As much praise as Sunshine had received upon its release it couldnt escape the comment of Its not quite Mario 64. So its fitting that after Land, World, and the Sun Marios next adventure would be so ambitious he would be covering a whole galaxy. Definitely a step up from his Game Cube adventure, Mario featured in his most story driven platformer yet. People were expecting a lot from Marios Wii debut, and fortunately he didnt disappoint. One thing that may have been a blessing in disguise is how little the game relied on the Wiis motion controls. Mario 64 hadnt used them, and this was nearly perfecting the formula created by his 3D debut. Thats not to say it wasnt without a few flaws. The game had Mario running around spheres, and this at times could be awkward to get used to as the controls would reverse whilst running in a straight line around the planets.