2010-11-16, 05:35 AM
Sarah Wrote:????
Sorry, should have put spoilers there. You'll figure it out; not that it really makes a lot of sense anyway.
EDIT: Ah, hell might as well explain it. The extra 1 star is just something from beating the game with 120 already. After you beat the game you can do the whole thing again as Luigi (harder cause of his tendency to slide) for another 121. SMG2 is better in this regard since part way through the game you are given the option to play as Luigi or Mario on the same run-through. At the end, instead of just starting over the stages, there are an identical number of stars that were on each stage hidden throughout the levels, mostly involving hit or miss jumps into the abyss. The added exploration is nice compared to it's predecessor.
As for the levels themselves, as has already been mentioned there are many more stages in SMG2, but most of them only contain 2-3 stars each, including main-line hidden ones. The "world map" is completely different as well. You have a hub somewhat like in SMG1, however it is far smaller and quite frankly boring. From there, there is one central stage selection system akin to a variety of older Mario games: a main path with a few branches here and there always going to the right with a castle to mark the end of each world.
If you aren't bored when you have all 120, it might be worth getting SMG2, however I'd give it some time so that it doesn't seem stale right away after playing the first.