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Contents

Prologue

Mario's Special Moves

Controls

Starting the Game

Yoshi's Special Moves

Traveling the Galaxies

Objects

Mario's moves

Items

CAUTION: Wrist STRAP USE

Please use the Wii Remote™ wrist strap to help prevent injury to other people or damage to surrounding objects or the Wii Remote in case you accidentally let go of the Wii Remote during game play.

Also remember the following:

Make sure all players put on the wrist strap properly when it is their turn.
- Do not let go of the Wii Remote during game play.
- Dry your hands if they become moist.
- Allow adequate room around you during game play, and make sure

that all areas you might move into are clear of other people and objects.

• Stay at least three feet from the television.
  Use the Wii Remote Jacket.

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Prologue

Shining stardust falls on the Mushroom Kingdom once every hundred years. That time had come again...

Dear Mario.

Would you like to share some cake while we watch the shooting stars? Meet me at the castle!

Peach

Mario ran through the field with stars falling around him. Suddenly, he noticed a strange light in the grass.

As he peered cautiously through the reeds, he saw a small, lost Luma.

With the baby Luma tucked safely under his

cap, Mario rushed on to the castle.

But when he got there, something unexpected was waiting for him...

Starship Mario

This strange, Mario-shaped spaceship was built by Lubba. You can use it to travel through the universe!

Lubba

Lubba is a spirited spaceship mechanic

who travels the

cosmos. After Bowser™ kidnapped Peach™, Lubba built Starship Mario to help Mario chase down the big villain.

Baby Luma

Mario found this lost little Luma. He grants Mario a mysterious power of the stars, which comes in handy as they explore the cosmos together!

Mario

Peach has been kidnapped by Bowser, so Mario leaps into a deep-space adventure to save her...

Lumas

These star-shaped creatures live throughout the universe. They especially love eating Star Bits. There are many different types. The orange one is a Co-Star Luma that will help Mario during his adventures.

Yoshi

After Mario bumps into YoshiTM in a certain galaxy, Yoshi will show up from time to time and help Mario in his quest.

Controls

This game is played using both the Wii Remote™ controller and Nunchuk controller, so you will need to connect a Nunchuk to your Wii Remote.

Nunchuk and Wii Remote

Use these controls to play as Mario and his friends. The green text refers to the controls for when you are riding on Yoshi only.

Wii Remote Jacket
How to Hold the Wii Remote and Nunchuk

Please check the Wii Operations Manual and the Wii Remote Jacket manual for more information on how to attach the Wii Remote Jacket and Wii Remote wrist strap.

When using the Nunchuk

Please be sure to refer to the Wii Operations Manual and Nunchuk manual.

Control Stick

move

Move (p. 11)

Point like this
+Control Pad

Change camera view Select options

Button/+Button

Display pause menu

HOME Button

Display HOME Menu

If you turn off the sound on your Wi-Fi Remote, that sound will come out of your television.

C Button

Camera reset (Return to normal view)

Shake

Spin

Activate an object Head Shake (p. 17) Bet on Yoshi (p. 16)

Pick up Star Blts

Move pointer, Point at a Pull Star Aim at enemies or fruit (p. 16)

Jump

Select, Speak/Read, Swim, Grab a Pull Star Flutter Jump (p. 17)

Shoot Star Bit

Cancel a command

Bulp/Spit Out (p. 16)
Brab (p. 17)

Pull (p. 16)

Remember, moves performed by shaking the Wii Remote can also be achieved by shaking the Nunchuk.

Co-Star Mode

This game is normally played with one player, but if you have two Wii Remote controllers, you can play with two players. The Co-Star Luma cannot move on his own, so it will follow Mario. Player 2 needs only the Wii Remote. Press A, ①, ②, or the +Control Pad to display the P2 pointer. Move the P2 pointer around and see what you can do with it!

Check the Wii Operations Manual for more information on how to sync a Wii Remote.

