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Super Mario Sunshine
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GameSpy
Mario's Vacation Goes Down
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IGN
Super Mario Sunshine for its vacation theme. Since his revolutionary 3D debut, though, the industry's old friend has missed a lot. Next-generation technology and the usual evolutionary progression of game design have yielded a great deal of impressive
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GamePro
Shigeru Miyamoto?s latest platformer is surprisingly devoid of charm, creativity, or fun. Nah, just kidding, it?s brilliant.
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Gaming Target
It has been six long years since Mario has gotten himself into any sort of platform predicament, and yet this Italian plumber is still on vacation. Or at least that’s how things start off in his latest outing. During Mario’s adventure game hiatus, he
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Eurogamer
The sheer variety in level design and objectives will keep you coming back for more even if you think you’re bored.
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Game Revolution
While this isn't an altogether epic quest or a ballyhooed Second Coming of Mario, it is simply a very fun game with ample difficulty in the right places, and that special elfin magic that keeps you playing long into the night.
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GamingTrend
It may not be as innovative as "Mario 64," although I would argue the waterpack alone makes it innovative, but it is a challenging game.
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DarkZero
Now I must admit that I felt a cold sense of impending doom when I heard about this, would this game live up to the 16 years of Mario tradition, has Mario had its day, has the Mario franchise burnt out? All those fears were dispelled by merely pushing
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Nintendo Spin
Unlike the titles before it, Super Mario Sunshine isn't just about defeating Bowser and saving the Princess. Instead of saving Peach, you're off on a vacation with her. This doesn't mean that all is well though. Mario soon finds out he has been framed
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My Gamer
Amazing controls, a beautiful level design, and acute attention to detail, Super Mario Sunshine – as expected – is easily a title to be reckoned with.
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DarkStation
Although not quite the revolution in game play or visual aesthetics that "Super Mario 64" was in its heyday, Super Mario Sunshine still stands as one of the premier platform games of this console generation.
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Electric Playground
The three-dimensional stability of the environment in Mario Sunshine is astonishing. At no time do the seams show.
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NZGamer
Mario and Peach have gone on holiday, to Isle Delfino, upon arrival the runway is covered in a mysterious sludge, Mario been the hero he is investigates and finds a talking nozzle, the FLUDD, made by E. Gadds the man responsible for Luigi's Vacuum
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GamerDad
Enter Super Mario Sunshine. Like Super Mario World, Sunshine takes the proven action-platforming of a predecessor (in this case, Super Mario 64), and improves on it in nearly every way. Mario controls the same, but this time with a few extra moves and
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Game XC
Another fine Installment of Nintendo's great line of games. It includes all your favorite bad guys and adds some new ones to the line up. With puzzle after puzzle you'll be playing this game for hours on end looking for little sun sprits called Shines.
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GameCube Advanced
It will take even the most hardcore gamers a couple weeks to complete 100%. Throughout the game there will be a total of 96 Shine Sprites to collect and 240 blue coins.
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Thunderbolt
Nothing short of brilliant. It has its fair share of highly frustrating niggles, but they are almost totally eclipsed by the real joy and excitement the game can conjure up inside you with such alarming frequency.
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N-Insanity
There are certain video games out there that have done the world a service by raising the bar in their respective genres. These are games without which we’d still be playing Pong and Super Mario Bros. These revolutionary games few and far in between,
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Game Chronicles
If you don't mind the minor annoyance of F.L.U.D.D.'s voice or the occasional insignificant camera problem, you will fall in love with this game.
