Super Mario Galaxy 2 Walkthrough

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Saddle Up with Yoshi

Make your way to the area with the Yoshi egg. It's protected by a magical barrier that Kamek, the hooded enemy, is making. You'll need to destroy Kamek to access the Yoshi egg.

Shoot Kamek with a star bit to stun him and while he recovers, run up and nail him in with a spin attack. With Yoshi freed, approach your dinosaur pal and spin to instantly hop on his back.

Although you may be used to Mario's move set, Yoshi is a whole different animal. First off all, your spin attack will no longer boost your jump. Instead, you can just hold down JUMP to perform a "flutter jump" for added height. Yoshi can perform a side flip like Mario for an even higher jump: Run one direction, reverse course and quickly press JUMP as you turn around to perform this useful move.

If you get hit while on Yoshi, he'll run away. He won't get far though and you should be able to hop back on. If he's left alone for too long, he'll disappear and you'll need to find a Yoshi egg to get him back. You can leave Yoshi's back by crouching with Z and then jumping off.

Yoshi's main advantage is his versatile tongue. By painting the Wii pointer (cursor) over an enemy and clicking B (the trigger), you can eat the enemy. To quickly eat enemies and various other objects, just double-tap B. Some enemies and objects are firmly planted in the ground, so after grabbing them with Yoshi's tongue, you'll need to "pull back" a bit to tug them free. Yoshi can also regurgitate certain items. For instance, Spiny enemies gobbled up and then spit out as a projectile. After eating a Spiny, just point at a target (on the same horizontal height) and spit it out.

Take some time to feel out Yoshi and collect star bits and coins. On the tip of a tall mound in the central area you'll find this galaxy's Comet Coin. Use the spring board behind the mound to get up to it.

Head up the muddy path and take the teleporter to a secret area where you can score three 1-Ups if you eat all the Electrogoombas quickly. At the end of the muddy path is a Star Fruit. Attach Yoshi's tongue to it and tug it free to create a launch star. Approach the launch star with Yoshi and shake the Wii Remote to blast off.

Grab the midway flag and then hit the random item cube nearby. Whatever side lands facing up will be your reward: hope for a 1-Up! Hop into the next launch star when you are ready. The spiked plants in this area can be tugged free with your tongue, as can the Piranha Plants. Use the springs and Yoshi's moves (side flip + flutter jump=height!) to ascend the tall mountain. At the peak, look for a flower peg floating in the air. Point the cursor at the peg and grab it with Yoshi's tongue to vault over to the small planetoid. Step into the launch star to move on.

Pass the midway flag and move across the platforms to the left. Look for a conspicuous hook you can yank with your tongue to extend a temporary platform. The hanging spiders here cannot be killed with your tongue -- you'll have to attack them with Wii Remote shakes.

Pull out the wood platform on the next level to score a 1-Up and keep climbing using the star pegs and platforms. The Power Star is at the top of this area. Bust it out with Yoshi's "spin" attack and climb the pegs to grab it and exit the level.