Wow. This game is awesome. I've been spending every chance I get working my way through the latest Nintendo masterpiece. It isn't often I have trouble putting a game down, but this is one of those times. The game is fantastic! I never really played super mario 64, though I may have to at some point since there's a lot of people who say that it was really well done. I did get super mario sunshine, but I really didn't enjoy it. The controls were all wonky and I really didn't like the whole water backpack mechanism. So Super Mario Galaxy is my first real 3d mario title. Before this, my only experience with mario titles has been through Super Mario 1,2,3, and World -- all of which are excellent games (I played 3 the most out of all of them).

Galaxy is incredible. The worlds are varied and rich and full of an inventiveness in level design I haven't seen in a long time. The controls, while a little hard to get used to at times (especially in swimming levels) don't get in the way of enjoying the fun. There's a lot of levels, and all of them are simply beautiful!

Besides the main levels, there's also a bunch of challenge levels and mini games that are a lot of fun. The inventiveness continues throughout all of these games.

One of the things I've noticed early on as well is the music is wonderful. I am quite enjoying the whole experience, and this is probably one of those games that I finish way too fast because I play through it too quickly! Oh well, it'll be fun!

Heraldk