Super Mario Galaxy 2
– Out in stores
– When you get 240 stars, something happens, when you do that something else, nothing happens
– Good reveal when you get 240 stars
– Craig gave the game a 10
– Fran was initially surprised by the score, he thought Craig would crumble and decide against giving it a perfect score
– 10 doesn’t mean it’s absolutely perfect
– The game was leaked online
– You can be effective as a co-op player in the game
– Some people complained that Craig gave an “expansion pack” a 10
– Craig was somewhat skeptical about whether the game could surpass the original going in
– First one felt very fresh
– Craig was amazed with all of the new ideas in Galaxy 2
– Somewhat similar to Majora’s Mask
– Peer feels like it’s going from Super Mario Bros. 3 to Super Mario World
– Galaxy 2 much more streamlined than the original
– Fran feels like he’ll always be able to sit down and enjoy it
– Feels weird playing a Super Mario game in the summer
– Galaxy 2 is Craig’s favorite Mario game
– A lot of 2D stuff, Craig wants to see the engine used again but for more 2D levels
– Took Craig 25-30 hours to get everything
Zelda Wii
– Controls will apparently be simplified
– Sam thought this was great news because he feels the controls are complex in Twilight Princess
– Peer thinks they’ll drop the camera controls
– His idea is that they’ll give you preset camera angles
– We haven’t seen the game yet, shouldn’t go nuts over the news yet
– Fran would be surprised if it was a drastic jump
Dragon Quest IX
– Craig played it
– Comes out July 11
– Craig isn’t a big RPG fan, but he enjoyed playing the game
– No random battles
– RPG
– 4-player co-op is done very well
– Set up your own game, people can come in whenever they want
– People can help you out with your quests, they can have their own battles
– Multi-cartridge
– If they leave, it doesn’t crash the game
– Customize your own character
– Enemies might run away or towards you
Sonic 4
– Delayed
– Craig has high hopes for it since it’s done by Dimps
Scribblenauts
– Now will be called Super Scribblenauts
– Coming out in the fall
Reader questions
– No user accounts on the Wii system, so you can’t transfer data between consoles
– Prince of Persia on Wii is completely different than the PS3/360 versions
