Super Mario Galaxy still holds up as one of Nintendo's most creative Mario endeavors. It's a game that still looks and plays great, a testament to the brilliance of Nintendo's design. In this playthrough I was impressed to notice just how well Mario controls even when intended direction may be ambiguous given player and camera orientation. It's clear that Nintendo spent a lot of time making sure that they were able to properly infer player intent. This port does feel a little bit lacking given it requires either motion controls or the touchscreen, which ends up feeling unwieldy in handheld mode, but the core of Super Mario Galaxy still holds this up as an excellent way to play the game.

Reviewed on Mar 03, 2024


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