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Games are Fun
For possibly the first time since heading off to Dinosaur Land in Super Mario World, Mario, Princess Peach, and her steward, Toadsworth, decide to take a vacation outside of the Mushroom Kingdom to the tropical paradise of Isle Delfino. As the plane
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GameCell UK
Well, for a start it looks great (as long as you don't peer too close). Everything is bright, colourful and smooth, but some textures are horribly bland when viewed close up. The gameplay follows on from Mario 64 so closely that veterans will immediately
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Lawrence
Mario is back, and looking better than ever. Nintendo's newest installment in Mario's seemingly endless adventures has him once again saving Princess Peach from the hands of evil. Your primary target is a shadowy version of Mario, who's been running
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Cubed3
Since the dawn of the NES every major Nintendo console launch has been accompanied by one plump little plumber, except, that is, for the launch of the GameCube. But fear not, ten months after the 'Cube premiered in Japan we finally got Mario! So is it
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G4
In this episode of "Extended Play," we review the latest adventure of everyone's favorite plumber. Whenever a game is a sequel to a successful title, it falls under extra scrutiny, fueled by the expectations of gamers. So when a game must live up to
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N-Europe
Mario is quite possibly the most well know character in any form of entertainment ever. You could ask just about anyone in any country about Mario, and they would most likely know who he is. This is because Mario has been in great games throughout the
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Silicon Fusion
When Super Mario 64 burst onto the scene at the N64's launch, it instantly became one of the best videogames ever made. Not only did it offer incredible graphics (for the time), great playability and loads of levels to work through, but it was also
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Cyber Gaming Net
Gamers Europe
Small faults like the uneducated camera system, the immediate difficulty of the game and the somewhat below-par graphics are exactly what they are – small faults. Gameplay reigns king here and Super Mario Sunshine has that wrapped up nicely; what more
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Gaming Nexus
There is so much in this package that any sane gamer should not even think twice about passing it up. Everything in the game just reeks of shine and polish and though it's flawed in some areas, it’s still one of the best games to come down the line
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Features a rich and colorful 3-D world to explore, with the best-looking Mario game visuals to date.
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ESC Magazine
Six years ago, the video game industry was shown the way: Taking the lead was Nintendo with its pioneering Super Mario 64, which launched the Nintendo 64 into the homes of millions with only two launch games and a lot of hopes and dreams. Here we
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Armchair Empire
Although I lament the camera a bit, the Mario-less voice acting, and the linear stages there’s too much to like, too much to enjoy about Mario Sunshine to really bash it.
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Next Level Gaming
The Laser
As his latest adventure begins, Mario is vacationing on the sun-baked tropical island of Delfino with the princess when a mysterious force causes the sunshine to disappear and graffiti to appear on the once-pristine tropical resort. The perpetrator bears
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PGNx Media
The most impressive part of the graphics is the fact that mario can spot a coin or shine at the other side of the massive level. Becuse the game engine has amazing draw distance. It's really a sight to see.
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Gaming Illustrated
A great purchase for anyone of practically any age who loves fun video games, no matter the genre. Platform veterans in particular will find tough, addictive challenges that have been missing from jumping games featuring checkpoints and infinite
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PopCultureShock
Saying Nintendo fans were disappointed to learn that a new Mario game would not be accompanying the Gamecube's launch is an understatement in the utmost sense of the word. After all, when's the last time Nintendo launched a system that didn't ride
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Into Liquid Sky
Super Mario Sunshine can be completed in roughly 20 hours with nowhere near the 120 Shines hidden in Isle Delfino. Completionists will want to go back and get everything, and considering how addictively fun this game is, I wouldn't blame them.
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Nintendojo
An excellent title, and almost certainly the very best GameCube title to date.
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GamersMark
Seeking well-deserved rest and relaxation, Mario and Princess Peach travel to a beautiful remote island. It is said the local citizens are friendly and the weather forecast suggests year-round sunshine. However, when they get to the island, they quickly
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GameCube Cafe
The little red plumber that started the greatest revolution in video game history is back in a brand new way. We all thought that Mario in the 3D world was impossible, but Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto proved that wrong by releasing Super Mario 64.
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Netjak
I was truly amazed at the overall completeness of the game.
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Planet Gamecube
It all starts with the gameplay. Everyone said that Super Mario 64’s best accomplishment was that it successfully brought the Mario experience into three dimensions. Sunshine will make you see how silly and pompous that conclusion was. In retrospect,
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The Video Game Critic
There's a certain feeling of joy that comes with playing a brand new Mario game. Yes, after an extended vacation, that pudgy plumber is back, and Sunshine radiates with all the fun and charm that we've come to expect from a Super Mario game. It's not
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