If you consider yourself a gamer, you'll have most likely heard some Super Mario Galaxy 2 praise over the last few days. Recent sequels by Nintendo such as New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Legend of Zelda : Spirit Tracks have been labelled as "lazy" and "uninspired" by critics, which naturally made me sceptical about Super Mario Galaxy 2's reception. Back in 2007, the original Super Mario Galaxy received an incredible amount of love and companion, and quite rightly so: Super Mario Galaxy was a phenomenal game that was so imaginative, so brilliant, it couldn't help but be adored by the fans. However, just as EDGE gave it a [10], I knew they'd be no need for concern and by the looks of these reviews, it may just be the best game ever created:

Edge Magazine : 10

"This isn't a game that redefines the genre: this is one that rolls it up and locks it away."

IGN : 10

"Consider me "wowed." Again. Yes, Super Mario Galaxy 2 is more of what made the original so amazingly good: brilliant gravity platfoming. Incredibly tight and responsive controls. Fantastic musical score. But it's not a "me too" experience - a significant majority of this sequel is brand new."

GameTrailers : 97

"There is more creativity in some single stages in this game than in entire other games. It's a bit familiar, but all the fat has been cut away to expose a pure gaming core. There's something for just about everyone and games that we can truly recommend to almost everyone are rare."

Destructoid : 10

"They poured in the same creativity and imagination that made me fall in love with games like Super Mario Bros 3 and Super Mario World. To me it feels like they finally felt the freedom and comfort in 3D platforming to get back to that Nintendo magic that we all remember. The end result is a galaxy of surprise after surprise, all coming together in a game that tops even my past favorites, making this the best Mario game Nintendo has released."

Nintendo Life : 10

 "Every once in a while a video game comes along that's just so spectacular that it ends up defining the very system it's released on and raises the bar by which all other games in the series and genre will be judged. It’s safe to say that game has now arrived on the Wii console."

games(TM) – 10

"No matter which side of the gaming coin you come from, this whole new universe of planets is the most inventive, exuberant and, yes, fun set of challenges and diversions yet seen in the platform game genre. It miraculously outclasses a game that many believed could not be bettered, and once again leaves us wondering just how close Nintendo's bar has come to reaching its theoretical peak."

GameSpot – 10

  "Super Mario Galaxy 2 is simply an outstanding game. It never rests on its laurels for a second, constantly presenting new objectives and mechanics to push you to never before seen places. Even the two-player mode offers new abilities and delights, making it even more fun to play with a friend by your side. Everything is so well designed and so entertaining that it's easy to get sucked into this world for hours. Super Mario Galaxy 2 is so phenomenal that it's difficult to imagine where Mario could possibly go in the future. But that's hardly your concern now. Mario proves that he is still the king of fun.".

1UP – A

"If you loved the first Mario Galaxy, but you're wary that this follow-up is a mere shade of its predecessor, than rest assured that this fan-service laden sequel feels just as new as the first Mario Galaxy. Everything from the sweeping orchestral score (which even includes new arrangements of classic tunes thrown in simply to tickle the nostalgia of long-time fans) to the ingenious layout of traps, puzzles and platforming speaks to a level of craftsmanship that only comes from years of refinement and reinvention. And if you've yet to try out Mario on the Wii (or only played New Super Mario Bros. Wii), than Galaxy 2 proves how good design can make even the seemingly complicated, gravity-defying acrobatics of Mario's world feel completely effortless."

…It pretty much goes on like that, I think it's safe to say, without even playing it, Super Mario Galaxy 2 is one amazing game. Just today it topped Gamerankings' highscore, Ocarina of Time, making it critically, the best game of all time. I didn't think Nintendo could improve on Super Mario Galaxy, but obviously, they have. Proof that those old dogs at Nintendo, still know their tricks.