Super Mario Galaxy 2 Review

00:00:16.920in 2007 IGN awarded Super Mario Galaxy

00:00:20.529Game of the Year status rightfully so

00:00:23.200the game was incredibly creative super

00:00:25.540be challenging and an absolutely

00:00:27.189beautiful platformer by any standards

00:00:29.349nearly three years later no one's been

00:00:31.779able to match what the galaxy team is

00:00:33.220done on week that is until now Super

00:00:36.550Mario Galaxy 2 takes everything that

00:00:38.260made the original grade and manages to

00:00:40.090astonish us all over again this is a

00:00:42.550massive and polished experience that

00:00:44.410will wow fans with its imagination and

00:00:46.330expert game design does that mean it's

00:00:48.430the best movie yet you bet it does

00:01:03.370let's get this out of the way Super

00:01:05.600Mario Galaxy 2 is everything it should

00:01:07.610be Nintendo set out to make a gigantic

00:01:09.860sequel because it felt galaxies world

00:01:11.750had so much untapped potential with

00:01:13.880galaxy 2 you get a brilliant follow up

00:01:15.710that delivers on an enormous amount of

00:01:17.360creativity so don't fall into the trap

00:01:19.340thinking this is just a sequel sure the

00:01:21.770graphics haven't changed much but this

00:01:23.600game is bursting at the seams in terms

00:01:25.220of polishing creativity nobody does it

00:01:27.530quite like Nintendo and this is a

00:01:29.240reminder of that there is more of

00:01:31.460everything in this game

00:01:32.690brand new suits and powers a huge

00:01:34.759variety of challenges in the levels this

00:01:36.619is a game that has a lot of fun with

00:01:38.240itself and veterans should take note

00:01:40.220that it does not shy away from

00:01:41.390challenging you

00:01:42.380while everyone can play it it's still

00:01:44.090very complex if you're hoping Nintendo

00:01:49.310finally jumped on the cinematic story

00:01:50.840bandwagon think again

00:01:52.520Mario is not about that it pretty much

00:01:54.619intentionally forgets what happened in

00:01:56.299the original galaxy and starts all over

00:01:58.040again and spoilers peach gets kidnapped

00:02:00.590only this time by a planet-sized Bowser

00:02:03.439another classic Nintendo touch it is

00:02:05.990very streamlined but that doesn't mean

00:02:07.640dumbed down and it's a significantly

00:02:09.890better experience thanks to it for

00:02:11.900example you've now got a familiar world

00:02:13.640map to get you from level to level

00:02:15.019it's quick it's simple and it works and

00:02:17.600if you just want to tool around and try

00:02:19.340your Mario skills you've still got your

00:02:21.170own little gaming sandbox in the form of

00:02:22.790Starship Mario like any game it

00:02:24.920progressively gets more intense but it's

00:02:27.049the opening of the game that sums up

00:02:28.549this thoughtful approach it actually

00:02:30.410starts with a classic 2d perspective and

00:02:32.180it takes off the training wheels and

00:02:33.829opens up into full 3d this intelligent

00:02:36.200design to extend itself all the way

00:02:37.579through from the hint TV tips gamers can

00:02:39.860activate to the full on cosmic guide

00:02:41.690mode this is truly an all-access

00:02:43.430adventure that beginners and experts can

00:02:45.680enjoy

00:02:54.250the real meat of Super Mario Galaxy 2

00:02:56.660and the reason why it's so darn good is

00:02:59.000the huge variety of killer level designs

00:03:01.250the goal has remained the same since

00:03:02.990Super Mario 64 it's the end of the

00:03:04.970challenge and snag that end level star

00:03:06.710levels will go from topsy-turvy 3d

00:03:08.930planets to old-school side-scrolling

00:03:11.000platformer and back again the game

00:03:13.160always keeps you on your toes and always

00:03:15.260keeps you challenged and each level

00:03:16.910offers a new or clever twist the game

00:03:19.820offers an incredible sense of

00:03:21.260accomplishment for both casual and

00:03:22.820hardcore players with levels that

00:03:24.830balance neatly on the difficulty curve

00:03:26.630each stage requires a healthy amount of

00:03:28.940video game skill to not just grab the

00:03:30.770star at the end but the comic coin

00:03:32.600that's tucked away in each and every

00:03:33.950galaxy the only way to see everything in

00:03:37.400Super Mario Galaxy 2 is by finding those

00:03:39.800comet coins completionists are highly

00:03:42.770rewarded for all their hard work we

00:03:44.720don't want to spoil it for you but even

00:03:46.430after you get all 120 stars over these

00:03:48.56040 plus stages there's going to be a lot

00:03:50.570to do that will put all your skills to

00:03:52.400the test rest assured there's a time to

00:03:54.860replay value here and it's quite a bit

00:03:56.690bigger than the original game Super

00:03:58.550Mario Galaxy 2 is absolutely masterful

00:04:01.250nearly every level has smart and

00:04:03.500creative design ideas and each level has

00:04:05.690a much more intelligent camera systems

00:04:07.459to ensure you don't lose track of your

00:04:09.170character there are levels that involve

00:04:10.760Yoshi and his unique capabilities

00:04:12.500including his ability to turn into a

00:04:14.390balloon or illuminate invisible ground

00:04:16.359Mario gets new suits as well including a

00:04:19.160new power that lets him create cloud

00:04:20.750platforms out of thin air on top of that

00:04:23.060some old favorites return from the

00:04:24.620original Super Mario Galaxy like the bee

00:04:27.050suit there's an incredible amount of

00:04:29.300variety in Super Mario Galaxy 2 not just

00:04:31.669in the level designs but in the huge

00:04:33.560amount of different environments you'll

00:04:34.880encounter with all the changes in

00:04:36.650tendo's made between the original game

00:04:38.210and the sequel even the two-player

00:04:40.190option gets an update a second

00:04:42.020controller can be used to pick up star

00:04:43.430bits just like the first game but that

00:04:45.260player can also snag items and drag them

00:04:47.180over from Mario to collect

00:04:56.840Super Mario Galaxy 2 is easily one of

00:04:59.669the best games the Wii has to offer no

00:05:01.919scratch that it is the best game that we

00:05:04.650has to offer the game polishes up an

00:05:06.900already incredible design into something

00:05:08.970downright phenomenal you absolutely have

00:05:11.910to have this game in your library for

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