Why It Ranks
“Gravity is just a suggestion.” — The Orchestral Platformer. Scored 25/30.
Score Breakdown
The Review
Super Mario Galaxy took the world's most famous plumber and launched him into outer space, and the result is one of the most creative platformers ever made. The spherical planetoid level design turns gravity into a gameplay mechanic, creating moments of spatial disorientation that somehow always feel intuitive. Koji Kondo's orchestral soundtrack elevates the entire experience into something approaching art-house territory. Nintendo at their most imaginative is a force that no other studio can replicate.
Fun Fact
Super Mario Galaxy was the first Mario game to feature a fully orchestrated soundtrack, recorded with a 50-piece orchestra in Tokyo.
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