Super Mario Galaxy 2

I was really excited when my son became infatuated with Mario games, because this was something I could definitely get into with him. He started playing Mario games about three years ago, and then we got the Wii and a whole new Mario world was opened up to both of us! When Galaxy came out we had a great time learning how to use the new controls and going through the worlds, rescuing the princess and helping out the newest character, Rosalie, who also happens to be my new favorite character, thanks to Mario Kart Wii.

I haven’t told my son yet about Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii, only because I know how excited he’ll get for it and it will take a bit before it’s released yet. But from what I’ve seen, it will be right up both of our alleys. The graphics look to be the same, and maybe even a bit better, which is great for both of us, and the controls look to be similar. I do wish, however, that the second player control was different.

In the original version, you can only use the second player control to get tons of stars, and while this is sort of fun, it’s definitely not all that it could be. I would be much happier if you could actually play a second player through the game. Maybe it’s not possible because the graphics are so high and it takes so much work in order to make the game play, but it would be really amazing if you could play two players, or go head to head in some mini games. We love the mini games on other Mario games, like Mario Kart Wii, and I would love it if there were some mini games on Super Mario Galaxy 2 as well! Either way, I know that my son and I will both have a great time playing the games together – bonding and enjoying ourselves in a way that I’m worried will soon disappear. But hey, at least I know that we’ll always be able to play Mario games together!

[ MarioMom76 ]