Great game, but I miss being able to control the camera - Mario 64 stylee - terribly. So many times i've wanted to zoom in or rotate the view to get a better look at things. You don't realise how much it added to Mario 64 untill it's taken away. Still, great game
You can control the camera in some areas using the D pad on the remote. Pressing up lets you go to first person view too.
well, just spent the last hour or so playing SMG and i guess i'm just past the stage of playing platformers aimed at the younger gamer.
the grafix were not the best i've seen (admitidly allowances have to be made for the system it's on) with jaggies all over the place. but being used to PS3/360 grafix now, the last gen look of Wii does not show the game in it's best light.
the control method just feels so wrong and the viewing angle puts me off for the most part. thankfully the game is very easy or i'd have gave up after 10mins or so.
the sound is nothing special and adds nothing to the experience.
to finish i'd say that this is probably the worst of the 3 mario games. Mario64 was great because it was new, Sunshine for me played better but this....... perhaps it's me just wanting more from my games now or the game is being aimed at an even younger audience, whatever it is, it's not for mii.
So much wrong with this post.... where to start?
You have come to all the conclusion after spending "an hour" with the game.. how? You are barely past what is essential the tutorial planets!
How is it "aimed at a younger gamer"? After about 70 stars the difficulty ramps up quickly making it pretty difficult even for well seasoned gamers. Just because it has bright colours and doesn't have guns/blood, it does not make it aimed at a younger gamer. It is aimed at EVERYBODY. Galaxy has something for all ages of gamer.
The graphics are amazing for the Wii. I've been playing this game alongside Crysis and i am never disappointed by the graphics. They do everything they need to to present the game in the best possible way.
The controls for this are widely accepted as being much better than Sunshine's controls.
The fully orchestrated score is nothing special? The soundtrack in this game is one of the best around. It is fantastic.
Fine with the opinion that 64 and Sunshine are better (even if it is wrong), other than you "wanting more".... how? You have about 10 hours more before you complete the game and twice that if you want to 100% it. Finish it and then tell us what more there needs to be.
I don't even really like Mario 64 and before this my favourite platformer was Psychonauts, however, after this, nothing compares. It is just mind blowing.
EDIT:
Sales for Galaxy were pretty poor. It was 3rd in the sales rankings in the UK behind Assassins Creed (360) and CoD4 (360). That sucks!! What are all these Wii owners buying if not one of the best games ever? I hope it has long legs and goes on to sell a heap more.
) chasing down on you. I died so many times there needlessly because the controls just did not smoothly change with the camera angle.
