This is very interesting news. I really want to know what you unlock after getting 120 stars.

Pierst179

Can't wait. This is gonna be a long game!

sequel to one of the best games of all time. we need moar hype! game looks incredible. when zelda wii comes out ill get a wii and this and smg. damn i can't wait!

The Game Informer review seems to hint that there may be 240 unique stars. I may be reading into it too much but ehh...

Super Mario Galaxy 2 throws something new at you nearly every single level - and with over 240 stars to collect, that's no small feat. [Issue#206, p.94]

[QUOTE="Scythes777"]

[QUOTE="Sandvichman"] You would stop posting at a community, reading all the news and so on, just because the reviewer in question didn't rate the game you haven't played yet AAA?Bigboi500

I would stop posting, I would probably still come here to read the news and such though. There is no question that this game is going to be one of the best games I have ever played, so whatever score it gets here doesn't matter to me since I find scores irrelevant to my judgement of a game. I'm just saying for SW purposes, that this game deserves AAA.

It's not just about SMG2 either, GS has really dropped the ball in the Wii department by not reviewing great games like Rune Factory: Frontier and Sukura Wars: So Long My Love.

[QUOTE="Thunderdrone"][QUOTE="kontejner44"]

I'm interested to know which site you will go to that actually has in-depth Nintendo coverage

Shinobishyguy

Wow you guys are really jumping to conclusions. Why is everyone bent out of shape so much before a review is even posted? :?

Your (meaning you guys) conspiracy theories of GS being biased are a little ridiculous. The game will get what it deserves (most likely a 9) so stop fretting.

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"][QUOTE="Thunderdrone"] NeoGAF. No, i'm not confused. Oh and even IGN is better than GS in terms of Nintendo coverageh575309

Wow you guys are really jumping to conclusions. Why is everyone bent out of shape so much before a review is even posted? :?

Your (meaning you guys) conspiracy theories of GS being biased are a little ridiculous. The game will get what it deserves (most likely a 9) so stop fretting.

If i had to guess, i'd say that SMG2 wont begetting a 9 here. They will praise the game like every other site has so far, then keep it below the 9.0 mark for being a sequel.Thunderdrone

[QUOTE="Thunderdrone"]If i had to guess, i'd say that SMG2 wont begetting a 9 here. They will praise the game like every other site has so far, then keep it below the 9.0 mark for being a sequel.h575309

huh? Did i sound bitter?

I was being honest, i think it will be praised but have a lower score than SMG because its a sequel instead of something that reinvents the genre again. You guys where talking about scores and i just shared my thoughts on what might happen here at Gamespot regardless of my opinion on that kind of mindset.

I'm not gonna rage over whatever they end up giving it.

Yah do come off a bit bitter. jg4xchamp

Hell, i'm gonna quote my post again because i'm failing to see all this bitterness you guys speak of:

"If i had to guess, i'd say that SMG2 wont be getting a 9 here. They will praise the game like every other site has so far, then keep it below the 9.0 mark for being a sequel."

Where am i fuming here? Isnt it a reasonable prediction considering how GS generaly reviews and scores games?

You guys must be blending my posts with those who are threatening to react in one way or another if it scores bellow a 9.0, 10 or whatever.

Only rant i gave in this thread was about Gamespot's Wii coverage and yeah, its awful.

They are always late and dont even bother reviewing certain games like Rune Factory Frontier. Its hardly a sensationalist observation and if smaller websites, blogs and forums do it, this one ("home" to thousands of members and paying subscribers) has no excuse not to.

If i had to guess, i'd say that SMG2 wont begetting a 9 here. They will praise the game like every other site has so far, then keep it below the 9.0 mark for being a sequel.Thunderdrone

Hell, I'm bitter. Where is my SMG2? :evil:

This game will kick ass, to bad I won't be able to play it :(

[QUOTE="Thunderdrone"]If i had to guess, i'd say that SMG2 wont begetting a 9 here. They will praise the game like every other site has so far, then keep it below the 9.0 mark for being a sequel.locopatho

[QUOTE="Thunderdrone"]If i had to guess, I'd say that SMG2 wont begetting a 9 here. They will praise the game like every other site has so far, then keep it below the 9.0 mark for being a sequel.locopatho

The fact the developers created new stages and features (more than 90%) that did not appear in the original Galaxy would negate the fact that it is "more of the same." This is not Super Mario Galaxy 1.5, and the developers had put more than two years of effort into Galaxy 2.

Super Mario Galaxy was one of the most amazing and addictive games I have ever played. I know SMG will be a 10 for me, anything below 9.5 for reviewers will make me question their sanity.

To the people arguing if it will get 8.5 or 9.0, just think of GOW3. It is kind of in the same position as Galaxy 2, yet it still got a 9.0.

I hope that Super Mario Galaxy 2 should get a 9.0 or better.

Man there's hardly anyone here.

Where the hype at yo?

Man there's hardly anyone here.

Where the hype at yo?

SpinoRaptor24

Man there's hardly anyone here.

Where the hype at yo?

