So, for Christmas, I received a Wii. And there is one word, and only one word I can use to describe it. 0WN4G3. And even more 0WN4G3 is Super Mario Galaxy. I'm going to describe the entire game to you, feature by feature.
Feature 1: Characters
In addition to the normal Mario, there are also a host of other characters including (just a few) Bee Mario, Fly Mario, Boo Mario, and Rainbow Mario.
Feature 1.1: Bee Mario
Yup, that's Mario in a bee costume. He is lighter than normal Mario, which means that he can walk on flowers. He can also fly, which is what the big wings on his back are for. Go figure. And his last special power is that he can stick to honey walls and some fuzzy-type surfaces. His one weakness is: Water. Water kills bees, so if you land in water, you go back to being Mario, which can be very inconvenient, especially if you're on a flower that disintegrates as soon as you land on, instantly catapulting you into the black hole lurking underneath. Great kids' game, huh?
Feature 1.2: Boo Mario
In the ways of style, he hasn't got much, but that would be one heck of a Halloween costume. It's also a pretty good power-up. His special powers are: He can float and go through walls. Also, other Boos don't attack him. (Actually, they just follow him around with hearts over their heads. Hey, I didn't make the game...) His one weakness is: light. (Stay away from the liiiiiiiiiiight.........................................................) If you go into light while you're Boo Mario, you come out as regular Mario.
Feature 1.3: Fire Mario
Ah, the classic Fire Flower. A few changes have been made to it in this game, though. For one thing, if any of you remember Super Mario Bros. 3... no? Just me? Really? Oh well. Well, in SMB3, the Fire Flower lasted until you got hurt or got another power-up to replace it. In Galaxy, it lasts about 30 seconds, which, believe it or not, can sometimes get... well... annoying, mainly because you have 30 second to light 3 lamps to go on in the level. (That's one of the things I don't understand about the game. What does lighting a bunch of ceramic pots on fire do to open a door?) But, on the upside, you do get another cool costume.
Feature 1.4: Ice Mario
Well, the image is a little pixelated, but it's a computer, right? But anyways, Ice Mario is pretty cool. But, like Fire Mario, he only lasts a few seconds. Using Ice Mario, you can walk on water, which instantly freezes under your feet. Unfortunately, it melts a few seconds later. One of the cooler features of Ice Mario is that, if you see a waterfall, you can use your wall jump power to freeze the side of the waterfall and go up. Admittedly, it isn't very realistic, but hey, this is a game where a plumber in red overalls flies through the universe to save a princess from a giant turtle with spikes on his back.
Feature 1.5: Fly Mario
Well, I couldn't find an image for this one, which is strange because he is by far the BEST character in the game. Basically, you get a cool little star with red points on it and you can instantly jump up in the air and fly like a bird to wherever you want to go, at least as long as you can get there in 90 seconds or so. Another cool costume, not to mention the somewhat cool ability to bodyslam an enemy from outside the atmoshpere.
Feature 1.6: Rainbow Mario
Well, he's back. Rainbow Mario is the one that you all remember from the old Mario with the fast music. Oh, not to mention the fact that he's completely invincible, can jump like twice as high as normal, and can run much faster.
Feature 1.7: Spring Mario
One of the... er... stranger things about Galaxy. There's really nothing special about him, except that he's... well... a spring.
Of course, I know lots of people who are springs. There's... uh... Tommy... Mario... Sally... Mario........................ Okay, so I made all those names up, except Mario.
Well, there goes Feature 1. Hey, I've got it. I'll do each feature in a separate post. I'll post Feature 2 about a week from now.
