Digital Foundry do objective analysis of the tech aspects of games.

But when you start talking about the merits of a game from a game design perspective, you fall under the subjective category. The good and bad when it comes to gameplay and game deisgn is relative to each and everyone of us. Just like beauty. =P

funtional or not isnt subjective.  and you could come up with test for some aspects like noobfriendlyness.

Point me to what you consider an objective review.

i havnt seen any objective gaming reviews. 

Ok. So what are you on about then?

I prefered it to Galaxy... made all the other 3D Mario games feel like spin-offs.

I'd feel bad about saying that if Mario Kart didn't remind us all that Mario spin-offs can be GOAT candidates.