Fantastic and fun.
User Rating: 9.5 | Super Mario Galaxy WII
Galaxy is better than sunshine for many subtle reasons. Sure you have a central hub world like the island in Sunshine or the castle in 64 and Bowser took the castle away with chains a la Paper Mario and Princess Peach is again in need of rescue. The difference is in the gameplay. The game does look better as well. Take a look at the fuzz on the queen bee for starters. I played for a couple hours on my first sit and could have kept playing, but had other things I had to do. I really like the use of the Wiimote as it makes the game simple to control and you actually use less buttons than in previous titles which makes the game easier to play yet just as precise. The point is that Galaxy refines everything from previous games so it is familiar, but also a completely new game and very fun to play. I am giving it a 9.5 as I have not completed the game yet, but I expect the score could only go up.
