Super Mario Galaxy revolutionizes 3D platforming by sending Mario into space, running on spherical planets with shifting gravity. Forty themed galaxies with constantly renewed ideas, stars to collect, Co-Star partner for second player. Sublime cosmic art direction, memorable orchestral soundtrack by Mahito Yokota. Wiimote+Nunchuk to point Star Bits. Absolute masterpiece, platforming peak.
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Platformer1 player3+
Description
Platform game developed and published by Nintendo, Europe November 2007. Mario explores floating space galaxies running on spherical planets with multiple gravities to rescue Peach from Bowser. Star and ice powers, 120 stars hidden in galaxies with unique environments - volcanoes, ice, robot and space - inverted gravity and cooperative pointer multiplayer. Artistic and technical revolution hailed as one of the greatest games of all time.
Super Mario Galaxy review
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Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Leaping from planet to planet means crossing sumptuous galaxies where gravity reinvents every vista with dizzying elegance. The cosmic colours, the plays of light and the visual orchestration compose a grandiose spatial enchantment. This celestial beauty, inventive and crafted, remains a peak of the platform game.
The series' first great orchestral score, the work of Mahito Yokota and Koji Kondo unfurls symphonic flights of a celestial beauty, from the sublime "Gusty Garden Galaxy" to starlit waltzes. The music embraces weightlessness and cosmic wonder with an unprecedented grace. This sonic breadth redefined what a Mario could sound like.
Gameplay
"Masterful"
Leaping from one spherical planet to the next as gravity flips underfoot: this wild idea pairs with flawless jump precision and a camera that never betrays you. Forty galaxies pour out finds without respite, carried by level design of dizzying inventiveness. Barely a few too many Wiimote shakes: a peak of the 3D platformer, intact.
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Jumping from planet to planet, defying gravity and twirling through a cosmic ballet of wild inventiveness: this platformer reinvents the genre with rare grace and magic. Every galaxy overflows with ideas, carried by a sumptuous orchestral soundtrack. The joy of the jump, elevated by weightlessness, never fades. Wondrous, accessible and timeless, an absolute masterpiece of 3D platforming.
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Bounding from one planet to the next, bending gravity to snatch a well-hidden Star, sets up an inventive platformer where "just one more Star" quickly becomes the rule. Each celestial body unlocks new challenges and galaxies, chaining short goals and sheer wonder. A few demanding levels frustrate, but this overflowing imagination keeps an undiminished pull.
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Running across spherical planets with wild gravity is only the beginning: claiming all 120 stars scattered through ever-fresh themed galaxies means combing every nook and mastering varied challenges. Once the main quest is done, a tougher second cycle awaits completionists. This density of inventive levels, hailed as one of gaming's peaks, makes you want to return long after the first star.
Super Mario Galaxy, a 3D platforming peak hailed almost unanimously as one of the greatest games ever made, carried by its spherical worlds and orchestral score. Sold in great numbers, its collector interest is modest as copies stay common, its desirability resting mainly on its cultural stature and an affective demand rather than scarcity. An essential but accessible piece of any Wii set.
A cult cover
Suspended among the stars, Mario floats amid tiny planets and luminous dust: the cover conveys at a glance the series' great cosmic leap. The deep blues of space and the childlike wonder of the pose spell out the freedom of the spherical level design. Magical and luminous, it sells an adventure as vast as the sky.
Is Super Mario Galaxy still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 2007 on Wii, Nintendo's project reinvents three dimensional platforming by playing with gravity, the hero leaping from miniature planet to spherical planet across dizzying gravitational fields. The constant inventiveness of the level design, the generosity of ideas renewed in every galaxy and the sumptuous orchestral score make for an adventure of rare magic. The precise handling and the light use of the Wii Remote appeal. A generally lenient difficulty leaves the challenges to the hidden stars. An absolute peak of the platforming game, recommended for any fan of the genre and of cosmic wonder.
