One for Nintendo and especially Mario fans this week
as we take a look at Yoshi’s New Island for the 3DS. While this is not the
first outing for the plumber’s dinosaur partner in recent years, it is for this
particular series of games. If you’re not familiar with the Yoshi’s Island series,
the original popped up on the SNES console back in the early 90s.
The premise for the newest arrival to the series is
the same: you control Yoshi and have to get baby Mario to the goal of each
level, gradually progressing through worlds until you reach the final boss
battle.
Like previous games, this is a side-scrolling
adventure, harking back to the 2D hay day of the 16-bit SNES. But the game can
be viewed in 3D, with Yoshi, enemies and objects jumping off the screen against
the background.
Game play wise it is not very hard. It does become a
bit more of a challenge in later stages, but usually a couple of tries is enough
to get through most levels. The controls are pretty straight forward as well so
it’s a good family game for people of all ages. Even if you do speed through
the levels, there are a lot of items to collect which you will never find on
the first run. This gives a lot of replay value if you’re bothered about
getting 100 per cent completion.
The only thing that really annoyed me after a while
was the music. There is very little variation, with the soundtrack to most
levels sounding almost - if not - the same. There could have been a few more
tunes recorded for a game with so many stages.
Yoshi’s New Island gets 7/10.
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