Super Mario Galaxy 2

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Template:Justreleased Template:Infobox Super Mario Galaxy 2 is the sequel to Super Mario Galaxy for Wii, which was released in 2010 in Japan on May 27, in Australia on July 1, and in Europe on June 11[1]. The sequel uses many elements from its predecessor, such as the adventure in the outer space, Launch Stars, the Bee Mushroom and the elements of gravity, but also including new elements such as Yoshi, new power-ups and the use of a guide within the game for beginner players. All releases of the game except for the American version include a beginner's DVD. For North America, help for beginners is found on the official website, as well, in the Nintendo Channel.

Story

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Princess Peach invites Mario to share some cake while watching the shooting stars. On his way to Peach's Castle, Mario finds a lost Baby Luma. The Luma seems to like Mario, and jumps into his hat. At Toad Town, Mario discovers a large, planet-sized Bowser attacking the castle. Bowser explains that he used the power of the Power Stars to become giant, and kidnaps Peach and takes her away.

Mario heads to the castle where he finds two Lumas. Seeing the Baby Luma getting out of Mario's hat gains their trust and they say they can help Mario find the Power Stars. One of the Lumas turns himself into a Launch Star which sends Mario to Sky Station Galaxy. After getting one Power Star, Mario flies to Starship Mario, where he meets Lubba and the other characters.

In his adventure, Mario must collect as many Power Stars as he can, so Starship Mario can proceed through 6 worlds. With this, he can save Princess Peach by defeating Bowser in his castle.

Template:Spoiler After defeating Bowser for the final time, Mario gets the final Grand Star, along with Princess Peach.

Upon returning to Starship Mario, a blue comet appears, and transforms, revealing the Comet Observatory. Rosalina then appears, happy to see that the Luma was safe. It's also revealed that Lubba and Rosalina have met each other before.

When the Baby Luma heads back to his home, he takes Mario's hat as a souvenir, which did make Mario feel shocked. Afterwards, Rosalina and the Baby Luma return to the Comet Observatory, and the ship flies off.

With the Comet Observatory gone, Lubba mentions to Mario and Peach that it's time for them to return to their own home. The credits begin to roll after this.

After this, World S will be revealed.

Rosalina talking to the Lumas.

If the player collects the first 120 stars, an extra scene is shown, revealing Rosalina and her Lumas. She plans on telling the Lumas a story about the Green Stars. And with that, a new feature is unlocked, in which the next time the player plays, all the galaxies will be visited by green Prankster Comets. From there, the player must hunt down all the Green Stars, which will prove to be quite tough. Additionally, players can now have Rosalina as their file avatar.

If the player successfully finds all the green stars (adding up to 240 stars), the Grandmaster Galaxy will be opened. Additionally, if the player gets that galaxy's Comet Medal, and gives Banktoad 9999 Star Bits, a Prankster Comet will appear at the Grandmaster Galaxy. Being the very last Prankster Comet, it'll give Mario the toughest challenge that he's ever faced.

If the player succeeds with that very last star, Rosalina will congratulate him/her, and will appear at the Starship Mario. The player will also receive a message that'll appear on the Wii Message Board.

On a side note, when the game is 100% complete, the save file will display a counter, representing how many times the player lost a life (just like in the predecessor). Template:Endspoiler

Characters

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Mario and Yoshi, soaring in the sky in an early version of Cloudy Court Galaxy.

Gameplay Elements

Gameplay is similar to Super Mario Galaxy, with a focus on platforming based on and around 3-D planets of varying sizes and landscapes. Power-ups, such as the Bee Mushroom, Boo Mushroom, Spring Mushroom, and Fire Flower will be making a return, along with new ones like the Rock Mushroom and the Cloud Flower[12], as well as various enemies and Airships. Launch Stars will also reappear for interplanetary navigation, along with a Luma and Mario's spin action. Plus, there seems to be the returning "Dark Matter" that appears as the medium for Cosmic Clones[6] and is seen as a portal through which Airships emerge from. 2-D stages featured in Super Mario Galaxy are also included in Super Mario Galaxy 2, introducing many new features. The game will have only 3 file slots to choose.

Videos and images have shown Mario sliding down a ramp, swimming underwater, picking up and utilizing a drill[6][13], hitting switches that freeze or solidify water[6], hitting switches that briefly decelerate time and discolor the screen[6], and rolling a giant snowball[6]. In some Purple Coin stages, Mario appears alongside many Cosmic Clones[6]. There is also a galaxy, called Cloudy Court Galaxy, of which some planets appear the form of percussion instruments[6].

One of the more notable additions in Super Mario Galaxy 2 is the inclusion of Yoshi. If Mario were to discover a Yoshi egg, he would merely crack it to release and use Yoshi. Yoshi will change colors when eating either a Dash Pepper, Blimp Berry or Glimmer Bulb Berry[14][4][15]; an orange-colored Yoshi darts at rapid speeds, a cyan-colored Yoshi inflates and floats upwards, or a yellow-colored Yoshi that lights up and shows hidden paths for a certain amount of time, respectively. When utilizing Yoshi, the player's Wii Remote cursor turns into a red sphere that detects targets for Yoshi's tongue[11]. Using the cursor allows Yoshi to swallow enemies and swing from special flowers.

