Super Mario and the Starry Sky

Super Mario and the Starry Sky is a game for the Nintendo Wii, released in 2013. It is often treated as the third instalment of the Super Mario Galaxy series.

Story
Once upon a time, there was a civilisation of stars called the Lumas. They dwelled in the Starry Sky, where no humans ventured. One day, however, a girl named Rosalina found a white Luma whose mother had suspiciously gone missing...

In the present day, the Star Festival, devoted to the Lumas, has come to an end. But the night keeps carrying on, showing no sign of giving way to daylight. Princess Peach wishes to investigate, but cannot do so without worrying Toadsworth, her advisor.

Toadsworth convinces a shy blue Toad to accompany Peach. Mario and Luigi then come over to join her as well. Soon, they come across a Power Star, which leads them to Rosalina's house. Here, they find Rosalina and a small group of Lumas, who became aware of the theft of the Starry Sky's Power Stars and wish to gather them to restore the daylight.

Gameplay
Rosalina's house links to the eight worlds of the game, which are accessed through domes in her house. Each world has three main areas, two bonus areas, one unlockable area and either one or two boss areas. There are up to four Power Stars in each area - in most areas, these would be the main Star, the rare Star, the boss Star and the trial Star. In areas with bosses, there is only one Star (save for the areas where Bowser is fought, in which the player obtains an Element Star which does not count towards your number of Stars).

In the areas, the player uses the Control Stick to move, A to jump and a shake of the remote to perform a spin attack. Point the remote at the screen to move the Cursor, which can collect any coins it touches. You may shoot these coins as projectiles by pointing and pressing B, although one may also choose to save up their coins, as they are used to unlock the areas. Getting hit will reduce the character's health, and once it reaches zero they are sent back to Rosalina's house unless they have an extra life.

There are four playable characters with different properties - Mario has a more effective spin attack, Luigi can jump higher, Peach can float after a jump and Toad can move faster.

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