Coming: 2010
From IGN's Interview: "Reggie Fils-Aime on the Record"
IGN: You have a bit more insight on the development of Galaxy 2. What's the direction for the game? Do they really want to blow it out or will it be more of the same?
Reggie: What Mr. Miyamoto has shared is that if the first Galaxy was maybe more inviting in terms of all the audiences, what Galaxy 2 is going to be is maybe a little more Nintendo fan / harder gamer focused. A little tougher. The use of Yoshi makes it a little more challenging. We showed some of the snippets of some of the activities -- it's a bit more challenging. It's going to be, if you will, for more of that passionate Mario fan who grew up getting challenged with Super Mario World. It's going to be much more in that area.
From "Shigeru Miyamoto Roundtable LiveBlog"
"With Super Mario Galaxy, it's the first time we really worked with spherical worlds and we had a lot of ideas about how to use gravity. However, when we finished the game, we realized there were a ton of ideas we just couldn't fit in," he says.
More than 90 percent of what you will see in Super Mario Galaxy 2 is all brand new. Maybe even 95 percent . . . Galaxy 2 contains roughly the same amount of content as the original.
Galaxy 2 is very, very far along, but since Nintendo has New Super Mario Bros. Wii, it's going to hold off and keep Galaxy 2 for next year. :(
LOL I had this problem but it's around 30 C. I was waggling hard to do the flip switch stuff my hands were sweating and had to keep drying them off like I was playing tennis.
GG that Sunshine level, the comet version, was one of the hardest for me. The normal level was easy.
You mean the plank level? Was that from Mario Sunshine? I remembered something similar.
Yes it was.
Nintendo, 1998
25 Reviews
Nintendo, 2007
77 Reviews
Nintendo, 2010
50 Reviews
Balanced restored to the galaxy. Was Galaxy always that close to OoT.
122 stars acheived. Last star for 120 was the throwback boss one, timed run.
Phew, as I said post 90 stars it becomes tough, but always fair. Loved it overall. Not too jazzed about the green stars, they just seem to be randomly scattered about stars in the usual levels. I will do a few but I doubt I will go for the full set.
Nooo, keep going. Dont you want to try for star 241 and 242.
I am proud of you though, I didnt even know if you would get to 120. The green stars aren't so bad, some are placed in such interesting locations that it makes playing the levels again worth it.
It was rough getting to 120. Apart from the challenge I guess having to do a level, then go back in to grab a comet coin, then going back again for the comet challenge got a bit laborious.
Felt like triple dipping.
Bosses are so much better in this game over smg 1.
So what was your favourite level guys?
Lava level with the giant lava monsters. The flashing level, the one where the lights come on with the beat. The second cloud level. The FINAL level.
So based on the number of reviews SMG>SMG2>OoT
Yeah I didn't think GG would get 120 stars either.
I've got to stop buying games and get back to getting the rest of those green stars.
Not sure what my favourite level is. I'll let you know when I have 242 stars.