Elements from older games are also included in the new game. These elements include a remix of Super Mario Bros.'s overworld theme (which is originally heard in Toy Time Galaxy from the predecessor, Super Mario Galaxy), a galaxy that is reminiscent to Giant Land from Super Mario Bros. 3, a remix of the second overworld theme from Super Mario World, and the checkpoint flag from New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and a remix of the slide theme from Super Mario 64. Red and blue platforms from Super Mario Sunshine will also be available, though they change sides when Mario spins in mid-air[13][11].

It is noteworthy to mention that Super Mario Galaxy 2 does not feature a hub, like the original's Comet Observatory, for traveling between different galaxies, making it the first 3D Mario game to do so.[16] Instead, Mario will travel through the universe on a planet shaped like his head, Starship Mario.[17] Like a hub area, however, Starship Mario can still be explored, much like the Comet Observatory, although it seems to be somewhat smaller. It has also been noted that the game will have over 240 Power Stars to collect[18].

Multiplayer from the original Super Mario Galaxy reappears, but instead of being another star cursor, the second player is, what appears to be, the orange Luma from the game's logo. [7] The second player in Super Mario Galaxy 2 can do everything the second player can do in Super Mario Galaxy, but it can now pick up coins, defeat enemies, and activate checkpoints.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 features ways to help players during gameplay similar to the Super Guide mode seen in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The player may request to the Tip Network, which it is a short demonstration of Mario taking some actions to progress on certain level. Another way the game offers is the Cosmic Guide mode. If the player finds a very difficult obstacle on his or her way, an entity, the Cosmic Spirit will ask to Mario if he needs some help. Activating this mode, Mario will pass automatically the level to find the Star. The player may stop this mode by pressing the D-pad, though once chosen this mode, the player will finish a level by getting a bronze Star instead of one gold.

In addition to that, unlike in Super Mario Galaxy, the player can now switch between playing as Mario or playing as Luigi in this game, however, he is not "unlocked" until 20 stars are collected.

Enemies

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Mario surrounded by Cosmic Clones.

Items

Locations

Galaxies

World 1: The Great Space Journey Begins
World 2: Shooting Through the Stars
World 3: The Far Reaches of the Universe
World 4: The Many Mysteries of the Cosmos
World 5: Trial of the Galaxies
World 6: Bowser in Your Sights
World S: Here We Go!

Bosses

Twenty bosses appear in the game. Some of them are fought more than once. The numbers below include Prankster Comet encounters.

  1. Gobblegut x2[26][13][10][27]
  2. Megahammer x2[28]
  3. Peewee Piranha x2[11]
  4. Rollodillo x1[14]
  5. Digga-Leg x2
  6. Bugaboom x1[29]
  7. Sorbetti x1
  8. Giga Lakitu x1[30]
  9. Whomp King x1[31]
  10. Giant Bowser x3
  11. Glamdozer x1[32]
  12. Squizzard x2[33]
  13. Prince Pikante x1[34]
  14. Bowser Jr.'s Boomsday Machine x2
  15. Fire Gobblegut x1
  16. Dino Piranha x2
  17. King Kaliente x2
  18. Major Burrows x2
  19. Bouldergeist x2
  20. Fiery Dino Piranha x2

Development

The game was revealed in 2009's Electronic Entertainment Expo along with New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Although the game was worked very well along development, it was held back to 2010 due to the release of New Super Mario Bros. Wii in November 2009. Template:Fact

According to Shigeru Miyamoto, 90% of the features in this game are new, whereas the remaining 10% were already introduced or featured in the original Super Mario Galaxy. Shigeru Miyamoto noted that "Really what we ended up with is more than 90% of what you'll see in Galaxy 2 is brand new. I'd say closer to 95, maybe even 99%. One of the new things was the inclusion of Yoshi, and also the use of the drill to open up and drill through stages."[35]

In an interview, Miyamoto stated that he would like to go with as little story as possible for Super Mario Galaxy 2.[36]

Reception

Super Mario Galaxy 2 has received extremely positive reviews. EDGE magazine has given the game a perfect score of 10 out of 10, being the third Mario game so far to receive such rating (the others were Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Galaxy). Official Nintendo Magazine grants it a 97%, while Game Informer has given the game 9.25 out of 10. IGN and Gamespot granted the game a perfect 10/10, as well as GamesRadar. Gametrailes has given a 9.7 from 10, while Famitsu a 37 out of 40. GamePro gave four and half stars, and 1UP.com an "A" rating.

Beta Elements

Main article: Super Mario Galaxy 2/Beta_elements

Images

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  • SMG2promoart.png
  • Galaxy2 5thlogo.jpg

References

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