Game Art Styles

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Nintendo EAD Tokyo · 2010

Third-person · Platformer · Console

Dimension
3D
Rendering
Stylized 3D
Colors
BlackTealWhiteBlueGreenGray
Linework
No outlines
Shading
Soft gradient
Palette
Vibrant
Proportions
Exaggerated, Cute
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About

A 3D platform game in which Mario travels through outer space to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser. Its gravity-based planetary levels build on Super Mario Galaxy, adding rideable Yoshi and new power-ups such as the Cloud Flower.

Art style

Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010, Nintendo EAD Tokyo) is a stylized 3D game played from a third-person view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines and soft gradient shading. The palette is vibrant.

Details

Release
Original release · Wii
Developer
Nintendo EAD Tokyo
Publisher
Nintendo
Released
2010-05-23 North America, Wii
2010-05-27 Japan, Wii
2010-06-11 Europe, Wii
2010-07-01 Australia, Wii
2010-12-04 Taiwan, Wii
2010-12-04 Hong Kong, Wii
Platforms
Wii, Wii U
Also known as
スーパーマリオギャラクシー 2 (Japan)
Sūpā Mario Gyarakushī Tsū (Japan)
超級瑪利歐銀河2 (Taiwan / Hong Kong)
슈퍼 마리오 Wii 2 갤럭시 어드벤처 투게더 (South Korea)
Super Mario Wii 2: Galaxy Adventure Together (South Korea)
سوبر ماريو جالاكسي 2
SMG2
Mario Galaxy 1.5 (Development title)
Motto Super Mario Galaxy (Development title)
Credits
Kenta Motokura Design Director
Kazunori Hashimoto Planet Design Lead
Masaki Yokobe Planet Design
Tetsuya Kobayashi Planet Design
Yasuo Kumakura Planet Design
Tadashi Tanaka Planet Design
Naoki Mineta Planet Design
Makoto Yonezu Planet Design
Mayako Sugimoto Planet Design
Daisuke Watanabe Character Design Lead
Rikuto Yoshida Character Design
Masahiro Arimitsu Character Design
Daisuke Ito Character Design
Yoshiakira Nakano Character Design
Sho Murata Character Design
Masayuki Kawakita Character Design
Kunihito Ihara Character Design
Kazumi Yamaguchi Effect Design Lead
Yoko Fukuda Effect Design
Yumiko Matsumiya Effect Design
Yasuhiko Matsuzaki UI Design
Akiko Kato Graphics Supervisors
Aya Oyama Graphics Supervisors
Tsuyoshi Watanabe Graphics Supervisors
Nanako Kinoshita Artwork
Keisuke Okubo Artwork
Daiki Nishioka Artwork
Naruhisa Kawano Artwork
Yuri Adachi Illustration
Shigehisa Nakaue Illustration
Yu Kitai Illustration
Yusuke Nakano Illustration
Koichi Hayashida Director
Yoshiaki Koizumi Producers
Takashi Tezuka Producers
Shigeru Miyamoto General Producer
Links
official · wikipedia · mobygames · nintendo · mariowiki.com

Screenshots 3

Versions of Super Mario Galaxy 2 2

Super Mario Galaxy 2 screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character, combat)2010 · Original releaseSuper Mario Galaxy 2 WiiSuper Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo Switch) screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)2025 · RemasterSuper Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo Switch) Modern (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Series / Switch)

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