Yoshi's Island DS
by Nintendo
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Video Game Reviews of Yoshi's Island DS
Customer Review: Daugher loves this game
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this for my 8 yr old and she loves it..She plays it all the time. She likes it better than Super Mario. I would recommend this product. Customer Review: FINALLY!
Summary: 5 Stars
After a decade since the last Yoshi game, Ninendo finally gives us original fans what we've been waiting for! I loved the original SNES game so much and still play it, and wasn't disappointed with this DS version. It's not a continuation of the original but a new adventure, with several different babies to choose from with different special abilities. Very fun, and very challenging! I'm sure I'll be playing it for a while.
I was sad that it's a somewhat shorter game than the original, and I also was sad that while they kept some of the original music, there's not a whole lot of it (I really loved the SNES Yoshi's Island soundtrack). But the beautiful graphics are wonderful, really bring you into the game, and the action of the game is faster and smoother on the DS platform.
Thanks Nintendo! I hope you bring us more Yoshi soon!
Customer Review: Youshi Island
Summary: 4 Stars
This game is fun to play. I am just learning how to play the games that are not clickable and this one is just perfect for that and it does make you laugh. For a couple of hours of non clickable fun it is great!!!Customer Review: Mario games never seize to disappoint me BUT
Summary: 4 Stars
The Super Nintendo version of Yoshi's Island was a favorite and I was super thrilled when this came out. It wasn't what I was expecting it to be... Not as much action in it.Customer Review: Not a Nintendo game--and it shows
Summary: 1 Stars
The original Yoshi's Island, first appearing on the SNES in 1995, was one of my favorite childhood games. I was understandably excited when I learned there was a sequel for the DS. To "prepare" for Yoshi's Island DS, I decided to play through the original on the Gameboy Advance beforehand. Not only did I beat the game, but I got a perfect score on every level, earning all 6,000 possible points. Despite frustration at times (mainly because of "The Looong Cave"), this turned out to be the most satisfying gaming experience of my life. Yoshi's Island went from a childhood favorite to my favorite game of all time.
With the excellence of the original fresh in my mind, I was eager to play this DS sequel, although I understood it wouldn't be nearly as good. Based on screenshots and video clips, it looked like it followed the original fairly closely. But once I sat down and played it myself, I was shocked at how different -- and inferior -- it really was.
The catchy, powerful soundtrack has been replaced by random xylophone and flute sounds. The distinctive crayon design of the original -- which made you feel as if you were playing in a children's coloring book -- has been smoothed out, polished over, and brightened. Classic enemies have been either removed or stripped of their charm. All the little things that made the original so memorable have been removed: fuzzies, the floating hallucinogenic cotton balls, are gone; watermelons, which Yoshi could eat to spit seeds or breathe fire, are gone. In fact, the entire item system has been scrapped.
The new enemies -- and a giant kangaroo that you ride periodically for no reason -- look totally out of place; their art design reminds me more of Maple Story than Mario. If that wasn't enough, cowboy and pirate levels were added. Yes, there are now pirate shyguys -- bandanna and all. The second screen is a hindrance more than anything and was mainly added so the developers could lazily "hide" red coins and flowers at the top of the level. The new babies are another excuse for lazy level design: why create clever puzzles when you can just make certain areas impassible unless the right baby is on Yoshi's back?
All of these flaws boil down to one essential fact: NINTENDO DID NOT DEVELOP THIS GAME. A relatively unknown company, Artoon, did. Frankly they did a poor job. But when close to no one from the original team participated, what can you expect?
I strongly recommend getting the Gameboy Advance version of the original instead. In addition to the bonus levels found in the original, there are six new "secret" levels you can unlock, and these alone provide a more compelling gaming experience than Yoshi's Island DS.