History VideoGame / SuperMarioGalaxy2

* MusicalSpoiler: Unlike in the first game, where the track "A Tense Moment" played on several levels to foreshadow a BossBattle, in this game it only plays for the Daredevil Comet on Bowser Jr's Boom Bunker--which is a pretty ominous level in itself, featuring the wreckage of [[HumongousMecha Mega]][[DropTheHammer hammer]], a castle with prison-style spotlights, a planet consisting of little more than a slew of spinning platforms and a [[UnrealisticBlackHole black hole]], a subspace swamp, and the sun as a massive fireball looming in the background.

* VariableMix: As in all Mario games where he's ridable, getting on Yoshi adds bongo drums to whatever music is playing at the time.

** The returning Major Burrows is one to the Undergrunts (despite only two of them only appearing in Battle Belt Galaxy).

** Prince Pikante and the returning King Kaliente is one to the Octo-enemies, especially the Roctos.

** Glamdozer is one to the Pupdozers and the

* KingMook: King Lakitu, Glamdozer, and the Whomp King.

* The Prankster Comets with time limits will have the timer disappear once you clear all the conditions needed to make the star appear.

* CallBack: In the third Bowser Jr. level, you come across the destroyed body of [[DropTheHammer Megahammer]], the boss you fought in the second Bowser Jr. level. [[spoiler:Its Bullet Bill cannons are still working, too.]]

* DropTheHammer: Megahammer uses these as one of its prime attacks — besides potentially [[OneHitKill squishing]] the player, the hammers' impact will also shake loose the black-and-yellow strips on the platform, creating deadly gaps.

* SawBladeOfDeath: Grinders appear in Puzzle Plank Galaxy. In addition to damaging Mario, they saw through wood, making pieces of planks to fall off the map.

* NoobBridge: A lot of people forget or never learn the long jump when playing the first ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy''. This is due to it never being mentioned in-game (but it is in the manual) and never required to finish the game (unless you're going for 100% against Cosmic Luigi). The long jump is required in ''SMG 2'' starting in World 4, and these gamers can get stuck; some have even accused people who use the long jump on Youtube videos of hacking. Fortunately, the first significant use (Supermassive Galaxy) takes time to give a tutorial on the move.

* {{Narrator}}: [[spoiler:Rosalina.]]

* CoolStarship: Starship Mario.

** A pink Bob-omb in the [[spoiler:Whomp's Fortress-replica]] Throwback Galaxy remarks that [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Mario looks familiar]], and [[spoiler:both of the breakable wall corners from the ''64'' level's mission "Blast Away the Wall" have been chipped off, as if Mario's doing so in ''64'' has carried over.]]

* ScarfOfAsskicking: Cloud Mario's cloud scarf.

** The only "appearances" of Yoshi featured in the first game is one of the menu icons as well as a secret planet crafted in his image (even the mission refers to it as "Yoshi's Unexpected Appearance"). Here, he's not only a rideable character, but is pretty much all but the game's {{Deuteragonist}}; the box art has him front and center alongside Mario.

** {{Downplayed}} with "The Starship Sails". It's named after the scene after completing every world where Starship Mario transitions to the next world, but you will only hear the first 12 seconds of the theme during said scenes. However, you can hear the song in its entirety during the second mission of Sky Station Galaxy, "Storming the Sky Fleet".

* CameraScrew: Occasionally rears its head -- see FakeDifficulty below. [[spoiler:The Throwback Galaxy AKA Whomp's Fortress]] is a notable example; amusing since ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' was infamous for its CameraScrew.

[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]... '''[[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace IN SPACE!]]... AGAIN!'''

[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]... '''[[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace IN SPACE!]]... AGAIN! (and this time with Yoshi)'''

[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]... '''[[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace IN SPACE!]]... AGAIN!'''

[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Tagline}} Mario and Yoshi blast off into a new galatic adventure!]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Launch into a new adventure!]]