SpinoRaptor24

[QUOTE="locopatho"][QUOTE="Thunderdrone"]If i had to guess, I'd say that SMG2 wont begetting a 9 here. They will praise the game like every other site has so far, then keep it below the 9.0 mark for being a sequel.thom_maytees

The fact the developers created new stages and features (more than 90%) that did not appear in the original Galaxy would negate the fact that it is "more of the same." This is not Super Mario Galaxy 1.5, and the developers had put more than two years of effort into Galaxy 2.

Okay so, here's what i've managed to gather from Gameinformer's review:

+ "Delivers rock solid, clever and extremelly challenging platforming"

+ "This looks good enough to make me wish the Wii could output true HD"

+ Review states that there are 'over 240 stars' to obtain

- It took the reviewer no less than 4 hours to grab one star, which frustrated him.

- Some motion controls are suposedly "extremely poor". According to some magazine readers the terrible controls he speaks of are the ball rolling segments also found in SMG1.

^^ Wow the guy cant have any complaints about the game? :roll:

They gave it a 9.25, that aint good enough for ya?

^^ Wow the guy cant have any complaints about the game? :roll:

They gave it a 9.25, that aint good enough for ya?

h575309

^^ Wow the guy cant have any complaints about the game? :roll:

They gave it a 9.25, that aint good enough for ya?

h575309

^^ Wow the guy cant have any complaints about the game? :roll:

They gave it a 9.25, that aint good enough for ya?

^^ Wow the guy cant have any complaints about the game? :roll:

They gave it a 9.25, that aint good enough for ya?

[QUOTE="Willy105"][QUOTE="h575309"]

^^ Wow the guy cant have any complaints about the game? :roll:

They gave it a 9.25, that aint good enough for ya?

h575309

When there's only a couple of reviews out atm, you make due with what you have.

Completely off the current train of thought but, is Gamestop doing a midnight launch for this game?

Well since none of us have played it, I think its wrong to start assuming that SMG ball rolling = SMG2 ball rolling. They did say they were making the game harder, and maybe some of the ball rolling stuff is frustrating and annoying. How are we to know?h575309

I doubt it'd be different, if anything like you said the game is harder, so the levels are probably more difficult, not the actual control mechanic being different, which again is fine.

Personally I thought the controls for SMG were perfect, as for other Wii games. I would disagree with haziq completely. There are plenty of games that get knocked for questionable control schemes that deserve it. jg4xchamp

Oh no, a lot of Wii games that get docked marks for poor controls deserve it -- What I was referring to we're games that I thought the controls were a non-issue but some reviewers thought they were terrible.

The thing with motion controls is that a lot of games do it poorly and a lot can pull it off well. More often the case is they turn out bad.

Easier levels can mitigate a control issue. Assuming for a second that some of the ball levels got more challenging.jg4xchamp

Definitely, but if that's the case the problem here would be the level design, not the controls.

If they are exactly the same as those found in SMG then they are perfectly fine so i'm assuming that something changed control-wise to warrant the "horrible motion controls" comment from this reviewer.

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]Easier levels can mitigate a control issue. Assuming for a second that some of the ball levels got more challenging.Thunderdrone

Definitely, but if that's the case the problem here would be the level design, not the controls.

If they are exactly the same as those found in SMG then they are perfectly fine so i'm assuming that something changed control-wise to warrant the "horrible motion controls" comment from this reviewer.

[QUOTE="h575309"]Wow the guy cant have any complaints about the game? :roll: They gave it a 9.25, that aint good enough for ya?Shinobishyguy

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"][QUOTE="h575309"]Wow the guy cant have any complaints about the game? :roll: They gave it a 9.25, that aint good enough for ya?locopatho

it's probably only like what? 1 or 2 stars?

eh. i dont live in america but as far as i understand it gameinformer is the worst magazine you guys have it's a front for a terrible videogame retailer (gamestop) and they're as corrupt/retarded as they come. an 8.5 for lost planet 2? a 7 for monster hunter? seriously? poorly written brochures for little kidsbenbeckman

Speaking of GI, here's one of the worst reviews ever written....ever!

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

GAMINFORMER: "The art and combat are killed in their tracks by the game's downright shameful dialogue" 60%

Lowest review in Gamerankings

Wow that sounds so Wii-casual to me. 4 hours is not realistic, it's the reviewer not being used to the controls. Try giving the Wii controler setup in a game that uses IR / motion to someone whos a gamer but have not touched the Wii and you'll see. I recently played some SMG and actually played a ball level. It was easy, I collected coins / extras just to make it challenging lol it works fine. It's Nintendo, which means the controls are either as good in SMG2 as in 1, or better, not worse, unless there's framerate issues which I doubt are significant enough to cause this. I'm just surprised that the score is so high, despite "faulty / frustrating controls", awesome. It would be a shame to give this a 9.0 GS.

Hey, i like SPM D:

Anyhoo, heres another good one...

Silent Hill Shattered Memories

GAMEINFORMER: "Shattered Memories' frustrating control flaws and dull pacing make it a hard game to recommend.(...)Mysterious calls require you to lift the Wii remote to your face like an idiot, effectively annoying anyone in the room with the noises its tinny speaker produces"60%