Wii Games Review: Super Mario Galaxy 2

Super Mario Galaxy 2 continues the series of 3D Mario titles that everyone has loved since Super Mario 64

. The series' level design and gameplay has always been so stunningly perfect and engrossing that reviewers just don't have a lot to say. That has remained true this time around, as Mario Galaxy 2 has become the highest-rated video game in history according to Metacritic, as reviewers just can't dock the game even a point out of ten. Indeed, Galaxy 2 is a remarkable game, and likely the best platformer ever made.

Just to get it out of the way, let's start with the negative points. Like other Mario games, there is virtually zero plot. This wouldn't really be a problem, but the game acts like it does have a storyline and you still have to sit through dialogue and cutscenes, even if nothing at all happens in them. Here's the entire game's story: (say it with me now) Princess Peach has invited Mario over to a festival with the promise of cake. Bowser kidnaps Peach and takes her somewhere far away, where eventually Mario rescues her. Galaxy 1 gave a bit more storyline by including the story of Rosalina and her Lumas, but she is virtually erased from the story here and we're back to the most generic non-plot possible. Nobody really cares that Mario games have a nonsensical and empty story, and this way is honestly better than what Sonic games have been subjected to recently.

However, the game still forces you thru random dialogue between levels. The great majority of the time, it's nothing apart from Lubba giving you some tasteless support or letting you know what you already knew ( "Wow, that Power Star must have opened a portal to a new world! Let's check it out!" ). Then there's more dreary dialogue in a couple of other cases, like if you wish to play as Luigi. To play as Luigi, you need to find him at the beginning of a level, click thru 3 dialogue bubbles, then press "OK." Then after you have beaten the level, Luigi talks with the camera for a bit saying you need to fully play as him again sometime. After the 1st time, all this dialogue appears completely useless and time-intensive. So that the game has no story yet still subjects you to game-interrupting dialogue far too frequently.

The only potential other negative worth mentioning is that this is the first 3D Mario game that's a straight sequel, so there are worries that it's too similar to Galaxy 1. Playing around with gravity has certainly lost some of its flavor since the first time around, but the rest of the game is so varied and freshly designed that you don't need to worry about getting bored too quickly. Every galaxy has a new surprise to it, not just in aesthetics but gameplay. You're constantly kept on your toes, ready to deal with magma monsters or pumpkin goombas or boos or magikoopas or any combination of any enemy and landscape possible.

Now that that is out of the way, you must understand that the rest about this game will be almost perfect. The level design is just so fascinating and even with the strange techniques you infrequently have to battle gravity in certain levels, it's barely frustrating or confusing. Some players could find the game a bit hard, but 1ups are plentiful if you spend any time hunting them down. The classical score is fantastic, keeping up the standard Mario tunes and surrounding them with great sound. The controls are bouncy and fun all on their lonesome, as they have invariably been. Super Mario Universe two is without compare among platformers, which is exactly what we predict from this mythical series, and nothing less.

by: Ben Kalio

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