Developer : Nintendo
Release date : June 11, 2010
Synopsis :
Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a 2010 platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It was first announced at E3 2009 and is the sequel to 2007’s Super Mario Galaxy. It was released worldwide in 2010. The story follows Mario as he pursues the Koopa King, Bowser, into outer space, where he has imprisoned Princess Peach and taken control of the universe using Power Stars and Grand Stars. Mario must travel across various galaxies to recover the Power Stars in order to travel to the center of the universe and rescue Princess Peach.
The game was originally planned as an updated version of Super Mario Galaxy, known as Super Mario Galaxy More. However, it was later decided that the game would be expanded into a fully fleshed-out sequel when the development staff continued to build upon the game with dozens of new ideas. As such, development time expanded to two and a half years. Among the new additions are dynamic environments, new power-ups, and the addition of Yoshi.
Upon release, Super Mario Galaxy 2 was met with critical acclaim, and was considered an improvement over its already-lauded predecessor, with its creativity, gameplay and technological improvements over the original receiving high praise, although its high difficulty, in comparison to its predecessor, received some criticism. It is frequently considered by critics to be one of the greatest video games of all time and is one of the best-selling games on the Wii with over seven million copies sold worldwide.
Princess Peach invites Mario to share cake at the Star Festival, a time when Star Bits rain down from the skies over the Mushroom Kingdom. On his way, Mario finds a lost Baby Luma, who immediately befriends him and grants him the ability to spin. Shortly thereafter, Mario’s nemesis Bowser, who has grown to an immense size after swallowing Grand Stars, attacks Princess Peach’s Castle. Kidnapping the princess, Bowser escapes into outer space to recreate his empire at the center of the universe. After launching into outer space, Mario is given control of Starship Mario, a mobile planetoid in the shape of his head, made by a crafty Luma mechanic called Lubba, powered by Power Stars, and piloted by other Lumas; his mission is to fly across the universe in pursuit of Bowser and the Princess. Along the way Mario meets new Lumas and joins up with his companion Yoshi, the Toad Brigade from the original Super Mario Galaxy, and his brother Luigi.
Upon collecting enough Power Stars, Mario reaches Bowser’s giant starship generator, draining energy from what appears to be a comet. Mario infiltrates the starship and battles Bowser, making him fall to his presumed death. Just as he falls, the last Grand Star appears. Before Mario can grab it, Bowser emerges having survived and consumes the Grand Star, making him more powerful, but Mario manages to defeat him by ground pounding meteorites on Bowser, causing him to shrink. Mario grabs the last Grand Star and saves Peach. Rosalina and her Comet Observatory from the first Super Mario Galaxy appear before Mario and Peach. Rosalina thanks Mario for watching over Baby Luma that he had found, and Baby Luma returns to the Comet Observatory, taking Mario’s hat with him. Mario and his friends return to the Mushroom Kingdom and celebrate their victory. The game ends with Starship Mario sitting above Princess Peach’s Castle, with the Comet Observatory streaking across the sky.
Source : Wikipedia
