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One of the better ones in the series...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This obviously isn't going to get "Best Mario Ever" quotes from people, but it is a very good game. I don't understand why so many people I know around real life and from the internet hate this game so much. It retains the great Nintendo gameplay, and level designs. For some reason Mario seems to be losing some popularity; bashes towards a Mario game used to be so few and far between! :(

Gameplay: 9.5/10

The level design is pure genuis as usual, and near-flawless control. Has Nintendo ever made a game with bad control? I haven't seen one and I doubt I ever will. One of my favorite levels had you climb up metal chain-link like walls, walk on very small pipes really high up in the air, and many other great platforming elements. Fighting enemies, while standing on a skinny pipe way up in the air is cool in my book! That level is just one of the many examples of great level design, that we've all come to expect and love from Nintendo. I took off a point for the poor FMVs, pretty much no story value, and the vacation theme isn't very good in my opinion. Many people complain about the camera, because they can't control it; it's all manually controlled, with the L Button serving kind of like in the Zelda games, where it positions the camera right behind the character. I had ZERO problems with it through out the game, but many people don't like it; I guess it's just a matter of personal preference, eh? Either way, the camera shouldn't be bad enough to make the game un-playable.

The game is very lenghy though. It takes around 25 hours to just do the basic levels; finding all 120 shines(about 80 are required to finish the game), all of the red and blue coins(and believe me, there's a lot of them!), and the optional levels add a bunch of extra hours, which are played through without your water pack;(it's good to play some good old classic Mario, even if it is just for a short level) The game at 100% should take just under 40 hours, or possibly more.

Graphics: 7.5/10

The graphics are in one word, decent. You get some cool water effects, and some pretty good draw distance. The art and textures on the other hand borderline on bad. I don't play games for eye-candy though, I'll take great gameplay over great graphics anyday, and that's what Mario offers.

Sound: 6.5/10

I don't know about the music. It has some good tunes to go along with it, but then there are a few decent, and bad ones thrown into the mix. It gets the job done. The thing that brings the score down a little more are the voice-overs; listening to the intro made my ears bleed. ;)

Overall(not an average): 9.2/10 or 5 Stars

My scores aren't an average.(although sometimes my scores are the same as the average) I take into effect that the Gameplay is most important in Mario's case; the game shines brightly there, and I also take into effect that the Sound, and Graphics shouldn't take away from the score too much because those aren't the reasons we play games; they are just bonus features. The gameplay is so good and fun in this game, that it over-shadows the bad parts and really makes it overall an exellent game. Mario fans, platformer fans, or if you're just a fan of fun games, then go with Super Mario Sunshine!

One of the Best Games Available for the GC

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: September 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

After escaping from the clutches of 'King Boo' in LUIGI'S MANSION, Mario decides to treat himself to relaxing vacation on the beautiful 'Isle Delfino'. However, when he arrives, he is blamed for coating this rich land scape in a thick, greay sludge. Fortunately, he finds a talking machine called FLUDD to help him clean this once gorgous island.

As in the timeless classic SUPER MARIO 64, you have to unlock a number of 'alternate worlds' to beat the game. You can spend hours exploring the lush enviorments of each world, which are full of rollercoasters, tightropes, trampolines, and giant coral reefs. Mario's moves are almost unlimited: he can swim, surf, ride Yoshi (YEAH!), fight enimies (they range from mechanical Bowseres to giant squids), climb trees...and thats hardly a start. The first few levels are a little boring (they involve cleaning polloution...UGH) but the game's true charms do not become apparent until a bit later. Be patient with it, and you will be rewarded.

Overall, SUPER MARIO SUNSHINE is a gem of a game that would make an excellent addition to all GC libraries. ENJOY THE RIDE!!

CAN YOU FEEL THE SUNSHINE OOO YEAH

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: September 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I just brought this game the other night finally and its a real cool fun game but i do got ways to go of beating it lol

Anyway mario makes his return along with princess peach yoshi and mushroom dudes and lugi is absent from the game ' once mario arrives ' the Delfino police arrest him claming he polluted the island ' now mario must find out who the impostor is

Now this is what i can say is the best mario game along with mario all stars ' Super Mario Sunshine features the adventure field which is Delfino Plaza ; graphics are very colorful and tropical like which makes the game real fun ' but their can be some times when it gets difficult like the mini game levels that are in the game ' they are a real pain and annyoing ' but practice makes perfect

Anyway Buy This Game you wont regret it :)

awesome game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

i borrowed this game from a friend and its awesome! the water effects are really great, and theres so much you can do in the different worlds, like jump on roofs and visit different places. i yould recommend this game to anyone that likes strategy games. im pretty far in the game now. the levels where you have to get the shine sprite by going through a thing that has like flipping and turning platforms that you have to get across get pretty aggravating when you dont get across, but you get them after a while. pretty much a great game. the only thing that i think is bad is that the voices dont match with the character's mouth movements at all. thats my only concern to the creaters of super mario sunshine, but everything else is sweet!

My 6yr old LOVES this...me too!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

For my son's 6th birthday he received a gamecube and 5 games, this being one of them. He had very little video game experience and this and mario kart were perfect to learn on. He has discovered how much fun defeating the foes and moving up levels can be. I highly reccomend this game for first time gamers. I have had fun with it since the last time I played was around 1987 with Super Mario Brothers!! Its a great time.

