Super Mario Galaxy, Game of the Year?!

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Of course I do, and if you actually read it you will see it's brought to you by Gamestop.

Well, you made it sound as if GameStop had something to do with the outcomes of the awards, which is not true. All they did was advertise on a site that a lot of people would see. I'm sure they could care less who wins what, especially since they sell all of the products mentioned.

Yes, but is the game really a 9.5? And Game of the Year? Seriously.

Well, it's not just GameSpot that thinks so. Pretty much every review outlet thinks so, and this isn't like Halo 3. Nintendo didn't have to send eight-hundred dollars of swag to reviewers to buy a good score. Nintendo just makes good games. It's cheaper that way.

If you have played it on an HDTV just like everyone else saying the graphics are horrible, then you'd agree. Quite being cheep by a new TV. Also, in the US at least, in February 2009 (maybe 08, but I believe it's 09) they are doing away with analog broadcast, to open up the ability to have better wi fi (broadcasting on the waves they were previously using.)

First, I'm sure most reviewers played it on a gigantic HD-TV. Second, I played it on my parents' 52" (it might be 54") 1080i projection TV while I was at home for Christmas and I thought it looked just fine. It was a bit blurry, but the graphics are by no means bad. They blow everything else on the Wii away, and they even look better than some older 360 games.

Basically, you're faulting the game for being on a system that doesn't support HD, which is bullshit. You have to judge games based on the hardware they're on (as that is what a good reviewer does), and on the Wii, Galaxy is the best-looking game, period.

Also, I am buying a new TV. Next month, actually.

I wish you were correct, but most of the levels are plagued with you are unsure if you can really go in a direction, because you don't know where they decided to remove the ground and you fall into their black hole. None of the levels are anywhere near the size of the levels of SM64. Yes, some are larger then others, but thats like assuming the first person you have sex with you marry because its better then nothing.

Well, in your review, you said that every level in the game was very small, which isn't true. And you've just admitted that you lied about this, so I don't see why we should trust you on anything you say now.

I like your use of the word planetoid. And, I meant on the same object.

I never found this too terribly difficult. It took some getting used to, but after about an hour with the game, I had few issues.

Yes, but it goes from entertaining to mindless repeative task and it becomes more of an endurance. Can you stand to re-do all the levels over and over and over to get all 100 coins, because your on a moving platform and if you pass one you start over. Yes, I hate the purple comet.

Welcome to the world of platformers. They all eventually boil down to collect-a-thons. That's the genre. Sometimes it gets tedious, I'll admit.

Your not very far in the game are you? Yes, the first 75 stars make everything easy, but after the game decides that it wants to pick up the difficulty level it becomes obvious that the controls were made by retards that only know how to shake a controller.

I've actually gotten all 120 stars now (had nothing better to do while I was home for Christmas), and am currently playing through the game a second time with a certain new character.

Wii sports, go to an arcade make new friends.

Okay...in the past ten years, the only places that I've actually seen arcades are in Las Vegas and in theme parks. Additionally, I'm not ten years old any more. If I went to the arcade to make friends, they'd probably call the cops. Besides, I've got plenty of my own friends, and sometimes we enjoy knocking back a few beers and playing some Wii Bowling.

Metroid is tired and old, but if you enjoy it thats good for you I am glad you found a better use for your Wii other then a paperweight.

How is Metroid tired and old? The Prime series has only had three games, and they were completely different from the original 2D games gameplay-wise. It's becoming clear that you're just another anti-Wii fanboy spouting some pointless hate on a message board.

AND I'll be nice and leave the Zack thing alone.

Yeah, because you haven't played it. If you did, you'd know that, graphics aside, it's one of the better games to be released this year, and it's certainly one of the most challenging.

Ending: Thank you for taking your time out to respond. I agree with you on Portals. That is easily the game of the year, but an sung hero in the game community.

It's Portal, actually.