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Super Mario Galaxy

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

2007•Platformer•PEGI 3•About 14 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionfastlightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingfighting evil

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Boxlist takeA fantastical platformer that is glossy, breezy and fast. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

94 / 100

1,312 ratings

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About This Game

A 3D platformer and first Wii entry in the Super Mario franchise, Super Mario Galaxy sees Mario jump across planets and galaxies with varying items, enemies, geographies and gravity mechanics in order to reach his enemy Bowser, who has attacked the Mushroom Kingdom and hijacked Princess Peach's castle with her inside.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Every hundred years, a huge comet flies by in the skies above the Mushroom Kingdom. One year, that comet filled the entire sky, and from it fell a stream of shooting stars. The Toads scooped up the Star Bits and brought them to the castle, where they were reborn as a great Power Star. It was a happy time in the Mushroom Kingdom. Then one night Mario received a letter... “Dear Mario, I’ll be waiting for you at the castle on the night of the Star Festival. There’s something I’d like to give you. from Peach” With invitation in hand, Mario headed off to the castle just as the Star Festival was...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureScience fictionFighting evil

Keywords

AnimeSpaceAsymmetric gameplaySequelMarioSuper-nessDamsel in distressSprinting mechanics

Where to play

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Details

Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Publisher: Nintendo
Released: 1 November 2007
Series: Mario Bros.
Platforms: Wii, Wii U
Modes: Single player, Co-operative
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 10h rushed, 14h normally, 19h complete
Age rating: PEGI 3
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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