Super Mario Galaxy 2

Template:Infobox Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a 3D action platformer game for the Wii. It is the sequel to Super Mario Galaxy and is the fourth original 3D platformer in the Mario series. It was released in 2010 on May 23 in North America, May 27 in Japan, June 11 in Europe, July 1 in Australia and December 4 in China. It was also released on January 20, 2011 in South Korea.

The sequel retains many elements from its predecessor, such as the adventure being in outer space, recurring objects like Launch Stars, recurring items including the Bee Mushroom, and the element of gravity. However, the game introduces new elements as well, such as the utilization of Yoshi, new power-ups like the Cloud Flower, 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 to help players understand the controls and items if they haven't played Super Mario Galaxy. In North America, help for beginners is found on the official website as well as on the Nintendo Channel.

Story

General

Every one hundred years, shining stardust falls on Mushroom Kingdom. On this particular day, residents of the Mushroom Kingdom come out and enjoy the stardust being thrown everywhere.

Mario on his way to Princess Peach's Castle.

Giant Bowser.

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 planet-sized Bowser attacking the castle. Bowser explains that he used the power of the Power Stars to become giant. He kidnaps Peach and takes her away, hoping for her to witness his creation of his new galaxy in the center of the universe and bake him some cake. Mario heads to the castle where he finds two Lumas. After seeing Baby Luma with Mario, they offer to aid Mario in his search for Power Stars. One of the Lumas transforms into a Launch Star, which sends Mario to the Sky Station Galaxy. After getting one Power Star, Mario flies to Starship Mario, where he meets Lubba and some more Lumas.

In his adventure, Mario must collect as many Power Stars as he can, so Starship Mario can proceed through six worlds and reach Bowser's main fortress.

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Mario battling Bowser in the final battle.

After going through several galaxies, fighting off enemies new and old (such as Whomp King and Bugaboom), fighting Bowser twice and eventually blowing up Bowser Jr.'s machine to send him flying into space, Mario fights Bowser for the third time in his gigantic fortress. After Mario defeats him, Bowser falls into a void below. Just when Mario is about to get the last Grand Star, Bowser suddenly returns and eats it, making himself huge again. The characters then fly through a vortex in which Mario must pound meteors toward Bowser as he tries to attack him. Mario defeats him and rescues Princess Peach and the final Grand Star of the game.

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

Baby Luma bidding farewell to Mario and Peach.

When the Baby Luma heads back to his home, he takes Mario's hat as a souvenir, which takes Mario by surprise. Afterward, 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. They use the Starship Mario to make the trek back to the Mushroom Kingdom. Along the way, Bowser is shown in a miniature form near Peach's Castle. After this, World S will be revealed.

Rosalina talking to the Lumas.

If the player collects the first 120 Power Stars and battles Bowser one more time in his fortress, an extra scene is shown after the credits, revealing Rosalina and her Lumas in the Comet Observatory's Library. She plans on telling the Lumas a story about the Green Stars. And with that, a new feature is unlocked in which all the galaxies are visited by green Prankster Comets. From there, the player must hunt down all the Green Stars. Additionally, players can now have Rosalina's head as the icon on the file in which the Power Stars were collected.

If the player successfully finds all of the Green Stars (adding up to 240 Power Stars), the Grandmaster Galaxy will be opened in World S. Additionally, if the player gets that galaxy's Comet Medal and gives Banktoad 9,999 Star Bits, a Prankster Comet will appear at the Grandmaster Galaxy, allowing for the final star to be collected by completing the final, difficult level, The Perfect Run.

Rosalina will appear on Starship Mario when all 242 Stars are collected.

If the player succeeds with the very last star, Rosalina will congratulate them, and will appear on Starship Mario. The player will also receive a message 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). The file will also read 'Master of Galaxies' and have a special platinum crown instead of a gold or silver crown.

From instruction booklet

Shining stardust falls on the Mushroom Kingdom once every hundred years. That time had come again…

"Dear Mario,

Would you like to share some cake while we watch the shooting stars? Meet me at the castle!" -Peach

Mario ran through the field with stars falling around him. Suddenly, he noticed a strange light in the grass.

