super mario galaxy

turning on super mario galaxy was one of the most exciting things i can remember in recent memory. right from the getgo the game is a blast to play as you adjust to things like gravity, spherical playing surfaces, and collecting star bits. the latter can be collected simply by pointing the wiimote at the screen and shot at enemies by pressing b. it feels like a true successor to mario 64 that i never found with sunshine. and the level design? fantastic. i would announce to my housemates that i was playing because we all wanted to see what crazy thing nintendo had set up for us next. in some levels gravity pulls on you differently in some places than in others, in other levels there’s an ooze-like background that exposes the level bit by bit, then disappears, and you can only step on the level where you can see it. but the game also manages to stay incredibly intuitive as well, which has been nintendo’s trademark with the wii itself. my girlfriend, who plays very little in the way of video games, got so excited watching me play that she convinced me to let her have a go. after i showed her the ropes she was off and running on her own, loving every minute of it. it truly is a great game, and anyone with a wii without mario galaxy is missing out. hell, once super smash bros. brawl comes out, anyone without a wii is missing out.