Nintendo Wii Game - Super Mario Galaxy: Explore the Universe with Mario!

Steph: Was a gift for my kid.

Canada on Nov 01, 2023

Amazon Customer: Mario in space is probably the best way to describe this game. Despite the inconsistency of the controls, it’s still a fun game to play. Recommended for Wii enthusiasts.

United States on Sep 18, 2023

Kindle Customer: My Granddaughter can't wait till I say ok you can play Wii. She loves it. It arrived fast in original packaging and in great shape.

United States on Sep 08, 2023

Jaelani ❤️: I love this game it's my new favourite and I don't really play Mario games but this one was so well made and I love the little lumas they are SOOOOO cute. Also Rosalina is very beautiful.

Canada on Jun 11, 2023

G. Hanks: It's no secret that the Wii is starved of the Nintendo magic that had kept gamers going for so many years, but Super Mario Galaxy is a veritable feast that the casual and hardcore alike can satiate themselves on.

Galaxy steps up as a true contender to Mario 64's throne and whilst it cannot hope to replicate the magic, awe and genre defining magnificence of the Nintendo 64 classic it still throws in a superb performance that finally gives gamers a worthy successor to the original.

Taking the 3D platformer into space opens up many new angles of approach for Nintendo to work their magic on. Most levels contain smaller planets that are travelled between using launch stars, allowing new approaches to puzzle design and exploration. Walking off the edge of a platform for the first time only to find yourself walk around to the underside is an unfamiliar treat, especially when death would be the usual expected outcome. Control in these moments can sometimes be an issue as perspective and directions change. It takes a while to get used to and isn't always intuitive but thankfully this is a small gripe that only rarely prevents a hit to the play experience. Restraint has been...

United Kingdom on Apr 30, 2010

Machina: Introduction
I love Mario games. Mario is probably my all time favorite hero, next to Ryo from Shenmue. I've played and finished probably all mainstream Mario titles. Frankly, I'm always a bit ticked off that Nintendo focuses more on Zelda than Mario. It always seems like they barely get one Mario title out the door with each console. The new releases of Mario, New Super Mario Bros. & Super Mario Galaxy, were disappointing in the level of challenge they presented compared to previous games.

I've finished the game with 96 stars. What's left are some of the purple comet levels, some hidden stars, including a green one. I was borrowing the Wii from my brother and I had to return it and I have more games to play that need to finish during my vacation. I feel like I have finished that game though and what's left is extras that, if I wanted to play, would have fun doing so.

Story
While the Mushroom kingdom is in celebration, Bowser shows up in Airships, taken from Super Mario Bros. 3, and starts bombing the ground. Then a flying saucer lifts the castle into space with Mario still on it. When they get into space, a Magikoopa knocks Mario off and he falls on a...

United States on Aug 04, 2008

S. Bentley: This is the inheritor of Super Mario 64 and Sunshine. As with those games, you travel to different areas or galaxies for themed challenges to find a star. As with Sunshine there are (sometimes interminable) story sections to take you from one part of the story to another. As with both games it's a lot of fun.

Using the wii controller with this game is very easy to get used to. Much of the game involved making Mario spin by flicking your wrist, which allows him to activate different mechanisms, to jump higher, to swim faster, to pick items up and release them and even to fly. There is a little star cursor that you move across the screen as you are controlling Mario, which will pick up star bits or grab hold of pull stars. You also have the usual range of Mario maneuvers, the back flip, the triple jump, the long jump. So it will seem quite familiar.

The gravity of the planets can take a little getting used to, especially if you move quickly from being right way up to upside down on the screen but that's part of the fun. Similarly, swimming, as in earlier games, can be a pain if you're trying to get Mario to catch a coin but it's a minor frustration.

As with...

United Kingdom on Mar 11, 2008

W. Warshauer: Everyone expected gold with this new mario release. Mario 64 brought in a whole new era to the mario world and gave it some much needed fresh air. I'm very happy to say that if you loved or even liked Mario 64, you are going to love mario galaxy.

Graphics: Whoever said the Wii wasn't capable of good graphics is now trying to extract their foot from their mouth. Mario Galaxy is a work of art. That's right, a work of art. The graphics aren't realistic like the graphics from Crysis, and I'm glad they aren't. The first thing you'll notice are the vibrant colors. Mario 64 looks dull and flat compared to Galaxy. Mario has never looked better. The level of detail paid to both the level and characters is really much appreciated. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.

Level Design: I was blown away by the level design in Galaxy. There is so much variety in Galaxy, it's really quite amazing. The worlds/galaxies/space rocks all look amazing. They all have their own unique feel, and all of them were carefully designed. The different environments range from lava filled worlds, beach and water worlds, graveyard/spooky worlds, breezy grassfields, space environments and many more. There...

United States on Jan 07, 2008

HoverDonkey: I've seen Mario grow up.

When he was climbing those ladders in the fiendishly difficult Donkey Kong, I was more addicted to Scramble.

When he had his own series of console and arcade outings with his less famous brother, I was playing on my Spectrum, my Amiga or my PC.

I tried platformers. I tried them repeatedly as people incessantly raved about them. I never enjoyed them. So I never really looked at any for years. They were OK for 20 minutes or so, but then I'd get frustrated and give up and go play Quake 2 online and realise why I hated platform games.

Then, in February, I bought a Wii, because I thought they looked cool and seemed to redefine what video gaming was all about. And I was right. But I still didn't try any platform games. Coz they're booooring.

Last week I was looking through Amazon with my 5 year-old son, trying to decide which Wii game we were going to get for Christmas.

I was drawn to Mario Galaxy, God knows why, so I did a little research. It looked like a good game and seemed to be a departure from your standard platform fare, so tentatively I ordered it.

It arrived yesterday and I haven't left it alone...

United Kingdom on Nov 25, 2007