Co-Star Luma Controls

Collect Star Bits	Point at Star Bits.
Shoot Star Bits	Point where you want to shoot and press B
Spin	Shake the Wii Remote.
Stop an Enemy	Point at an enemy and press A. This may not work on some enemies.
Defeat an Enemy	Shake the Wii Remote while an enemy is stopped. This may not work on some enemies.
Activate a checkpoint	Point at the checkpoint and press A.
Grab a coin	Point at the coin and press A.

You can check controls for on the file-selection screen.

Starting the Game

Insert the Super Mario Galaxy 2 Game Disc in the Wii console and follow the on-screen instructions.

Playing from the Beginning and Creating a Save File

When playing for the first time, choose a planet where you want to create your save file. Creating a file requires one free block of space in your Wii system memory.

You can also mark your save file with a Mi character stored in your Wii system memory. For more information about creating Mi characters, refer to the Wii Operations Manual.

File Selection Screen

Choose a save file (planet) to play, and choose Start to continue from a previous save. Also, you can point at and press A to display two-player controls (p. 6).

Press B or point here and press A to return to the previous screen.

Saving

Your progress will be saved automatically after you complete a challenge. Data cannot be restored once it is erased, so be careful.

Check your Wii Operations Manual for more information about how to erase files from Wii system memory.

Traveling the Galaxies

You'll control Mario as he launches into a new universe of adventure aboard the Starship Mario, chasing after Bowser and collecting Power Stars.

Look for Power Stars

Mario will adventure through many galaxies. In most galaxies, you will need to complete several objectives to obtain a Power Star. When you obtain the star at the end of a mission, you will open up the next mission in that galaxy, if there are any.

Starship Mario

This is the starting point for many of your adventures throughout the galaxies. You can pilot Starship Mario to distant galaxies, and you can also collect information from Lumason the ship. When you collect the Grand Star in the last galaxy of a World, the path to the next World will open up.

Power Star

Grand Star

Star List

This shows which Power Stars you have collected on your journey through the galaxies.

Star Bits

Wheel

Stand here to go to the World Map.

Coins

Grand World Map

If you zoom out from a galaxy on the World Map, you will go to the Grand World Map. From this map, you can only travel to Worlds you have already visited. Select a World and press or zoom in on a selected World to travel to it.

Stand near the steering wheel on Starship Mario to access the World Map.

Zoom Out

Point and press A or press down on the +Control Pad. You will zoom the camera back away from the galaxy you have selected.

Star Barrier

Collect a specified number of stars to advance beyond a Star Barrier.

Discovered Galaxy

Point and press A to move to a galaxy.

Mission Selection Screen

Point at a mission and press A to fly to the galaxy. If you point at a mission you have already cleared, you can see your clear time.

Mission You Have Already Completed

Mission You Have Not Yet Completed

Banktoad

As you advance in the game, a Banktoad will appear near the wheel to hold on to Star Bits you've collected and return them to you as needed. Players using other save files can also access banked Star Bits.

Galaxy Screen

As you go through galaxies, defeat enemies, and collect Power Stars, you'll be looking at this screen. Most of the time the on-screen information will only appear when Mario is standing still, but when your life meter is down to two or less, some of this information will stay on the screen.

Power Stars You've Obtained

Comet Medal

Remaining Lives

Coins

Life meter

This will go down by one each time you touch an enemy or hazard.

Star Bits

The number of Star Bits you have collected in the current galaxy.

Checkpoint Flag

As you progress through a galaxy, you will eventually see a flag like the one to the right. Touching this flag changes it from a Bowser icon to a Mario icon, and if you lose a life, you will restart from this point until you finish or clear the level.

Returning to the map or getting a game over will force you to restart the mission from the beginning.

Checkpoint Flag

Too Bad! and Game Over

When your life meter reaches zero from touching enemies, thorns, or other dangerous things, or if you fall into a black hole, the number of your remaining lives will go down by one. If you lose your life while you have zero remaining lives, the game will end and you will return to Starship Mario.

Changing the Camera Angle

When you're moving Mario around on the screen, there may be some places where you can change the camera angle. Press to make the Camera icon appear, then press on the direction highlighted in blue to change the camera angle. Press to return the camera view to normal. In some situations, pressing up or down on wi between a first-person view from Mario and the normal v There are some places where you cannot change the ca

Camera Icon

Pause Screen

Press ① or ② during game play to pause the game. On the pause screen, you can confirm your current coin total and the name of the galaxy you're exploring. When you want to get back to the game, choose Back, or choose Return to Map to return to the World Map.

