this be my favorite game in recent memory . when Super Mario Galaxy be first release , I be skeptical about purchase it . I love Super Mario 64 but I think Super Mario Sunshine be familiar and gimmicky so I have priorly assume that there be not any gas leave in the Mario franchise tank . boy be I wrong . to summarize the game , it be at its core a collection of puzzle . the completion of each puzzle award you with star . collect enough star , and you win the game . it sound mundane , but complete each individual puzzle and collect the star have the charm of , say , complete a sudoku puzzle or the daily crossword . but unlike do consecutive sudoku puzzle , the quest to earn each star in Mario Galaxy be so fantastically diverse and mind-bendingly innovative , you 'll have a hard time put you controller down . it stem from the absolutely brilliant and imaginative way the designer use the gravity mechanic in the game - the direction of gravity be constantly change , Mario will be flip upside down , and you 'll have a wonderful time manipulate the game . I should address another issue that give I pause before I buy the game . I have fear from the trailer and preview that either the game would merely involve jump from tiny planet to tiny planet , kill one or two enemy on each one and collect a few coin ; or that the space setting would quickly grow tiresome -lrb- like the sun-shiny setting of Sunshine before it -rrb- . fear not - true some level involve blast from small space object to small space object . but there be tremendous diversity from planet jump puzzle -lrb- which be much more fun than I have anticipate -rrb- to large sprawl landscape to explore much like in Super Mario 64 . further , travel the different planet give Mario the opportunity to visit diversely theme planet - such as you standard green grass setting to fire , ice , desert , water , volcano , etc. setting . so in conclusion , if you be skeptical like I about Galaxy , let I assure you it be well worth try out .