Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)

Advantages: Beautiful boxart holding a beautiful game
Disadvantages: Not really hum along to sounds

...title of the year - Super Mario Galaxy. Not only is the internet been buzzing since the games release of how it is the best game on the Nintendo Wii console right now, but there is also a lot of discussion on whether or not this is the single best game ever (a title that would usually fall to the hands of Zelda: Ocarina of Time). Gameranking's, a website that collects reviews from all over the world and then accumulates them is worth a look as well, ...
...think it's time. Super Mario Galaxy has been a long time in the works, apparently, ever since the world was wow'ed by Mario going into 3D in the Nintendo 64 classic 'Mario 64'. Ever since that game was made people have been buzzing about a possible sequel known on the internet for a long time as 'Mario 128'. When the Gamecube, Nintendo's previous console, was first being publicised there was a video that showed many mini-Mario's wondering around ... Read review

Advantages: A very different and playable Mario game, with nods to the classics
Disadvantages: Not entirely original, sometimes frustrating

...of weeks ago I purchased Super Mario Galaxy secondhand, very curious about what it was like to play (and what all the fuss was about). I had since found out that the game is being held up as "one of the greatest games ever made", with reviews giving it nearly unanimous perfect scores, and Nintendo fanboys and fangirls creaming their pants. So here is my take on Super Mario Galaxy. OVERVIEW The game takes place in a 3D universe, where Mario visits ...
...in them. CONTROLS Super Mario Galaxy makes use of both the Wii remote and the nunchuck controller (you won't be able to play it without the nunchuck controller). It will take a while to get used to, but I found it was quite an innovative control method. On most occasions you'll use the nunchuck controller to move Mario around, and the Wii remote to perform actions and use an onscreen cursor. The cursor is used to point at and interact with objects, ... Read review

Advantages: Full of fun, especially for children
Disadvantages: Missing some traditional Mario cast-members

...no place for Science in Super Mario Galaxy! Only for delicious Star Bits and care-free flying through space. The Gameplay In "Galaxy", you control Mario as he makes his rounds around a plethora of galaxies, righting wrongs, saving penguins and collecting Power Stars. Having more Power Stars means he can be sent to galaxies further away from the Observatory, where he can save other cute animals, get more Power Stars and so on and so forth ...
...the default state when playing Super Mario Galaxy. And that's the key really to making a great game. You can "finish" Super Mario Galaxy, get to an ending, as soon as you collect 60 stars. But "Galaxy" is not really about going to the Center of the Universe, getting through another superb "fortress galaxy" and kicking Bowser's tail, or rescuing the Princess As Soon As Possible. It's about visiting all these strange and wonderful galaxies, experimenting ... Read review

Advantages: Stunning, Controls prefectly, Great fun
Disadvantages: Camera can be awkward at times, Slightly repetitive bosses

...matters! Thankfully, Super Mario Galaxy is everything you could possibly want from a platforming game. The game controls superbly well, the camera is perfect, and it's a joy to play. Whenever you unlock a new galaxy, you'll want to go there, not just because you want to complete the game, but because you want to see what the developers have in store for you next. The level design is quite simply out of this world (pun intended), each galaxy is different ...
...negatives I could find with Super Mario Galaxy were the (very rarely) awkward camera, and that some of the bosses were a little repetitive, but please don't let these little niggles put you off. Super Mario Galaxy is, to put it simply, sublime, an experience every gamer should have, not just the Wii owners. From the moment you first load up the game, to collecting the very last star, you'll be playing with a smile on your face and a warmth in your ... Read review

Advantages: Gameplay, audio, graphics!
Disadvantages: Could have been more innovative.

Super Mario Galaxy. Format: Wii. Price: £34.99. WiFi: Sort of... We are all interested in space travel. The prospect of seeing space through our own eyes is an exciting one and shrouded in mystery. The main reason why the exploration of space interests us so much is because only a select few from the human population have been in space. And once you've played on the wondrous Super Mario Galaxy, you'll soon be sending in astronaut job applications ...
...when ran into, play the Super Mario Bros "underground" theme. You control the music and I spent many a minute playing around, attempting to change how the music played out, adding in pauses and trying the notes in quick succession. At the end of this glorious event, a lovely sound is heard and a 1Up Mushroom appears from the original source of the question mark icon. A small part of the game, yes, but a slice of the excellent audio featured in this ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap, new way of playing!
Disadvantages: Graphics are still a little weak.. and lacks serious gaming.

...¬| The Nintendo Wii ¬| This Christmas I have been given a Nintendo Wii, which I had originally preordered with GAME, but for some reason they decided to cancel my preorder, just as most shops nationwide went out of stock. I then found the website STUDIO which is reliable, cheap and easy to use, thankfully they still had some in stock. This was the return of Nintendo into a serious contender race with the Xbox and Playstation. Since the N64 came out, a massive hit throughout the world, Nintendo seemed to have lost its magic touch. Now, I believe that it has finally become the superior games console, with hits such as Zelda Twilight Princess, Red Steel, Mario Super Galaxy! Firstly, the Wii has specifications of: -88 MB main memory -Two USB 2.0 ports. -Up to four Wii Remote controllers (connected wirelessly by Bluetooth... Read review

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Advantages: No sitting there lazy your up and about keeping fit
Disadvantages: The add ons can be exspensive

...This has to be the best Console in the world. I purchased the WII console the first two weeks it came out on sale and find it to be amazing, my children love it my partner, brother, sister e.t.c it really is the greatest console ever. We not long ago purchased the WII Fit Board which is great excercise. We must own atleast 20 of the WII games playing every single one of them Mariokart,