are any hidden stars in the first (Terrace) dome? I found one in the first part of the Fountain Dome (the Space Junk Galaxy), so was just wondering...