(Sections marked with NEW! are new categories.)
A silver-colored Yoshi walks up to the camera. "Hi! I'm Zoshi! This is my third Review, and my first Wii game Review. Yes, the almighty Zosh-“ A Boo noise is heard in the background. “As I was saying... The almighty Zoshi finally got a Wii!!! BWAHAHAHA!!! Today I will review Super Mario Galaxy, or just SMG. I will rate on a star scale of 1-5, as 1-10 got really complicated. Let's-a go!"
System: Wii
Rated: E “For
Everyone”
NEW!
No. Of Players:
2 Si
Story: *****
I absolutely
love the story. I was going to take off 1 Star because, well, get 120 Stars…
I'm not going to spoil it here. Anyway, the story is almost the exact same
stuff. That 120 Star rumor, I thought it wasn't true, and I took a ton
of time getting all the Stars, I'm getting a walkthrough to beat it the
second time... I hope IGN has some.
Okay, this is getting off topic. It begins pretty much like Super Mario 64: Peach invites Mario to the castle to give him something. But wait!!! Bowser comes along and ruins the party! He somehow lifts the castle up, and wants to take Peach to the Center of the Universe, where he is going to make a new galaxy. Why? Play the game to find out! After this happens, Mario boards the hunk of earth that got ripped out, but Kamek disposes of him. He then lands in a planet, where you have to catch some bunnies, and then the real story begins.
Graphics: *****
Great! Another
5-star Rank! Mario, Luigi, Toads, and even the hunks of asteroids look
really good! Lots of the enemies in the 1st galaxy (Good Egg) look like
Octoroks fused with Deku Shrubs from the Legend of Zelda games.
Anyway, the cutscenes are just completely great, and have you ever seen the commercial when Mario blasts out of the volcano? That's actually a part of the game, my favorite part actually.
Music and Sound:
****
Sorry that I
took one star off. You'll see why. All the music and sound in the game
is completely great, and when you get a Star Bit, you can hear it on the
WiiMote speaker. But again the 1st galaxy's (Good Egg) music, is how do
I put it nicely, a cheap ripoff of The Legend of Zelda games music. The
music was so bad that it affected this whole section’s score. Be afraid,
be very afraid, of the 1st galaxy's music, of course.
Levels: *****
Yep, the levels
are great, just awesome. Yes they are. Every normal galaxy has 6 Stars,
and overworld galaxies have 1 Star. Normal galaxies have 3 stars that you
get by normal means, nothing strange whatsoever. Every normal galaxy also
has a total of 3 secret and comet stars. Secret stars are as you’d expect,
you get them through strange means. Once you get about 14 Stars, comets
will appear. They alter the gameplay depending on what comet it is. The
comets will be explained in the Gameplay section. 3 of the 120 Stars are
green, once you collect all 3 you'll be able to access the Planet of Trials.
You should be really experienced before taking these on.
Gameplay: *****
This game just
gets better and better! 4/5 5-starred sections! This game is great! There
are 2 subsections here.
A. Comets:
There are 4 comets
available after you get 14 Stars, and they always appear in random places.
Talk about annoying.
Comet 1: DareDevil
Comet - When this comet orbits a galaxy, you only have 1 Hit Point (HP)
to beat the ENTIRE level, with no coins or extra HP givers.
Comet 2: Cosmic
Comet - Here you have to race a "Shadow Mario" to the end of the level.
To earn the Star, you have to claim victory.
Comet 3: Fast
Foes Comets - Well the name says it all, the foes are faster.
Comet 4: Speedy
Comet - You have a time limit to get to the end of the level. Hurry up
and skeedaddle!!!
Comet 5: ?????
Comet - ????? isn't the name, I just don't want to spoil it. Here you have
to get a certain amount of coins scattered throughout the level. This comet
is unlocked after you beat a level that is unlocked after you beat the
game with 60 Stars.
B. Mario/?????
Transformations
There are various
items in this game. Some transform you. These will be explained here.
1. Rainbow Star
- This is like the Starman, and a cooler remixed version of the invincibility
melody is played. You also run twice as fast and jump a bit farther. Oh,
and you’re invincible.
2. Bee Mushroom
- This turns you into a bee. Weird, right? Well... Yes, very. You can fly
for a limited time, but the downside is, no more long jumps, backflips,
or somersaults. The power is lost once you touch water or if you die.
3. Boo Mushroom
- This turns you into a Boo with a hat and a mustache. This is even weirder
than the last one. This power allows you to float in the air and float
higher by repeatedly pressing the A button. You can also shake the Wiimote
to turn invisible. This power is lost if you touch light.
4. Spring Mushroom
- Slinky wannabe time. You seriously look like a slinky, and if you press
A at the right moment you'll spring sky-high! This power is lost in water.
