FINALLY it’s here, a truly classic game for the Wii.
Having been forced to play Wii Sports for the best part of a year, I had just about given up on Nintendo’s revolutionary console.
Sure, there have been plenty of releases. But Boogie and Super Paper Mario are never likely to hold the attention of the keen gamer.
But at last we have a game that means business and shows the best of the console. Take a bow, Super Mario Galaxy.
The premise is simple – Princess Peach is captured by Bowser (yes – we’ve been here before) and Mario must save her.
What follows is one of the most ingenious 3D platformers ever created, as you blast from galaxy to galaxy collecting stars. Within each galaxy is a series of moon-like levels, perfectly 3D so you are often chasing or being chased around the surface of a globe.
Once you’ve collected all the stars on the moon you blast into space to the next one, until you finally reach the boss level.
The controls are simple – thumb-stick for direction, nunchuck to spin Mario and kill the baddies that roam each moon and the cast is a who’s who of the Mario world.
Super Mario Galaxy proves flashy graphics and frame rates mean nothing when compared to old-fashioned gameplay.
If you’ve got a Wii, buy this game. If you haven’t, here’s the perfect reason to get one.
My Verdict: Out of this world! 96 per cent.