Checking the Star List

Choose Star List on the pause screen to see which Power Stars, Grand Stars, and Comet Medals you've obtained in each World. Press or left and right on to chat which World is being shown. Choose B or press to return to the pause scre

Galaxy Name

Galaxies you haven't yet discovered will look like this: ---

Comet Medals You've Obtained

Power Stars (and Grand Stars) You've Obtained

Mario's Moves / Basic

These are Mario's basic moves. Each one has its uses, depending on the situation, so try experimenting!

move

Move using ⑤ . Tilt ⑥ a little to walk and a lot to run.

spin

As you progress in the game, you will learn how to spin. Spinning allows you to shake the Wii Remote to destroy obstacles or stun enemies. You may also need to spin to activate certain kinds of objects, so try spinning in different places to see what happens.

Shake

Destroy Obstacles

Stun Enemies

Use Objects

Spin Jump

Shake

while in midair

Spin in midair to perform a spin jump. Jumping and then spinning at the peak of your jump allows you to go higher than in a normal jump.

Defeating Enemies

You can defeat most enemies by stomping on them with a jump, stunning them with a spin, or shooting them with a Star Bit and then running into them. However, there are some enemies you can't defeat in these ways. To defeat some enemies, you may need to spin to return an attack or use an item or object.

Jump

Press

to jump

You can jump in many different ways, depending on how you combine the jump with other actions. Try to find the best jump for every situation.

multiple Jumps/Triple Jump

Press

right when you land

After jumping while you run, press A right as you land for up to three consecutive jumps. On your third jump, you may be able to pull off an especially high jump.

Backward Somersault

Hold

and press

If you jump while crouching, you will leap high into the sky and slightly backward.

Wall Jump

Face a wall and press

Face a wall and jump toward it, then continue to jump off the wall with good timing by pressing A to kick off the wall. In areas where two walls face each other with a small gap, you can use this method to climb to the top.

Long Jump

Press

and then

while running

Press Z and then A while running to jump a long distance.

Side Somersault

in the opposite direction while running, then press

While tilting in the opposite direction Mario is running, press A to perform a high jump with a turn.

Ground.Pound

Press

while in midair

activate a ground-pound switch (p. 20).

Press Z while in midair to perform a ground pound. You can use a ground pound to

Something will happen if you ground-pound on an area with this symbol.

Speak/Read

Press

When standing in front of certain characters or signs, you can press A to speak or read.

Grab a Pole

Press

Press A to jump near a pole and grab on. You can move around the pole by tilting up, down, left, or right on Press A to jump off.

Crouch

Press

Press and hold Z to crouch. You can also move around while crouched by tilting

Hold or Catch/Throw

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Shake

You can pick up shells and other objects by shaking the Wii Remote when standing near them. Shake the Wii Remote again to throw the object in the direction you are facing.

Pick up a shell.

Throw It at your target!

swim

Use to change your direction underwater, and tap A to swim. If you press and hold A, you can swim by kicking your feet. Shake the Wii Remote while swimming to swim faster. Grab a shell to travel quickly through the water. To jump out of the water, press and hold A or shake the Wii Remote at the surface of the water.

Press

Dive

Press Z to dive. While you are underwater, an will appear. If this meter goes empty, you will quickly lose life, so be careful. You can refill your air meter by surfacing or running into an air bubble.

Press

Bubble

Air meter

Skate

Shake the Wii Remote while standing on ice to skate. You can change your direction while skating with

Sha

Luigi Joins the Adventure?!

You will find Luigi™ in some galaxies. If you talk to him, you'll have the option to play as Luigi!

Mario's Special Moves / Power-Ups

Grabbing certain power ^2 up's will transform you and give you new abilities. Here's how to use all of your new abilities!

