Super Mario Galaxy

[Stephen Coates]

What exactly do you mean by 'next gen' and 'childish games'?

[Demon Cleaner]

What exactly do you mean by 'next gen' and 'childish games'?

??? Next gen = PS3 & XBox360. Childish = Barney Bear goes Camping.

[Sharingan]

That said, games like Wii Sports and Wii Play are quite fun when played with a bunch of friends. Sure is different from online multiplayer, where everything is more impersonal.

As for childish games ... well, there are some titles on the PS2/PS3 that could be called 'childish' (Ratchet series, Jak & Daxter series), but personally, I've enjoyed them quite a bit. It kind of depends on how much creativity has been poured into them. To me, a good game is a good game, even if the game's target audience isn't 16+.

[AlexJ]

For me, a good game is a good game. I originally stayed clear of the Wii, seems as the only thing on there that everyone was on about was Wii Sports, which I got bored of after an hour. After reading about Mario Galaxy etc. it's starting to get tempting.

[J T]

I'm about 35 stars into this now (if it's like SM64, and I've read it is, it'll take around 60 to get to the final boss, and 120 ish for full completion).

I have to say that it is an absolute joy to play, it really is. It has been pretty straightforward so far, it's not mega easy-peasy but it can be rushed through if that's what you want - i hope there are some levels that are more challenging later on, and I'm sure there will be - there have been a coupld of slightly devious bits so far, but rewardingly so - in the way that (as Harrison mentioned) you can see what you have to do but just mess it up a bit, but get that bit further each time.

If you are scared of your inner child-like sense of joy and fun (as Demon Cleaner seems to be), this game is probably too bright and jolly for you - but that's part of why I'm enjoying it so much. Big smile, but I just hope it isn't all over too quickly, and I hope it gets more challenging.

[Demon Cleaner]

If you are scared of your inner child-like sense of joy and fun (as Demon Cleaner seems to be), this game is probably too bright and jolly for you - but that's part of why I'm enjoying it so much. Big smile, but I just hope it isn't all over too quickly, and I hope it gets more challenging.

I won't surely play it if I want something childish, bright and jolly, I'll play some of the great MAME games.

[toomanymikes]

Im a bit further in now (but after a week away im probably miles behind JT) and it is utterly fantastic. It seems to capture the puzzle elements of the earlier 2d Marios brilliantly - by puzzle I mean platforms and traps that are themselves a challenge. If you have a Wii and like platform games then you can do a lot worse than picking this up.