I know how you feel. Galaxy's just too straight-forward and doesn't have what made its predecessors so great. I missed exploring the Overworld like I did in Super Mario Sunshine, and I missed clearling any objective I saw fit, regardless of the one I was on. I miss the secrets. I missed the freedom. As good as Galaxy was, it was too restrictive to be great.

I'd go with Mario Galaxy because there's a good chance there will be better racing games out by Christmas.

The cool thing about NMH2 (not sure if they did this with the 1st game) was that you could playthrough again with all your weapons, clothing, and gym upgrades, like in RE4.

I have a 50 dollar gift card and wondering whether to wait for Donkey Kong or get Kirby's epic yarn, I don't think dk wii receive a 10 like kirby, but then again I didn't think kirby wasn't even going to get a 10

It's hard to say since DKCR isn't out yet. I think regardless of the reviews it gets Donkey Kong will probably have better local multi-player than Kirby's Epic Yarn. Reading the Donkey Kong Country Returns thread might help you make a decision.
http://www.nintendolife.com/forums/wii/donkey_kong_country_re...

I recommend Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn to everyone, that is, only if they are good at tactical RPGs.

To the people asking about Super Mario Galaxy:
Wow, you still haven't got it yet? If you haven't, get it if you enjoyed the 2D Mario games. You're in for a real treat. The music, graphics, everything gave me goosebumps. The game is not nearly as bad as SMS fans are making it out to be. I liked Galaxy for the same exact reason a small amount of people hated it, it was linear. While yes, I enjoy exploration as much as the next guy, I usually don't like it when it's used in Mario games, that's what Zelda and Metroid are for. So please, if you were disappointed with Sunshine, get this game, get it now. I wouldn't want anybody to miss out on it, especially if they are the kind of person that will enjoy it and appreciate it for what it is.

Well said, Twario. Well said.

I also recommend anyone with a Wii to get Metroid Prime Trilogy. If you feel any regret with the purchase, you are a vapid, soulless, human being. That is all.

I don't know, I enjoy alot Super Mario Sunshine, it is my favourite mario game of all time!!! With super Mario galaxy, it was good, but not as good as sunshine, yes I find it too linear But anyways, I have only played super mario galaxy, not super mario galaxy 2, so maybe super mario galaxy too is as good as sunshine

wut?

He has only played Galaxy, and not Galaxy 2. He liked Sunshine more because it was less linear than Galaxy. He also hopes that he will like Galaxy 2 as much as he did Sunshine. (Atleast, that's what I got out of it.) ;D

@CaptainDingo: What? No More Heroes is one of the most replayable series I've ever come across...they're the only games I've played 3+ times.

How is Harvest Moon: Animal Parade? I love HM64, but I was disappointed with Magical Melody because it was too easy and the NPC interaction was kind of lame. Does AP do anything to boost this, or should I just wait and hope a better HM arrives?

I forgot about this thread.

Ok guys some help here. I can't choose between DKCR or Sonic Colors. Platformers are my favorite genre and they both look promising. DKCR will no doubt be great, with it being a 1st party title and Retro making it. It also appears to be hard, which will make it more fun. Despite Sonic having a rough time lately, Colors seems amazing from what I heard and seen. I brought Sonic Unleashed last year and was disappointed somewhat. Do I give Sonic a chance to redeem himself or do I go with DKCR. Also to let you know I never play a DKC game before, because I never had a SNES or had a chance to play it

I haven't played Colors, but I got to play a little DKCR at E3 and it was awesome. Retro is a great developer and I have full faith that the entire game will be just as fun as the short time I got to spend with it. I read a review in the latest Game Informer that called the game an amazing platformer and one of the very best games on the Wii. I'd go with DKCR.

I'm getting Punchout for Wii. Is it good?

@Starfox - Rented it a couple of times. It's awesome if you like challenging games, just don't expect it to play like an actual boxing game. It's more of a rhythmic pattern recognization game than anything related to sports. Not that it's not good (I'm getting it if I can find it for cheap), but, just be aware of that.

Good but short not much replay value but liked it the first time around, I really liked the look of the game got this cool cartoon thing going on.

What are some good Non-Mario platformers for the Wii?