Super Mario Galaxy Reviews
- Difficulty:
- Just Right
- Time Spent:
- 20 to 40 Hours
- The Bottom Line:
- "Innovative"
Storyline:
As with each generations Mario game you are the red wearing plumber and you are almost always trying to rescue your Princess Peach. Being taken captive by the evil Bowser King of the Koopas, Mario rushes to save her from her peril but this time there is a unique twist. Bowser escaped out into space forcing Mario to follow in which he meets Rosalina. Rosalina controls a space center but the stars and grand stars that allow it to travel space were stolen. While you help Rosalina collect these stars each time you get one step closer to your goal of reaching the princess.
Although first thought I considered space exploration a bit out there, after playing it I was pleasantly surprised. The story provides an old-school Mario plot that you would expect to be less complex and with little character development. If we do not know the story of how this red obsessed head stomping plumber is desperately trying to save Princess Peach from the evil king Bowser I don't think we should be allowed near a Wii anyhow. I may be biased but I think that is how the old-school Mario games should be if it got too complicated it just wouldn't be the same anymore. 10/10
Gameplay:
Obviously the fact that you are in space has a massive effect on the gameplay of Super Mario Galaxy. It allowed them to add numerous cool new features such as gravitational changes (their favorite), moving between planets, flying, and much more. These changes add not only a lot of fun but a completely new aspect to the Mario platformers, this complexity is entertaining while in actuality still being very simple. I think Super Mario Galaxy was a huge jump forward and make platforming more appealing.
Another obvious gameplay factor in Galaxy is the Wii motion controls. Using these for lots of things such as spinning, shooting/collecting star bits, and much more adds a lot of activity to the otherwise mindless button mashing that some games fall to. At first I was very indefinite on if I would like these controls being somewhat unaccustomed to the Wii, but after playing through this I had decided that the Wii motion controls were not just a gimmick but a great feature anyone can enjoy. 10/10
Graphics:
Mario landing n the Wii also gives a new graphical power to the series it had yet to experience. Although cartoony the Mario games have a very nostalgic look to them that most people enjoy even if they criticize other games for it. These improvements in graphics advances the look but keeps it very similar, this allows the game to look great and very modern without looking realistic and losing the nostalgic theme that you see in it. 9/10
Sound:
The music of the Mario games has always been exceedingly nostalgic and fun. Super Mario Galaxy does not disappoint, they provided the themes all Mario fans are dying to hear as well as a variety of new music to fit the feel and themes of the game. I believe the Mario series is one of those games that requires music to create the feel of the game, it gives this happy and energetic attitude that attracts so much more than just the common gamer to it. 10/10
Overall:
There are three large differences that place Super Mario Galaxy ahead as a platformer. One is that the new elements such as changing gravity and planetary travel allow a whole new level of gameplay. He second is tat the new Wii motion controls are surprisingly entertaining and fantastically well done making it one of the faces of the Wii. Lastly is the graphics and sound which amplify the Mario series raising it to new heights that without this energetic and nostalgic feel would fall short of what it has shown that it can achieve.
I think the addition of "space exploration" in Super Mario Galaxy was pure genius. It make the gameplay have all the old additions while expanding on it greatly making it a new game in its own not just another chunk in the history of Mario. I was incredibly impressed with Super Mario Galaxy and suggest everyone on the Wii to get it, the game is a staple of the console. 9.5/10
As with each generations Mario game you are the red wearing plumber and you are almost always trying to rescue your Princess Peach. Being taken captive by the evil Bowser King of the Koopas, Mario rushes to save her from her peril but this time there is a unique twist. Bowser escaped out into space forcing Mario to follow in which he meets Rosalina. Rosalina controls a space center but the stars and grand stars that allow it to travel space were stolen. While you help Rosalina collect these stars each time you get one step closer to your goal of reaching the princess.
Although first thought I considered space exploration a bit out there, after playing it I was pleasantly surprised. The story provides an old-school Mario plot that you would expect to be less complex and with little character development. If we do not know the story of how this red obsessed head stomping plumber is desperately trying to save Princess Peach from the evil king Bowser I don't think we should be allowed near a Wii anyhow. I may be biased but I think that is how the old-school Mario games should be if it got too complicated it just wouldn't be the same anymore. 10/10
Gameplay:
Obviously the fact that you are in space has a massive effect on the gameplay of Super Mario Galaxy. It allowed them to add numerous cool new features such as gravitational changes (their favorite), moving between planets, flying, and much more. These changes add not only a lot of fun but a completely new aspect to the Mario platformers, this complexity is entertaining while in actuality still being very simple. I think Super Mario Galaxy was a huge jump forward and make platforming more appealing.
Another obvious gameplay factor in Galaxy is the Wii motion controls. Using these for lots of things such as spinning, shooting/collecting star bits, and much more adds a lot of activity to the otherwise mindless button mashing that some games fall to. At first I was very indefinite on if I would like these controls being somewhat unaccustomed to the Wii, but after playing through this I had decided that the Wii motion controls were not just a gimmick but a great feature anyone can enjoy. 10/10
Graphics:
Mario landing n the Wii also gives a new graphical power to the series it had yet to experience. Although cartoony the Mario games have a very nostalgic look to them that most people enjoy even if they criticize other games for it. These improvements in graphics advances the look but keeps it very similar, this allows the game to look great and very modern without looking realistic and losing the nostalgic theme that you see in it. 9/10
Sound:
The music of the Mario games has always been exceedingly nostalgic and fun. Super Mario Galaxy does not disappoint, they provided the themes all Mario fans are dying to hear as well as a variety of new music to fit the feel and themes of the game. I believe the Mario series is one of those games that requires music to create the feel of the game, it gives this happy and energetic attitude that attracts so much more than just the common gamer to it. 10/10
Overall:
There are three large differences that place Super Mario Galaxy ahead as a platformer. One is that the new elements such as changing gravity and planetary travel allow a whole new level of gameplay. He second is tat the new Wii motion controls are surprisingly entertaining and fantastically well done making it one of the faces of the Wii. Lastly is the graphics and sound which amplify the Mario series raising it to new heights that without this energetic and nostalgic feel would fall short of what it has shown that it can achieve.
I think the addition of "space exploration" in Super Mario Galaxy was pure genius. It make the gameplay have all the old additions while expanding on it greatly making it a new game in its own not just another chunk in the history of Mario. I was incredibly impressed with Super Mario Galaxy and suggest everyone on the Wii to get it, the game is a staple of the console. 9.5/10
More Player Reviews
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- LordMaceX's Score
- 9.5
- superb
I didn't expect much, but this is a great game! continue »
- Posted Nov 27, 2008 11:53 am PT
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- LordMaceX's Score
- 8.5
- great
This game will keep you entertained and awe struck, but only for the first time through! continue »
- Posted Nov 25, 2008 8:23 pm PT
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- LordMaceX's Score
- 10
- perfect
It takes everything Super Mario 64 was and makes it BETTER! continue »
- Posted Nov 25, 2008 8:49 am PT
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- LordMaceX's Score
- 9.5
- superb
welcome to review number two, the reedjos08 series, when i say how the mario world lanced into space, with mario galaxy continue »
- Posted Nov 24, 2008 12:16 pm PT
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- LordMaceX's Score
- 8.5
- great
great concept, with that same old (3d) Mario feel. That's the problem continue »
- Posted Nov 19, 2008 6:59 pm PT
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