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Product Description
When some creature escapes into space with Princess Peach, Mario gives chase, exploring bizarre planets all across the galaxy.
The ultimate Nintendo hero is taking the ultimate step... out into space. Join Mario as he ushers in a new era of video games, defying gravity across all the planets in the galaxy. Players run, jump and battle enemies as they explore all the planets in the galaxy. Since this game makes full use of all the features of the Wii Remote, players have to do all kinds of things to succeed: pressing buttons, swinging the Wii Remote and the Nunchuk, and even pointing at and dragging things with the pointer.
The ultimate Nintendo hero is taking the ultimate step... out into space. Join Mario as he ushers in a new era of video games, defying gravity across all the planets in the galaxy. Players run, jump and battle enemies as they explore all the planets in the galaxy. Since this game makes full use of all the features of the Wii Remote, players have to do all kinds of things to succeed: pressing buttons, swinging the Wii Remote and the Nunchuk, and even pointing at and dragging things with the pointer.
- Shake, tilt and point! Mario takes advantage of all the unique aspects of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controller, unleashing new moves as players shake the controller and even point at and drag items with the pointer.
- Mario essentially defined the 3D platforming genre with Super Mario 64, and this game proves once again that he is king. Players perform mind-bending, lowgravity jumps across wild alien terrain as they experience platforming for a new generation.
- Mario dons new suits! As Bee Mario and Boo Mario, you'll use these special suits to help Mario fly and turn invisible. What other suits will you find?
- A new character, Rosalina, makes her debut. This Watcher of the Stars aids Mario on his quest to find her friend, the Grand Star, in addition to Princess Peach.
Super Mario Galaxy Review
Super Mario Galaxy Review
Mario certainly has come a long way since his days as Jumpman, saving the princess from the clutches of Donkey Kong’s grasp. While the premise for future Mario games never changed much, the game play certainly did.
From Mario’s early 2-D side-scrolling all the way through to his first foray into the world of 3-D, which managed to wow the whole world and also set the standard for 3-D gaming throughout the entire gaming industry. Every gamer in the world would have most likely played through a Mario adventure, and his latest is nothing short of spectacular.
From Mario’s early 2-D side-scrolling all the way through to his first foray into the world of 3-D, which managed to wow the whole world and also set the standard for 3-D gaming throughout the entire gaming industry. Every gamer in the world would have most likely played through a Mario adventure, and his latest is nothing short of spectacular.
Graphics and Presentation
Right from the title screen you already know that Mario Galaxy is going to blow you away, from the powerful orchestrated title track to the circling vista of space behind the Galaxy front end screen. Hands down this is the most visually stunning game to appear on the Nintendo Wii to date, a game that has so lovingly been lavished in the very specific Nintendo quality and charm, which very few other games ever manage to come close to. It seems Nintendo have tried to infuse this game with a whole lot of variety to stop the game play from ever getting stale and overused. Everything from level design, the way the characters fluidly animate, right through to the gargantuan bosses strewn throughout the game, its clear Nintendo have really gone all out to bring Mario fans across the globe, a game that not only has the familiarity people have come to expect, but to also inject it with some fresh game play mechanics that really add to the game play.
For Galaxy, Nintendo have blasted the little Italian plumber into outer space, giving Nintendo a chance to show off their graphical prowess on the Wii and letting them showcase their intriguing and clever level design.
Visually this game trumps anything that any other developer has brought to the Wii system, your basic level will have you blasted into space, and as you fly to the starting point you will be treated with an over view of the level, rushing passed strange and zany mini planets set to the back drop of stunning horizons of space.
Levels are crammed full of charm and style and vary so much from challenge to challenge. For example, you could be blasted to a level that is a series of planetoids and space debris, with each planetoid having a different theme and a different challenge to be conquered before moving onto the next, whilst another level will literally construct itself under your feet, pulling debris from the surrounding space making a pathway through the level. The whole game is rammed packed full of little tiny graphical effects that really bring the game to another level, such as the glistening water shimmer and the bloom lighting effects Nintendo have used on its wide spanning vistas and black holes.
This game is truly worth a purchase alone just for the visual splendour.
Levels are crammed full of charm and style and vary so much from challenge to challenge. For example, you could be blasted to a level that is a series of planetoids and space debris, with each planetoid having a different theme and a different challenge to be conquered before moving onto the next, whilst another level will literally construct itself under your feet, pulling debris from the surrounding space making a pathway through the level. The whole game is rammed packed full of little tiny graphical effects that really bring the game to another level, such as the glistening water shimmer and the bloom lighting effects Nintendo have used on its wide spanning vistas and black holes.
