Super Mario Galaxy 2 has a remarkably improved two player mode. Bringing the second player out from being nothing more than a star-shaped reticle of sorts to a small luma side-kick really expands what a second player can do. The second player can't give Mario a boost in his jumps anymore, but that's a relatively minor sacrifice.
The addition of Yoshi, though, seems like it's just a gimmick so far. A very cool on, definitely, but not quite as cool as it was in Super Mario World; the boost Mario'd get from jumping off of Yoshi's back mid-jump doesn't look like it's matched by hopping out of Yoshi's plush 3D saddle.
Using Yoshi's tongue as a grappling hook definitely opens up some interesting possibilities. Hopefully it doesn't just wind up replace the sling stars from Super Mario Galaxy.
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