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Super Mario Galaxy 2 game review

3-2-1, blastoff! It’s time to explore one really wacky universe in Super Mario Galaxy 2 with your old pal Mario.

SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2
Nintendo for Wii

Graphics: 8.5
Gameplay: 9.0
Sound: 8.5
Replay Value: 8.0
Overall Score: 8.7
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Pros: Yoshi is playable; drill through planets; 2-player multiplayer
Cons: Not that much different from the last game; no online multiplayer

Is this sequel new and cool enough for you to take another interplanetary ride with the plumber who’s always dedicated to saving Princess Peach?

I want to make it clear that Nintendo hasn’t redesigned the wheel here. It’s very similar to the last game. However, if you’re one of the millions who loved Super Mario Galaxy and yearned for more when you were done, you’ll be happy to take another wild trip through space.

WHAT A TUTORIAL LEVEL

As Mario, you’re invited to Princess Peach’s palace to have cake and watch the beautiful falling stars as they rain from the heavens. But mayhem ensues. On your way to the castle, you see that a giant Bowser, so big he takes up the whole TV screen, has kidnapped the pretty princess. He’s fanged, ugly and angry, and he mocks you. Are you going to take that lying down? No way!

On your quest, you explore the outer reaches of the galaxy, planet by planet, each with its own unique environment. There are surprises all along the way, even in the first half hour of play. First, you’ll find Baby Luma under your hat. Not only is he cute, he’ll be the source of all kinds of helpful things as you travel the cosmos on your journey.

The first big thrill happens when you meet a group of friendly Lumas, headed by a tear-drop shaped, purple space mechanic named Lubba. Lubba and his pals don’t care for Bowser and when you promise to help them, their planet turns into a spaceship that looks like Mario’s head—with grass for his hair and mustache!

Essentially, this is your tutorial level. But it’s a lot of fun. Make sure you explore and find the entrance into your ship’s engine room. Check back often for new mysterious rooms that open up.

SAVOR AND SEARCH

Everything is carefully made and presented here, so take some time to look around and explore. Don’t rush through the game. As you spin into enemies to stop their attack, collect the falling star bits, coins and the occasional star. Find the Grand Star, and you’ll travel to a brave new world.

Along the way, search for Comet Medals, the majority of which are very well hidden. When you have enough of these, you can summon Prankster Comets, which make changes to the universe and offer you new (and sometimes really tough) challenges.

Playing Super Mario Galaxy 2 is like having a super-imaginative amusement park fun house right in your own home. You swing, triple jump, leap onto moving platforms, swim underwater, avoid buzzsaws, speed like Sonic through chutes, defy gravity and play upside down. And that’s just the beginning.

NEW STUFF

You can become a cloud and make your own puffy platforms to get to places you otherwise couldn’t. You can become a boulder, rolling into hard objects that a spin won’t break into. Of course, you can grab a Boo Mushroom to become Boo Mario, a ghost that can pass through walls. All of these powerups don’t last very long. Keep that in mind, or you’ll fall and maybe lose a life.

Mario can soar and glide on a colorful bird with a huge wingspan called a Fluzzard. You can use a handy drill on your adventure, too. Just shake the remote to bore right down through the planet. And you can use the drill on monsters.

If there’s a black hole nearby, you might be in for some heart-stopping action. Watch out for the many Void Marios that emerge. They look like Mario, but they’re black and fast and not very nice at all. Get away because they multiply quickly. The one thing I don’t like is the Star Ball, which has you jump up and balance on a huge see-through globe. It’s sometimes too hard to maneuver.

TEAMING UP

There’s nothing more fun than playing the game with Yoshi. Hop on and ride as you command him to eat food and enemies with his super long tongue. You can also use that tongue like a handy grappling hook to swing from place to place. Plus, Yoshi can transform into a floating blimp. And when you chomp down a Bulb Berry, Yoshi shines a light that reveals special paths you couldn’t see by yourself. He’s indispensable to winning the game.

Overall, Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a very fine game, one that you can play with a friend in multiplayer mode (sadly, there is no online multiplayer capability). Even though you sometimes wish there were more new things to do, it’s a pleasure-filled experience that slowly ramps up from easy to very challenging. And, hey, there’s nothing like the heroic feeling of saving Princess Peach from that mean ol’ Bowser.

75 Comments on Super Mario Galaxy 2 game review

  1. Comet Sam // May 27, 2010 at 3:59 pm // Reply

    on a scale of 1 to 20, I give it 100!!

  2. i want it so bad

  3. not as good as a Zelda game… pretty cool!