As he peered cautiously through the reeds, he saw a small, lost Luma.

With the baby Luma tucked safely under his cap, Mario rushed on to the castle.

But when he got there, something unexpected was waiting for him…

Characters

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Mario and Yoshi soaring through the sky in the Yoshi Star Galaxy.

Mario Luigi Yoshi Princess Peach Rosalina Bowser Toad Toad Brigade Bowser Jr. Piantas Penguru

Queen Bee Bees Penguins Gearmos Lubba Lumalee Hungry Luma Luma Luma (species) Giant Luma Bob-omb Buddies

Star Bunnies Signposts Coach Co-Star Luma Cosmic Spirit Ghost The Chimp Whittles Fluzzard Jibberjays

Gameplay elements

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Mario on the deck of Starship Mario.

Gameplay is similar to Super Mario Galaxy, with a focus on platforming based on and around 3-D planets of varying sizes and with many different types of surfaces. Power-ups, such as the Bee Mushroom, Boo Mushroom, Spring Mushroom, and Fire Flower make a return, along with new ones such as the Rock Mushroom and the Cloud Flower, as well as various enemies and Airships. Launch Stars reappear for interplanetary navigation, along with a Luma and Mario's spin action. Additionally, the concept of "Dark Matter" appears as the medium of which Cosmic Clones are composed, and 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 has only 3 file slots to use, unlike the 6 files in the preceding game and files can no longer be copied.

Mario is controlled with the analog stick and can jump with the . The works just as the trigger did in Super Mario 64. The player uses it to make Mario crouch, do Somersaults and do Long Jumps. The centers the camera behind Mario, while the can adjust the camera angle manually. By pressing the upper part of the , the player can enter a first person perspective.

The game also uses the motion-sensors of the Wii Remote. The pointer of the Remote appears as the Star Cursor on the screen. The Star Cursor is used to perform a variety of actions, such as using Pull Stars, manipulating Sling Pods, and collecting Star Bits. Shaking the Wii Remote or Nunchuk will make Mario perform a Spin.

Luigi and Yoshi about to get a Blimp Fruit in Starshine Beach Galaxy.

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 Bulb Berry; a Dash Yoshi darts at rapid speeds, a Blimp Yoshi inflates and floats upwards, and a Bulb Yoshi 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. 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, the checkpoint flag from New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and a remix of the main theme and slide theme from Super Mario 64.

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Mario and Co-Star Luma on the underwater portion of Cosmic Cove Galaxy.

Mario near the Portal leading to World 4.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 features a singular hub, different from any Mario 3-D game. For traveling between different galaxies Mario will use a planet shaped like his head, Starship Mario. Starship Mario can still be explored, much like the Comet Observatory, although it is smaller. The game has a total of 242 stars to collect, including 120 Power Stars, 120 Green Stars and an extra 2 Power Stars in Grandmaster Galaxy.

Multiplayer from the original Super Mario Galaxy reappears, but instead of being another star cursor, the second player is a Co-Star Luma. The second player in Super Mario Galaxy 2 can stun enemies and pick up Star Bits like in Super Mario Galaxy, but now it can pick up coins (including Purple Coins) and mushrooms, defeat enemies by spinning, stop the Star Ball (while player 1 is riding on it), activate checkpoints, and flip switches.

Mario in the Cosmic Guide mode of Flip-Swap Galaxy.

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 known as the Cosmic Spirit will ask Mario if he needs some help. Activating this mode, Mario will pass automatically through the level to find the Star. The player may stop this mode by pressing the , though once the player has chosen this mode, they will finish a level by getting a Bronze Star instead of one gold. The player must play through the level without the Cosmic Guide in order to gain a gold Star.

In addition to that, unlike in Super Mario Galaxy, the player can now switch between playing as Mario or playing as Luigi in certain levels. If the player clears Bowser's Galaxy Generator, Luigi can be played as in any level.

Enemies

New enemies

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Mario surrounded by Cosmic Clones in the Purple Coin Shadow Vault.

