Super Mario Galaxy - Hands-On (Wii, E3 07)

rsstites · Last edited by rsstites on Fri Jul 13, 2007 7:52 pm; edited 2 times in total

Santa Monica - E3 2007 - Super Mario Galaxy Hands-on for the Nintendo Wii.

The first thing I saw as I walked into the Barker Hanger at E3 07 was Super Mario Galaxy at Nintendo’s station. I quickly snatched a controller, and I started off as the smiling plumber standing on a rather small planetoid in the Honey Comb Galaxy. The spherical planetoid was populated with honey bees. The point of each planetoid is to find the giant star so you can warp to the next world.

Before I continue, let me give you a brief description of how the game is set up. You control Mario using the analog nun chuck, and perform jumps, spin attacks, and shoot crystals with the Wii remote. You run around and collect colored crystals which are saved in your inventory. You point the remote at the screen, which displays a star cursor, and pull the trigger on the remote which fires the crystals you have collected. You fire the crystals at your enemy, at mushrooms encased in crystals, or at practically anything on screen.

When you collect one of the mushrooms in the Honey Comb Galaxy, Mario puts on a bee suit which gives you the ability of limited flight. So after flying around the planetoid, spin hitting some enemies, and after going through some pipes which take you all the way through the planetoid and spit Mario out on the other side, I flew around a waterfall where I found the giant star which warped me to the next world.

Now that was a quick concise description of the game play. What it doesn’t elaborate on is the absolute fun Super Mario Galaxy is. Simply put, Super Mario Galaxy is an absolute blast. It may not have the impressive graphics you get with games on other systems, but it more than makes up for it with the game play.

I enjoyed Super Mario Galaxy about twice as much as any other game I demoed at E3 07. Running around the smaller planetoids, trying to jump when your up-side-down, and controlling Mario from all angles made this title stand out in a crowd.

FFfanaticx · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 2:07 pm Post subject:

sounds pretty good if i had a wii i would play it

rsstites · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 7:54 pm Post subject:

Hmm. Looks like there are still some bugs to work out with the auto poster (when I add an article to the main site it also posts it here). Okay extra post deleted, and article spacing fixed.

I would highly recomend Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii. I would also say go out and buy a Wii just to play it. It would probably be worth it.

rickjames · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:55 pm Post subject:

Sounds innovative and fun. Nintendo seems to always get the games right with Metroid Prime, Mario, and various other games.

Sadly, this will most likely be the only game in the "Super Mario" series that will be on the Wii.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Super Mario Sunshine was the only one on the GameCube. I'm not counting games like Super Mario Cart, just the 'Super Mario" series.

wolf · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:30 pm Post subject:

Yes thats true about the GC but i dunno if thats the only one for the wii

rsstites · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:12 pm Post subject:

Well there is always Super Paper Mario for the Wii

http://www.heroesofgaming.com/videos/index.php?m=video&v=47

Kidd Rune3 · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:24 am Post subject:

well. what is the whole point of the game, like saving peach from some planet or something?

Kidd Rune3 · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:28 am Post subject:

i saw a few movies of them

http://www.youtube.com/player2.swf?hl=en&video_id=g8TwAyIdKI0&l=205&t= OEgsToPDskLooOJLmjXX45gLOIr1AuMN&soff=1&sk=vVq42JLlohgYhKazHPUyVQC
http://www.youtube.com/player2.swf?hl=en&video_id=U-Qw1ClCVN8&l=212&t= OEgsToPDskLm1A6kKZE8CowrlLWmh1Q1&soff=1&sk=vVq42JLlohgYhKazHPUyVQC

Darkflame · Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:40 pm Post subject:

ill probably get it .

rickjames · Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:43 pm Post subject:

kidd__rune3 · Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:53 pm Post subject:

they had luigis mansion that was kinda like it.