This game is truly worth a purchase alone just for the visual splendour.
Sound
This year Nintendo stepped up to the plate, producing an all out powerful orchestral soundtrack.
And it paid off. This game is littered with homage’s to all the classic Mario tunes we all know and love (and whistle, admit it), and a whole massing of brand new tracks that have the same charm and addictiveness as the others, all brought into the new generation via a superb orchestra.
From thundering violin and horn pieces for the intense stages, to soft gentle flute passages which take you dreamily through some of the easier challenges, to the full orchestrated version of Bowser’s Theme from Super Mario 64, it all fits together to marry the old with the new in a pleasure for the ears.
And it paid off. This game is littered with homage’s to all the classic Mario tunes we all know and love (and whistle, admit it), and a whole massing of brand new tracks that have the same charm and addictiveness as the others, all brought into the new generation via a superb orchestra.
From thundering violin and horn pieces for the intense stages, to soft gentle flute passages which take you dreamily through some of the easier challenges, to the full orchestrated version of Bowser’s Theme from Super Mario 64, it all fits together to marry the old with the new in a pleasure for the ears.
Game playSuper Mario Galaxy kicks off (as usual), with a letter from Peach asking Mario to visit her at her castle. From here your placed straight in control of Mr Mario himself, now the controls are standard Mario fare, the Nunchuck’s analogue stick controls Mario on screen, while the A button on the Wii Remote is used for your jumps (three successive timed presses trigger the trademark triple jump). Pointer control also made it in, which is used to point at on-screen interactive objects such as pull stars which you can grab onto to lift yourself through space.
So as Mario you proceed through the Mushroom Village on your way to visit Princess Peach, but just as you reach the castle, a whole armada of Bowser’s Doomship’s come out of the sky and rip the castle up into outer space, taking Mario along for the ride, all this in the first 5 minutes.
Galaxy revolves highly around the tried and tested ‘collect the stars to win’ mechanic, having you traverse through a wide variety of different worlds and challenges, eventually culminating in the final showdown with King Bowser.
Mario Galaxy’s main game play is still the same as it’s ever been since the 64 era, so you’ll have access to all of Mario’s old moves from the triple jump, butt stomp and long jump, and Nintendo have also been kind enough to add special suits that Mario can wear with varying effects, the Bee Suit being a personal favourite as it allows you to fly around levels and walk on flowers.
Galaxy revolves highly around the tried and tested ‘collect the stars to win’ mechanic, having you traverse through a wide variety of different worlds and challenges, eventually culminating in the final showdown with King Bowser.
Mario Galaxy’s main game play is still the same as it’s ever been since the 64 era, so you’ll have access to all of Mario’s old moves from the triple jump, butt stomp and long jump, and Nintendo have also been kind enough to add special suits that Mario can wear with varying effects, the Bee Suit being a personal favourite as it allows you to fly around levels and walk on flowers.
Nintendo has tried to cater to the whole crowd this time, hardcore and casual alike, this has resulted in the first half of the game being just a tad bit too easy, with the remaining second half of the game seeing a serious step up in difficulty to please the hardcore.
You can potentially finish the game within 6 hours, as the number of stars you need to reach the final battle with Bowser is a fraction too low (obviously to cater to the new comers), but to finish the game in its entirety for completionists will take up and over the 40 hour mark. With a few surprise characters springing up from Mario’s past, and a huge array of clever levels and challenges to complete, there is no way you can be disappointed by this game, and it has easily become a modern day and well deserved classic.
You can potentially finish the game within 6 hours, as the number of stars you need to reach the final battle with Bowser is a fraction too low (obviously to cater to the new comers), but to finish the game in its entirety for completionists will take up and over the 40 hour mark. With a few surprise characters springing up from Mario’s past, and a huge array of clever levels and challenges to complete, there is no way you can be disappointed by this game, and it has easily become a modern day and well deserved classic.
Closing Comments
When Mario Galaxy was first announced, I wasn’t completely sold that the game could work in space as it seemed so far removed from other typical Mario games, this time I am glad that I was proven wrong. A game packed full of secret areas and levels, with a beautiful artistic style, and game play to match. I humbly invite you to take down Bowser and watch as Mario once again proves he rules the galaxy.
5/5
Aaron Cooper 
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