![]() ![]() Yoshi doesn't appear in a lot of levels here, but he shows up enough to be relevant and he has some dynamic new power-ups such as the bulb berry, balloon and hot pepper.Īlthough many wacky and unusual transformations have also been in the Yoshi standalone games, it's still pretty comical to see him turn into a fat Yoshi floating in the air, and running like mad after eating a hot pepper. It was great to see the return of Yoshi as Mario's companion similar to his role in Super Mario Sunshine. Outside of the aesthetics, there were quite a few changes in the sequel - the biggest one being the addition of Yoshi. ![]() There were a few familiar tunes remixed from the ghost houses of Super Mario World, along with the Whomp's Fortress and slide music from Super Mario 64, which were nice touches to make a Mario fan smile. The music found in Galaxy 2 is also in a similar orchestral style as well - they didn't try to fix what wasn't broken here. It's unfortunate that we were not able to have this game in HD due to the Wii's limitations, it would have exemplified the visuals. As this is a direct sequel on the same console, no surprise here. The graphics have not changed much in Galaxy 2 compared to the original Super Mario Galaxy, it's the same visual design and in-game presentation. Miyamoto definitely wasn't kidding when he said Galaxy 2 would have as little story as possible. Mario finds Luma and he goes inside his hat like old times, and off we go to space again! Mr. Ok, so it turns out Bowser has again nabbed Peach. Princess Peach asks Mario to come over to the castle for cake (sound familiar?) and to watch shooting stars. Unfortunately, there isn't much of a plot in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Spin-activated Red-Blue Panels in Super Mario Galaxy 2 Super Mario Galaxy was epic as it had a fascinating plot with Bowser crashing the Star Festival, to Rosalina's storybook, along with just the mystique of having an adventure take place in outer space - which made the game feel limitless. The fact that this game exists is already special because Nintendo rarely makes direct sequels for mainline Mario games on the same console.Īs a big fan of the original Super Mario Galaxy which came out in 2007, I was quite excited when the news of a sequel broke. ![]() Happy birthday to Super Mario Galaxy 2! This month marks the 10th anniversary since the release of Mario's second space adventure, making it the perfect time to look back at this platformer for the Wii. Super Mario Galaxy 2: 10th Anniversary Review ![]()
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