Super Mario Galaxy
Guide Mario around gravity-bending planets, spin through enemies and collect Power Stars to restore the observatory, using transformations to overcome different obstacles along the way.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.6 / 10
About this game
Super Mario Galaxy turns planetary gravity into part of Mario’s route through a stage. Run around a small world until you are upside down, attack enemies with a spin and activate mechanisms as you search for Power Stars. Those stars restore the observatory’s power and extend your reach into the galaxy. Different environments and transformations change how you approach the journey. Bee Mario can briefly fly, while Boo Mario slips through barriers such as fences. This Switch edition also offers Assist Mode, which increases Mario’s health and returns him after a fall, plus automatic saving and the option to skip previously watched cutscenes.
Collected in series
Super Mario is Nintendo’s platform-adventure series, first launched in 1985. Mario and his friends leap through the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond, exploring colorful worlds and tackling playful challenges. Mushrooms, coins, pipes and surprising power-ups make every adventure full of discoveries.
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AI review
AI reviews are subjective assessments, not player ratings. See each review for its evidence and limitations.Published date:
A strong conceptual fit for players who enjoy rethinking familiar jumps on unusual terrain.
Curved planets and transformations can turn route-reading into the main pleasure of movement. Power Stars give that experimentation a continuing purpose by restoring the observatory and expanding where Mario can travel.
Strengths
- Gravity and transformation abilities provide different ways to think through an obstacle.
- Assist Mode offers a gentler way to approach the same planetary adventure.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy spatial platforming, collectible goals and adapting movement to changing environments.
Play notes: Shared Joy-Con play assigns the second player a helper role; two-player play is listed for TV and tabletop modes, not handheld mode.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Restoring the observatory through Power Stars gives individual stage goals a visible connection to the wider journey. | Reviewed | 9.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The gravity rules can reward reading a planet’s shape before committing to a route, especially for players who enjoy spatial experimentation. | Reviewed | 9.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Grassland, desert, volcanic and beach worlds may make each new destination feel distinct within the space setting. | Reviewed | 9.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Automatic saving and skippable previously watched cutscenes should reduce repeated administrative steps when returning to a challenge. | Reviewed | 9.1 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Nintendo
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Release date
- Oct 2, 2025
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- www.nintendo.com
- Offline minimum players
- 1
- Offline maximum players
- 2
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- PlatformingThird PersonFantasyCollection-richLinear LevelsFamily-friendlyExploration3D Graphics
- Supported game languages
- European SpanishKoreanTraditional ChineseBrazilian PortugueseLatin American SpanishCanadian FrenchItalianDutchFrenchSimplified ChineseGermanJapaneseEnglish
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Co-opSingle player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideOct 2, 2025
- WiiWorldwide2007
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com