Choppahs Cosmic Clones Diggas Electricity Shooters Elite Octoombas Fizzlits Flaptacks

Gummits Huge Paragoombas Kleptoads Ledge Hammers Magmaarghs Magmaws Mattermouths

Octoboos Pinheads Pupdozers Rhomps Silver Chomps Smeeches Snoodles

Spiky Piranha Plants Spiny Hermits Swaphoppers Twirlips Venus Flower Traps Whimps

Returning enemies

* - Enemies which first appeared in Super Mario Galaxy.

A Sliding Stone in Throwback Galaxy.

Amps Banzai Bill Big Boos Bloopers Bob-ombs Bomb Boos* Boos Boomerang Bros. Boulders Bullet Bills Chomps Chomp Pups* Cheep-Cheeps Cluckbooms* Crabbers* Dry Bones Firebars Fire Shooters*

Flipbugs* Fuzzies Gargantua Koopa Troopas Golden Chomps* Goombas Goombeetles* Grand Goombas Grey Bowser Statues Grinders Gringills* Hammer Bros. Blue Lava Bubbles Jack O' Goombas* Jellyfish Koopa Troopas Lakitus Li'l Brrrs* Li'l Cinders*

Magikoopas Mandibugs* Mecha-Koopas Mega Wigglers Mines Octoguys* Octoombas* Paragoombas Piranha Plants Piranhacus Gigantici Preying Mantas Prickly Piranha Plants* Podoboos Pokey Sprouts Porcupuffers Scuttle Bugs Skeeters Sliding Stones

Slurples* Spiky Plants* Spiky Topman* Spring Topman* Starbags* Stretch Plants* Spinies Super Thwomps Swoopers Thwomps Topmini* Tox Boxes Undergrunts* Undergrunt Gunners* Urchins Water Shooters* Whomps Wigglers

Bosses

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Digga-Leg battling Mario in the Spin-Dig Galaxy.

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

1. Peewee Piranha ×2
2. Giga Lakitu ×1
3. Digga-Leg ×2
4. Gobblegut ×2
5. Mandibug Stack (miniboss) ×1
6. Bugaboom ×1
7. Rollodillo ×1
8. Sorbetti ×1
9. Megahammer ×2
10. Glamdozer ×1
11. Squizzard ×2
12. Prince Pikante ×1
13. Bowser Jr.'s Boomsday Machine ×2
14. Whomp King ×1
15. Fire Gobblegut ×1
16. Giant Bowser ×3
17. Dino Piranha ×4
18. King Kaliente ×4
19. Major Burrows ×3
20. Bouldergeist ×2
21. Fiery Dino Piranha ×2

Note: There is a Green Star on Major Burrows's planet and Bouldergeist's arena. In these situations, the player can choose to ignore the two bosses and go for the Green Star instead.

Items

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Three Flower Grapples and a Berry, which both are new items in this game.

Question Blocks ? Coins 1-Up Mushrooms Balloons Bee Mushrooms Berries Blimp Fruits Bob-omb Dispensers Boo Mushrooms Brick Blocks Bronze Stars Bulb Berries Chance Cubes Checkpoint Flags

Cloud Flowers Coins Coin Blocks Comet Medals Dash Peppers Fire Flowers Flower Grapples Flying Question Blocks Grand Stars Green Power Stars Ground Pound Switches Honey Honeycomb Wall‎s Item Crystals

Large Coins Leaf Rafts Launch Stars Life Mushrooms Meteorites Power Stars Pull Stars Purple Coins Rainbow Notes Rainbow Stars Rock Mushrooms Silver Stars Sling Stars Snake Blocks

Snowballs Spin Drills Springboards Spring Mushrooms Star Balls Star Bits Star Chips Starshrooms Time Switches Teleporters Timers Tip Network Warp Pads Warp Pipes

Power Ups

This game introduces the Cloud Flower, the Spin Drill and the Rock Mushroom. The Ice Flower and the Red Star are the only Power-Ups from the first game not to make a comeback appearance in the sequel. All of the Power-Ups except for the Rainbow Star appear in the Engine Room of Starship Mario, though none can be used, as they are contained as souvenirs in small glass domes which cannot be penetrated.

