Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
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| Genre | Action Adventure |
| Platform | Nintendo Wii |
| Release Date | 29/11/2007 |
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Super Mario Galaxy is arguable the best game Nintendo has produced. This is one game that must be in everyone’s collection. It is simply that great.
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) Product Information
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.
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 3-D platforming genre with Super Mario 64, and this game proves once again that he is king. Players perform mind-bending, low-gravity jumps across wild alien terrain as they experience platforming for a new generation.
When some creature escapes into space with Princess Peach, Mario gives chase, exploring bizarre planets all across the galaxy.
Become Mario as he traverses a galaxy of gravities, traveling in and out of gravitational fields by blasting from planet to planet. Players experience dizzying perspective shifts as they run upside down through wild alien worlds that need to be seen to be believed.
Controlling Mario is as simple as can be with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. Players move Mario with the Control Stick and shake the Wii Remote to perform a spin move or cue stars that launch him to and from planetary objects. Players can even point at bits of stardust to collect them or latch onto stars to blaze a magnetic trail through the heavens.
Don't want to head into space alone? With a second Wii Remote, another player can play alongside by pointing at and collecting bits of stardust, then launching them at enemies. The second player can even sweep aside
projectiles or stall enemies to help make Mario's adventure easier.
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.
Since he’s in space, Mario can perform mind-bending jumps unlike anything he’s done before. He’ll also have a wealth of new moves that are all based around tilting, pointing and shaking the Wii Remote.
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) Review
Imaginative environments have always been a staple ingredient in the Mario games and it was in this area that Sunshine really came up short, ditching the surreal Mushroom Kingdom for more (and we mean this in the loosest possible sense) ‘realistic’ settings. Beaches, fairgrounds, shipping harbours and villages are about as visually appealing as a stretch of motorway when compared to the delights contained in Mario’s latest offering.
One minute you’re invading the site of a rocket launch, the next you’re scaling a giant, motorized robot like something out of Shadow of the Colossus. To go into any further detail would only rob you of the magic of uncovering these delights yourself, but needlessly to say the game constantly surprises, and delights, again and again. As does the actual level design which frequently ignores any unwritten rules or conventions when it comes to platforming. For a kick-off, the game is constantly shifting from 3D to 2D depending on the situation.
The game isn’t afraid to completely change the control dynamics for particular levels either. The water slide race mentioned earlier, for example, features Excitetruck-like controls, while a motion controlled Monkey Ball tribute stage is hidden away too. There are many sections where the Wii remote pointer is used - most commonly for traveling between the blue star orbs scattered through space but it does have other quite frankly more inventive uses that you’ll be keen to discover.
In terms of visuals and presentation there isn’t a single game on the Wii that can match what Super Mario Galaxy delivers. From the Yoshi’s Island-style 
story book sketchings that open the game to the gorgeously rendered cut scenes that play throughout, the game is presented in the highest quality. Graphically it’s in a league of its own compared to other Wii titles. It’s bright, it’s colourful, it’s imaginative, it’s surreal, it’s beyond anything you could expect from a Mario game but at the same time it’s exactly what you would expect. It looks like Mario but offers so much more. Everything is huge and totally over the top and we love it.
Sometimes a game of such high quality comes along and you’ve just got to hold your hands up and say well done. Super Mario Galaxy delivers blistering quality in every area, whether it’s level design, the soundtrack, boss fights, graphics or controls. It feels familiar but fresh thanks to the sheer amount of ideas and creativity put into each and every level. Like so many lesser games do, corners haven’t been cut by reusing ideas over and over or artificially extending the length of the game with collect-a-thons. An essential experience for all gamers.
Full review PALGN
