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Super Mario Galaxy
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Overall Critic Score:3.9891
Super Mario Galaxy Critic Reviews
The Super Mario series has always been about one thing, one absolute factor, one simple element which has become synonymous with the name Nintendo and Mario: fun. From way back in his Goomba-stomping, flag-jumping, Bowser-bashing beginnings, leading up...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Deeko
For the last 20 minutes or so, Ive been throwing bombs into heaps of garbage on a massive spaceship. If I get rid of all the garbage, Ill be rewarded with a single star, which will bring me one step closer to collecting all 120 stars in Super Mario Gala...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at GameTap
It's been ages since that Legend of Zelda game came out, the shoot-em-up action of Metroid Prime 3 is not everyone's cup of tea and man cannot live on Wii Sports alone. By this point, some Wii...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Wham Gaming
Super Mario Galaxy is not a perfect game; never mind the “perfect” score. It’s just one of those games that I wouldn’t feel right not giving a 10 out of 10. This is one of those titles which contains just a little bit of magic – an almost ind...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Armchair Empire
Some games take a little while to get into. You have to learn the controls, get a sense of how the game should be approached, and get to that point where the real fun kicks in....read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at G4 - X-Play
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"Wow". There, I said it. And you will too after playing Super Mario Galaxy, the spiritual successor to Super Mario 64. See that score to the right of the review? Add a plus sign to it. Our review guidelines don't allow for games to receive an "A+", but...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Gaming Age
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. Players run, jump and battle enemies as they explore all the planets in...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at TotalVideoGames
Reviewing Super Mario Galaxy, in a way, is entirely unnecessary. For most, it's the only reason to own a Wii and purchasing it is required to validate having bought one in the first place. It's difficult to argue against the fact that the game is...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at GameShark
Fellow gamers, our industry is at a stalemate. Games just aren’t made the way they used to be, with every other game being a cookie cutout of the number one hit game of last year. What happened to the creativity, the originality? What happened to the...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Games are Fun
Super Mario Galaxy is one of the games that Wii owners have been waiting for since the console debuted a year ago. There have been teases, previews, movies, and plenty of hype surrounding the game’s release. All of the hype was enough to make some gamer...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Video Game Talk
When we excitedly shoved Super Mario 64 into our N64 all those very many years ago, we experienced an epiphany. It really was just awesome. Then Super Mario Sunshine came along and, whilst pleasant, never really did enough to make us go ‘wow’. Thus, w...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Cubed3
Bottom line, in primary colors, its the best Wii game going, period (surpassing even the recent, excellent Zack & Wikino small feat). Its got megatons of style, inventiveness, playability and replayabilityand all the while, it still manages to feel li...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Game Revolution
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner. Super Mario Galaxy represents the Nintendo Wii's best release to date, and takes the tried-and-tested formula from Super Mario 64 and Sunshine to a new level of perfection. It's the single best reason for naysayers...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at GameSpy
Nintendo's golden boy is back for another installment with Super Mario Galaxy, Mario's first big adventure on the Wii. And "big" really is the right word, as the adventure contained in Super Mario Galaxy is so large it needs a whole galaxy to contain it....read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Daily Game
Why are you interested in the Wii? Come on, be honest. It isn’t the graphics. It can’t be just the price. Don’t tell me it’s just because of the newfangled control scheme. It’s about the games, and you know it. There hasn’t been much of a reas...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Thunderbolt
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,...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at PALGN AU
I recently became a health freak and I've been avoiding a whole pallet of junk foods, E numbers and saturated fats. I also do my best to steer clear of unnatural preservatives, as I don't like to eat food that isn't fresh - although I've found this a...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Ace Gamez
It's not every day that we get a new Mario game. I don't mean a soccer game starring Mario or a puzzle game featuring some ancillary Mario character, I mean a balls-to-the-wall, insane platforming, mushroom gulping Mario game. The last one was New Super...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at UGO
Super Mario Galaxy is an embarrassment. It's an embarrassment for platform games. It's an embarrassment for adventure games. It's an embarrassment for Nintendo and an embarrassment for the Wii. What have we all been playing at in the ten years since...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Eurogamer
After a striking opening cinematic, rich with effects and nostalgic sounds, Mario wakes on a bed of petals on a small elliptical planet, far away from the Mushroom Kingdom in the outer reaches of Space. A light glows in the distance like an oval jewel,...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at NTSC uk
It's been decades since Mario has unclogged a hairy drain, but he finds his most extreme diversion from plumbing to date in Super Mario Galaxy: wandering through outer space to rescue the princess. The half-baked story has Bowser...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at The Onion
Its evident right from the beginning just how much effort was put into the reinvention of Mario, a task of galactic proportions. The game looks amazing, sounds incredible, and is a true joy to play. Super Mario Galaxys presentation easily surpasses anyt...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at NintendoWorldReport