Cloud mario

Grab a Cloud Flower

With this power-up, you can walk on clouds! You can also spin in the air to create a cloud platform. Each Cloud Flower will allow you to create up to three cloud platforms. But be careful—clouds disappear after a short time.

How to return to regular Mario:

Touch an enemy, take damage, or touch water.

Rock Mario

Grab a Rock Mushroom

Shake the Wii Remote to scrunch into a ball and roll like a boulder. White rolling, you can break some objects that you can't break with a spin.

How to return to regular Mario:

Take damage or use a Launch Star.

Fire Mario

Grab a Fire Flower

Shake the Wii Remote to throw fireballs.

How to return to regular Mario:

Just wait until the Fire Flower wears off.

Press and hold A to hover, and control your movement by tilting. Your flying meter will continue to go down while you press A. If your A reaches zero, you will begin to fall, so be careful. You can also stick to honeycomb walls as Bee Mario.

Honeycomb Wall

How to return to regular Mario:

Touch an enemy, take damage, or touch water.

Rainbow Mario

Grab a Rainbow Star

You're invincible! You can also instantly defeat any enemy you touch. After you run for a little while, your run speed will increase.

How to return to regular Mario:

Just wait until the Rainbow Star wears off.

Boo mario

Grab a Boo Mushroom

Shake the Wii Remote to turn transparent—that way, you can pass through certain types of walls. You can also press A repeatedly to float.

How to return to regular Mario:

Touch an enemy or take damage.

Spring Mario

Grab a Spring Mushroom

Bounce around with your springy body. Press A with good timing when you hit the ground to bounce especially high. You will also wall-jump automatically when you hit a wall.

How to return to regular Mario:

Touch an enemy, take damage, or use a Launch Star.

Yoshi's Moves / Basic

In some galaxies, you can ride on Yoshi! Moving is the same as with Mario, but Yoshi has some other moves too.

Get On/Off Yoshi

Get on:

Jump on/spin near Yoshi

Get off:

Z and press

Spin or jump on a Yoshi egg to make Yoshi appear. Jump on Yoshi or spin near Yoshi to get on. Do a backward somersault to dismount.

Stick Out Tongue Gulp/Spit Out

You can point at enemies or fruit and press B to stick out Yoshi's tongue and eat something. Some enemies can be spit out again after you've gulped them down. Point in the direction you want to spit something, then press B. Some enemies cannot be eaten.

Pull

Press and hold

B, then back away

Yoshi can pull some obstacles and larger fruit by attaching his tongue to them. Point at the thing you want to pull, then press and hold B to stick Yoshi's tongue to it. Then just back away to pull the enemy or object with your tongue.

You can point at some objects and press B to swing from them by your tongue, then release for a big jump.

FlutterJump

Press and hold A during a jump to hover in the air with Yoshi's fluttering feet. You can go higher and farther with this kind of jump!

Head Shake

Shake the Wii Remote to make Yoshi batter obstacles, activate objects, or knock out enemies with his head.

Shake

Taking Damage

When you take damage while riding Yoshi, you will fall off Yoshi and he will run away. Yoshi will run around for a short amount of time or until he falls down a hole, then he will retreat into his egg. If you can reach him before he disappears, you can hop back on again.

Sometimes he will retreat into his egg immediately after taking damage.

Yoshi's Special Moves / Power-Ups

Yoshi will transform when he eats certain things! While transformed, he can use certain special powers with their own controls. After a short time, the effects will wear off.

Dash Yoshi

Yoshi will move at blazing-fast speeds after chomping this super-spicy pepper. As Dash Yoshi, you can climb up steep slopes or run on water and reach places you normally can't.

Eat a Dash Pepper

Blimp Yoshi

Yoshi will inflate like a balloon and blow air, rising slowly for a short amount of time. You can change the direction you float using Press to hold your breath and stop rising. While rising, your will slowly deplete. Yoshi will stop floating when the meter runs out.

Eat a Blimp Fruit

meter

Bulb Yoshii

Yoshi will turn bright and emit a mysterious golden light for a short time. This light can reveal hidden platforms you can walk on.

Eat a Bulb Berry

Objects

To make your way through the galaxies, you'll need to know how to use all kinds of objects.