It's-a not me!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Mario has, since the days of the N64, taken a nosedive in regards to general game quality, and Super Mario Sunshine is perhaps the best example of this. Though the graphics and sound are far superior to the ones seen in the old days (despite the strange shading,) the game itself has suffered.
First off, the game is marginally insulting if taken allegorically. The people of Isle Delphino seem like nothing more than a spoof on Americans. Loud, annoying, overweight, coming in a variety of "strange" colors and completely unable to solve their own problems. Just the kind of things a Japanese man would mock about America, especially since Isle Delphino bears a more than passing resemblance to Hawaii.
But more importantly, the game's summary reads like your laundry list of afternoon chores. Mario's gameplay used to revolve around "Get the Fireball Power, Kill the Bad Guy, Invade the Castle, Save the Princess, etc..." Now, it's "Water the Plant, Save the Animal, Clean the Wall, etc..."
This is, by and large, a problem that ALL recent Nintendo games (except Metroid Prime, of course,) have suffered from. Doing simple and bland chores is not an appropriate substitute for actual adventure, and Shigeru Miyamoto; the "father" of Mario, aught to be ashamed of himself for falling so far.

A worthy game for experienced gamers

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: August 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

While Super Mario Sunshine is somewhat challenging, has good replay value, and is just flat out fun, the game also has much variety. You are mario armed with FLUDD, your pump. You go around in various worlds (all with different settings) and complete the challenges in each one, from travelling through a pathway to a different, and often weird, world, defeating a giant sludge-squirting squid, riding yoshi through Delphino Plaza (Delphino Island is where you play in), all the way to cleaning up "paint-like goop" on Delphino Airstrip.

In each of six worlds, there are eight episodes (or levels) in which you complete the various challenges to earn Shine Sprites, the source of light and power in Delphino Island which you need to collect to restore peace and harmony to the Island.

Your Rival is Shadow Mario, who looks exactly like you (save the fact that he like a shadow all over), and who is creating the chaos in Delphino Island. He has a "magic paint-brush" which he uses to paint goop and graffitti all over the Island. You use FLUDD to clean this mess up, as well as to help you get around. There are four nozzles, the squirt nozzle to, well, squirt, the hover nozzle to hover in the air for a short time, the Turbo nozzle to speed around Delphino Island, and the Rocket nozzle to get you to high places.

It is not so easy that experienced gamers will find this game a pushover, and is challenging for all. There is much to do in this game and will last you a couple weeks (1-3) the first try and after another week or two you will probably want to play it again, and maybe one more time after that, giving it good replay value. It has six different worlds to explore, which each provides much entertainment for all.

There is no doubt this is a solid, fun, and good game for all to play.

Mario enters his "Fat Elvis" phase

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: May 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

When I played Super Mario Sunshine with friends, I was struck by how unremarkable the whole experience was. This game is a far cry from the astounding "Mario 64", which single-handedly sold me on getting an N64. SMS isn't a technically bad game, but there's nothing here that will amaze the average gamer.

The gameplay is very familiar to Mario 64. You have to clean a tropical island, restore 120 "shines" *(read: stars), collect red coins, and fight the same Octupus and Pirhana Plant bosses many many times. Collecting the Red Coins in every world is very tedious, with the camera often moving out just as you attempt a jump, thus sending Mario plummeting and you having to spend 15 minutes getting back to the same are to attempt the jump again. Every level has a challenge level where you have to navigate through a obstacle course of moving blocks and platforms. Fun at first, but very repetitive. Mario is stuck using a gimmicky water pack, and is unable to even through a good old-fashioned punch anymore.

Moving out to the hub of the island town, you will often find yourself chasing a Shadow Mario through the streets, a dramatic moment somewhat dampened by the fact that he just runs in the exact same circular path over and over until you catch him. Where's the tension, where's the challenge? Claims of this game's amazing "interactivity" where shot down by a friend's quip, "What can you interact with? The FRUIT?"

Overall, SMS feels phoned-in. The developers made a game that plays almost identically to Mario 64, without the sense of wonder and passion that accompanied that earlier game. This is Nintendo producing a game to keep profits coming in, and hoping it's fans would see brilliance where there is only mediocrity.

Worst Mario Game Ever

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: January 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

OK, I loved Mario 64. But wow, Mario Sunshine is just awful. The level layouts are confusing. The themes mostly stick to the island tropical setting. This was also the hardest Mario game I've ever played. I gave up after maybe 20 stars. This game was completely uninspired. I look forward to Mario Galaxy, which I hope brings back the different themes of Mario games lore.

Not as good as expected

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 11
Date: September 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I think people gave this game such a high rating because it's Mario ;and people love Mario. Well, I did, but this game is entirely too short. Under 8 worlds. There aren't very many levels like Mario64 and the whole theme of a vacation is dumb. The worlds and levels are entirely too easy. There were only a couple that made me sit and think for more than 2 minutes. This game took me 3 days to beat with everything. That is sad. Don't rate a game good because it has Mario, rate it because it is a good game with good things in it. I was expecting so much and my hopes just fell after playing this game.

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