Another great score, was kinda expecting the "lack of impact" type comments though, so no surprises, honestly I'd be more surprised if they didn't bring up that its not really innovating on the original.

oh dear?

ONm said 10/10 does not feel the same as 100%, 10/10 is quick score to give when you totally love a game but 100% isliek saying no one will hate the game. Still 9.7/10 is a epic score.

Oh deer look at this:

pretty much innovates on the original, about 90% of SMG2 is newer compared to first one, new levels, power-ups, characters ect.

SMG is by far the best nintendo platformer ever!!!! I'll be sure to rent (and later buy) SMG2. I cant wait for IGN review

I know that game is going to be good, but I'm afraid of the "lack of innovation" thing. I want to be wow'd at it, but I don't think I am. I haven't been following any news on it though so that might help.

Hopefully it's harder than, Mario Galaxy. Granted Mario 64 is my favorite and I was 7 years old. So it's not fair to compare the two. As I think I'm more capable at solving puzzles then I was then haha.

i can see critics complain about this game for being the same as the first lol... it wouldn't surprise me at all lol

This quote from the Edge review should calm your fears.

It’s hard, but for the best reasons, earning the right to frustrate through the sheer quality of its ideas. The increased difficulty is merely a by-product of the new knots in which the designers want to tie your brain.

That desire to experiment is this astonishing game’s most dangerous achievement. As the adventures soars onwards, its various spaces become increasingly warped, and the final levels switch the emphasis from perfecting the 3D platformer to deconstructing it. Mario is rubbing up against the limits of the form as much as the edge of the universe here, and you’ll see worlds where ledges hang sparse in the air, and where ghosts plucked from the entire sweep of videogame history emerge in half-familiar clumpings of cubes or a nimble arrangement of switches.