Power-Up	Function	Image
Cloud Flower	Allows Mario to make three cloud platforms by shaking the Wii Remote. Also allows Mario to walk on other Clouds. If Mario picks up another Cloud Flower when he is Cloud Mario, his clouds would refill back up to three.
Spin Drill	An item that allows Mario to drill though dirt by shaking the Wii Remote which sends him to the other side of the planet Mario is currently on.
Rock Mushroom	Allows Mario to turn into a rock by shaking the Wii Remote, knocking out enemies and boulders along the way. Can also be used to destroy Red Crystals and to knock down bridges.	File:SMG2 RockMushroom.JPG
Bee Mushroom	Allows Mario to fly for a short time when the button is held. Also allows Mario to stick to honey walls, and give him the ability to walk on flowers and clouds.
Boo Mushroom	A mushroom that gives Mario the power of intangibility, and also allows him to float in the air with button taps. Shaking the Wii Remote to would allow Mario to go through certain things, and to ride like the wind.	File:SMG BooSuit.jpg
Fire Flower	A power-up that allows Mario to throw fireballs at his enemies by shaking the Wii Remote.
Spring Mushroom	A power-up that transforms Mario into Spring Mario, allowing Mario to bounce extremely high by pressing the with good timing.
Rainbow Star	A power-up that turns Mario into Rainbow Mario, thereby making him completely invincible for a short time.

Gallery

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  Cloud Mario after collecting a Cloud Flower.

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  Mario using a Spin Drill.

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  Rock Mario after collecting a Rock Mushroom.

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  Bee Mario after collecting a Bee Mushroom.

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  Fire Mario after absorbing the powers of a Fire Flower.

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  Boo Mario after collecting a Boo Mushroom.

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  Spring Mario after collecting a Spring Mushroom.

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  Rainbow Mario after collecting a Rainbow Star.

Power Up locations

Cloud Flower

• Starship Mario
• Fluffy Bluff Galaxy
• Puzzle Plank Galaxy, secret star
• Cloudy Court Galaxy
• Starshine Beach Galaxy, star 2
• Shiverburn Galaxy
• Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker
• Throwback Galaxy, star 2
• Bowser's Galaxy Generator
• Twisty Trials Galaxy
• Grandmaster Galaxy

Spin Drill

• Spin-Dig Galaxy
• Cosmic Cove Galaxy, star 2
• Supermassive Galaxy
• Flipsville Galaxy, star 2
• Bowser's Galaxy Generator

Rock Mushroom

• Boulder Bowl Galaxy
• Freezy Flake Galaxy, star 2
• Melty Monster Galaxy, star 2

Bee Mushroom

• Honeybloom Galaxy
• Honeyhop Galaxy

Fire Flower

• Rightside Down Galaxy
• Freezy Flake Galaxy, star 1
• Upside Dizzy Galaxy
• Slipsand Galaxy, star 1, 3
• Battle Belt Galaxy

Boo Mushroom

• Boo Moon Galaxy, star 2

Spring Mushroom

• Chompworks Galaxy, star 2

Rainbow Star

• Sky Station Galaxy
• Yoshi Star Galaxy, comet star
• Spin-Dig Galaxy, star 1
• Shiverburn Galaxy, comet star

Yoshi and Fruits

These are Yoshi's powerups and the locations they are in, along with the locations that Yoshi himself is in.

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  Dash Yoshi after eating a Dash Pepper

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  Blimp Yoshi after eating a Blimp Fruit

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  Bulb Yoshi after eating a Bulb Berry

Locations

Galaxy	Star	Dash Pepper	Blimp Fruit	Bulb Berry
Starship Mario	None
Yoshi Star Galaxy	All
Hightail Falls Galaxy	All
Tall Trunk Galaxy	Star 1
Haunty Halls Galaxy	Star 1
Beat Block Galaxy	Comet Star
Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet	All
Starshine Beach Galaxy	Star 1 and Comet Star
Sweet Mystery Galaxy	All
Flash Black Galaxy	All
Bowser's Galaxy Generator	All
Twisty Trials Galaxy	Comet Star
Grandmaster Galaxy	All

Galaxies

The Grand World Map.

