Mario Galaxy is on another planet to any other game.
Story
Well it does have a bit more of a story than previous Mario platformers Mario is invited to Peachs castle and before he gets there Bowser makes and appearence and Peachs castle gets lifted into space Mario rushes to save Peach but a Magikoopa attacks and the next time you see Mario is on a small planet and these rabbits promise to take Mario to Princess Rosalina if he manages to catch them. He meets Princess Rosalina and is told what has happened and has to collect power stars to get to Peach. He is given the abilty of a spin attack which is able to deflect some enimies attacks.
Gameplay
You travel to Galaxies and collect power stars by doing certain tasks. You come across star bits which can be fired at enemies with B when you point the remote at the enemy get 50 star bits gives you an extra life. You can have a second player can join in by firing star bits and halting your progress through the game. The level design is top class it is huge and beautiful some levels are in 2D but mostly only for a bit. You collect some star shards in levels which create a star point and when your on that you shake the Wii mote to have it fire you off to the next part of the level. The enemies are mostly from Mario games and there are star orbs where you point the Wii mote to go from one to another to get to another part of the level. You can run upside down on planets and that is so cool because you could sometimes think your falling off a ledge but the gravity will come into play alot of times in this game. The basic attacks are spin attack where you shake the Wii mote to do the attack. there is no punch or kick in this game but you press A and you do a jump and Z is for a ground pound. The triple jump and wall kick are still abilites Mario can do. The power ups are cool there are some that are really cool some that aren't but the fire flower is ace you shake the Wii Mote left or right to fire a Fireball but it doesn't last very long the power up unlike Super Mario World where if you take a hit you lose the FireFlower. A starman makes you invincble and makes Mario go faster. The Bee Suit is another one which Mario can fly and stick to certain areas in the game and you press A to fly and the nuchuck to move but you can not go near water or if an enmey hits you then you have lost the power up. There is alot more power ups as well but these are some of them. You can ride a Manta Ray and that uses the Wii mote to move left or right and a ball in the game and that also uses the Wii mote as well. You feel in control of the character alot in this game it is easy to learn everything in this game.
Sound
Classic Mario tunes some from Mario Bros 3 and Super Mario 64. Mario music has always been good and Bowser doesn't talk in this game which is good because I didn't like him talking in Sunshine.
Graphics
This game looks fantastic some of the best. Definetly better than any game on the Wii the level design looks awesome.
Lastabilty
This game will be about 20 hours to get about 60 stars might be easy but this game has a 121 stars to complete the whole game and it should take about 40 hours and some can be abit difficult. Even when you have done certain levels like the Manta Ray challenge you can try and set as fast a time as you can if you like that level. You will definetly most likely play through again because it is fun.
Overall opinion
I think this has to be considered as one of the best games around. I think it is the most fun I have had with any game ever I just enjoy it so much. I like it because it has loads of power ups like Super Mario Bros 3 had and awesome level design and gameplay like in Super Mario 64 and it also offers something different and new itself with the gravity playing an important role in this game there is so much to say about this game. If you want to know how good it is you have to play it. The game industry has changed again thanks to Mario and platformers are very good again thanks to this masterpiece. Not as big as impact as Mario 64 but more fun and a better game.