Launch Star

Shake the Wii Remote near a Launch Star to catapult yourself on a path through the sky to another planet. Sometimes you may need to gather Yellow Star Chips to reassemble a broken Launch Star before you can use it.

Shake

Pieces of a Broken Launch Star

Collect all the Yellow Star Chips to reassemble a broken Launch Star.

Yellow Star Chip

Spin Drill

Touch a Spin Drill to pick it up. While holding a Spin Drill, you can shake the Wii Remote to drill through the ground—even to the other side of a planet! You can also use the drill to defeat enemies. The drill can't penetrate some surfaces.

Pipe

When you enter a pipe, it will warp you to another location.

Shake

Enter the Pipe

Blocks/Switches

Jump, Spin, etc.

? Block	Jump and hit this from below to release coins or Star Bits.
Brick Block	Jump to hit this from below, or spin into it to break it.
Block	You can't break this block.
Flipswitch Panel	Walk over this to change its color.
Lever Switch	Spin near this switch to change its position.
Ground-Pound Switch	Get on top of this switch, then ground-pound over it to activate it.

There are many other blocks and switches.

Teleporter

Shake

Shake the Wii Remote white standing on top of a teleporter to warp to a bonus stage. You will have a short time to defeat all enemies on a bonus stage to receive an item before you automatically warp back.

Teleporter

Sproutle Vine

Shake

Shake the Wii Remote near a vine growing from a Sproutle to swing up the vine. When you reach the end, you can jump far off of it. Just keep shaking the Wii Remote until you've jumped off the vine.

Star Ball

Tilt

Jump to get on top of the Star Ball, then hold your Wii Remote with the top pointing up. To move, tilt the Wii Remote in the direction you want to go. Press A to jump.

Till forward to move forward

Till back to go backward.

The Leaf Raft will move based on which side of it you stand on. Stand on the edge of the raft toward the direction you want to go. Stand in the middle to make it stop.

Stand on the

left:side to go left.

Stand on the right side to go right.

Pull Stars

Point at a Pull Star until you see appear, then press and hold A to draw yourself to that Pull Star. Press A to gently release yourself from a Pull Star's grasp, or press Z or spin to release yourself quickly.

Pull Star

Point and press

Grab a Pull Star with A!

FluZZard

Grab on to this giant bird, then hold the Wii Remote level to fly straight. Dip the remote forward to dive, and tilt the remote back to slow down. Tilt left or right to move in that direction. You can also hear about how to control Fluzzard from the Jibberjay at the start of the level.

Tilt

Tilt back or forward to control speed.

Jibberjay

Tilt to change direction.

Tip Network

In some galaxies, you'll find TVs showing the Tip Network that can help explain how to perform certain moves or advance through a tough area. If you need a hint, try talking to the TV to see what it has to show you.

Items

Some items will help you right away. Some items need to be collected before they have an effect. Either way, you want them!

Coin

These shiny treasures restore one slice of Mario's health meter. Bring 100 coins back to Starship Mario to earn an extra life.

? Coin

When you grab this, things like coins will appear.

Green Shell

Throw these to break open treasure chests or attack enemies. You can also hold on to one while swimming for a nice speed boost.

Comet medal

Collect Comet Medals to make special Prankster Comets appear in some galaxies.

1-Up Mushroom

Grab these to earn Mario extra lives.

Life Mushroom

Grab one of these to temporarily increase Mario's max health to six. But if Mario's life falls to three or lower, his max health will revert to three.

Chance Cube

Spin these to roll them and receive the item on the side facing up. Some may also make enemies appear, so be careful.

Collecting Star Bits

Grab 100 Star Bits to earn an extra life. You can shoot Star Bits you have collected by pointing at your target and pressing B. Use them to attack enemies or feed Hungry Lumas.

Cosmic Guide

In some galaxies, if you lose enough lives, the Cosmic Spirit will appear somewhere. Speak to her and ask for her help to activate Cosmic Guide. It will show you the way to the Power Star. But remember, any Power Stars you earn this way will be Bronze Stars.

Cosmic Spirit

Bronze Star