All forty-nine Galaxies can be accessed via the Grand World Map with Starship Mario. There are seven more galaxies in this game than in the first game. Galaxies marked with an asterisk (*) are only accessible by feeding a Hungry Luma.

World 1
Sky Station Galaxy		Yoshi Star Galaxy
Peewee Piranha's Temper Tantrum	Storming the Sky Fleet	Saddle Up with Yoshi	Spiny Control
Peewee Piranha's Speed Run	Green Star 1	Spiny Rainbow Romp	Green Star 1
Green Star 2	Green Star 3	Green Star 2	Green Star 3
Spin-Dig Galaxy		Fluffy Bluff Galaxy
Digga-Leg's Planet	Silver Stars Down Deep	Search for the Toad Brigade Captain	The Chimp's Stomp Challenge
Digga-Leg's Daredevil Run	Green Star 1	Every Planet Has Its Price	Green Star 1
Green Star 2	Green Star 3	Green Star 2	Green Star 3
Flip-Swap Galaxy*		Rightside Down Galaxy
Think Before You Shake	Purple Coin Flip 'n' Sprint	Breaking the Laws of Gravity	The Great Crate Incinerator
Green Star 1	Green Star 2	Green Star 1	Green Star 2
Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla
Gobblegut's Aching Belly	Fiery Flotilla Speed Run	Green Star 1	Green Star 2
World 2
Puzzle Plank Galaxy		Hightail Falls Galaxy
The Puzzling Picture Block	Purple Coin Shadow Vault	Hot-Stepping Dash Pepper	Hightail Falls Speed Run
Bugaboom's Back	Green Star 1	Silver Stars in Hightail Falls	Green Star 1
Green Star 2	Green Star 3	Green Star 2	Green Star 3
Boulder Bowl Galaxy		Cosmic Cove Galaxy
Rock and Rollodillo	Rolling Crabber Romp	Twin Falls Hideaway	Exploring the Cosmic Cavern
C'mere, Goomba	Green Star 1	Catch That Star Bunny	Green Star 1
Green Star 2	Green Star 3	Green Star 2	Green Star 3
Wild Glide Galaxy		Honeybloom Galaxy*
Fluzzard's First Flight	Jungle Fluzzard Race	Bumble Beginnings	The Secret Wall Jump
Green Star 1	Green Star 2	Green Star 1	Green Star 2
Bowser's Lava Lair
Bowser's Big Lava Power Party	Lava Lair Speed Run	Green Star 1	Green Star 2
World 3
Tall Trunk Galaxy		Cloudy Court Galaxy
The Flotacious Blimp Fruit	Tall Trunk's Big Slide	Head in the Clouds	The Shadow Lining
Tall Trunk's Purple Coin Slide	Green Star 1	Silver Stars in the Purple Pond	Green Star 1
Green Star 2	Green Star 3	Green Star 2	Green Star 3
Haunty Halls Galaxy		Freezy Flake Galaxy
A Glimmer of Bulb Berry	Sneaking Down the Creepy Corridor	Bowser on Ice	Sorbetti's Chilly Reception
Spooky Cosmic Clone Chase	Green Star 1	The Chimp's Skating Challenge	Green Star 1
Green Star 2	Green Star 3	Green Star 2	Green Star 3
Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy		Beat Block Galaxy*
Silver Chomp Grudge Match	Masterpiece Speed Run	Step to the Beep	Silver Stars in Double Time
Green Star 1	Green Star 2	Green Star 1	Green Star 2
Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet
Bowser Jr.'s Mighty Megahammer	Megahammer's Daredevil Bash	Green Star 1	Green Star 2
World 4
Supermassive Galaxy		Flipsville Galaxy
Huge Trouble with Big Wigglers	Big Wigglers Speed Run	Flip-Flopping in Flipsville	Flipsville's New Digs
In Full Bloom	Green Star 1	Purple Coin Spin Speed Run	Green Star 1
Green Star 2	Green Star 3	Green Star 2	Green Star 3
Starshine Beach Galaxy		Chompworks Galaxy
