I've decided to do game reviews for ROMS and other stuff I am currently playing so stay tuned for more
Remember back in the 90's. Yeah I know it isn't that far back but I mean the majority of the people who will read this were born in the 90's so yeah. I know I do. I had fond memories of Ninja Turtles and playing the one the only, Super Nintendo. The Super Nintendo had a vast library of entertaining games but the best ones were that of the Nintendo franchises. Obviously when you say Nintendo people will think of either Mario or The Legend Of Zelda. Well I'm here to talk about Mario. Well everyone must remember Super Mario World right? I know I sure as hell do. It introduced a new character to the Mario world, the beloved dinosaur Yoshi. In the game you used Yoshi as a mount to help you move from place to place. There was also the added advantage of being able to eat enemies. Well I'm gonna talk about a game not that you usually don't hear too many people talk about, the sequel, titled Yoshi's Island.
Story: The game starts off with Baby versions of Mario and Luigi being carried off by Storks however the evil Magikoopa Kamek steals Baby Luigi. Baby Mario is dropped onto a strange Island called well you know Yoshi's Island, where it is revealed that there is more than one Yoshi. So Mario with the help of the Yoshis must rescue baby Luigi.
Gameplay: Rather than focus on Mario (because he is an infant) the game focuses on using Yoshi. Yoshi can eat enemies and turn them into eggs to throw at enemies. He can also hover for a short time. He also possesses the same techniques Mario has in his past games. I have only played part of world one but I wanted to review it so this won't be to lengthy. The gameplay is similar to that other Mario games except for Yoshi's extra powers. You can have up to 5 eggs at once. The usual Mario Collectibles are there including some new ones. These include giant flowers and Stars wearing shoes. Small clouds with ? marks can be hit with eggs to obtain some of these or to reveal a vine to get to a higher area. At some points Yoshi can turn into a rather amusing looking Helicopter to traverse areas Yoshi can't get to so easily.
Graphics: The graphics are presented in a style that makes it seem like some of the levels were drawn in crayon and have a whimsical feel to them. There are no framerate problems from what I can tell so the game runs smoothly throughout. For the time of it's release (1995) the graphics are pretty damn good and can even hold up to todays GBA standards.
Sound:4/5 The game of course like other is accompanied by whimsical chiptunes that closely emulate instruments. Some tunes are pretty catchy.
Overall: 4.5/5 From what I've played I find this game to pretty fun. I think it is one of the best Mario games for the SNES generation of games. Check it out. Good stuff
Brassington · Sat Aug 23, 2008 @ 09:08pm · 1 Comments |