A Walk on the Weird Side

Template:Missionbox A Walk on the Weird Side is the first mission of the Upside Dizzy Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2. The objective is to simply navigate to the end of the galaxy's gravity chambers. The mission's name is a pun on the song A Walk on the Wild Side by Lou Reed.

Mission

The player immediately flies into a Warp Pipe, which takes them inside the main planet. To reach an upper ledge, the player has to propel themselves up using the reversed gravity, then use the reversed gravity to stand on moving platforms above. Next the player has to using moving reversed gravity segments to reach and upper ledge. Afterward, the player has to Ground Pound a blue switch to temporarily change the flow of gravity to reach a Warp Pipe to the next segment.

In the next area, the gravity will change constantly to the music's rhythm, similar to Beat Block Galaxy, and signified by the sounds coming from the Wii Remote (or the television if the Wii Remote's speaker is turned off). After every eight beats, the gravity will flip, and there is no pause between the beats. Using this mechanic, the player needs to time their movements with the flow of gravity to avoid obstacles like electric barriers and progress. In some areas, there are moving segments with stable gravity the player has to use to cross obstacles. In the final area, the player has to time the gravity change with their jump to reach the Power Star.

Enemies

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  Swaphoppers

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  Paragoombas

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  Slurples

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  Electric rails

Planets visited

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  Upside Dizzy Planet (Starting Planet)

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	フシギ重力 アスレチック Fushigi Jūryoku Asurechikku	Mysterious Gravity Athletic
Chinese	神奇重力 Shénqí Zhònglì	Magical Gravity
German	Der wirre Weltraum-Spaziergang	The Mazy Space Walk
Italian	Insolito percorso magnetico	Unusual magnetic path
Spanish	Un camino sin pies ni cabeza	A Path without Sense