Don Reisinger from the Cnet blog “The Digital Home” has some choice words for Super Mario Galaxy and the reviews that have been coming out. But mainly about Mario Galaxy in his review of the game over on his blog. Calling the game “gimmicky”, “downright ugly”, and in the end “deserves a 7 out of 10″, Don doesn’t seem to share the same opinion that most folks that have played the game share. Of course, he also considers Mario Sunshine to be “one of the better games in the Mario franchise”. While Sunshine was a decent game, it’s no where near one of the better games in the series, but I’ll digress and instead post some of his noteworthy quotes from his review, which may be a strategically planned troll for traffic in which case it’s brilliant.

But after playing through Super Mario Galaxy for the past week, I simply don’t get all the hype surrounding the game. Is it a good game? Sure. Is it a great game? No.

The first thing that struck me about this game was the utter lack of beauty. And while I realize the Wii doesn’t have the horsepower we’ve all come to know and love in the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 or the PC, this game looks no better than games released back in 2001.(My note: Yes it does.)

Is graphics everything? Of course not. But don’t you think Nintendo could have done a slightly better job creating a better looking world? I hate to be picky, but compare this game to Resident Evil 4 on the Gamecube — Nintendo’s last generation device — and there is no contest. And after playing games like Call of Duty 4 and Assassin’s Creed, I can’t help but think this game is downright ugly for this generation.

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Am I the only person in the world who started playing this game and thought the need to “shake the Wii-mote” back and forth was one of the dumbest aspects of this game?(My note: You just might be the only person in the world that thinks this, yes.)

And I think that’s where Nintendo lost me. With a first-party game, I truly believe the Wii-mote should be inexorably tied to gameplay. Unfortunately, it simply wasn’t. In fact, it almost seemed like this functionality was tacked on at the end because, after all, a Wii game must use that Wii-mote in some way, right? (My Note: Did he not play far enough to use the motion sensing for the Ghost Sprint level or perhaps grabbing any of the “grab” stars at all?)

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But in the end, I was left wanting more out of this game. Not only does it look downright ugly at times, the tacked-on feel of some of its controls and its utter lack of a compelling story preclude me from calling it the “wonderful” game others have called it. Is it a good game? Yes. Is it great? Not a chance.

If you ask me, this game deserves a 7 out of 10.

Here’s my review of his review: Eeeeyuuckk..

Agree with him? Disagree with him? Does he make some good points or even one? Comment and let us know if you think this guy might be on to something here.