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Reviews for Super Mario Galaxy
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Expert Review
Australian Gamer
8 May 2008
Conclusion: There's no denying it. Super Mario Galaxy is the best Nintendo game since Mario 64, and one of the top two 3D platformers ever made. The other? Take a wild guess.
Pros: Jaw-dropping physics, consistent level originality and an all-out masterpiece of visual design and musical composition. This is as good a Mario game as any.
Cons: There aren't any worth mentioning. To do so would simply detract from the obvious notion that Super Mario Galaxy is a masterpiece of the very highest order.
Summary: 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...
Conclusion: 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
Pros: Boundless possibilities put to perfect use with the space theme, Excellent use of the Wii Remote, perfectly translated Mario controls, Absolutely stunning to look at -...
Cons: Collecting lives is very, very easy, You lose said lives whenever you switch off and power-up again
Excerpt: Super Mario Galaxy is the spiritual successor to the brilliant Mario 64, and being a Mario title, the story has been ruined already by virtue of sheer repetition.
Excerpt: It's fair to say that Mario fans have been waiting for this game for years. While the likes of Mario Sunshine and Luigi's Mansion provided neat distractions during the...
Excerpt: When I started playing the Nintendo Wii, I was disappointed in some respects, mainly because of the consoles I was used to playing on, namely the 360 and PS3.