Super Mario Galaxy 2

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is the sequel to Super Mario Galaxy and the fourth 3D platformer entry in the Mario franchise. The sequel retains many elements from its predecessor, such as the adventure being in outer…

96 23 May 2010

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Super Mario Galaxy 2 is an adventure developed by Nintendo, released 23 May 2010 on Wii U and Wii. The main story takes about 21.7 hrs to finish.

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What Super Mario Galaxy 2 is

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is an adventure game developed by Nintendo and released in 2010. It is available on Wii U and Wii.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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…

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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Mario Bros. series

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is the 56th of 66 entries we hold in the Mario Bros. series. It arrived a year after WarioWare D.I.Y.. The next entry was Super Mario 3D Land in 2011. Its critic score of 96 is 22 points above the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Super Mario World at 100.

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How it was received

Super Mario Galaxy 2 holds a critic score of 96 out of 100. That places it above 99% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 26 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 93, across 958 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 21.7 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 28.7 hrs, roughly 1.3 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Super Mario Galaxy 2 launched on 23 May 2010, within three weeks of Red Dead Redemption, Alan Wake, Xenoblade Chronicles and Skate 3. It reviewed better than all of them.

Released around the same time: Red Dead Redemption, Alan Wake, Xenoblade Chronicles, Skate 3.

Cheats and codes

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