Super Mario Galaxy

Super Mario Galaxy is an action 3D platformer released for the Wii on November 12th, 2007. The game is set in outer space, as you control Mario by jumping from planetoid to planetoid with the objective of collecting stars like other Mario 3D games. Gravity plays a significant role in Galaxy with the planet's affecting Mario's trajectory while also preventing him from drifting off in to space.

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Super Mario Galaxy
MSRP $49.99
Release date November, 2007
Brand Nintendo
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1 negative

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Engrossing and fantastic visuals
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Vast gameplay environment with many areas to explore
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Expands the 3D platformer genre
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Excellent audio - FX and music
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Well-thought out game play
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Simplified control scheme
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Graphics would benefit from HD support
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Crazy levels makes for difficult camera perspectives
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Trite gameplay gimmicks, especially with bosses
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This report was started November 12, 2007 at 12:11 pm by Erik
with the last edit occurring December 25, 2008 at 11:08 pm by koalacuddles
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Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

MSRP  $59.99    Released  October, 2007
Pros
  • Gorgeous "Toy Story"-like graphics
  • A large variety of creative weapons
  • Cool optional platforming sections
Cons
  • Too easy
  • Too many mini-games
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1.  avatar silence omo7 said:

This is one of the freakin' best games I have ever played.
Jan 07, 2008 1:03am
2.  avatar Omar said:

It's probably ME, considering the universal praise this game is receiving, but Galaxy just didn't grab me like I thought/hoped it would. I played Mario 64 like a fiend when it first came out, I'd wake up early in the morning to get an hour in before school, and would play it as soon as I came home. I got all 120 stars, and trust me that some of those were HARD.

What bothered me about Mario Galaxy is that it's just too similar to previous Mario games. And trust me that I'm not one of those innovations or changes for the sake of being different, but when you're performing the same double jumps to grab the same star... it's just all a little antiquated. Oh look, I have to hit the giant fish with a shell 3 times. No wait.. FIVE times!

Maybe if I had this in my home and got the opportunity to really dig deep I'd change my opinion, but from the outset the game just didn't grab me.
Jan 07, 2008 1:31pm
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May 14, 2008
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Pros

  • Engrossing and fantastic visuals
  • Well-thought out game play

Cons

  • Graphics would benefit from HD support

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colemanm prefers Super Mario Galaxy over Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
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November 12, 2007
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Pros

  • Engrossing and fantastic visuals
  • Vast gameplay environment with many areas to explore

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  • Graphics would benefit from HD support

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January 1, 2008
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  • Engrossing and fantastic visuals
  • Well-thought out game play

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koalacuddles

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December 25, 2008
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Did not agree with any pros

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  • Trite gameplay gimmicks, especially with bosses

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