I like games with rich, branching narrative paths, and opportunities for character growth and change. Games that give you an open world to explore, or have a single driving narrative.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 does none of those things. It's a game that makes no assumptions about being anything other than a colorful romp through surreal worlds with bright, nonsensical characters. And this sequel to
Super Mario Galaxy takes everything its predecessor did and maintains that urgent sense of wonder and discovery, creating a world that copies its past self, yet keeps the freshness that made it so exciting when the first game debuted two years ago.