"Although it had hefty competition, we selected Super Mario Galaxy as our Game of the Year because the spectacular platformer embodies the very best attributes of old-school game design -- namely, unsurpassed pick-up-and-play control and highly engaging, clever in-level challenges."
Super Mario Galaxy has picked up another Game of the Year award - this time it was from GameTrailers.com where its main competition for the reward was Halo 3 (as stated by the GameTrailers.com).
Super Mario Galaxy has received the Game of the Year award from both Gamespot and Kotaku (both among the largest journalism organizations in the videogame industry). It has also received best Wii game from both Gamespot and Kotaku. Just thought I would share.
Between saving the princess, racing go karts, saving the princess, playing tennis, and of course, saving the princess, it's a wonder he has any free time at all. As Mario's adventures are among some of the finest videogames ever made, and Super Mario Galaxy is certainly no exception. But this time the stakes have been raised, not only has the princess been kidnapped, the entire universe is in danger.
@Jesse2050, Yeah, this title as Wii Game of the Year is basically a no brainer. It will be more interesting when IGN releases their overall list in early January...
Despite some impressive competition, Super Mario Galaxy's award comes as no surprise. Mixing amazing platforming, an all-new world design, some of the best music in any Nintendo game out there, and a perfect blend of old and new, Galaxy takes the gold. It's not only the best Wii game of the year, but the top title on the system.
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