Surf, Sand, and Silver Stars	Climbing the Cloudy Tower	Where the Chomps Are Made of Gold	Spring into the Chompworks
Purple Coin Speed Dash	Green Star 1	Cosmic Clones in the Chompworks	Green Star 1
Green Star 2	Green Star 3	Green Star 2	Green Star 3
Sweet Mystery Galaxy*		Honeyhop Galaxy
Bulb Berry's Mysterious Glow	Bulb Berry's Purple Coin Glow	The Sweetest Silver Stars	The Chimp's Score Challenge
Green Star 1	Green Star 2	Green Star 1	Green Star 2
Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet
Breaking into Bowser's Castle	Gravity Star Speed Run	Green Star 1	Green Star 2
World 5
Space Storm Galaxy		Slipsand Galaxy
Follow Me, Bob-omb	To the Top of Topman's Tower	Squizzard's Sandy Sinkhole	Sailing the Sandy Seas
C'mere, Topman	Green Star 1	Squizzard's Daredevil Run	Green Star 1
Green Star 2	Green Star 3	Green Star 2	Green Star 3
Shiverburn Galaxy		Boo Moon Galaxy
Prince Pikante's Peppery Mood	Octo-Army Icy Rainbow Romp	Silver Stars Pop-Up	Haunting the Howling Tower
The Chimp's Ultimate Skating Challenge	Green Star 1	The Star in the Sinking Swamp	Green Star 1
Green Star 2	Green Star 3	Green Star 2	Green Star 3
Upside Dizzy Galaxy		Fleet Glide Galaxy*
A Walk on the Weird Side	Burning Upside Dizzy	Fluzzard's Wild Battlefield Glide	Fastest Feathers in the Galaxy
Green Star 1	Green Star 2	Green Star 1	Green Star 2
Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker
Bowser Jr.'s Boomsday Machine	Boomsday Machine Daredevil Run	Green Star 1	Green Star 2
World 6
Melty Monster Galaxy		Clockwork Ruins Galaxy
The Magnificent Magma Sea	A Stroll Down Rolling Lane	Time for Adventure	The Adventure of the Purple Coins
The Chimp's Bowling Challenge	Green Star 1	The Ledge Hammer Trap	Green Star 1
Green Star 2	Green Star 3	Green Star 2	Green Star 3
Throwback Galaxy		Battle Belt Galaxy
Return of the Whomp King	Silver Stars in the Whomp Fortress	Mini-Planet Mega-Run	Mini-Planet Daredevil Run
Whomp Silver Star Speed Run	Green Star 1	Snacktime for Gobblegut	Green Star 1
Green Star 2	Green Star 3	Green Star 2	Green Star 3
Flash Black Galaxy*		Slimy Spring Galaxy
Jumping Around in the Dark	Dark Octo-Army Romp	The Deep Shell Well	The Chimp's Coin Challenge
Green Star 1	Green Star 2	Green Star 1	Green Star 2
Bowser's Galaxy Generator
Bowser's Fortified Fortress	Bowser's Big Bad Speed Run	Green Star 1	Green Star 2
World S
Mario Squared Galaxy		Rolling Coaster Galaxy
Make Mario a Star	Luigi's Purple Coin Chaos	The Rainbow Road Roll	Purple Coins on the Rainbow Road
Green Star 1	Green Star 2	Green Star 1	Green Star 2
Twisty Trials Galaxy		Stone Cyclone Galaxy
Spinning and Spinning and Spinning	Turning Turning Double Time	Silver Stars on the Cyclone	Tox Box Speed Run
Green Star 1	Green Star 2	Green Star 1	Green Star 2
Boss Blitz Galaxy		Flip-Out Galaxy*
Throwback Throwdown	Throwback Throwdown Speed Run	Wicked Wall Jumps	Cosmic Clone Wall Jumpers
Green Star 1	Green Star 2	Green Star 1	Green Star 2
Grandmaster Galaxy
The Ultimate Test		The Perfect Run

Development

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Mario and two Grand Goombas in an under-developed Supermassive Galaxy.