5. Fire Flower
- Ah... The classic Flaminitus Herbus, or the "Fire Flower", will turn
you into Fire Mario. When you shake the WiiMote you shoot fireballs instead
of spin. This runs out over time, maybe in water too, who knows?
6. Ice Flower
- Ah... The classic ExtremusColdus Herbus or the "Ice Flower"... Wait...
CLASSIC?! Where'd this come from? Oh well, you can walk on water, and skate
on it! Everything else is the same. Runs out over time, maybe in lava too,
who knows?
7. Tweester -
It technically isn't an item, but if you touch a Tweester and shake the
WiiMote you'll turn into Tweester Mario/?????. This power runs out when
you hit land.
8. Red Star -
In the Observatory when you beat a certain level, the Red Star will appear.
Spin while in the air to fly.
Controls: *****
The controls
are easy to memorize, and not hard at all to execute. It's actually really
simple once you get used to Wiimote/Nunchuk combo.
A - Jump
B - Shoot Star
Bits
Analogue Stick
- Move, climb, swing, swim, kick (stunned enemies only)
C - N/A
Z - Crouch
- or + - Pause
Screen
1 or 2 - N/A
D-Pad - N/A
Wiimote Specials:
Shake - Spin,
swim faster, fly faster, pick up shells and some Boos, throw, spin Boos,
skate, throw fireballs, and activate Launch Stars
Note: Almost every
button can combo with other buttons for cooler actions. Ex:
Run + Crouch
+ Jump = Long Jump
Crouch + Jump
= Backflip
Characters: *****
The just gets
better and better! There is a huge, well... not selection... RANGE! That's
the word! There's a whole range of characters.
A. Good Guys:
Mario
Luigi
Rosalina
Toads (Various
Colors)
Lumas (Various
Colors)
Peach
Glutton (Luma
Variant, Includes: Prankster, Glutton, and Luma Shop Guy)
Penguins (Various
Colors and Sizes)
Spooky Speedster
(He gives you a Star if you beat him in races)
Guppy (He gives
you a Star if you beat him in races)
B. (Not so) Good
Guys
Bowser
Goombas (There
are also weird Round-Lookin' Goombas)
Koopas
King Kaliente
(Giant Octopus)
Wiggler
Deku Shrub +
Octorok mix (I don't know what it's called)
Crabs (Red and
Green)
Mines
Floating Rocks
(Ice and Lava)
Thwomps (and
some weird-lookin' Thwomp shaped like a cube from Super Mario 64, I don't
no what it's called)
Spooky Speedster
(Yes, he is also a bad guy, he IS a Boo)
Guppy (Yes, he
is also a bad guy to, he is bully... and a shark... Let's call him... Bull
Sharkowski.)
Boos (White and
Block)
Pokey-lookin'
creatures
Moles
Bullet Bills
Torpedo Teds
Amps
Activated Bob-ombs
And much, much more...
NEW!!
Items: *****
Oh boy... I'd
take a lot of time mentioning what they all do, so I'm just going to write
the name.
Coin
Purple Coin
? Coin
? Block
Brick Block
Normal Block
Star Bits
Power Star
Green Star
Grand Star (Or
Maxi Star, I'm not sure)
Launch Star
Pull Star
Sling Star
Red Star
Rainbow Star
Bee Mushroom
Boo Mushroom
Spring Mushroom
Fire Flower
Ice Flower
Deactivated Bob-ombs
Coconuts/Watermelons
And still think I missed some stuff... Oh well... To the next category!
Difficulty: *****
This game is
great for all ages, there are easy challenges, and some that are not so
easy. If you’re a beginner you'll be happy to get 60 Stars and beat the
game. But if you’re an expert like m- *Boo noise heard in background* As
I was saying, if you’re an expert like me, you can try and go for all 120
Stars for something special...
Replayabillity:
****
So far this is
the best game I've ever played (except for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which
I will not review since probably everyone with a Wii has it). It has almost
all 5 star ranks. Anyway, the game is fun the 1st time you play as Mario.
If you get 120 Stars you can beat it again with a different character,
but it's boring getting all the Stars again. That's why this is a 4-starred
section... Sorry SMG fans.
Fun Factor!: *****
As I said before,
this game is really fun and worth buying. It's pretty much irresistible.
But sadly, as I also said before... it's not worth getting all the Stars
a 2nd time... But I can't punish 2 categories for the same mistake, so
here it is, another 5-star for you SMG fans.
Overall: *****
YEAH!!! AN (almost)
PERFECT 5!!! This game is great! If you don't have it, go buy it now, fool!
If you’re not going to... then all I have to say is that you have *cough*
not so *cough* great taste in videogames. Buy buy, I mean, bye bye, Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!
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