The Armchair Empire writes: "Nintendo does a pretty good job of keeping their popular franchises alive and kicking, releasing new editions to these series every few years. It looks like they noticed that a lot of gamers rather enjoyed Mario Galaxy, as they have already announced a sequel this past E3. The game appears to be adhering to the core gameplay that made the original fun, trying to expand on it with more characters and even more cleverly designed levels."
Screen Critics takes a stab at picking the platformers that we feel all gamers should experience at least once. Which platformer is your top one ever?
Why no mention of Tembo: The Badass Elephant, LittleBigPlanet, Jak and Daxter, Sly Cooper, or Kirby
Since Mario’s earliest romps through the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario has always taken advantage of the fantastical power-ups strewn across the land to save the Princess. Nowadays, Mario seems to have a power-up or item for practically any situation – but it was not always this way.
AllThatsEpic: “It’s a me, Mario!” This is everyone’s favorite line, and also the most well known line from the Mario series itself. Mario has starred in hundreds of games, ranging from parties to brawls and even golf, making him the biggest thing since sliced bread.