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It's been a little more than three years now since we picked the original Super Mario Galaxy as one of our top 10 games of 2007. Which, of course, meant we liked it. A lot, in fact. So a sequel to the game was welcome news, even if it didn't really look all that different. Truth be told, after playing Super Mario Galaxy 2 today at Nintendo's Q1 Media Summit, I can say it isn't that different. But sometimes that's a good thing -- especially when you're talking about the video game equivalent of comfort food.

I specifically played two worlds during my demo today with the intent of focusing on two of the new game mechanics in SMG2. The first being the drill bit power-up, which quickly wowed me with the nifty new level designs it has inspired. The other, Mario's lizard pal Yoshi, really is a space-faring plumber's best friend.