Starshine Beach Galaxy

Starshine Beach Galaxy is a galaxy located in World 4 of the game Super Mario Galaxy 2. The galaxy is beach-themed and has some elements from the game Super Mario Sunshine including Piantas that can hurl the player to other parts of the galaxy and the iconic Pianta statue in Delfino Square, the tower from Gelato Beach, and the underwater palace in Noki Bay. Yoshi is found on this galaxy. Crabs and Lakitus are common enemies. Dash Peppers and Blimp Fruits are also found in this galaxy.

Starting Planet
The starting planet take place in a small tower surrounded by water. There a Launch Star under there that will take Mario down to the Starshine Beach Planet.

Starshine Beach Planet
A very big planet inhabited by Piantas. Crabs and a Lakitu can be found in the surface. Underwater, there are Cheep Cheeps, Bloopers, clams and Gringills. There is a tower on the west side of the planet. On top of it are some trees. To the right of the starting point is a hill with a small hut-like structure. In the center of the planet is a Pianta fountain, and on the east side is a big underwater section with a bottle-like floating platform and a big underwater structure.

Bonus Planet
This bonus planet is inhabited by Crabbers, if Mario defeats them all within time limit he'll get three 1-Up Mushrooms.

Surf, Sand, and Silver Stars
Mario will land on the Starting Planet. He should then take the Launch Star to travel to the Starshine Beach planet. Here, he will need to collect the five Silver Stars, with the help of Yoshi. The first star is located in a structure near the beginning of the planet that can only be broken open by a Spiny that was spit out by Yoshi. The second star is found on an odd platform that has a trampoline on the top and can be rolled around in the water. Mario must position the trampoline below the star, then jump to grab it. The third star is found on the top of the giant Pianta statue. Yoshi must use the Flower Grapples to get to the top, then flutter jump to reach the star. The fourth star is located at the surface of the water next to the half hidden tower. It is easier to get this star using Dash Yoshi. The fifth and final Silver Star is found at the top of the large tower surrounded by Cheep-Cheeps. Blimp Yoshi is needed. After all five Silver stars are collected, they will transform into a Power Star.

Planets Visited

 * Starting Planet
 * Starshine Beach Planet
 * Bonus Planet (optional)

Enemies

 * Spinies
 * Lakitus
 * Crabbers
 * Gringills
 * Twirlips
 * Cheep-Cheeps

Climbing the Cloudy Tower
This mission requires use of both the Cloud Flower and Leaf Raft. Mario will land on the Starting Planet. He must walk over to the large half hidden tower on the other side of the Starshine Beach Planet. There, he must use the underwater entrance to hit a switch that will make a Cloud Flower appear. Mario must jump down and grab the flower, then Long Jump across to the Leaf Raft nearby. The player must guide the leaf raft to the Cloud Tower, then jump up to the top, where the Power Star will be.

Planets Visited

 * Starting Planet
 * Starshine Beach Planet

Enemies

 * Water Shooters
 * Cheep-Cheeps
 * Spiny Hermits
 * Bloopers

Purple Coin Beach Dash
Mario will land on the Starshine Beach Planet. He should then go and crack open Yoshi's egg. With the help of the Dash Pepper, Mario and Yoshi must collect 100 of the 140 Purple Coins within the time limit of 35 second. There are no enemies present in this mission.

Planets Visited

 * Starshine Beach Planet

Enemies

 * None

Green Star 1
The Green Star is located above a ? Block above a palm tree, next to the floating trampoline.

Trivia

 * The name "Starshine Beach" is an obvious reference to Super Mario Sunshine, where shine sprites are collected. The galaxy also has many elements from SMS, as mentioned before.