Pros:
+ Same control set as Mario Galaxy
+ Yoshi adds even more variety to the game
+ Each level feels unique, while also being different from the first game
+ 100% completing this game is a lot less repetitive than the first
+ Music is beautiful
+ The boss fights in this game are fun and differ enough so that they stay interesting
+ Luigi is playable (again)
+ LUIGI
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Cons:
- I don't like how the story doesn't connect with the first game
- Feels a little less open than the first, with more 2D sections and smaller levels
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Review: This should be considered a perfect sequel. It doesn't remove or change Mario's move set, it only adds to what's already there with new power ups and Yoshi. While I still prefer the first Mario Galaxy over this one, Galaxy 2 is still just as fun as the first. :)

After playing through every course released so far, the returning tracks here feel like the retro tracks from older Mario Kart Games. Before Mario Kart 8, retro tracks were just slightly enhanced versions of the original track. Mario Kart 8 completely changed that, look at Wario Stadium (DS), it has a crazy different vibe in 8 than in DS. They didn't just port the stages, they redesigned them to fit Mario Kart 8's style. They didn't do that here really. At least no big changes. There's hardly any anti gravity areas, the stages graphics are clearly downgraded from the base stages. But it's still Mario Kart, and the stages aren't bad, they're great. And 25$ to double the tracks is a great deal to me. It's variety, and until we get a new Mario Kart game, these will tide me over for a while.

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My biggest issue with the DLC (so far ) is that these don't really feel like Mario Kart 8 retro courses. The base game retro tracks felt really different from other retro tracks in other Mario Kart games. That's because they changed the stages up, they added anti-gravity and made them extra detailed, they added things to the stages to make them different from their original counterparts, so why didn't they do that with these stages? They didn't change these courses enough to make them different or unique, they're pretty much the same as their original counterparts stage design wise.

Sometimes you don't need a giant open world, or a grand story, sometimes you just need a fun classic 3D platformer. Pac-Man World 2 is one of my personal favorites it has tight controls, good linear levels, and great atmosphere capture everything I want to see in a 3D platformer. I think Tree Tops (the second world) displays everything I love about this game. Climbing trees in the dusk with an atmospheric soundtrack playing while bouncing on trampolines. It's simple and it works.
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Pros:
+ Amazing atmosphere
+ Great level design
+ Challenging
+ Great controls
+ The underwater levels are actually good and have good controls
+ Tokens unlock Pac-Man arcade games which is pretty cool
+ Great OST
+ Really neat ideas like ice skating and using a submarine
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Cons:
- The fact that if you miss one thing in a level you have to completely replay and re-obtain every collectable
- The time trials are a little too tight for my taste

Super Mario Galaxy is the pinnacle of game design. It's atmospheric, beautiful, Cinematic, and nostalgic. This will forever be my personal favorite game of all time. It's almost impossible for me to describe how I about Super Mario Galaxy.
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Pros
+ Mario's movement feels crisp
+ The spin attack is simple yet effective
+ Motion controls don't get in the way of the game
+ Every star feels unique
+ Every level has a creative theme, gimmick, or challenge
+ Challenging, but rewarding
+ Rosalina's story book adds a lot of nice story and lore for the character
+ The greatest video game soundtrack of all time, all of it is beautifully orchestrated
+ Luigi is playable
+ You can actually play as Luigi in this game
+ Luigi
Cons:
- A 2 player mode for this game should have never existed