The development of Super Mario Galaxy 2 started as soon as the first Super Mario Galaxy was released. Many of the ideas were based on those shown in the first game, which, for example, included moving or adding new stars in the levels. The project was initially called Super Mario Galaxy 1.5. The development of the new version of the game lasted a year; however, Miyamoto realized that the new game was beginning to overflow with new elements and ideas. Therefore, the team decided to create a real Super Mario Galaxy sequel rather than a new version of the original installment. The development of the sequel then lasted two and half years.

The game was revealed at E3 2009, along with New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Although the game was far along in development, it was held back to 2010 due to the release of New Super Mario Bros. Wii in November 2009.Template:Refneeded According to Shigeru Miyamoto, 90% of the features in the game would be new, whereas the remaining 10% were already introduced or featured in the original Super Mario Galaxy. Shigeru Miyamoto noted, "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." On the other hand, Miyamoto stated in an interview that he wanted to go with as little story as possible for Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Some of the developers wanted to include characters from other Nintendo franchises, such as Pikmin or Donkey Kong. However, Miyamoto shot down the idea.

CEO of Nintendo America Reggie Fils-Aime stated that Super Mario Galaxy 2 would be more challenging regarding its predecessor. It was hinted that the new game would implement a tool-assisted guide, similar to the Super Guide from New Super Mario Bros Wii. It was eventually confirmed, although it worked differently. Beginner players could use the Cosmic Guide mode (activated when encountering the Cosmic Spirit) or the Tip Network to learn moves and hints during gameplay. Japanese, European and Australian boxes came with a special DVD to help players to know basic and expert techniques of the game.

Super Mario Galaxy 2: Original Soundtrack

Main article: Super Mario Galaxy 2: Original Soundtrack

An official soundtrack for the game has been released. It is a two-disc edition exclusive to Club Nintendo members in Japan which holds all seventy songs from the game. The game's official soundtrack is performed by the Mario Galaxy Orchestra.

Reception

Super Mario Galaxy 2 has received widespread critical acclaim. 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. Nintendo Power gave it a 9.5 out of 10. IGN and Gamespot granted the game a perfect 10/10, as well as GamesRadar. Gamespot also gave the game the Best Platforming Award and the Best Wii Game Award of 2010. IGN named it the Best Wii Game of all time. Gametrailers has given a 9.7 from 10, while Famitsu a 37 out of 40. GamePro gave four and half stars, X-Play gave it a perfect five out of five stars, and 1UP.com an "A" rating. Nintendo Power also gave the game many awards in addition to the near perfect score, including the Overall Game of the Year Award (Readers), Best Wii Game of 2010 (Staff and Readers), and more. It was awarded Game of the Year and Best Game on Wii by Guinness Book of World Records Gamer's Edition 2011.

Upon its release, Super Mario Galaxy 2 was met with critical acclaim, and is one of the highest rated video games of all time on the aggregation sites Metacritic and GameRankings. It is one of the best-selling games on the Wii, with 6.36 million copies sold worldwide.

Media

Main article: List of media from Super Mario Galaxy 2

Quotes

Main articles: List of quotes in Super Mario Galaxy 2, Super Mario Galaxy 2/Quotes

