Top 10 Hardest Super Mario Galaxy 2 Galaxies

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is one of the best games I have ever played. Here are some of the hardest galaxies in the game.
The Top Ten
1 Grandmaster Galaxy

'The Perfect Run' is insane. Not only do you have to rerun the entire galaxy, but you have to do it without taking any damage. There are no checkpoints to save you if you lose a life.

I lost 129 lives straight before finishing it successfully.

The Perfect Run is, in many people's opinions, including mine, the hardest stage in the series. Add The Ultimate Test, which is, in my opinion, the third hardest stage in the series, and you've got the hardest galaxy. So why isn't this No. 1?

Wow. People must be confused that this isn't Number 1. This was a nightmare to finish! Section 4 took forever. People must have never heard of it because they can't get this far...

2 Rolling Coaster Galaxy

This galaxy is just the worst. I remember raging so hard at the purple coin challenge. It got better with practice, and I actually beat the purple coin level on my first try the last time I played the game. It was so satisfying.

The purple coins are so hard to get. Just one wrong move and you DIE!?! Where's the fairness in that? I can't keep going to the game-over screen. It took me HOURS to complete!

I never had trouble with this star. The timer is not an issue unless you take too long to pick up the bonus coins on the flat surfaces.

3 Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy

There are too many awkward angles in this galaxy. Navigating this galaxy was hard enough without worrying about falling off early.

The first level hasn't given me much trouble. However, the speedrun afterwards gave me lots of trouble.

4 Mario Squared Galaxy

I kept falling into the swamp in the Luigi's Purple Coin Chaos mission, which was seriously annoying. The cosmic clones made me do that.

Can I just point out that I can beat this effortlessly with Luigi? Maybe I'm just used to how he plays as opposed to Mario, but I never had trouble with Luigi on this star.

I died like 30 to 40 times on the Purple Coin mission before realizing Mario was better than Luigi on that mission.

5 Bowser's Galaxy Generator

The Charvaarghs that appear close to the end of the main parts of this galaxy, especially the ones where you have to ride Yoshi, make this one tricky.

It's not that bad until you get to the Yoshi section. Did I mention I hate Yoshi in this game?

This is the final boss level! This is by far the hardest!

6 Slipsand Galaxy

The first time I played this galaxy, it took me quite a while to get past all the quicksand pushing me back, especially on the second planet. The temple slide was fun, but most of this galaxy was not.

Squizzard was by far the hardest boss fight in the game for me. I spent around a whole hour fighting him until I finally got the first star. The second level was almost just as hard as the first, having to dodge Magikoopas, cacti, etc., on the sandbird.

The Daredevil comet. No! Just no! Thankfully, I did eventually complete this galaxy, and seeing that silver crown on this galaxy icon was so satisfying.

7 Hightail Falls Galaxy

The Dash Pepper is really fun to use because it has really sensitive controls, so I guess that's why people think this galaxy is hard.

8 Clockworks Ruins Galaxy

This galaxy is just as bad as Slipsand, if not worse - they share the same music, after all.

The first star was annoying, especially on the last planet. The comet medal took me so long to get. It was so frustrating. The secret star was also annoying because you had to collect so many coins for that hungry Luma on the first planet. The secret planet itself, with the hammers, was actually pretty cool - probably the best part of this galaxy.

The prankster comet was also very difficult because those clockwork things keep turning, and collecting all those purple coins under a time limit is stressful. Yet, another satisfying silver crown after all this stress.

9 Stone Cyclone Galaxy

I hate this galaxy the most out of all the Special World galaxies.

I found it frustrating to get the Green Stars. The first one puts you in danger of being squished if you're not careful - you have to use Luigi's triple jump to grab it. The second one puts you in danger of getting sucked into a black hole.

I don't even know what to say about this one - it's just brutal. But thankfully, the slow-motion switches help you a little.

That comet medal is so hard to get.

10 Melty Monster Galaxy

This galaxy was mixed. The first level wasn't really hard. The pull star area at the beginning was a little annoying, but it got easier afterward.

However, the second level - oh my god. I don't know how many tries it took me to roll that boulder down Rolling Lane. I kept falling off and bouncing everywhere. When I finally got the star, I was overjoyed.

The secret star was actually pretty easy. The Chimp was finally laid back for once and didn't give me a time limit.

A Stroll Down Rolling Lane was ridiculous because certain spots on the lane itself are very easy to fall off of.

The Contenders
11 Space Storm Galaxy

This was pretty annoying.

On the 2D planet at the beginning, I always found myself falling into the green laser beams. On the final planet of the first level, it's difficult to get the Topman over to the robot guy for the secret star, and all those pull stars at the very end of the first level were also hard.

The second level, however, was interesting. I had fun climbing the tower.

The fast-moving electric barrier close to the first yellow star makes getting to it nearly impossible.

12 Flip-Out Galaxy

The cosmic clones are seriously annoying. Until I figured out how to avoid them, I lost a lot of lives to either them, falling off the galaxy itself, or touching the spikes close to the yellow star and the second Green Star.

It's just like Flip-Swap Galaxy, but much harder.

13 Boss Blitz Galaxy

Why are people not voting for this? Before I got to Grandmaster Galaxy, this speedrun was the hardest level.

This speedrun is the second hardest level in the game, even harder than the ultimate test.

14 Beat Block Galaxy

Silver Stars in Double Time is the bane of my existence.

15 Tall Trunk Galaxy

The first level was fun and probably actually one of my favorites. The second level and Prankster Comet are a different story, however. I don't really know how to begin with this one, but basically, the slide is hard.

I loved and hated this one at the same time. It was fun because of the slide, but it was so easy to die.

It's hard with the slide level, but I like the little wood creature people things.

16 Slimy Spring Galaxy

This level is hard and scary at the same time.

17 Yoshi Star Galaxy
18 Twisty Trials Galaxy
19 Fleet Glide Galaxy

This galaxy made me rage so hard back then - I ended up rage quitting due to this level, actually.

I was so happy once I finally beat it. I was deadly worried about the race in the second level, but I actually, surprisingly, did it on the first try. The race is easier than the main level.

20 Spin-Dig Galaxy
21 Wild Glide Galaxy
22 Chompworks Galaxy

The first two stars are very easy, but the prankster comet... That is another story entirely.

You have to get a golden chomp to the end of a course, but this time, you are being followed by cosmic clones! They constantly get in your way, and I burned 37+ lives on this level!

23 Shiverburn Galaxy
24 Boo Moon Galaxy
25 Flash Black Galaxy
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