Mario has a very worthy debut on the gamecube. For the first time there is a very original story behind mario.
The controls are brilliant, before you know it you'll be making wall jumps with the greatest ease. The graphics look awesome and they really give it a very relaxing and sunny atmosphere.
Even though the camera can be a bit annoying, you don't want to miss this game.
Only one thing is for sure it is by far not as good as Super mario 64 and the idea of a watercannon may be original and all but it still doesn't make for a nice sequel to the incredible mario 64.