Glitches

Main article: List of glitches in Super Mario Galaxy 2

Beta elements

Main article: List of Super Mario Galaxy 2 beta elements

Staff

Main article: List of Super Mario Galaxy 2 staff

References to other games

• Super Mario Bros.: Supermassive Galaxy's music, which is itself a remix of Toy Time Galaxy's music from the first game, originated from this game's overworld music. Other music from this game returned from Super Mario Galaxy as well.
• Super Mario Bros. 3: Supermassive Galaxy is similar to Giant Land from this game, as the two are of massive size and feature giant versions of common items and enemies.
• Super Mario World: Yoshi, who first appeared in this game, is playable in Super Mario Galaxy 2, and the percussion sounds heard when riding on Yoshi are re-used. In fact, when Mario first saves Yoshi, his speech is obviously based on his speech in this game. Additionally, this game's athletic theme returns as Hightail Falls Galaxy's music, and the Ghost House theme returns as Haunty Halls Galaxy's music. Also, the sound effect that is heard when a P-Switch's effect is about to run out is used in the bonus areas of Super Mario Galaxy 2, and the sound effect heard when passing through a door in this game is used when opening a door in Boo Moon Galaxy.
• Yoshi's Cookie: Some of the cookies seen inside the chocolate box platforms via the Bulb Berry in Sweet Mystery Galaxy are the checked cookies from this game.
• Super Mario 64: The music from The Princess's Secret Slide from this game (and its remake) is used for Tall Trunk Galaxy and Rolling Coaster Galaxy. The "Bowser's Road" theme is remixed once again. Also, the Throwback Galaxy is a replica of Whomp's Fortress, and its boss, the Whomp King, is fought there. Both games start with Peach sending a letter to Mario involving cake. Additionally, the "Inside the Castle Walls" theme can be heard when rescuing Peach and the final Grand Star in Super Mario Galaxy 2. The Rainbow Star theme is remixed once again from the Wing Cap and Vanish Cap theme. Finally, Mario says, "Thank you so much for playing my game!" after the ending credits, just as he did in this game.
• Super Mario Sunshine: The Starshine Beach Galaxy is based on some elements from this game. The Twisty Trials Galaxy is a replica of the secret level found in Episode 4 of Ricco Harbor. The red and blue flipping platforms return, although they work differently. Piantas also return.
• Super Mario Galaxy: Many planets and bosses from this game return, and parts of Dino Piranha's egg are orbiting Peewee Piranha's planet. A few bosses are based on bosses from the prequel, like Peewee Piranha to Dino Piranha and Digga-Leg to Megaleg. Many bosses in Super Mario Galaxy are also featured in the Boss Blitz Galaxy, including King Kaliente, Major Burrows, Bouldergeist, and Fiery Dino Piranha. Also, the last boss before Bowser's final battle is a fiery version of a boss fought before in the game, like in Super Mario Galaxy. Most of this game's bosses are fought in Super Mario Galaxy 2, and many elements from this game return. Both games start with the Star Festival. In the Japanese version, the Toad Brigade Captain introduces himself as the Commanding Officer Toad although he didn't have any title in the previous game, referring to how the Toad Brigade was ranked up after the ending of Super Mario Galaxy. The music that plays before fighting King Kaliente is remixed in the Super Mario Galaxy 2 Daredevil Runs.
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii: The Midway Flag returns from this game, and the Cosmic Guide and Tip Network are based on the Super Guide and Hint Movies from this game, respectively. Also, the world maps are based on the one from this game. In both games, Bowser is giant, and the final battle is divided in two different parts, the latter having a bigger Bowser. The model for the Koopalings' cake reappears in Super Mario Galaxy 2's credits. Additionally, when players collect all the coins in a certain time limit that were accessed by a switch in Super Mario Galaxy 2, the audience claps in the same fashion they did in this game.

References in later games

The Super Mario Galaxy 2 puzzle in the Nintendo 3DS StreetPass Mii Plaza game Puzzle Swap.

• Donkey Kong Country Returns: The Flip-Out Galaxy's concept is back (but slighty changed) for the Switcheroo level.
• Super Mario 3D Land: Star Coins appear with a similar design to the Comet Medals. In addition, the theme used on bonus planets return. The blue and red flipping platforms return, and the "beat blocks" return as well. Cosmic Clones return, but they look different. The beta theme for the Boom Boom battle was the same theme played when fighting Peewee Piranha.
• Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games: The Sky Station Galaxy (under the name "Synchro Battle Galaxy") appears in the Dream Spacewalk event.
• Fortune Street: Starship Mario makes an appearance as one of the Mario series game boards.

External links

• Official American Website
• Official Japanese Website
• Official Australian Website
• Official European Website
• Wii's channel on Youtube - Super Mario Galaxy 2
• Official Chinese Website (TW)
• Official Chinese Website (HK)