Nintendo Wii Starter Bundle

After the excitement with Wii Sports and other introductory Wii games begins to fade, many Wii owners start to explore the many other options their Wii's have to offer, including Wii homebrew and Wii downloadable games. Why? Because the Wii and Wii games aren't cheap, and having access to a library of downloadable Wii games starts to come in handy as the weeks roll on! While all services aren't created equal, there are some rules of thumb to keep in mind about every service. Continue reading through this blog to learn more about Nintendo games downloads!

Super Mario Galaxy was a game released last year in November for the Nintendo Wii, and was considered one of the first great games for the platform. Even with all the games that have come out since then, Galaxy's significance has in no way diminished, and it remains a great game that most anyone can pick up and play.

The game takes off as Princess Peach is kidnapped rather suddenly by the scheming dragon Bowser. Mario drifts out to space, and is saved by star-like creatures called "Lumas". The Lumas take Mario to what they call their "mother", Princess Rosalina, who informs Mario that there is a way to save Peach. Mario must go and gather enough Stars to power the space station. Once they have enough power to fly to the center of the universe (for that is where Bowser has taken her), they will be ready to embark.

The greatest thing about the game is it's level designs. Before the game is done, Mario will have run, swam, ice skated, ridden sandy tornadoes, and even performed a balancing act atop a bouncy, rolling ball through the game's amazingly vast amount of levels. Not to mention the transformations. Over the course of the game, Mario must take on the form of a buzzing bee, that of Fire Mario, Ice Mario, and even a floating, transparant ghost.

Also, the game incorporates some amazing physics, having Mario fly from small planet to planet, each having it's own gravity that sucks you in. Once you've completed the puzzle on that planet, you're launched once again to the next area, all throughout the level. Such is not the only style in which the game is played, but much the game's level are built this way and provide a refreshing change from oldschool platforming.

Much of the gameplay has to be seen to be believed, but you don't have to take my word for it. Last year, GameSpot, IGN, and Yahoo Games, three of the biggest game reviewing communities, all rated Super Mario Galaxy as the very best game of the year. Galaxy was competing against games like Halo 3, Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed, Rock Band, Bioshock, The Orange Box, etc. But Galaxy won. That fact alone ought to speak for itself. That ought to tell you that Galaxy is more than a "pretty fun" game, it's a quality game that people will remember for years to come.

So if you're not sure what Wii game to pick up as a present this year, you can't go wrong with Super Mario Galaxy.