This game is 10/10
Mario Galaxy 2 is to Mario Galaxy that Donkey Kong Country 2 is to Donkey Kong Country. It essentially took a great game, perfected it, and then increased the diversity tenfold while retaining that polish of perfection. Mario Galaxy 2 is excellence on a level I don't think Nintendo or any other company beforehand has yet achieved. It is very close to how I felt about Ocarina of Time on its release, or Super Mario Brothers 3 on its release. This game is Nintendo's third major masterpiece in terms of quality.
There is a good reason why Gamespot and IGN scored this game a 10, and not Mario Galaxy 1 (9.7 and 9.5), because this game perfected what made Mario Galaxy, and added enough new stuff in so it felt like a brand new experience which was clearly a large step ahead. Mario Galaxy 2 is Nintendo's true crown jewel of the post-Ocarina of Time era.
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