  4. the SUPER wierdo // May 26, 2010 at 8:48 pm // Reply

    I hope I get it very VERY soon!!!!!!!!!!

  5. Jodder822 // May 26, 2010 at 8:42 pm // Reply

    A luma is the star that helps Mario and other stars.

  6. super Luma // May 26, 2010 at 7:07 pm // Reply

    Super Mario Galaxy 2 seems so cool! i wish i had it now!

  7. haventbeatthefirstoneyet // May 26, 2010 at 6:23 pm // Reply

    So want it. But for fifty dollars? It’ll be a while!

  8. Young master luma // May 26, 2010 at 6:13 pm // Reply

    I like Mario.

  9. Young master luma // May 26, 2010 at 5:38 pm // Reply

    Oh i love 2 player on super mario galixy 2

  10. Can you tell me how to get it on 2 player pretty plese?

    • qwerty123 // June 8, 2010 at 7:02 am // Reply

      to:Wiggler To get 2 players just ask somebody to play with you and then the other person just gets a wii remote and presses A and you have 2 players.

  11. I like Super Mario Galaxy 2.Why do they have 90 levels and black holes?

  12. to cool for u // May 26, 2010 at 5:06 pm // Reply

    I AM GONNA GET IT FOR MY B-DAY

  13. I love it!Luigi number one!!!!!!!!!!!

  14. I have the first one and it is awesome, so this must be the same.

  15. Malletoid hates mario so bad, malletoid could crush mario with his fist.Cool!

  16. pa.trick errt4556y // May 26, 2010 at 6:48 am // Reply

    To e

    Yeah, epic fail!!!!!!!!!!!!

  17. mariogamer 5 // May 25, 2010 at 9:55 pm // Reply

    anyone can get it in amozon cheaper then the store

  18. I want to have the game so bad. The problem is that my parents told me the only way to get it is to save up $50 for it. No way!

  19. nin*gorin // May 25, 2010 at 8:39 pm // Reply

    On a scale of 1 to 10 I give it a 11 1/2.

  20. KOOPA TROOPA MASTER // May 25, 2010 at 8:12 pm // Reply

    yess it s finally here

  21. this looks totally awesome! but i want to get the first game first.
    by the way, should i change by name to robotech?

  22. Super mario galaxy is Awesome!There are new power ups like the fire flower.I think it is a good experence for people.

  23. the thethe the the rat // May 25, 2010 at 6:17 pm // Reply

    own it super super fun i am on world 4

  24. I really want the game!!!!!

  25. I love Super Mario Galaxy 2! I think the sequel is just as good as Super Mario Galaxy! Let’s-a go!

  26. My friend Max bought the game yesterday. He said it was GREAT.

  27. Scout Unite23 // May 25, 2010 at 4:13 pm // Reply

    MARIO GALAXY looks so AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! I want to get it

  28. i want it

  29. dr.awsome // May 25, 2010 at 3:22 pm // Reply

    i wonder when it comes out

  30. littlewill // May 25, 2010 at 1:41 pm // Reply

    I’m getting it sometime really soon!!!

  31. awsome game! I get to kidnap princess peach again

  32. future eagle // May 24, 2010 at 8:45 pm // Reply

    I bought it on opening day, no wonder it was such a big deal. It was the best game I’ve played in a L O N G time.

  33. I would love to have it. I wish I could find it in the middle of Nebraska.

  34. coldblood // May 24, 2010 at 5:51 pm // Reply

    when does it come out?

  35. I give it a 9

  36. Ill buy it sounds fun!

  37. T WANT THIS GAME BAD!!!!

  38. Dead Moon Circus From Amazon // May 23, 2010 at 10:04 am // Reply

    I bought this game today, it deserves a much better score that what it got here, imo. :/

  39. i want it so bad

  40. I heard super mario galaxy 2 is really cool.I am getting it today.

  41. qwerty123 // May 23, 2010 at 7:47 am // Reply

    throwback galaxy look’s like whomps fortress from super mario 64.

  42. Nickname: // May 22, 2010 at 5:04 pm // Reply

    Sounds cool. Can’t wait ’till it comes out!

  43. exo force // May 22, 2010 at 4:35 pm // Reply

    whats a luma?

  44. zacher 66 // May 22, 2010 at 3:40 pm // Reply

    Its relly cool with yoshi,luigi and mario and the new abilites as cloud mario and stone mario and rosalinas plant+mario=marios plant.

  45. WANT IT

  46. i am the first one

  47. this got an 8.7? the first one got like a 9.5.

  48. It sounds like a good game.I’m gona play it when I can

  49. sounds like a lot of fun to me. I wish I had it.

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