Well, my birthday was a complete surprise as my sister would up getting me Super Mario Galaxy 2. After initially playing it for a few days, "life" forced me to put it and video game playing on hold and I was not able to touch it until yesterday. After gluing myself to the Wii and the TV I have been able to achieve some decent progress nearly completing all of the galaxies until World 4. I have to say that the graphics are absolutely stunning with the fine detail that was put into it. The music was very nostalgic as it slowly brought me back to playing some of Mario's earlier games. Even though ti is a sequel, it does bring in some newly innovative features such as new transfomations for Mario, new stages/levels, tougher gameplay than 1, and continued fun. Well, have to head to work now. To be continued...