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User Review : Super Mario Galaxy

Ups
  • Amazing gameplay.{Perfect soundtrack.{Totally inno
Downs
  • Camera akward at a few points.{Beginning is quite

A worthy successor to Mario 64

Super Mario Galaxy is hands down the best Wii title yet. This game does everything right and is a true sequel to Mario 64. This really feeling like next-gen gaming and should be played by every Wii owner.
The gameplay in this game is groundbreaking and innovative. You will find yourself saying "wow" often while playing. The gravity effects are unlike anything I have seen before and feels like the next step for the platforming genre. The motion controls are seemlessly added to the gameplay and never feel overused or pointless. While the beginning of the game is very easy the later missions are very challenging. The only drawback is the camera which on very rare occasions gets stuck in a bad position.
The graphics on Mario Galay are beautiful. Everything looks incredibily polished and detailed. The water effects are amazing and all the environments are a joy to stare at. I never felt like I was playing a gamecube title at all. These visuals should set a new standard for the console.
The music is perfect, I don't have a single complaint. It mixes all the tunes with a few songs from the old Mario games for the perfect sound track. The sound makes the game ten times more enjoyable and sets the mood for every event and location. I don't think I would ever play this game without volume.
Super Mario Galaxy is a must have title and the true game of the year for 2007. Anyone who passes this game up is missing a really awesome gaming experience.

Score
10.0
Graphics
Feels entirly new and innovative.
9.7
Sound
Beautiful.
10.0
Gameplay
Could not be better.
9.7
Fun Factor
Could have a more fleshed out co-op mode.
Overall
9.8
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Super Mario Odyssey Turns Seven - Ranking the 3D Mario Games

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "With the Switch getting on in years and the prospect of a new Nintendo console growing closer, now seems like an excellent time to take a look back at one of its mascot’s two big evolutionary lines, particularly since we now find ourselves in the longest wait ever between 3D Mario games. Today marks the seven year anniversary for the release of Super Mario Odyssey, and with no full new entry in sight, it comfortably beats the roughly six year wait between Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine, which should also be good news to anybody who broke a mirror that day.

3D Mario has delighted fans since 1996, maintaining an astonishing level of quality and bringing innovations not just to the 3D platformer genre, but gaming as a whole. Needless to say, it’s a hard task to rank a series where every entry is beloved, but I shall nevertheless undertake this risky venture with my head held high. Wish me luck."

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gold_drake571d ago

has it rly been 7 years already?

fk me.

Cacabunga570d ago (Edited 570d ago )

One of the worst marios.. i hated the fact it was only about finding the moons and very repetitive with the same bosses. There is no exploration in this one.
Galaxy 2 is still unmatched

TiredGamer570d ago

I played, completed, and enjoyed Mario Odyssey, but I tend to agree that I don't think it's the best 3D Mario. There was sense of sameness that prevailed after the first couple of worlds... not in the levels, environments, or aesthetics, but in the routine of each world. It just felt like each new environment was just the beginning of another checklist of moons to acquire, and the sheer number of them took away the sense of accomplishment I got from the stars in Mario 64 and the like. I can't exactly put my finger on why that is. Galaxy gets my nod as the best one.

Cacabunga570d ago

I enjoyed it too but i won’t even place it in my top10 mario games.. as you said you are just looking for stars and that irritating music everytime you find one.
Also the bosses are pretty much the same from begging to end. I would have have like some koopalings instead of these dumb useless rabbits

Chocoburger570d ago

I played a little of this game and freakin' LOVED it! But I forced myself to stop because I hadn't played Galaxy 2, which I've been playing every day for the past week. Cripes, Galaxy 2 is way better than I expected it to be! Even though I dislike the Wiimote and nunchuck controls, and it annoyed me a lot with Galaxy 1, part 2 just feels better and slightly less gimmicky when it comes to the controls.

Profchaos570d ago

Sunshine at number 7 no way. I get it's not perfect but it deserves better to date there has not been another 3d Mario that's managed to capture that same movement it's the most acrobatic feeling Mario to date.

It's by and large better than 3d land/world and I'd argue that galaxy 2 didn't offer any trie innovation it was essentially a DLC pack to 1

Personally it's
1) Mario 64
2) Mario Sunshine
3) Mario galaxy
4) Mario Odyssey
5) galaxy 2
6) Bowser fury
7) 3d land/ world.

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20 Best Super Mario Games of All Time

Cultured Vultures: Put on your freshest dungarees and chow down on the ripest mushroom as we reel off the best Mario games ever made to celebrate Mar10 Day.

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Barlos800d ago (Edited 800d ago )

My top 3 are Mario 3, Mario World and Mario 64. Mario Odyssey is also excellent, and I enjoyed Sunshine but didn't care for the Galaxy series.

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20 Best Mario Games of All Time

Cultured Vultures: Put on your freshest dungarees and chow down on the ripest mushroom as we reel off the best Mario games ever made.

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