Super Mario Galaxy

Super Mario Galaxy is the newest sequel to the series of Mario's 3-D platformers, after Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine. It uses parts of the canceled Mario game for the GameCube, Super Mario 128. The game is scheduled to be released in North America on November 12th, 2007.

Super Mario Galaxy, unlike other Mario games, takes place in outer space. The game's levels consist of many planets, some big and some small, some flat and some round. The game will have 40 levels spread across six galaxies, and 120 Power Stars to collect.

For some odd reason, many of the enemies and three of the known bosses have tube-like mouths that resemble those of Snifits.

Story
From the Nintendo Power Magazine: "Every hundred years a comet passes over the Mushroom Kingdom and rains down magical stars and stardust, and as Princess Peach and the citizens of the kingdom are celebrating the centennial event, Bowser and his legions attack. As Mario attempts to put a stop to Bowser’s shenanigans, but things go awry: the next thing he knows, he finds himself on a mysterious moon high above the Mushroom Kingdom." And in a recent video, it shows how Bowser comes on his air ships, and attacks Toad Town, freezing Toads and takes Princess Peach's Castle up into space. The Magikoopa shoots Mario into outerspace. It is unknown what happens next.

It should also be noted that several talking stars and Rosetta might have major roles in the game. Also, in one of the first stars, you must collect the 'Grand Star' who seems to be a friend of these talking stars but he can not talk. The Bad guys are shown to capture that star, and Mario solves a puzzle and collects that star.

Unique Features
Super Mario Galaxy has many brand-new features that no Mario game has ever had in Nintendo history, one of which is the Star Cursor. With the Wii Remote, the player can shake it and make Mario perform a spin attack. Not a Spin Jump, just a quick spin, conjecturally called a Star Spin. The Star Cursor is also used to perform a variety of tasks, from climbing vines, to manipulating Wobble Launchers, to merely collecting faraway Coins and Star Shards.

Unlike the last two titles, a Co-Op Mode is available, in which the second player controls a second Star Cursor. The extra Star Cursor, unlike the main one, can be used to freeze enemies in their tracks with a press of the B Button, so that Mario can defeat them easily.

The game features new items like the Boost Star, which allows Mario to launch off of a planet and go flying to the next. As stated before, there is no warning that a boss might be located on the next planet, no indication that Mario may be facing something terrible or something peaceful on where he's headed next, and no loading screens or mission select screens for levels.

It has also been recently announced that Manta Rays will take the place of bloopers from mario sunshine. In that Mario will ride him during a mini race stage. So the return of side stages is relevant.

Another incredible feature is the bosses. Mr. Miyamoto has given the game incredible alien bosses; a giant three-eyed spider with wings, a huge mechanical three-legged robot, and a lava octopus resembling Octo, reminiscent of Gooper Blooper from Super Mario Sunshine.

New enemies have come into the game too, like the Cosmic Bloopers, and the Cosmic Bullet Bills. However, Mario meets new friends too, like Cosmic Toads and Space Rabbits. Power Stars make a comeback, leaving Shine Sprites in the dust with their new orange-golden shine. The game will have the traditional "collect the 120 stars" goal that was first introduced in Super Mario 64.

Additionally, Mario will retain his ability to gain different abilities, via special mushrooms. Similar to Super Mario 64, where he could obtain the Wing Cap and Metal Cap, Mario will be able to collect suits, such as the Bee Suit and the Boo Suit, which allow him to transform into Bee Mario and Boo Mario, respectively, with more suits to come. Bee Mario can hover for a short time, cling to certain surfaces, and use his stinger. Boo Mario has the ability to fly, and even go through certain walls. Additionally, Boos will not attack Boo Mario. Touching water, or coming in contact with certain beams of light, will make the Bee Suit or the Boo Suit fall off, respectively. Also, the Fire Flower, the Starman, and the Super Mushroom have been confirmed as items. The Super Mushroom will max out your health meter.

The game also has a level intro for every star, similar to Super Mario Sunshine.

New Bosses
Four known bosses have been confirmed to be in the game in the e3 demo. A large Snifit-like robot, a giant Cosmic Blooper king, and a giant alien Scuttle Bug. Recently revealed was a huge, half-Piranha Plant, half-dinosaur creature with a head resembling Petey Piranha's. Bowser will also appear as a boss. See their articles:


 * King Magma Blooper
 * Snifit Bot
 * Colossal Scuttle Bug
 * Prehistoric Piranha

New Items
In Mario's new adventure, he uses many new items that give him moves he's never had before.
 * Wobble Launcher
 * Boost Star
 * Beam Star
 * Star Shard
 * Boo Suit
 * Star Chip
 * Rainbow Notes
 * Bee Suit
 * Item Crystal
 * Super Mushroom
 * Fire Flower
 * Starman

New Characters
Mario encounters new friends in the galaxy.


 * Mario
 * Princess Peach
 * Bowser
 * Bowser Jr.
 * Cosmic Toads (New)
 * Space Rabbits (New)
 * Bees (New)
 * Princess Rosetta (New)
 * Queen Bee (New)
 * Penguins
 * Tyke and other Star-shaped beings (New)
 * Manta Ray Mario rides on his back

New Enemies

 * Cosmic Bloopers
 * Cosmic Tox Boxes
 * Chomp Heads
 * Boulders
 * Swoopin' Poinks
 * Whomps, Thwomps, Thwimps, Pokeys, Bob-ombs, Swoopers, Boos, Goombas, Grand Goombas, Wigglers, and Cataquacks have been revealed, but it is unknown whether they too are 'Cosmic' species. Additionally, what resembles a Poison Pokey can be seen in a screenshot.
 * An undersea creature resembling Eely Mouth or Unagi the Eel has also been revealed, but it is unknown whether it is to be a boss or a Cosmic species.
 * Piranha Plants have been revealed to be in the game. There is one that is purple in color, and harder to defeat.
 * A strange, spider like creature has appeared in the Stardust Galaxy. It could possibly be an extraterrestrial Scuttle Bug.
 * Spacebugs
 * Pumpkin Heads
 * Both Magikoopas and Dry Bones will make their debut in a 3-D platformer.
 * A strange robot-like creature, several have been seen.
 * Something that, strangely, looks like a robotic spinning top, seen on the Lava Planet.

Galaxies

 * Egg Planet Galaxy
 * Gateway Galaxy
 * Honeybee Galaxy
 * Stardust Galaxy
 * Cookie Factory Galaxy
 * Beach Bowl Galaxy
 * Haunted House Galaxy

Planets

 * Apple Planets
 * Asteroid Planet
 * Boulder Planet
 * Castle Planet
 * Crystal Planet
 * Geo Planet
 * Lava Planet
 * Magma Planet
 * Mix Planet
 * Obstacle Planet
 * Origin Planet
 * Pill Planet
 * Pokey Planet
 * Rock Planet
 * Space Boat
 * Space Cube
 * Space Ship
 * Star World
 * Sticky Planet
 * Tech Planet
 * Tropic Planet
 * Wood Planet
 * Yoshi Egg Planet

Mini-Games

 * Manta Ray Surfing

Trivia

 * Bowser uprooted Peach's castle once before, in Paper Mario, but only lifted it into the sky and not into Outer Space.
 * The airships from Super Mario Bros. 3 finally return in this game.
 * Many classic items return in this game such as the Fire Flower.