10 out of 10

Super Mario Galaxy

First seen: 12 february 2007

Information found in: from 308 sources in 27 countries.

Best Price: $59

  • User Score (949)
    9.3 9.3 from 949 reviewers
  • Expert Score (202)
    9.5 9.5 from 202 reviewers
  • Gameplay (58)
    10 10 from 58 reviewers
  • Graphics (76)
    9.8 9.8 from 76 reviewers
  • Sound (69)
    10 10 from 69 reviewers
  • Storyline (6)
    9.4 9.4 from 6 reviewers
  • Multiplayer (8)
    7.2 7.2 from 8 reviewers
  • Control (6)
    9.7 9.7 from 6 reviewers
  • Addiction (4)
    10 10 from 4 reviewers
  • Lifespan (24)
    9.6 9.6 from 24 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • solid controls, awesome control and gameplay, brilliant graphics and gameplay, game for all ages, the galaxies
  • not high def, a bit confusing organizationally, no multiplayer, such a big game, very childish and slow

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, an…

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Reviews of Super Mario Galaxy

  1. Super Mario Galaxy Review

    Reviewer: PALGN
    8 November 2007
    Overall 10
    10
     

    For effectively as long as gaming has been around, Mario platformers have set standards for everyone else to try and meet. Not just within the platformer genre either, all games aim to emulate the quality of a Mario game, with their tight controls, imaginative gameplay, beautiful graphics or even just tunes that’ll stick in your head. Read more

  2. Super Mario Galaxy Review

    Reviewer: AusGamers
    14 November 2007
    Overall 10
    9.7
     

    While Super Mario Galaxy is not the giant leap forward in gaming we got from Super Mario 64, it stands as a perfect culmination of all the best elements of both Mario titles in general, and platforming as a genre. Each puzzle is unique and challenging, but never once over-bearing or contrived. The game’s pacing is nothing short of perfect while the setting offers unparalleled access to any number of varying puzzle/platform/action- ing ideas. Each and every level you... Read more

  3. Reviewer: Empire
    7 March 2008
    Overall 10
    10
     

    Shhh! Don’t say it out loud in case the fanboys hear you, but Mario’s last adventure - Super Mario Sunshine on GameCube - wasn’t that good, and diluted the delirious platform hopping of earlier excursions to the Mushroom Kingdom by giving players a rubbish jetpack. But in Super Mario Galaxy, Nintendo devotees finally have a game worthy of being considered the spiritual successor to Nintendo’s hallowed genre classic, Super Mario 64. Set on a series of alien... Read more

  4. Review: Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)

    Reviewer: Space-Meat
    28 February 2008
    Overall 10
    9.5
     

    Super Mario Galaxy is an amazing feat, a world of exploration that will keep anyone entertained for hours. The large amount of stars assure a solid length of many worlds, each as exciting and interesting as the last. The characters and Nintendo charm is immeasurable, the Luma star characters alone carrying enough cutesy charm to bring the toughest biker thug to tears. If only there was a bit more challenge, to slow the more seasoned gamers from chewing through each star... Read more

  5. Super Mario Galaxy

    Reviewer: GameSpot
    7 November 2007
    Overall 10
    9.5
     

    When all is said and done, the thing that really makes Super Mario Galaxy such a standout game isn't the fact that it's another Mario game, but the fact that it doesn't even to be a Mario game to be successful. Sure, it's got all the nostalgic flavor Mario fans would want, with the updated soundtrack, familiar foes, and various other Mario-related bric-a-brac scattered throughout the adventure, but the game never leans on these nostalgic aspects as a crutch. It instead... Read more

  1. Reviewer: MovieWatcher45, Empire
    11 December 2008
    Overall 10
    10
     

    A brilliant game that never gets dull. Great graphics, Great gameplay and Great soundtrack all add up to the best game on the Wii. It's a shame that the game is slighty easy and short but still terrific stuff that every Wii owner must have. ... Read more

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