| Nintendo has definitely outdone itself and created one of the best Wii games with this Super Mario adventure. The graphics alone are example enough of what a great gaming experience is all about. When Nintendo created the character Mario, gamers all over the world fell in love with him right away. With each new Mario game, came a newfound love for Nintendo and Super Mario Galaxy is no exception. This game requires the use of the Wii controller as well as the nunchuck so you can have a unique gaming experience – getting up and moving around rather than just sitting on the couch and staring blankly at the screen. |  Available Through Amazon.com |
This game falls along the same lines of the regular story line for the Mario saga. The Princess has been kidnapped by the evil Bowser and it’s up to the fearless Mario to save her. What separates this game from other Mario adventures, however, is that it takes place in a 3D outer space universe with each world that you visit having its own goal and villain that you have to defeat. There are so many interesting twists and turns that you will be pleasantly surprised and equally challenged with each new part of the journey.
Since the game is in space, Mario can go in all different directions, as gravity is different on each world you visit. The 3-dimensional Super Mario Galaxy gives you some things fresh and exciting around each and every turn, with fun to be had just from making big jumps and letting the slow gravity glide you down somewhere on the other side of the planet. In most Mario adventures you have to go through each chapter exactly before you can move forward to a new area, however with this game you can go play in different areas of the galaxy as you wish. This allows you to do so much more, and saves you getting frustrated at being unable to pass a harder part of the game.
Along with the mission to save the princess, you are also restoring life to the stars in the galaxy with a separate mission to find 120 Power Stars. 120 might not sound like a lot but this can actually take you awhile to accomplish so you can be sure to have hours and hours of game-playing fun along the way. You also have many mini challenges to complete while you collect Power Stars in each galaxy, to help you move on to the next galaxy. The more you find, the closer you are to getting Princess Rosalina’s ship up and running again – and once you fix her ship, you can travel to the center of the universe where you will have the final battle with Bowser and his son.
This game also gives you plenty of chances to earn 1ups (extra lives) as you can find green 1up mushrooms hidden in bushes all over the place. If you collect 50 tiny star bits, you also get 1ups so you can be sure to stay alive for a long time in the game. Be sure to stock up before you do battle at the end of each galaxy. Nintendo has truly created the ultimate Super Mario game ever. This is truly one of the best Wii games that all ages will fall in love with. It will be interesting to see what they will come up with next for Mario and the gang and if they can top this 3-dimensional wonder world of Super Mario Galaxy.