The gameplay of Super Mario Galaxy 2 is similar to Super Mario Galaxy, with a focus on platforming based on and around 3D planets (referred to collectively as galaxies) with varying themes, sizes, landscapes, and climates. The player controls Mario (or later in the game, his brother Luigi, though

The gameplay of Super Mario Galaxy 2 is similar to Super Mario Galaxy, with a focus on platforming based on and around 3D planets (referred to collectively as galaxies) with varying themes, sizes, landscapes, and climates. The player controls Mario (or later in the game, his brother Luigi, though using him is optional), who has special abilities such as the "Spin" attack, long jump, wall jumps, and a variety of somersaults. As in the original, the objective of the game is to travel to the various galaxies and collect Power Stars, which are awarded by completing levels and accomplishing tasks and are used to gain access to later levels. The game retains some gameplay mechanics introduced in the original, such as the blue Star Pointer that allows the player to pick up Star Bits and shoot them at enemies, levels that restrict movement to a 2D plane, balance ball levels, and gravity-reversing background arrows.

• Brand: Nintendo
• Platform: Nintendo Wii
• Release Date: 2014
• Version: PAL
• PEGI Rating: 3
• Publisher: Nintendo
• Genre: Adventure
• Recommended Age: 3 years and Above
• Details: Yoshi makes his first appearance in a Galaxy game, swinging across gaps with his tongue and gaining different powers by eating special fruits
• Play with new power-ups such as the drill that lets Mario dig through the earth and into new areas
• New features include time switches that slow down time for a few seconds, while turning the whole screen black and white
• For Mario experts new hidden stages provide a stiffer challenge than anything in the first game
• Mario can find an egg, smash it open and hop onto the back of Yoshi
• New power-ups include a drill that Mario uses to tunnel through the planet's surface all the way to the other side of a planet
• Skilled players will want to collect new Comet Metals, which will unlock harder levels with even more challenges