Special review by SIS and Jake. Yoshi Island

Game: Yoshi's Island DS
Platform: DS
Publisher: Nintendo



Enter the world of Yoshi as you commence on the same quest as you would have in its older brother game. Yoshi DS has the right elements that give it the thrill and the extraordinary game play differs very little from the original. The difference is that it is back and even better than the last.

The functionality of the stylus is limited in this game, which sort of disappointed me. Instead, you use the control arrows to move Yoshi and the A,B,Y, and X buttons to perform actions. The main objective throughout the game is to master levels and fight toward the final boss.

The use of character choice is incorporated smoothly with this game; you can ride on the back of Yoshi as Mario, Peach, and DK. WTH?!?! Why is DK in the picture and Luigi not in the picture? Besides that, the baby characters serve important roles that help the Yoshis; Peach uses her parsol to gain access to high areas, DK can climb vines and trees, and Mario can unveil stairs when pressing the right button. The most unique quality in the original was evolved nicely into Yoshi DS. You still swallow enemies and use eggs to propel at enemies, boy what great fun!

Other than the major difference that it is for the DS, Yoshi DS differs from the original in many other ways. First, you can play more mini games and there is a convenient museum where you can look at all of the enemies that you have encountered. The top screen shows what is going up high while the touch screen is showing the game play.

What more is there to say? Yoshi DS compares greatly with its original but still the new is much different from the old. Overall, I say that the old one is better but I am just old fashioned. This game would be great for your annoying siblings that bug you about playing your game boy and great for folks that have played the original. The main audience is for casual to semi-hardcore action players. The game provides challenge and plenty of fighting, this game would be appropriate for the first time DS gamer.








4/5 This game is a enjoyable remake of Yoshi's Island and can be enjoyed by most audiences.