For gamers growing up during the 90s, Nintendo was the platform of choice. We grew up alongside everyone's favorite plumber, Mario, and his many adventures as he jumped through different stages in order to rescue the Princess from the dastardly Bowser....read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Gaming Target
It doesn’t really matter about the story when you feature Mario, Princess Peach will no doubt be kidnapped, Mario will be forced to rescue her and Bowser will somehow be responsible in some way. As the name suggests, this time Mario is fighting his arch...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at IC-Games
Almost a year into the Wii’s lifespan, we now have the big gun for the system. Sure, everyone loved Wii Sports, Zelda was a classic, and Metroid made good on Nintendo’s control promises, but a Nintendo system isn’t a Nintendo system until we have a...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Lawrence
Mario makes his true debut on the Wii with an adventure that none will soon forget. Princess Peach has managed to get kidnapped by Bowser, but this time his usual plans to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom have expanded to include the entire universe! Mario...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Extreme Gamer
There is something about fantasy that touches the core inside of us. Call it what you will nostalgia, or a connection to our inner child, or a need for escapism. People continue to connect to these heroic stories in different worlds. And they connect wi...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at GamersMark
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 gam...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at NZGamer
With the insane amount of spin-offs it's spawned, it's sometimes easy to forget that the Mario series started life as a platformer; The premier platformer, to be exact. It's hard to believe we've waited five long years...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Console Game World
What gamer hasn't heard of Mario? If you started your gaming off when I did, you played some of the earlier adventures. Maybe you met Mario in Super Mario Bros, or even in Donkey Kong. Maybe your first experience was on the SNES with Super Mario World,...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at AtomicGamer
Why do genres die? Developers of platforms games have been asking this question for the past half-decade. Many would argue that it's been all downhill since Super Mario 64 thanks to uninspired clones. Others say that it's the push towards more...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at GameTrailers
In the first week of September, 1996, an unfamiliar controller caught my attention. It was attached to a new kiosk at Blockbuster and, after staring at it for a few seconds, I realized what I was looking at: Nintendo 64, the long-awaited SNES follow-up th...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at GameZone
Mario may be short, but he's not short on starring roles in cherished Nintendo videogames. The iconic mascot's long resume features some of the greatest platformers to ever grace any home console or handheld, including hits like Super Mario Bros., Super...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at IGN
It has been almost too long since we’ve been able to see Mario platforming his way through a game. Super Mario Sunshine was one of his most controversial adventures, being a radical change from the beloved Super Mario 64. This time, Nintendo’s looking...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Gamer 2.0
Our reviews are written for you. Our goal is to write honest, to-the-point reviews that don't waste your time. This is why we've split our reviews into four sections: What the Game's About, What's Hot, What's Not and Final Word, so that you can easily...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Wii Advanced
Whilst it is unlikely that this is the first Mario Galaxy review you have read, and less likely still that you are unaware of the sort of scores it is amassing, you may be less familiar with some of the more intimate details of Nintendo's latest outing...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Ferrago
We can't think of a game from the last 12 months that has made us smile as much as Super Mario Galaxy. Whether it's the utterly charming barks of bouncing Chain Chomps, the whimsical banter of the cutesy space bees or the downright awesome flights from...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Computer & Video Games UK
No single series has defined videogames like Mario. This is not mere opinion but rather cold, hard fact: Donkey Kong invented the platformer, Mario Bros. made it cooperative (or competitive, depending on your personality), Super Mario Bros. perfected it,...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at 1UP
The stellar presentation and fantastic level designs combine to make Super Mario Galaxy the Wii's game to beat and one of Mario's greatest adventures yet....read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at GameSpot
There's no questioning that Super Mario Galaxy is a fun game, but I think you already knew that. Ratchet & Clank may have better production values and a better narrative, but Galaxy is easily the funnest platforming game to come along in years. There are...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at GamerNode
Although Mario has been around for ages my first big ‘wow’ experience with the red-hatted plumber was on the N64 playing Super Mario 64. It was the first time that Mario was brought into the world of 3D and the level design, control and...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Da GameBoyz
For someone who got their start as a humble Italian plumber – Mario has sure had his share of occupations. Think about it – Mario has tried his hand at everything from driving go-karts and prescribing medicine to becoming a multi-sport athlete and eve...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at ZTGameDomain
If there's one game that Wii owners have been waiting for, it's Super Mario Galaxy. Mario games are almost always a treat, and Mario hasn't had a new 3D adventure since Super Mario Sunshine, way back in the early days of the Nintendo GameCube. While...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Worth Playing
This is your final call! If you haven't picked up the game yet you better go and do it before they run out of copies....read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at Cheat Code Central
A true new Super Mario game is something we don't get all that often - in recent years it's been one per console. When that game finally does arrive, as is the case with Super Mario Galaxy on the Wii, it's all too easy to get...read the complete Super Mario Galaxy review at VideoGamer
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