Super Mario Galaxy
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One of the newest Mario games available for the Nintendo Wii Games is the Super Mario Galaxy. Released last November 12, 2007, Mario can be controlled using the Wii remote flick. It is rated RP or Rate Pending by the ESRB.
In Super Mario Galaxy, Mario has to deal with strange laws of physics in outer space as he hops from one planet to another battling aliens encountered in their worlds to gather star bits to be able to save Princess Peach who was abducted by Bowser from the Mushroom Kingdom. There are several new challenges in store for the avid gamer, like ray surfing in the ocean of clouds, ball rolling in a treacherous garden, and trying to stay afloat on a bubble floating over a swamp full of poison. A second player may help Mario in this quest by challenging enemies and collecting star bits. Mario can also transform into a bee or a Boo.
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The Super Mario series has always been synonymous with the name Nintendo and Mario. Mario’s newest adventure, Super Mario Galaxy, begins with Mario running to a celebratory event complete with jolly Toads scurrying about, comets falling and exploding in the starry night sky. The story is about the King of the Koopas and his devoted minions wanting to capture the Princess through space traversal, and Mario to save his beloved.
The adventure unfolds in space with galaxies, ships "Power Stars" and "Grand Stars", which are required to fuel the galactic space cruiser. There will be several missions to tackle in galaxies. You will come across small observatories from which you can stare out into the stars and find galaxies to explore. Once you’re inside a Dome, a small star sprite will help guide you, showing you a map of the universe so you can keep track of your progress and see if there are any new galaxies to explore.
You unlock galaxies by collecting more stars; the more you collect, the more galaxies will become available. There are more than 100 shiny sprites to collect in the game. Super Mario Galaxy is more varied than the former series. The galaxies here are numerous and varied. You’ll find galaxies made out of food, toys, beaches, flying airships, floating comets, space junk, mountains, haunted houses, gardens, deserts; almost anything. The platform is brilliant and you’ll be hopping your way across various areas, each with its own gravitational pull. It never gets disorientating or confusing.
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Reviewer: n-central.com27 March 2008
Going into Super Mario Galaxy I was a little afraid that it would be another Super Mario Sunshine.I was afraid it would go with the space theme throughout the entire game, and that it would stray farther and farther from its roots, Super Mario 64.midnight opening, so I had to wait the 10 grueling hours until my local GameStop store opened to go and purchase the game, but it was worth the wait.From the first seconds that I started playing the game I knew that this woul... Read more
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Game Review: Super Mario Galaxy (WII)
Reviewer: rewiredmind.com11 December 2007- Overall 10

At the risk of wearing out an already overused cliche, Mario is back, but not just in a new adventure on the Wii - he’s back on top of his game. Read more
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Super Mario Galaxy
Reviewer: almenconi.com05 December 2007I must admit: I was a bit disappointed with a few aspects of Galaxy . The gameplay seems a bit shallower than that of Mario's previous adventure, Super Mario Sunshine . The game is shorter and less involved than I expected. Being a huge fan of Mario's sunny adventure on Isle Delfino, I found it hard to get past these shortcomings. Due to these things, Galaxy is probably one of the more friendly Mario games for casual gamers. Anyone who owns a Wii should enjoy this gam... Read more
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Super Mario Galaxy
Reviewer: nzgamer.com03 December 2007- Overall 10

Mario has huge shoes! That is to say, his shoes are extremely big… What I’m trying to say here is that after starring in some of the best games ever created, Mario has a lot to live up to. As well as having undoubtedly some of the best 2d platform games ever under his little red hat, Mario 64 is still regarded amongst fans as the best 3d adventure ever, and it’s ten years old! Read more
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Reviewer: gamesasylum.com28 November 2007
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A lot of people have been waiting a long time for this game. Some, since the day they collected the final star in the revolutionary Super Mario 64. Some have waited since their watery adventure in Super Mario Sunshine five years ago. Others have been excited since the announcement of Mario’s Wii incarnation. How ever long it’s been, Super Mario Galaxy has been worth the wait - this is Nintendo doing what they do best. Read more
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User Review by Yoda86
Reviewer: Yoda86, gametrailers.com2 weeks agoSynopsis A comet has passed by Mario's home world, showering it with power stars. As the denizens bring these back to Princess Peach's castle and celebrate the event, Bowser enters the scene and promptly lifts the castle out of the planet and into space, inviting Peach to be part of his newly created universe. As Mario, it's your task to recover the power stars and grand stars to save no... Read more
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Super Mario Galaxy
Reviewer: swapgame.com17 February 2008- Overall 10

The best Mario game ever .... by far! Brings a whole new slant to platforming gaming and uses the Wii's control system really well. Great fun, great graphics, great gameplay. All in all a great game! Rent this title ..... you may find you hang on to it longer than you expect to! Read more
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Super Mario Galaxy for Nintendo Wii
Reviewer: Hoyboy, videogamereview.com29 December 2007- Overall 10

Super Mario games have always served up colorful, imaginative worlds, but in outer space there are no limits! Galaxy's opening sequence depicts Princess Peach being abducted by Bowser's spaceship and whisked away to a far-off corner of the universe. To rescue her, Mario will have to hopscotch across dozens of galaxies composed of small planets and collections of floating platforms. Star-shaped portals are used to launch Mario from one location to the next with a flick... Read more
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to much movement
Reviewer: Tara from Yorkshire, lovefilm.com26 November 2007- Overall 6

my children thought it was ok but had a headache as there was to much movement Read more
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Super Mario Galaxy
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The DCEmu Interview - Question 5 - Whats the greatest Game Ever ?
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
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2007 Gamespot game of the year user predictions (56K+ Warning!)
Super Mario Galaxy deserves it IMO.
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what games are you getting for Christmas
Halo 3 Super Mario Galaxy and Crysis.
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