With only one week left before the release of Super Mario Odyssey I have been watching every video I can of the gameplay and it has left me severly jonesing for the platforming challenges that Mario games can provide. The in-store demos of Mario Odyssey are great but I have spent over 3 hours on the demo and it was starting to feel like Groundhog Day since you have to restart after 10 minutes from the beginning of Tostarena. The other day I decided to go back and replay Mario Galaxy 2 to get my fix and I have not been disappointed. There is an incredible amount of variety and creativity that is packed into Super Mario Galaxy 2. Every level feels so unique and challenging in a good way. Yesterday, in co-op mode my daughter and I beat a level where we had to guide a Chain Chomp head across some train tracks while being chased by a collection of Cosmic Mario Clones who repeat your every move until they catch up to you. My daughter stopped the Chain Chomp at just the right time so I could cause platforms to rise and fall at just the right time so the Chain Chomp wouldn't hit a wall and disintegrate so he could make it to his final destination where we were rewarded with a star. If you somehow missed Mario Galaxy 2 and have a Wii or Wii U do yourself a favor and pick it up. It's a masterpiece that has received a score of 97 on Metacritic.