Game Description:
Yoshi's New Island was released on March 14th for North America and Europe and March 15th for Australia on the Nintendo 3DS handheld system.
The game is a successor to the 1995 game "Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island" (For the Nintendo Super Nintendo) and the 2006 game "Yoshi's Island DS". (For the Nintendo DS)
Game play:
The game play focuses on controlling Yoshi characters who must escort Baby Mario through a series of levels. Like similar Yoshi games, the game features a hand-drawn art style, with level designs and backgrounds stylized as oil paintings, watercolors, and crayon drawings.
The player can become transform Yoshi into different vehicles such as an airplane in order to reach secret areas of a level or progress through the level to reach the end goal. The 1995 game also had this feature and players should be familiar with both the controls and how to use them.
Music/Sound:
The game features both cutesy sound effects and music which goes well together with the style of graphics of the game and level design. Below you can listen to one of the many songs from the game.
None of the music is quite memorable such as other games like the Final Fantasy, Mario, Zelda or Pokemon series but the music is still quite good.
On each level, there are hidden flowers and other collectables for the player to search for and collect. Doing so unlocks secret stages. After that, there is not really much else for the player to do except play with a friend in co-op created levels.
Overall:
While a sequel to the 1995 game is appreciated, the long wait does not exactly live up to the hype and hopes from fans of that game and the DS game. Still, the game offers both familiar game play and graphics which players of the games can appreciate.
The Verdict:
Gameplay - 8/10
Music/Sound - 7/10
Re-playability - 6/10
Overall - 7/10 "Good"
Other links:
Official Website
Yoshi's New Island Wikipedia article
Official Game Info
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