Yoshi's got his classic flitter jump and grabbing bad guys with his tongue by pointing the Wiimote at the screen works very well. The biggest concern on my mind was how he would play? Turns out, pretty much perfectly, better than expected at least. So the biggest addition to the game is Yoshi, everyone's favorite green dinosaur making his latest appearance in a 3D Mario game. The game features enough new gameplay elements to make it a must-buy. There's just as much insane, gravity bending action but without the few really obnoxious levels the first game featured. What I loved: Well, I loved Super Mario Galaxy, and Super Mario Galaxy 2 is everything the first one was kicked up another notch. But is the game too much like the Super Mario Galaxy, orĭoes it set itself apart enough to transcend the typical sequel failingsįor a look at the game's opening, check out Nate's first hour review of Super Mario Galaxy 2 published right after release. 242 stars! Galaxy 2 more than doubles the collectible starĬount over the original while keeping the game both interesting andĬhallenging. Like I did with the first Super Mario Galaxy, to wait until I hadĬollected all 120 stars before writing a review.

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